The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
STRONG. FIVE HIGHER
Very Light Receipts Even For
Saturday,
BULK 1855 TO 1865
Cattle Market Steady, One
Very Prime Bunch.

The hog market yesterday was strong TO
3 cents higher. with a dull day mostly,
and light receipts even for Saturday. The
business was almost stagnated at the
yards by the unprecedented storm Of the
night before. The entire east end of town
was from two to three feet under water.
and 1t was with difficulty that stock could
be handled. The alleys we're flooded for a
time and water was everywhere. How
ever. all the hogs received were at once
taken good care of, and as long as any
were in sight the trading was active and
brisk. AS the heavy rains prevailed uni
versalIy and over much of the territory
tributary to the yards, the usual weekly
shippers were evidently unable to get their
stock loaded and ready for shipment, Five
cars were received in all, and they were
readily snapped up at prices ruling strong
to higher. The quality was only ordinary,
and about as the day previous Medium
lights prevailed largely, and mixed, com
mon stock was also much in evidence.
Two cars were fair hogs, but they would
not have held their own on a day of a
weak market, or with more liberal re-
ceipts Taking all the sales together, the
market weS as good or better than the
day previous, and the top load brought
better by 21f cents, The inferior quality,
the last day of the week, and the draggy
condition on hand, considered, the market
held up well. and closed as strong as at
any time during the day All the buyers
were represented on the ground, and all
took a little of the light offerings, DoId
being the largest and strongest purchas-
er. Wagon hogs were of necessity very
scarce, the quality of the few being on a
par with the past few days The later
arrivals were, as q rule, the best stock
though there was hardly a selection as TO
quality in them all Mondays receipts are
expected to be heavy, as reported consign-
ments and wire advices promised a larger
volume yesterday by considerable, but
were delayed by the rains all over. About
all the hogs in the pens were sold early
and the business was over at an unusually
early hour in the afternoon. The demand
for good hogs by out shippers was firm,
but so few were offered that only four
cars were shipped out at night, and two
of these were Fridays purchases
The markets everywhere exhibited unu-
sual Saturday strength and at all points
the volume Of receipts had materially
shrunk from the day before, even more
than the expected Saturday light run. On
Friday Kansas City received 1900, and
the estimate for yesterday ranged from
5000 to 5000 by the dealers. Only 1850
came in, and the tone OF the market was
strong to 5 cents higher, and active. At
Chicago the receipts fell off about Il 900
the market ruling generally cents high
sr and active. st. Louis fell off 5000 and
ruled strong TO cents higher. very
Oped, and considering the last day of the
week, the market was phenomenally firm,
closing up strong, with gains all along
the line. Cash ribs and lard each closed
ten cents better than Fridays close, and
pork % cents. The live stock and provis-
Ion markets all this week have been active
and strong, and the seasons advances
are very satisfactory and significant Of a
prosperous business and generally higher
prices. The daily and weekly comparisons
are as follows: For yesterday: tops,
81 6712; bulk of sales 1886 to $3.50; average
weight, 225; receipts. 535. For Friday:
tops s.. 65; bulk Of sales, $3.50 to $3.50; av-
erage weight, 2l3; receipts 1,130 For last
week. Saturday: tops, S3.55; bulk of sales
S. 40 to $3.50; average weight. 229; receipts
81. For the same day last year: tops
s. 52l2; bulk of sales, So. 40 to $3.50; average
weight, 233, receipts, 65f Tops yesterday
were 21a cents above those Of Friday, 12h
cents higher than Saturday of last week.
and Is cents better than year ago. The
range of the bulk of sales was from TO
Is cents higher than the other date9 The
weight was higher than for Friday and
slightly under the other two dates. The
receipts were 595 below the day previ-
GUS sos below Saturday of the week be-
fore, and 122 less than the same day last
year The receipts for the week were
: 266; for the week before. 1914; for the
same week last year, 4,402. Receipts were
glS less than the previous week, and 1854
more than the same week last year. The
average weight for the week just passed
was PIT. and for last year 30, lighter hogs
being the rule all last week. though the
receipts were far in excess. and the mar
ket, and the top price being higher by con-
siderable. Shipments of hogs for the
week were 81 cars, and more would have
been bought for shipment had they been
offered. The last three days OF the week,
the demand for fair hogs was greater than
the supply Everything points 10 a busy
week this week. with 4 fair market and