The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-26
HOG mARKEr GOES LOWER.

! CHICAGO, Oct 25.-Goa,i to cboic. cat tie
were in good request aud again showed an
advancing tendency. There was a small
supply of cattle of that class ami they were
all picked MP early in the day at a slight
! advance. Iu other branche. Of the marks
| there WAS stead mess. The receipts from
| all sources did not reach ID 900 head. THIS
l. a small supply for Thurs lay. and it Was
hat fact more than any strength IN the
| demand that Induced the frmer feeling.
/ Exporters w-re unable tn fad enough
suitable cattle to fill their orders, ihei e
icing only about :, 800 natives of all grades,
| aud only small part OF thHt number
grading better than medium. Sales of ma
| tives We're on IA basis of 81 u So 30 for poor
| To extra COWS, aud s. 656i615 for dressed
| beef and shipping sterTs- There WAS
we'll sustained demand for stockers and
| feeders at S293.50 The run of wesi erns
W s--ilmste' at 1000 aud they We're firm
si.o0g4 80 OF Z Xans there were 1000
| ami prices were strong st 81 50Q3,25 for
poor TO choice. The close was firm.
The situation IN the hog market was es-
sentially unchanged. There WAS a coctin-
| uance OF large receipts of rather poor
quality and a continuance OF the weakness
hal has ben n feature of the market for
| these many days. Shippers appear more
Indifferent aud as there Wa. little of
strength in the packing demand, prices
Tide down anOth her notch. They were quiet
10 to Is cents lower than at the close OF
yesterdays trading, aud very weak all
day. Packers brought very fair hogs
al ound $3.50, and there was nothing on
sale for wDlcn better than 81 - could be
obi aimed. That figure Was paid in one or
two instances and there We're scattering
sal-s at 81 10 but almost the entire 39, 700
head which Constituted the days supply
went OUT of 'esmen's hands below g. 40.
from 81 80 TO 81 Is buying the gre It bulk.
Lighi weights @ largely st 81 50 TO 81 80,
and s.. 40 to "a o. took most of hr meuium
aud heavy. The fresh arrival We're IT.
mated at 10000. making liz 40 for the
last four days against 1ll.Sl2 for the same
tine last week.
In sheep, the fact that the receipts for
The last few days have been comparatively
light. has enabled sellers 10 reduce the ac-
cumulatiJns and the market there fore Is
gradually working into a firmer POSITION,
though as yet there has been very little
actual advance on The low prices ruling ut
the close of last week. There WAS n
moderate demand TODAY aud the feeling
was firm nj 80 o So 80 FOR good to choice
and 81 30 TO So Tor common 20 fair. Poor
uff Was not sought Tor at % cents TO 81 %.
The lamb market was firm at SL50 10 -
for poor TO extra.
R~ceitts-Cattle. 10 500; calves, 600; hogs,
$4,000; sheep, ll,COO.
OMAHA, Neb, Oct 25 -Catile-Receipts,
5000; little I interest in ths market: gen.
-r'llv firm-r. Cows. So 25d4 90: w-srerns,
SO 90; feeders, 81. 5o@3 20; bulls, 81 IS
az ID. Bogs-R-ceIpt-. GOO; opened very
weak with Packers bidding 5@l0 cents
lower than y-strrd'v; general average
cents lower; sale 81 ~ for poor light uh
up 20 81 90 or choir hravies, the hnlk Of
the fair 10 COOL stuff selling nj 81 1904 90.
Sheep Rrceips, 1000; supply LITERAL
enough tu make buyer- iudlff- rent aud the
marker ruled wr"k and a shade lower
Native mixed, 81 So
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. 25.-Cattle-Re-
cript-, 500; shipments, 1900 Fiji.
st-'dy: oth-rs, weak. Tx,s Steers. SIG
3.25: lexis cows, $L65@2 %; b et steers.
s.. 20Cd ). 90; uHtiv- COWS. Sl.OO6s3. %: OK
rr> n f-e,ier-. 81 SOFAS 7O;Luiis auh mixed.
sL70@3sO Hogs Receipts. 1000; ship
mrut>. 400. Weak tn 10 cents lower. Bulk
at 'I-~. ~. 40@4 so; h.avi-s. 81 As; packers
81 55@430; mix-d, So S0@46J; li2n $. SO S0t9
4 %; yorker, 81 5O@4.55; pigs. IS 50@4 %
500; shirm-nt-, 800.
Market >t-aiy. Natives s2.25@3 60; vest
srn S2.256i3 on; lockers and FEEDERS 81 009 /
z 20. Iamus. S3 OO(d4 %.