The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-22
STRONG D 5 HIGHER
Receipts Increased, Demand
Firm and Quality Fair,
TOPS UP TO 1915
Only a Light Trade in Cattle
Division.
PS UP TO 1915

The Wichita hog market yesterday ruled
Strong to cents higher. There was a
pronounced increased in receipts with the
quality remaining about the same with
Monday. and the demand good and the
tone ruling strong. 1t was fairly busy
day all through, the sales being prompt
and the business done with zest and bus
iness-llke tone. The early sales on the
opening market showed at once strong
tone and a likelihood of an advance before
the day was done. Some of the first sales
were made around 1856 and s3.6715. within
212Q5 cents of the top for the day before.
This evident strength prevailed up 10
noon for all receipts coming in, with the
result that confidence was firm and the
tone at all times on the up grade. The
first car load of 239-pOund butcher hogs
sold by Charlie Dorsey to DOld for the
top notch price for over a week. $40
and S36712 were the prevailing toppy
prices paid for all the subsequent loads
weighed UP to within an hour of the
close. The bulk of the day was s3.5712@
80 a very notably higher tone than for
several days. Well rounded hogs, such
as are in demand at all times for imme-
date killing, had no trouble in selling
raidly at prices well up on a plane of
higher and less desirable stock sold
strong with Mondays prices. The quality
was only fair on the whole, the better
class Of stock being balanced by light
lights and mixed loads of rough hogs. The
top load of 82 fine, Well-fed hogs were
easily graded at prime, but the rest OF
the offerings were only ordinary on the
whole. and all sold for all they could
command. Though the receipts yesterday
were greatly in excess of the day be-
gar nd in 70 for n daV SiDOa Friday
Of last week, the demand was good, up to
the supply, and would in all probability
have taken care of any further stuff com
ing in. Everything was sold that was
offered, and a [ prices generally satisfac-
tory to all concerned, the shippers find
ing a higher market and easily disposing
Of their offerings al a very good profit. 1t
was good day all around, with salts
factory market and live, active trading,
with higher prices. The average weight
ings We're the same as the day previous,
showing that the average run was about
the same as Monday, the general quality
for both days being just fair. The local
demand absorbed a big share of the Of
ferings, with the shipping and speculative
demand good for pigs and such other
grades as are not so readily disposed of
at this market. The strength of the early
day was well sustained and the day
closed with the tone OF the market healthy
and firm and prices ruling as strong as
at any part of the trading. Some of the
last sales were made at prices well up to-
wand the high mark Of the bulk of the
day. Following are the daily comparisons:
For yesterday: Tops, 1913; bulk of sales,
s.. 5712ltS. 20; average weight 217; receipts,
J .252 For the day previous: Tops, $40;
bulk Of sales, $3.50Q3.65; average weight
PIT; receipts, 616 For same day last week:
Tops, So. 20; bulk of sales, $3.55Q9.6O; aver
age weight. 233; receipts, 1,05S. For the
same day last year: Tops, $500; bulk of
sales, S2.9OdSOO; average weight, DDS; re-
ceipts. AL Shipments out last night Of
hogs bought on this market for eastern |
orders, five cars.