The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, April lin cattle only about
600 head arrived today Still there was
no Improvement in prices and buyers
refused to pay any advance, sales being
made at Wednesdays decline of 10d 10
cents per 100 pounds. Common to extra
native steers were salabie at AlVl5.23.
sales dragging and prices showing further
weakness. The greater part of the steers
now arriving sell at s5.ocG6.0. Dressed
bee firms are said 70 be carrying large
stocks of beef, and until it is disposed of
their purchases of cattle are likely tc
be quite limited. Butchers and Gamers
stuff was fairly active at yesterdays re-
largely at S2OG1i.O0: veal calves sold prin-
cipally at s. 1910 Texas cattle Were
in fair supply. Stockers and feeders
we're fairly active at s29OaioJ
Although the hogs arriving here and
at ether western points continue much
smaller in numbers than a year ago, the
tone of the market is weak as ever and
q further decline of about cents per 1c0
rounds today left prices fully Is cents
lower than on Tuesday. Packers are
holding back and their operations are on
an exceedingly r Sea scale. Heavy avg
sold at Si.50G5.3o. and lights averaging
140 to 1870 pounds sold at si.iod5.10. the
bulk of the hogs crossing the scales at
81 90G5.15.
1t turned out to be a poor day for
those who had sheep TO sell. the supply
being largely increased. Early in the
day the estimate was 4,0G0 head. but
reduced their bids accordingly. Prices
were off about 10 cents and there was a
difference of 80 and 40 cents per 1c0
pounds between wooded and clipped sheep.
Wooled sheep sold from Sl.4 to $40, not
many going below $500, and lambs We're
plenty and in fair demand at A00Gi5.So.
few selling under A.So. Choice lambs
We're numeroS.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; calves, 100; hogs.
%, 600; sheep, 5000.
az int
s 900; shipments. 1e0. Market lower and
weak. the decline on natives being 15a
% cents, and on southern p cents, or
total for the week of 40 cents. Export
steers. S5.6565.S5; good to choice. S5.0Gf5.50:
fair 10 medium. $40d4.S0; stockers and
feeders, s225d3.75; cows, S.0d3S; fed
Texas ,.:Sas steers. $@ o@ grass Texans
Hogs-Receipts, 400: shipments. 2,3tH.
Market sale cents lower. Heavy mixed,
Sl.95aJ.10, mixed, sI.75a50o; light, S4.7e9
49,
sheep-Receipts, 800; shipments. 600.
Market 5000 cents lower. Native mixed,
Sl.00Qi.75; Texans, SS.25a375.
Omaha, April .-Cattle-Receipts. 800
The market was 10 cents lower; steers,
$i.ioa5SO. bulk. s5.00d5.5o; cows and heif-
ers; H25G4oo bulk S2yoa35o; stoekers
Hogs-Receipts. $500. Market opened
cents lower; closed weak: light. $500
AS; mixed, s.. 7oa475: heavy, A,75aLso.
Sheep-ReceiDtS. none: 1alr 10 cnoiCe
natives. s3.75a4.GO; fair to good westerns.
s.. 25Ti5 30: common stock sheep. S2-2oM3.25;
lambs $4.0005.25. Market lower.
Kansas City. April n.-CattIe-Receipts.
$3.50: shipments, ], 200 Market steady to
strong. Texas steers, $3.5545.25; Texas
cows. 2.60G3. 80? beef steers. So. S5ne.39;
native cows. 81. t0M4.75: stockerS and feed
ers. s.. 5Ddi.1G: bulls. S2.5oGia5
Hogs-Receipts, 800: shipments. 600.
Market strong TO cents higher. Bulk
Of nrft han VII Z. 49,
packers. A.75G5.O0; mixed. N.6564S5; light,
&. 5o6i4. 40; workers.. si.6Jni75.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments, $40.
Market. steady; unchanged.