The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-19

CHICAGO, June lS-CattIe receipts fell
nearly 1000 head short of Saturdays esti-
mates today and brisk trade resulted in
prices for good grade steers going 10 cents
above the closing values Of the week. Dry
lot Cattle were scarce and badly wanted
and all good smooth steers that did not
show too much grass sold readily at the
advance. The grassy grades and mixed
stock also sold at strong prices, hut the
advance for such classes was scarcely QUO
table. Few steers Were at hand Rood
enough to sell above 81. 50, but prime !. 400
TO 1,5O0 pound beeves would have found
ready sales around S. The bulk of the
beef steers sold at s.. 2594 40 and plain lots
around 81
In hogs there was good buying bulge
IN prices today. The run was /, 600 head
larger than on the opening day last week,
but strong demand soon developed
Trade WAS quite active at the start with
prices 5IlO cents higher aud later when
the small supplies at western markets were
known another cents was put on. king
q bulge OF 10@l5 from Saturdays early
prices There were few sales OF prime
heavy hogs at s., but most of the good TO
choice packing and shipping hogs of me-
dunn and heavy weigh sold At 81 S56S4 95.
Light weights were not in favor but there
WAS an advance Of 5(31o cents, the best
tish; selling at 81 50 aud most Of the fair
10 good grades at 81 60@S4.73 The aver
trGge market was fully 10 cents higher
and the pens were cleared at an early
hour. prices holding firm To the finish.
In sheep very small receipts afforded
some relief TO the badly strained market
of Saturday. The arrivals. less than !. 900.
were the smallest for n Monday In more
than i've years and the market responded
by an advance Of Is q p cents from the
beggarIy scale of prices noted at the close
Of the week. The few good, fat muttons
sold quickly at the advsace. Some extra
fst wetkeIs sold up 10 s.. 90 and fair TO good
mu tons largely at 81 50 q SIS %. The thin
10 fair mixed grades and feeders sold 10
much better advantage. sales ranging
largely al Sl.60 q 81 40 Extra lam bs sold
~ at S. so q s425.
Receipts-Cattle. 10000; calves, I45. 600:
hogs, 5000; sheep, $500.
OMAHA, June 1S.-Cattle-Receipt ESQ:
Battle values advanced 59l0 cents on &C,
youut Of the very limited supply The
thunder storm made business tritie slow,
but the dressed beef men in particular
were after supplies. and trade soon picked
Up and before noon the pens were cleared.
Quotations unchanged
Hogs-Receipts :, 200: there was a COM
paratlVeiy light run and strong active
market: sales were at range of 81 so TO
"a 90 with me bulk of the trading from
Il 90 to 81 20.
Sheep-Receipts 1900: market simplv
5emorailzes-slowa at last weeks decline.
Natives SS.25G3.S); westerns - 75td2 25,
g mmon ana stockers sea- 50; lambs
1894
KANSAS CITY. June S-Cattle-Reoeipts
1850; shipments, :. 500: best yv-~s firn,
theirs steady; TeNas steers. s. 1O6TS -.
Texas cows. Sl.60@2.4 10; beef steers. - 90sT
30; native cows 81 I0d5 %: stockers ann
feeders, 3 55GS75; bulls, SI.S5a2 n
Hogs-Receipis, 1,400; shipments. 900.
narket 5gloc higher; bulk of sales, 81 $50
10; hesvies, 81 65G14. ~; packers. s. zoo
s.s71s; mixed. - 60II4 40: lights, 81 sos ~.
yorkers, 81 65@4.70 pigs, 81 40,G4 60.
sheep-ReceIpts, 700; shipments, none.
best steady, others weak.