The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

CHICAGO, Oct about 5000 cattle
came in today, making rather more than
5000 for the expired part of this week,
against more than SO, 125 for the same time
last week. 81, s95 year ago and "A, l26 two
years ago. The market was firm, not
alone for good to extra grade. which did
not enter very largely into the supply. but
for the poorer kinds as well. There was
"a very good demand from the several
sources and all of the fresh arrivals and
about all of the salable stock WAS closed
out by noon. Ia many instances statesmen
obtained better prices than were bid yes
terday, but the general market was not
quotably higher than Thursday. There
were about 1850 natives, 1850 westerns
and ZOO Texans Natives sold or basis
of 81 25GT2 90 for inferior to extra. west
ems s. 1904 80 ana Texans 81. 25G325.
Weakness again had possession OF the
hog market There WAS fair degree of
activity both in the shipping au0 packing
demands, but none Of the buyers would
Talk trade on a basis of Yesterdays prices.
They insisted upon reduction of 10 cents
and although holders made good fight
against the cut, they had finally TO give
way. The very choicest of the offerings
could not be turned over at more tnan
81 50(05 80 at any time, while towards The
close buyers could not be found anywhere
near JnOSe figures lie Dulk ~ tue UuSl-
ness was done at less than s. %. very de-
cent lots changing hands at 81. 90d5.00 and
many sales making below a 80 the close
found good many hogs still IN sellers
hands
The prices for sheep ore 10015 cents low
er than they were at he close of Last week.
The market Was more than that much of
early in the week but since Thursday there
has been slight recovery. The market
suffered from SIDDIy. the rccplDfs
for the last five days aggregating "a 10
head and the total for the last two weeks
ranging close TO 100. coo The present range
of quotations 50 1J@3.25 for sheep. aud
81 50,d4.25 for lambs. R-c-ipts-Catile,
5000; calves. 500; hogs. 1900; sheep. 1900.
OMAHA. Oct. Receipts 800;
trade was disagreeably slow with prices p
@40 cents lower than last week on beef
steers. Cow stuff. which has been in good
demand and firm all week, was slow
and 10 cents lower today. There was
good active trade in feeders but 90 account
Of the excessive supply, prices shaded off.
Hogs-Receipts 800; opening prices were
not far from steady, but the market
weakened the morning advanced and
closed 5dl0 cents lower than yesterday.
Fair TO god mixed hogs sold largely at
around S4.15 To 50 10. with So 30 for the
high mark and s. 30 for low. Sheep-Re-
ceiprs 2S0; conditions locally were not ma
terially differet from Yesterday. but bad
reports from the east made a rather dull
trade.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct Seattle
Receipts 5000; Shipment 1000. Market
steady. Texas steers. -. 35A3 10: Texas
cows, sl.356d2 30: beef steers. s.. 1904 90;
native cows. Sl.5O@3. 10; stockers and
feeder, 81 1908 SO; bulls and mixed, g. -
az ~ HouS-R -ceiDts 1 0l0- shinnaurs
900 Market steady. Bulk sales, 81 956f
) 10; heavies, s. 0ld5. 10: packers. s.. 100
o l5:mixrd. 81 5000 10; lights, 81 5O@5 o.;
workers.. s. 05@5 TO- Sneep-R -ceipts, 900;
shipments, 1900. Market 5910 cents
higher;