The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-24
HOGS 5 TO D LOVER
Market Declines to Where it
Was Before Rise.
UNSTEADY EQUALITY FAIR
Cattle Steady With Increased
Receipts.

The hog market yesterday ruled 5 to
10 cents lower. insympathetic action with
all other markets a the principal receiv-
ing points. The early movements of the
day were the most keen. the trading later
developing into a dull and slow market.
For some weeks the Saturday trade has
been inactive the receipts being light
and traders anxious to get through early
Yesterday however, the situation was
changed, there not only being fairly heavy
receipts. but a good part Of them COM
ing in on late trains When IL looked as
though the receipts were to be light. the
market was active and firm, the export
buyers taking a good many to complete
the usual large Saturday, shipments, and
Dold also buying literally for Monday
killing But the unexpected late arrivals
demoralized the trading, the most of
them coming in a bunch and no one anx-
ious to buy However, they were nearly
ell disposed Of. and al as good prices as
at any time of the day, the late corners
having the advantage of being little
better in quality than the bulk of the Of
ferings for the day. The quality of the
hogs through the day was only fair, be-
ing perceptibly below that of the day be-
fore. which was good. They were not
especially poor, neither were they at all
fancy, but just ordinary, and mixed with
pigs and lights. The quality for the week,
has been generally good, above the av-
erage and running along even. Some
days like yesterday have had some rough
and undesirable stock mixed in cars con-
tanning fair hogs. The week has been a
satisfactory one from every standpoint
receipts quality of offerings. and prices
Considering the grades for the two days,
the range was TO 10c lower, tops for yes
terday being at S3.55, and the day before
b3-67l2, but for the tops of Friday the one
lot receiving it was very high in quality,
while the two receiving the tops yesterday
we're only ordinarily fair. All the gain
Of Friday was lost yesterday. The provis-
ION market was generally steady, opening
weak, on heavy selling and rallying later
10 close about a shade below the close
Of the day before. For Saturday the pro-
vision market did very well. The live
stock markets everywhere experienced
marked declines, ranging from > to 10
cents lower. At Chicago there were %, 900
receipts left over from the day before,
400 with an active market. st. Louis,
to i cents lower, with l,500 less hogs
than the day before. Kansas City had
about 5000 less hogs in than for the day
previous and the market was to 10 cents
lower. AS noticed, the falling off in re-
ceipts at all points was seemingly more
than even Saturday would warrant The
daily and weekly comparisons are as fol-
lows: For the day: tops, $3.50; bulk of
sales. $40 to $50; average weight, 229;
receipts, S4L For Friday, tops, $3.6715;
bulk of sales, $3.50 to So So; average weight
a36: receipts, 1,Ie2 For last Saturday:
tops. $35215; bulk of sales, So 40 to $50;
average weight, 21S; receipts, 95S For
Same day last yeaFi tops, 1855; bulk Of
Fales, $50 to $3.50; average weight, 232;
receipts. GIG. The receipts were 321 less
than the day before; III less than last Sat
urday week, and 225 more than for same
day last year. The bulk of sales were the
same as last Saturday, and slightly I'M
der the other two dates. The tops were
above last Saturday and below the other
Two dates. The weight was greater than
Tor last Saturday and slightly below the
other two dates. The receipts for the week
are S004; for week before. 6.54S; for same
week last year, 4,fS7. There were l. 2O
more than for week before, and 3,517 more
than for same week last year. There have
been 46 cars Of hogs shipped from this
market last week.