The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-10
f|VE TO TN HIGHER
Light Run of Hogs--Higher
Tone.
TOPS GO UP To $3.50
Cattle Market Steady--0ne
Good Bunch Sold.

Inc wichita hog market yesterday ruled
6 TO l0c higher, with an active. firm de-
mand and a marked falling of In receipts
from the day previous. Live stock mar
kets everywhere seemed to catch some OF
the reflected strength from provisions and
the grain pit, and all the western re-
ceiving points, with only moderate re-
cepts went up more or less, and all save
Chicago sustaining the gathered strength.
The local market opened with very light
offerings in sight, and the first sales Of
such as was on hand were readily dis
posed Of at around $3.50 and S8.65. This
was the point at which most of the sales
Of the day were recorded, the bulk going
at figures within a range Of sS.60Q3 70. The
quality was only fair and foT most OF the
stuff quite ordinary and common, though
all the stock offered almost irrespective
Of grade, went easily and early, the sup
ply being far below the demand. Two
loads were received which were fairly
good TO choice, and sold readily at the
top price Of $3.50. These were prime pack
ers and the best by long odds offered
through the day. The last load to be
sold went at 1915 and were fair TO good
hogs, though light in weight. The wagon
trade livened up yesterday, and though
the run in this branch was light in COM
parison with a week ago, II was nearly
twice as heavy as on Wednesday, 81 hogs
being received from this source The
speculative trading was light, but the
light run and prospects Of a firmer mar
ket the balance Of the week stimulated
buying and the trade was brisk and live
so long as there were hogs TO be sold.
The business was done early and by the
late end of the day all the pens were
emptied and everything sold. The market
closed as strong as at any part of the
day, the last sale being at near to top
prices and not so attractive stock as some
of the early sales. The abnormally heavy
rush of all sorts and conditions of hogs
into market during the late extended ad-
vance seemed to draw upon the usual
June run during the month of May, with
the logical and expected result of a fall
ing off in receipts. The heavy rains, too,
all over the tributary territory have had
the effect OF checking the flow of hogs
70 shipping points. The receipts at Chi
cage yesterday fell off about 1000, and
the market weakened and went off toward
the close. dosing partially the early ad-
vance. 1t was quoted through the first
half Of the trading as strong to ) cents
higher, but changed to very slow. The
receipts at st. Louis were $500, against
5000 the day previous, and the market
was active and cents higher. The AKIN
sas City market was 10 10 cents higher,
with 900 hogs received. Lard and ribs
were in active demand with trade fairly
heavy, and each of the commodities gain
ed III points. The shipments out last
night Of hogs bought on the open market
were two cars. with several cars bought
for shipment today. The daily compari-
sons on the local market are as follows:
TOPS, $3.50; bulk Of sales, S3.60d375; av-
erage weight, 220; receipts, $50. For the
day previous: Tops, $40; bulk of sales,
S3.55Q36712; average weight, 222; receipts,
! SIS. For the same day last week: Tops,
s. 92la; bulk of sales, $375d390; average
weight. Us; receipts, LIS. For the same
day last year: Tops, $3.O712; bulk of sales,
81 0v45.07Ia; average weight, 237; receipts,
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