The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-12
HOGS TN LOVER
Large QoIume of Receipts and
Good Quality.
BULK 1885 TO $40
Cattle Steady With a Mixed
Line of Offerings.

Yesterday was busy day al the stock
yards, and the business was active and
the trade brisk. The market was 10 cents
lower along with the tone of ali the other
live stock centers II was e slumpine
day, the various specializing and cash op-
tons all taking a downward tendency
The grain pit, provision market and live
hogs at the different points, all went of
and live stock seemingly in sympathy with
the general toboggan descent The local
market was early Influenced by unfavor.
able reports from the east, and tte Ugh;
local hog trade was right ffanected In
point Of quantity the wagon trade was not
especially interesting. although this
branch was fairly on the average and
z -Aeld its own The first sale TO be record
ed was car load OF medium weight hogs
OF only fair grade, and these sold at 50. 20 a
point. a nickel under the low end of the
bulk Of the day before. This was the high
water mark for a large part of the day.
none Of the wagon hogs being equal 10
bringing this figure, and no cutouts or
straight car lots going at this price either
sS.21z was the very best any wagon hogs
could do, and this sale was an incense
ouentjal bunch Of six extra heavies which
sold straight. This price ruled for the
most part OF the day. taking in all the
offerings Of every sort. The next car
load 10 be weighed toward the close was
the best load Of the day It was a ca
load of extra heavy boo ~----~-'
pounds and easily taking the top Of the
day. $40. This load sold straight and
without dock. There were two more loads
which showed up good enough to receive
this top price, one Weighing 275 and also
selling without dock, and one of 21l
pounds, all being very good hogs and well
worth the top figure. The registered bulk
range was S3-35Q3.40. and as a matter of
TACT eight out Of the eleven loads weigh
&c up went at the S3.35 price The other
three were the top loads. In other words
all the car lot offerings went at prices
Well up within the bulk. The remainder
OF the fun line Of sales were the scatter
Ing local trade and light cutouts. The
quality for the day may fairly be sum
med up by saying that four car loads
were very good, these being well finished
plump, fat butcher hogs. running even
and of attractive condition As for the
balance Of the car stuff. it may be assert
ed that thy were also very fair in the
main, but lower by little than the es-
peciai lots Just mentioned. The car stuff
was on the whole quite good yesterday.
and but for the general slump at all mar
kets. and from natural causes. would
have brought fancy prices. The wagon
stuff offered was not at all attractive in
the main, but the car hogs while not
fancy, were at least averaging fair TO
good, and all met the best treatment pos
sible. the general live stock markets being
as they were. The receipts were quite
satisfactory. being about 500 better than
the day before and about 200 the best Of
last week same day, one of the best of
that week Although the market was
lower yesterday, in consOnance with 9TH
er markets, it was good day on the To-
cal Harket and shippers Jared the best
possible. conditions being as they were.
The demand was firm, and the best hogs
sold at once, some mixed loads holding
off for assortment.