The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-30
HOGS FIVE LOVER
Decline In Receipts and Only
Fair Quality.
TOPS LAND ON $3.50
More Activity In Cattle Di-
viSiOn--0ne TwO-Car Sale.
TOPS LAND ON $3.50

The Wichita hog market yesterday was
quoted as a fat 5 lower, with marked
decrease In receipts and a lower tone in
quality. There was not much in sight
on the opening market, and both the
wagon trade and the car lots failed to
materialize for a very heavy showing
in receipts. The first two punches of
wagon hogs to cross the scales set the
pace for prices for the day, and they
held their own unmolested as to price un-
til the very last car load to be weighed
up, which took the same high price for
the day, $3.56. This was the 5op by con-
siderable. and the next nearest price was
&.fl2 for car hogs, and they were really
very good stock, though not what would
be termed prime on any market where
for the day the run was sufficiently large
to allow OF q choice and selection IN pick
ing the best. The market was at al
times well sustained, no sales being re-
corded at less than five lower, while the
reports Of other points show a general
weakness Of to 10 cents lower. The
heavy run for the day previous was natu-
rally reacted and a light Iun was the
result for yesterday. Likewise the very
superior tone of the hogs for Tuesday
was slightly offset yesterday by lower
grade on the average. The hogs re-
ceived yesterday were not SO good by con-
siderable as those of Tuesday and the
general trend both in wagon hogs and
car stuff was toward a lower plane. The
demand was good, especially for ship
ment. and also for local killing, but the
few car lots in did not present a tempt
ing appearance. and the NJ tural conse-
quence was hesitating and hating mar
ket. Sellers and buyers did not get to-
the offerings been of better grads, and
the vim and spice of the trading OF Tues
day was not at all times the rule of
yesterday. The average weight yesterday
fell off a little from the day before, but
was still a shade in advance of the sew
eral days running efore yesterday. Every
thing offered was taken readily, and con-
siderng the weakness of other markets
and the general quality the prices prevail
ing, were all the stuff could command,
and shippers were in nearly every instance
well satisfied The pens were cleaned out
al an early period, and the business done
for the day. More good fat hogs at a
higher weight could have been used, but
in me absence of this grade he others
were taken at fair prices and made the
best Of Dold was in the market fer
butcher hogs, and would have taken a
good many more Of a fair medium weight
Their heavy buying Of the day before
could have been continued yesterday had
the hogs come In, and as they did not all
others of anywhere near killing grade
were readily absorbed at the best prices
the market would warrtn. Five lower was
the last limit OF the decline IN spite of
reports from other points of still further
declines. 1t was on the whole a light day
the trading being as brisk and firm as the
light run would allow, and the hogs inva-
riably selling well up for all they could
expect. The comparisons are as follows:
For yesterday: Tops, 1895 bulk Of sales,
SS.421zGs IS; average weight. 224; receipts.
IA. For the day previous: Tops 1866;
bulk Of sales, $3.5O93. 621k; average weight
22s; receipts, 1.72O. For the same day last
week: Tops, $50; bulk Of sales, So 500
3.62l4; average weight, 215; receipts, Sl2
For the same day last year: Tops, S3.05;
bulk of sales. $2.SO63O5; average weight
21S; receipts 422. Shipments yesterday Of
hogs bought on this market and shipped
on eastern orders were y cars.