The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-30
LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Sept. 29.-Trade in cattle today
was active at stronger to 10c higher prices.
Choice cattle sold at the highest prices
of the year and it was thought that ex-
ira fine beeves would have brought $500.
Sales of native beef steers were at 81 90
d4.75 for the commoner droves and up to
S5.50G5.S5 for choice lots, sales being large
ly at $5.00d5.60 with a good demand for
export cattle at S5.25G560.
The stocker and feeder trade was good
at So 1914 60. Canadian stockers averaging
S6.50G6.90 pounds fetching 81. 30d4.60 and a
few common stockers bringing 5000 s. %.
Cows sold largely a 81. 75G3.50, a few going
at s1.50Q175 and heifer sales were largely
at 50. 4Gd425. Few bulls went slow at S. 90
and calves sold mostly at $5.00d70O per
100 pounds. Western rangers were in good
demand and at advancing prices.
The course of the hog market was down
ward again today. Chicago packers and
eastern shippers took hold very well but
prices received a further decline of 2l2G
sc, the bulk of the offerings crossing the
scales at 50 T0G3.S5; prime hogs brought
S.90dS.95 and the commoneSt lots found
purchasers at IS. 40d360.
Pigs were once more in good demand
and were no lower, sales being large at
S3.30d75 for fair to choice consignments,
with strong weights selling at 365GS rs
There was a good demand for sheep and
prices ruled firm. Lambs were 15625c
lower and sales were slow at S400d4.50 for
the poorest. up to $5.55G6o0 for choice ma
tives killers taking range lambs at $500
Q5S0.
sheep sold at g. 5OG36O for the poorest
flocks up to S4.35G460 for the best lots,
Western range sheep bringing SO. 75GI4. 90
The bulk of the western sheep brought
Si.0od425; feeding sheep were in active de-
mand at S3.S0d4o0 and feeding lambs sold
freely at S47014S5
Receipts-Catttle 800; hogs, 5000; sheep
1900
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Sept. 29.-Catttle-Receipt
official. 6245 natives; 1850 Texans. Light
supplies of dressed beef steers, shade
higher. Good butcher and feeding stock
steady. Common butcer stock, Gamers
and common quality feeders steady 20 50c
lower. Choice heavy steers s.. 25a5. 81. Me
dunn $455G525. Lights S460G5.25. Stock
ers and feeders S3.l5G6.o0. Butcher cows
and heifers S2.S5G5o0
Butcher bulls $2.S02350. Western steers
S3.S7ls to $50. Western cows s2S0R2. IS.
Texas steers $3.o0g3.95. Texas butcher
COWS S2.50Q9-50.
Hogs-Receipts, official. $40. Light sup
ply; good demand: opening prices 21zQ5c
higher; advance soon lost; close slow TO
steady. at yesterdays price. Heavies IS s.
Q3.75. Mixed S3.55G370. Lights S355G2 70
Sheep-Receipts, official. 15l0 Supply
not equal 10 demand: active 10 I0c higher
Native lambs $5OoG5.50; native muttons
s400G44o Western lambs $5.o0G5.25. Wes-
tern muttons s.. aaGASo. Range feeding
lambs $425Q4.s5. Range feeding sheep g. 50
G4Oo.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis. No, Sept. ea-Cattle-Ra-
ceipts 900. including 800 Texans: mark
e. steady. Native shipping steers 81 500
$40; light and dressed beef and butcher
steers s.. 80 5 =: stockers and feeders g 81
GAS5; cows and heifers s. 01q465; Texas
and Indian steers $.05G425; cows and
heiters $c.25GSSo
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market Sc lower.
Workers S3S5G2.so; packers S5.70dS-so; but
cheers S. S5G3S5.
ep-Receipts Leo1; market firm. Ma
tive muttons $4.oo54 8; lambs $4eo35.S5.