The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25
HOGS IMPROVE SLIGHTLY.


| CHICAGO, Sept. "A Heavy receipts had
a depressing effect on the cattle market.
| There was no more good natives than the
market required. but even for that sort
| prices Were not supported. Where the
| quality was not good there Was decided
week.-mrs. Statesmen quoted n decline of
III TO 20 cents III nearly all grades and the
reported sales certainly looked thar much
! lower. More than bali of the y, 900 came
from the ranges aud "a large share of the
J patlves consisted of such grades as have TO
/ compete with western and Texas cattle.
/ Holders OF anything below good" Jared
| badly. The greater part of the natives
sold under s. -. and comparatively
| lew OF the rangers went above s.. 49,
though best natives were quoted at around
| 80 40 and lest around Sc so. Canuer's
! stock was very hard to sell aud butchers
stuff. unless good, was equally so. The
offerings did not include any strictly first
class beeves.
The hog market made a slight gain in
strength. IL was not active, buyers hesi-
tatlng 10 pay an advance. But sellers sue
ceeded In unloading aud at prices averag-
ing fully nickle better than those ruling
on Saturday. The quality was poo. and
although few loads of the best were
taken at Sc 100 So 20. there was COMPARE
lively little trading at over So.
The prices most frequently met with
ranged from s5.40@s5S5. the latter
figure being choice assorted. light
and pretty good heavy weights. The fresh
and stale lots combined made q supply of
about 1000 h-ad. They sold at an ex-
IRENE rauge of IS O0@6 80. culls and pigs
selling at SO 0O@4 70 aud "a load or two of
prime heavy hogs bringing S6.15.
There was An overstocked market for
sheep and lambs and lower range OF quo
tations was established. The supply was
-. faI la.
decline of 1926 cents. Inferior to choice
sheep were quoted at $l,15@3.40 and the
range OF quotations for lambs was 81 15@
4. 10. Sales of sheep We're largely at 81 00Ser
800 and from 81 50@4 90 We're the preyaii-
ing Dri ces for Lambs.
Receipts-Cattle. 5000; calves, 900; hogs,
1900; sheep, 1900.
OMAHA, Neb. Sept. 24-Cattle-Re-
celpts, 4.5OO; there was nothing choice in
corn fed native beef line on sale. Good
fat 81 ock was in active demand at full last
weeks closing prices. On the general run
of stock, including cows, the market was
dull and the feeling rather easier. The
feeder trade was slow and lower, particu-
larly on the common light stock. Hogs
Receipts, !. 200: the supply was too small
AS 10 quantity and too poor as to quality
to interest many buyers. Poor light
mixed to fair heavy mixed loads sold at
range of S4.75@S5 50, the bulk going
around S5.25@s5 40. Sheep-Receipts.
1.500; there was an active demand for de-
sirable muttons at last weeks quotations,
but very dull market for the under
grades. OF which the supply was largely
composed.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 24-Cattle-Receipt
1000; shipment, % 900. B-st steady, others
weak. Texas steers s235@325; Texas
Z n. = l. n
native cows 81 l0Q300; stockers and feed
ers 81 O0J3 -; bulls ard mixed. s.. 40Cd3 80.
Hoxs-ReceiptS 5000; shipments 500; hulk
of sales s5.50@5.60; heavies s.. 50@.5 90;
packers 50 6Jd5 50; mixed "a s545 30;
lights s3.6O@5 50; workers.. s. 25g5 30 pigs,
50 5095. Sheep-Receipts, 800; ship
ments 200. Market steady. Good to
choice natives So 50@3.25; good to choice
westerns. s.. 25@3; coInmon and stockers,
g. 00Q2 80; good 40 choice lambs. 1904.