The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-27
SELLERS WERE BOTHERED,

CHICAGO. Sept. " Not much change
took place in prices os cattle today. Good
to extra grades. being in light supply. re-
| manned fairly steady under fair demand.
while, for the lower grades, the market
| vas dull aud declining. More cattle ar
rived than any Que looked for and tue
offerings consisted largely OF class that
* not desirable for shipment alive con-
sequently sellers were bothered 10 fiod
places fer all of them. even at shaded
prices. Natives. OF which there Were
about 500 head. were quoted all the way
| from Sl6l.JO for scallawag cows 10
So 25@5. 10 for steers of extra quality. Cows
eold principally at 81 75@2.15, and sales
OF steers were largely at a Jc(d5 80.
Receipts OF westerns were about 100 and
they were salabie at 81 sea 81. % with 81 30
@S5OO the popular prices There WIS u
'eady market for Texts cattle at 81 50@
s. ID. according TO quality. About 2.ID0
head arrived Receipts from all sources
for the expired part of this week am ouut
10 u. 500 head as against 80. 6G2 for the same
time las. week aud q, 53l a year ago.
The supply of prime heavy hogs was
small and holders of that kind did not
have TO make any concessions, but any
thing not grading any better than good"
the market continued to sag until near
the close when an advance IN provisions
impaired firmer feeling. The average
of prices was lower, common packing
grades showing los of ten cents
(, The highest sale of the day was
SO head, averaging 500 pounds at So 20.
Packers bought principally at IS. 400 65
and the bulk of the days sales were at
81 So -. Calls and poor stuff sold at
S2.50@3. 10. This weeks receipts have been
1000 short of the number received during
the same time last week.
In sheep, Monday and Tuesdays severe
decline in prices has not served To check
the receipts, more than 100 cars arriving
today. Consequently the market remained
in limp condition. While there was no
further important decline, buyers had a
tribe the best OF it Good to choice sheep
were quoted at 81 75@3.25 and poorer quail
lilies at % cents and - 81. Lambs were
weak at 81 50G4.OO for poor TO choice.
Receipts-Cattlr. Il $40; calves, 500; hogs
1900; sheep, 5000.
OMAHA, Neb, Sept observation-disclosures
4 800; on useful beef grades and good cows
the demand was good and the market
firm. The commoner grades were more or
less neglected aud prices generally easier.
particularly for cows. Business in stock
ers and feeders quiet. Prices ruled lower
Hogs-Receipts 5.0Ou; prices averaged FULLY
dime lower than yesterday, common To
choice hogs selling at from 50 TO IS. 50
The bulk Of the fair to good grades of all
weights sold at around S.. 3o@s5.45 The
market closed weak, all of 10 10 Is cents
lower than Yesterday. Sheep-Rrceipts
1000; market slow; western stock lambs
81 90; Colorado ewes 81. 90, Colorado lambs
s. 50.
KANSAS CITY, Sept 26-Cattle-Receipts
200; shipments, 5000; market weak aud
slow. Texas steers S2.S0d3: Texas
cows, 1862 81; beef steers So 25Qe6 10:
native cows 81 50d2 50; stockers and feed
ers 81 55@t3 20; bulls and mixed, 81 69a2 -.
Hogs-Receipts 100; shipments 1900
market slow and weak; 10 cents lower; bulk
sales s. 25615 90; heavier. So 3JQo5. %; lights.
50 30@5.6 mixed. s.. 25d 40; pack ers. 81 80
as 81; workers.. So 2515. ~; pigs. 81 9065. 90
Sneep-Receipts, $780, shipments S00;
Market slow and steady.