The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
STEADY % STRONG
Legal Holiday Causes a Light
Run.
QUALITY GENERALLY GOOD
Cattle Steady, One Good
Bunch offered.

The Wichita hog market yesterday was
quoted as steady to strong, with very
light receipts, fairly active trading for
what there was offered, and only moder-
ately fair quality Of the stuff on sale The
wagon trade was quite naturally light as
TO run and only fair as to quality. The
car lots were none too numerous, the
first day Of the week and legal holiday
at that, causing the various shippers to
hold off for a day when the general bust
ness would be APT to stimulate an active
market. Through most Of the day the re-
ceipts came In 50 sparingly that it was
difficult TO determine either a basis for
a quotable market or a fair estimate for
quality Of the light amount of stuff Of
fered. Early reports from the eastern
points operated in q measure toward es-
tablishing prices at this market. Kan
sas City early wired, Five cents higher
than low time on Saturday" Receipts
were of at all the leading markets, as
well as here, and ala things tended to actu-
ate the tone Of this market. There were
two car loads on sale in the pens when
the early market opened, which were held
over from late Saturdays arrivals. These,
Will me ASW CdI lDLb III, were T6aQllY OlS-
posed Of early at prices steady with Sat
urday's close. The tone of the market re-
manned at about this point through most
Of the day, there being at no time a tend
ency toward weakness or lower prices It
was not expected there would be very
elaborate offerings considering 1t was not
only the first day of the week, but a legal
holiday as well, and this representation
was thoroughly realized There were
seven cars which crossed the scales
through the day, and two of these were
h0ld-Overs. The prospective holiday mad
the effect Of lessening the receipts ma
terially, as was expected, the usual and
regular shippers holding of their consign-
ments for today or some early day in the
week, when conditions would be normal
and less subject to special and unusual
conditions One load of hogs from the
oklahoma country was very good, the
best for the day, and made up OF 81 heavy
packers averaging 2S1 pounds and taking
the top for the day, $500 This lot was
shipped in by jeff Houston, of Ponca City,
and were well selected prime heavies
the best in some time and weighing up the
best. There were also in among the late
arrivals two loads over the Frisco which
showed up fairly well. These were light
ed, plump stock. not heavy, but firm
carefully fed hogs, bran feed showing on
1T least one of them. All the offerings
were readily absorbed, bold being prac-
tically the only buyer in the field. The
prices paid were well up and governed
by the quality of the stock on SALE the
reports from other receiving points, and
the conditions prevailing everywhere. The
top load for the day was fairly quoted
ana considered as good, a few others as
fair, and the balance as just marketable.
the whole day being in actual effect a sort
Of off day en- interregnum, between tbe
more serious and business-like days of an
active and likely trade. None of the hogs
offered on yesterdays sale suffered any
whatever from the off day; on the con-
tIary the best prices were paid for the
stuff offered and all the offerings we're
disposed of, the pens being empty on the
close Of the days trading Dold was the
only buyer, practically, as for the past
four trading days, he taking all the oar
lots and about all the wagon stuff on the
market, and paying we'll up for every
thing, the other markets considered. Some
of the hogs yesterday were exceptionally
well rounded stock, though not Always
heavy yet finished, sound and plump. All
brought all they could command on any
market and such as were at all attractive
were easily disposed of, most Of the car
lots being sold on sight, and weighed up
off the reel At Chicago the receipts were
50 600; left over, 5000; market fairly ac-
tive, averaging steady. Kansas City and
St. Louis markets were fairly steady. with
slightly increased receipts over Saturday
and under considerably the past few days.
The daily comparisons on the local market
are as follows: For yesterday: Tops, $500;
bulk Of sales, S3.S5 to $500; average weight,
929; receipts, 626 Far Saturday: Tops,
S4o2l2; bulk of sales, 1885 to $500; average
weight, 234; receipts. IG74. Tor Monday
of last week: Tops, s4.2215; bulk Of sales,
$40 to $4.20; average weight, 229; re-
ceipts, cal For the same day last year:
Tops, $S.15; bulk of sales, S2.95 10 $50; av-
erage weight, I'll; receipts, @3l. There
We're no out shipments yesterday.
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