The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-26
HOGS 5 IO O LOVER
Receipts Moderate--BuIk of
offerings Common.
ONE LOAD TOPS S4.17t-2
Cattle Market Once More
Active, Ruled Steady.

The hog market yesterday ruled5 to 1Oc
lower, some of the more common sales
recording q fat 10 cents decline. The
weakness and slump. what there was. was
entirely In sympathy with all the other
leading markets. most OF them in fact re-
cording declines to Is cents fat, and all
of them 10 to 15o. Dizziness and slow
dragging trading with moderate receipts
marked the day all over. Some Of the
early sales before the other markets re-
ported, sold up with Tuesdays average
a few Of the better first wagon hogs and
TWO or three car lots selling al prices
close to the top. The sympathetic tenden-
cy to declines, primarily induced by unfa-
vorable eastern reports. was accelerated
by the poor and unsatisfactory quality of
the run. This was the case all through
the day, only q small end of the offerings
being at all attractive. There were some
few fair to good hogs, and about three
cars of good ones, but the large bulk was
common. badly mixed, and coarse. The
weights. however, were higher than for
some time, although this is in measure
accounted for by the fact that in most
instances the pigs and lights were sorted
out and sold separately. thus materially
raising the general average of the re-
finished lot of lard hogs, averaging 80,
and sold readily at SALTY. Dold taking
them. One other load weighed above 300,
in fact one pound heavier than the top
load. and sold 21z cents under the high
mark Several more weighed well up, on
setting the lighter loads and raising the
average for the day TO 23A against 22S,
the DAY before. 2r7 last week, Wednesday,
and 206 a year ago. There were several
cars carried over from the day before,
when the closing weak market checked
the activity on both sides. All the hold
overs and all the days offerings were dis
posed Of early and nothing was carried
over at night In all fourteen cars were
sold Dold taking the best ones; Woods
also being a buyer for late arrivals and
Robbins and Myers taking small punches
of lights and wagon hogs. Trade was
fairly active for a falling market, and
declines less than at any other point. The
receipts were as liberal as was expected
following a lower close of provisions
Tuesday. Dispatches from Chicago, refer
ring to the weeks record so far, THE
supply Of hogs shows a marked falling
off, the receipts during the first half Of
the week footing up about 1C2 900 head
against 10000 for the corresponding por-
ton Of last week" Yesterday the re-
ceipts were 1900 head, 10, 300 left over from
the day before, with a consequent slow,
weak market, mostly Is cents lower 3d.
600 head had been estimated for the day
There were 1900 hogs at ST. Louis, mar
ket 10 to 15c lower. Kansas City had
a lower market, with 1900 hogs offered.
Provisions were duh and trade light,
ribs registering a ~ point decline, and
lard up 215 points. The daily comparisons
on the local market are as follows: For
yesterday: Tops. 4.1719; bulk of sales,
$3.95G415; average weight, 235; receipts,
l25l For the day previous: Tops, A2O;
bulk, $3.9e94.15; average weight, 22S; re-
ceipts. / SIS. For the same day last week:
Tops $3.50; bulk, S41212GA20; average
weight, PIT: receipts, 1872 For same day
last year: Tops, 1920; bulk of sales, $1,000
$50; average weight, POS; receipts, $50. The
market year ago yesterday was quoted
. 10 l0c lower. Shipments yesterday, six
cars Of hogs and one of cattle, making
for the week in hog shipments Is cars,
and for the month so far 24S cars. Re
Ceipts so far this week, 3,S10; same days
Of last week. 5,306; for same period last
year. 2.095. Last week at this time mark
ed the high prices and high water mark
for receipts for the year, though il is
confidently expected that these will be at
least duplicated IL not exceeded before the
summer run Is over.