The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-09
LIVE STOCK MARKETS

CHICAGO. j une S.-1hey did not get as
many cattle today as had been expected.
There were about 5000 head, making the
supply for the expired part of the week
about COO head greater than for the same
time last week. The demand, though ap-
parently not as urgent as for few days
past, WAS apparently active and sellers
were not required TO give up any part of
the advance they had secured for this
week. Good TO best dry feed cattle sold
quick at Thursdays quotations, and grass
cattle, while a little slow, were no lower.
Sales were on basis offs 2565 for extra TO
fair 1t WAS very poor article thai sold
below s. % aud it took something very
superior TO bring more than 81 So The
prevailing prices Were s. 5063 80 for cows,
heifers aud bulls and 81 25(d4 as for steers
Stockers ana feeders received but little at
ttntion. Calves were firm.
The hog trade WAS quiet today and prices
were weak and uneveuly lower. Heavy
and medium weights receives q the princi-
pal attention of buyers and sold within
cents per hundred pounds of yesterdays
prices. or on a basis of 81 so for prime.
Light grades were dull at a reduc-
tion of 5@l0 cents, Few of the
latter sold above S455, the ruling
prices being 81 45@4 55 Some very decent
lots changed hands at 81 40 and as low as
Aoo@4 30 was accepted for poorer grades
The bulk of the heavy hogs brought S4 106
$50 There was A better feeling toNarl
the close than at the opening of business,
but the mornings loss was not recovered
There is nothing of an encouraging
character 10 be said of the sheep market
nor is change for the better likely to
take place until there is subsiderce in
the receipts. Eastern and middle states
are now turning off good many sheep
and the demands upon the west are less
han of har af ha
Ii follows therefore unless there is
dimioutiou of receipts prices
must suffer They have suffered already
being fully 25d50 cents lower than a week
ago and % anu a5 cents lower than a fort
night ago. Choice muttons may now be
had at SS.75@3 80. From these figures
sales ranged downward to Sl.5062. 90 for
thin stuff Yearliuss and spring lambs
show corresponding decline. the best of
the former having fallen to 81 % and S.
being the top of the market for spring
lambs 1exas sheep are not yet arriving
very freely. Those offered were generally
common and sold at prices ranging down
ward from s. IS.
Receipt--C.ttle. 6.coo; calves, 400; hogs
% 600; sheep, 1000
OMAHA, Neb., June S-Cattle-Recein,s
8. 20. The market was very nearly steady
Good cows ruled firm and the common
rades slow and weak. The market for
,ckers and feeders was fairly active and
i"lly steady ali around. Teq.ns, 81 500
= -; common aud canning cows 81 256f
%; fair TO good COWS. S5C62 90; good 10
choice cows and heifers, So iUt64 90
Hogs-R.ceipts 9,S00 There was not
much change in the hog market today.
The demand was good from all sources
and trade WAS tolerably active from start
TO finish. Choice. heavy nogs sold at
from 81 ~ nm 10 6D and good IN noor
light and Light mixed hogs from a s.
down TO 44Q
Sheep--Ihe market was bare of sheep.
TIE demand is very fair and prices quota
hiy firm. Fair To good natives. S3 256Ii. 80;
fir to good westerns. $3@435: common
anf stock sheep, 81 5Qd3.25; good TO choice
- 10 100 pound lambs, x3,5oG4 IS.