The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-29
STEADY TO STRONG
Light Receipts, Quality Fair
Good Prices.
TOPS REST ON $3.50
Cattle Steady with Continued
Light Receipts,

The hog market yesterday was quoted
as steady to strong and held firm through
out the day on a lively demand and a
marked decline in volume of receipts. Ii
showed good, healthy tone, active and
brisk, and more even than the day pre-
vious, when the range was more uncer-
tain at times. The receipts were light,
and not near enough 10 supply the de-
mand, all the better grades being snapped
up with vim that was very satisfactory
TO every one concerned. Most of the early
car lots were sold off the reel at once,
buyers and sellers getting together with
out any trouble. The general quality of
the offerings was fair to god, though
the bulk of the hogs in were not any above
the day before, only one car lot, which
readily took the tops. being anything eX-
ira. This was a good load of extra fine
hogs carefully selected for shipment by
Vim. Wiley of Sedgwick, who sold to Dold
Tor the high tops for many weeks, So 20.
This is the high water mark for top price
hogs in some time, and only demonstrates
that the good stuff has no trouble at ali
IN receiving the best prices. When prime
hogs are offered, their merits are not at
all slow in being noted, and strictly
choice and extraordinary hogs readily
command apremium on this market On
Wednesday the tops hit s3.671k, which was
then the pinnacle figure, and it was hardy
10 be expected that the record would be
so soon broken, judging by the late aver
Hge and daily quality of the offerings. But
yesterday the third car received at the
yards was just good enough to lift the
previous days top price 21z cents, and land
il on s3.70. Be it said also that with a
daily average run of flrst-class and choice
hogs, some Of the last two days top hogs
would not be considered anything especial
~ tempting, but they being so much supe-
rior 10 the general run and average, they
at once and very easily secured a better
price by considerable, than given in some
weeks. On Wednesday the top price was
l2l2 cents above the top for the same day
a year ago, and yesterday they were Is
cents above the same day a year ago,
when the receipts were only about half
as many as yesterday. The market yes
terday closed strong, and every hog in the
yards sold and at prices ranging higher
than the best for the day before Dold
was the heavy buyer for the day, he TAX
ing practically everything offered wagon
hogs and all, and bought strong. Again
the local market exhibited strength over
weak. Chicago alone ruled steady, $1,000
at Wednesdays prices. Kansas City with
l5,00o, opened steady and closed wea. st.
Louis was five cents lower, with 1000 re-
ceipts. Provisions were a mystery for
some time after the trading, keeping both
sides guessing. All the list opened strong
with wheat, but eased off on free realiz-
ing. Pork closed 10 points away, and ribs
and lard each ~ cents off from WeGnes-
days close. Lard is the strongest COM
modify in the list presenting a 10 cent
range yesterday, opening ~ cents
stronger, and closing 7lac lower. The daily
comparisons are as follows: For Thurs
day. tops. $50; bulk, $3.55 to $3.50; weight,
215; receipts, $50. For Wednesday: tops
S3.67i2; bulk, $3.50 to $500; weight. 222; re-
ceipts 1906 For Thursday of last week:
tops $3.6212; bulk, $3.50 to $3.50; weight, 231;
receipts, 1850. For same day last year:
tops, S3.55; bulk, S3.35 to $2.45 weight, 222;
receipts, AL The tops yesterday We're 215
cents above the day previous; ~ cents
above Thursday of last week, and Is cents
above same day last year The range of
the bulk Of sales was five cents above
the day previous and last Thursday, and
20 cents above last year. The average
weight was from 7 to Is pounds lighter
than the other dates. The receipts were
$40 below the day previous, $50 below last
week, and fS3 above last year The total
receipts so far this week are 56O1; for
same day last week 5.9l1, and for same
lay last year, 5.340. The aggregate re-
ceipts are slightly below last week, but
nearly double those Of last year. The
shipments this week so far are 30 cars of
hogs.