The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-29
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

CHICAGO, May 2S.-The week opens with
good bulge IN prices for useful grades of
cattle. The run fell more than 5000 head
below the arrivals of the opening day last
week. Buyers hustled into the market
early with urgent orders to fill. and put up
l0G 10 cents advance readily enough where
the quality aud weight were suitable.
Prime j, 43S 1,4S1 pound steers sold at 81 30
(d46O aud sales of choice beef and shipping
Steers AZ - l55430 were numerous Most
OF The fair u good dressed beef cattle were
bought at So S0d4 10. Light and medium
steers and stockers and feeders sold more
slowly but prices for such were strong to
10 cents higher as compared with
the values of the week before
r'oS' fair to good young steers selling at
t325aS Co. Cows and mixed stock shared
the advance, selling readily al 10 cents
above fridays range. The few veal calves
went at steady prices. About l,000 head
o! Texss ca tie found ready sale ut 10 cents
advance. Choice fed Texans sold mp to 1880
and most of the fair steers at So l5a3 CO.
Prices OF hogs receded anothsr point
from the closing values of last week to-
day. The run was 5000 in excess of the
arrivals OF the opening day of last week,
and fully 600 more than the popular es-
innate. With such ample supply. trade
opened weak al 5s10 cents decline from
Saturdays range. The best heavy hogs
sold rarely up TO 81 So ana choice medium
and mixed lots went slowly around 81 -
7 he great bulk Gf the offerings of all
weights went at 81 65@Si IS. with inferior
mixed ana low grade stuff at 81 30GS4 60
The late market was more active and
cents above the weak morning prices WAS
paid for desirable lots. a load of POI
pound prime hogs sold on the closin IN ar
ket 1t 81. IS. the top price today. Trade
Closed firm.
The run of sheep today WAS nearly 400
head larger than on the opening day last
week, but just about equal TO the arrivals
Tat mutton stock met firm demand, ana
prices Of last W week Tie Choic si0siI to
prime native and western wethers sold
largely at 81 lc@44O The inferior, half
lat iots ana feeuers Were unSalea BILE prop
srty ano burden at 10 cents decline from
The Closing prices of last week Sales of
thin to fair native and Texas sheen ranged
chiefly at 81 4o@S.25. Most of the choice
lat mutton stock went at So e5,d4 20 ana a
lew extra lots around 81 Co The Ismh
market was firm for all good grades A
double deck Of good S4pouud wooded
Mexican yearlings sold at S5.l5 and 4o5
of the same at $3.50 Good 80. pound
sboorD lambs sold at s.. p.
Receipts-Csttle. Is, oo0; calves, go; hos
$1,000; sheep, 1900
OMAHA, May Is -Cattle-Rsceipts I'M.
the market was fully a dime higher tnsn
Saturday on most everything at all useful
All classes OF dealers were after supplies
aud the movement WAS brisk at the ad
vance. There was not much doing in
siockers and fee ders ana urices ruled
weak. Prime beryes sidi30: good 10
choice steers 50 soo4; gra,sers SStaS 20;
westerns s2.a5Q5.SO; Texans s. J06eS. 10:
common aud canning COWS SI.2J6s2 ~:
feet:ers S, @O9g3.eo; common and stockers
g. 50td290
Hogs-Receipts ), 100: the market was A
SINE lower and all classes of buyers were