The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-19
PACKERS BEAR HOGS DOWN.

| PACKERS BEAR AOGS OOWN.
| CHICAGO, Sept. IS.-There was the usual
| Tuesdays run OF native cattle The
receipts consisted largely of westerns, and
there were but few corn fed native beeves
to establish market. However the bust
ness done was at fully steady prices.
though there were no such cattle offered
as sold Monday at Sc. 35; the best cattle
| sold averaged 1,l3l pounds and sold 10 a
| New York shipper and exporter at So 10
| The bulk of the native beeves sold at s. so
| as 30 with grassers et 81 50@.5. Native
cows ruled stronger at Sl40@ 50. 90; bulls
sold higher and the canning market was
generally stronger. Common stock ruled
steady and good feeders sold higher.
Hogs We're in a very unsatisfactory con-
dition and prices ruled 5@l0 cents lower
than on Mondays average or about clos
ing quotations of that day. The demand
WAS Indifferent again both on local and
| outside account. and but fourth of those
/ sold remained in the pens. A quarter of
| the offerings were much poorer than the
| opening dav and 10 better than last weeks.
/ Packers were bearish and claimed prices
/ would go still lower. Heavy sold 5000
/ 6.45, largely at S5.6095. 80 for packing and
! - yOG629 for shlpOIng; mixed and butch
ers sold "a 50 $4,000; bulk. So S0@6. %;
1 light. 50. l5@603; bulk. s. s0@6.00; pigs,
| 50 OO@5.60; bulk, S45015 so.
In sheep the supply WAS only 5000 head
/ today, against Is 7S3 for the corresponding
| day last week. The market was strong
and active all along the line and sales
We're made readily at a turn more favor
able TO sellers. About all the good sheep
| showed all advance of 10 cents, but the
common stuff WAS not quotably higher.
Fully half the receipts consisted of western
range sheep which sold chiefly at &. 50(9
| - 30 Among the sales were 597 head of
! biz coarse "boarsy" sheep from California
which averaged lis pounds and sold for
S4.l5; lambs Were 100 D cents higher. The
best reached 81 Is with good at 50 509S4 90
aud Gull at 81 25(dS2. 30. The supply WAS
well cleared early in the day,
| Receipts, 1850; calves, 200; hogs, IA, 900;
| sheep, 600.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 18.-Cattle receipts
| 5000; good fat beeves were in active de-
mand and stronger. some corn fed natives
| bringing $3.50 aud s.. so. On the under
grades trade ruled rather Glow, but
about steady. The cow market was iUdif-
| ferently supplied and generally frmer.
Business in stockerS and feeders was lively
and prices strong and higher. Hog re-
ceipts $500; packers acted very bearish
and sellers bad to su bmlt TO a decline OF 10
cents all around. There were no prime
uOsS utTt, Out very lew SOOu DtdNy hogs
sold up to $50. while for poor light stuff,
| 50 was paid. The bulk of good hogs of all
weights sold at $3.50 aud $3.50. Sheep,
market slow. No receipts
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1S-Cattle-Receipts
$780, shipments l.500. steady to strong.
Texas steers 81 25tdS3. S. Texas cows, ST. 80
az 30; Beef steers So 15@S5.75. Native
cows Si.50@S300; srock-rs and feeders
Sl.75@S3 go. Bulls 1902 p. Hogs-Re-
ceipts 200; shipments iOc. Weak, lower.
| Bulk of sales S$5 55@ -. -; heavies 81. 70@
$500; Mixrd IS l0ds5 75;Lighrs S5.409f5 20;
! Workers S5.50@s5 20 Sheep - Receipts
. 700: shipments 2UO: slow weak