The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-14
HOG MARKET STEADY
Receipts Fall Off From Day
Before.
BULK 1895 AT S4.05
Nc Cattle on SaIe--0ne Large
ReShipment.

The hog market yesterday ruled fairly
steady. with prices running about with
Thursdays average. The receipts showed
z falling OF from the excessively heavy
supply of the day previous. but were
about on the average for this week. and N
fact for the past two weeks. All the
live stock centers reported a decrease in
receipts as was universally expected for
the day following the abnormal rush. The
market was active and exhibited unex-
pected strength all through the days
trading. The tone was healthy and firm
and in every manner satisfactory consi-
dering that IL would have been only nat
ural had there been a reaction from the
previous days unnatural furry. the result
Of professional and artificial bull move
ments in the prevosion pit. The quality
considered, the market prices paid were
strong and fully up to the day before.
The quality was not up to the day prev
ious the whole run considered, There were
some good hogs among the offerings, but
none equal to the better grades of the
day before when the tops were 21A cents
better and the range of good hogs sell
MS at 6OhCi any Al6iiCA rs vi c. i ACA z
were more light hogs and pigs on sale
than the day before and a larger sprink-
ling % common stock, more sales being
recorded at prices below s375 than on
Thursday. The receipts. being lighter than
the day before considered, there were
more undesirable hogs klan the day of the
big squirt. Trade was active and brisk.
the better grades being readily absorbed,
and the lights and mixed lots also going
al prices all they could command. The
bulk of the fair to good stock sold around
$685. and $500 the range being even and
averaging steady. There was a marked
falling of in the wagon trade, and it
would be no surprise If this branch of
the trade was not resumed at once, this
being the busy season for the farmers.
The early morning trading was a little
slow owing to the few receipts coming
in which condition lasted until past noon.
With reports of the other markets show
ing strength, and more liberal offerings,
the trade at once assumed the vim and
life of the day before, and bidding was
lively and sales prompt. All the regular
buyers were represented on the open mar
ket and all got a share of the smaller
Receipts. Woods was a free buyer on
eastern orders but will not ship till this
evening.
Other markets reported active and rul-
ing higher with diminished receipts. Re
ceipts al Chicago were 5000 under the esti-
mate and 1000 below the day previous.
Kansas City and st. Louis both reported
decrease in receipts. The market every
where were strong and liberal buying by
both export shippers and the packers.
This was in spite of the weakness shown
in the provision market which recorded
lower close throughout the list. The daily
comparisons at the local market are as
follows: For the day-Tops, $40; bulk of
sales. s.. 9594.05; average weight 300; re-
ceipts. 1.7S4. For the day before-Tops.
s412l5; bulk of sales S3.950410; average
weight, 900; receipts, 2,677. For the same
day last week-Tops. 1918; bulk of sales,
s3.55a2.7O; average weight, 221; receipts,
lOO5. For the same day last year-Tops,
So 81: bulk of sales. s3.15d3. %; average
weight, 227; receipts. $50. Receipts so far
this week, 1928; for the same days last
yea. 2GC5. Shipments yesterday, five
cars making a total for this part of the
week of IS cars.