The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04
HOGS 5 10 D LOVER
Some Good Hogs, But Most
Cars Mixed.
TOPS REST ON $3.50
Cattle Market Steady, And
Receipts About Normal.
TOPS REST ON $3.50

The Wichita hog market yesterday ruled
to 1Oc lower than Tuesdays average,
along with the trend Of all other live
stock markets, the prain pit, and lower
provision quotations. The receipts yester-
day were about on q par with those of
the past few days, slightly in excess of
The day before. The scarcity of good de-
Eirable slaughter hogs the past few days
has made all buyers on the local market
keen and alert for anything received
which can be az all serviceable, and yes
.ferday the purchasing element was early
on the grounds and on the lookout for
Bill stock coming in. The wagon trade.
which usually usurps the early morning
attention, was yesterday light. marked
falling off from the day before being early
evidenced. On Tuesday the receipts from
this branch were nearly 200, but yesterday
this end was lacking in any attractive
lots either in quality or quantity. Inc
early sales went at prices ranging rom
E. - to IS. So, and this range held good IN
til the first car stuff cdmmenced 10 ar
rive. the very first load OF which took
the next 10 top price Of S3-55. and TINS
figure held good for tops up to the last
the afternoon and near the close. This
premium load closed the days transac-
tons and was a car Of Y good, plump
butcher hogs of good weight, selling with
out dockage- and taking the top price OF
$3.50 The tops OF yesterday were cents
below the tops for the day previous, and
the bulk was from ~ TO 10 cents below
the bulk of the day before. The demand
was firm, and hogs wers wanted suffi-
GENTLY strong TO pay the best possible
prices warrantabls from the prevailing
conditions reported from all other cen
ters. As q matter Of fact, the heavy ship
ments to this market from all the tribu-
tary territory during the big May spur
and also for several weeks subsequent,
have in a large measure drained the feed
ing districts Of fat hogs Of good butcher
grade. AT that time all hogs Of any
where near killing grade were hurried into
market, leaving only runts and thin lights
for shipment now. All regular shippers
are united in saying that IL takes
days riding through the country 10 pick
out enough marketable hogs from the
farmers 70 make q satisfactory shipment.
The Layout yesterday amply verified
this theory There were several very
good cars OF hogs received, the stock in
these lots being IN the main well fed and
all day, the run was chiefly composed Of
mixed lots. made up Of some few good
attractive hogs running freely with
coarse, heavy packers and light thin
stuff The mixed loads took their chances
along with the cars OF assorted finished
stock. and generally Jared as well as could
be expected, but il showed, as one ship
Per cogently remarked, that when such
mixed loads had to be shipped TO market
that II was ample evidence that the coun-
try did not afford very much better, for
Il il did the country buyers would natu-
rally be in the field after them. This is
no doubt true. In many sections the
corn feed gave out toward the last and
the holders Of only partly matured hogs
were forced to market their holdings,
whether or not they were ready for mar
ket. and take what price their mixed
and unmatured stock could command. The
logical result Is that the choice and
and the present inflow is the tailings and
leave-overs- This condition prevails not
alone at this point. for Buffalo, Pittsburg,
and Cincinnati in the far east; IndianapO-
lis. Chicago, st. Louis. Sioux City, and
s.. joe in the middle west, and Kansas
CITY. Omaha. Nebraska City in the west
division all report the same condition
The receipts are not up to a year ago
in any OF the principal receiving points
and the probable explanation IS that stock
hogs coming on are not yet ready for
market. and the marketable hogs have
long ago been marketed. in the bulk of
them