The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-26
NEAk D FIVE LOVER
Quality Ordinary and Receipts
Heavy For Monday,
ONE CAR LOAD TOPS $3.50
Cattle Market Strong, With
Receipts Light.
ONE CAR LOAD TOPS $3.50

The hog market yesterday ruled weak t
cents lower. It was a dull marke
through most Of the day, and little activ
Ity from either side. Carloads were SLOW
in getting in, and not until late in the
afternoon was there much of anything il
this branch. The wagon trade was heavy
from the opening on through most Of the
day. There was not much change in
either the conditions or the market from
Saturday, save that there was more
strength evidenced yesterday, considering
the quality of the offerings than on Sat
urday. The hogs sold with UP, quality con-
sidered, and tops were cents higher yes
terday. The general run of the stuff re-
celved was poor, there being lights and
common stock in abundance. 1t took good
hogs to bring $780, and only one carload
took it. Tit wagon hogs especially were
off quality. though the numbers were more
than for some time. Only ordinary could
be given to anything in the yards, save
for the top load, which was a very good
lot of hogs, sold to Dold, and one or two
more which had g. sprinkling of good ones
mixed with the coarse and common. The
zeal for buying was not over keen, and
sellers, too. were slow in making accep-
tances, though everything considered the
prices held well UP for the day. ]. S.
Vandiver, Frank Robbins and Woods were
hog buyers. several carloads being bought
on eastern orders Dold also was a liberal
buyer, taking the best of the offerings
for immediate consumption. Cut-outs and
LII -lo
about the same as Saturday. The yards
were pretty well cleaned up by night,
some late arrivals hanging fire till late.
The markets everywhere were weak and
lower, ranging from 5 TO 10 cents off.
Chicago reported an active market, steady
20 cents lower, with 5000 receipts, and
200 left over. Kansas City was weak to
5 cents lower, with 1000 receipts, while
St. Louis was to 10 cents lower, and s.
BOO receipts. The provision market was
strong, the war situation causing heavy
outside buying orders. All the list closed
up several points and strong. The daily
comparisons are as follows: For yester-
day-Tops $3.50; tulk of sales, $40 TO SO. 50;
average weight, 2l6; receipts. 1882. For
Saturday-Tops, S3.55; bulk of sales, 40
To $3.50; average weight, 224; receipts, Sal.
For the same day last week-Tops, $3.50;
bulk Of sales, S3.4O to $3.50; averagt weight,
2I8; receipts, lob. For the same day last
year-Tops, $3.50; bulk of sales, $40 to
$3.50; average weight, 224; receipts, lob
The tops were cents higher than for
Saturday, and considering the COMPARE
tive quality, this indicated firmer mar
ket-1O cents higher TIM for LIST week Mon
day and the same point as last year on
the same day. The range for the bulk of
sales was the same for all four dates
$40 to $3.50. The average weight was
low and below all the others, an indlca-
ton of the low-grade quality of most of
the offerings. The receipts were 42l more
than for Saturday. 244 more than for last
Monday and PAS more than same day last
year. Tht receipts continue heavy and
for Monday they were well up. The cool
weather prevailing makes their handling
and shipping very satisfactory, and they
are coming in in good condition. Disease
among hogs is hardly heard of from any
of the shipping points tributary to this
market.