The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-15
STEADY 10 ID LOVER
Receipts Good For Saturday,
Quality Fair.
TOPS REST ON $500
No Cattle Market and But
One Sale.

The hog market yesterday ruled steady
to 10 cents lower. 1t was variously quoted
ali day and the uneven sales made it open
to opinion. Some of the early sales went
steady at Fridays prices, some at and ~
cents lower, and some rev toward the
close at 10 cents lower. Through most
of the day the average prices ruled fairly
steady, the occasional slight declines
showing expected sympathy with other
markets and the poor quality OF the ouIA
of the offerings accounting for "haI
weakness that appeared The run was
liberal for the last day of the week, eHI
neciaIlv so from the fact that the hlgn
market the past three days was eXpecIeu
to let down by Saturday, and the looheu
for break would naturally check the no"
IF REGENTS by yesterday. The market TOO
for SATURDAY.. together with the unlock
cd for good receipts, weakness OF otner
markets and expected reaction from FRI
dav. was in every way very satisfactory.
The tons were $500 and six cars out 81
the lot sold at this figure. Several more
sold at 80 80 and 1895 and the range OF
the bulk was S390d4.00. The wagon trace
was light, even for Saturday, though this
was not unexpected as the present season
is busy one for the farmers and this
branch Of the business has been looked
for. TO drop off for some time. The quality
was not so good as the day before, ana
not more than fair for the bulk. There
were a few fair to good, but more hght
and medium light hogs, and mixed lois
of roughs and skips. one, perhaps TWO
loads, were good, and readily sold at the
top price of $500. One of the $500 loads
was a straight lot with nothing out, and
all at this price were fair hogs ranging
from 205 to pa pounds. None of the high
priced hogs would have brought any more
Friday, and a rule they all brought all
they were worth. Armour was the prin-
cipal buyer on the market taking most
of the better lots and bulk of all the
offerings Dold, Woods and Robbins also
took some few mixed lots and wagon
hogs. with the result of entirely emptying
The pens by night The trade was a little
slow up to noon, and the market still IN
settled reviving in the afternoon and act
ing brisk till the close. The shipments on
foreign orders were heavy, being the ac-
cumulations of two days.
Other live stock markets reported lower
and weak with liberal receipts generally
for Saturday. Chicago had estimated 26.-
600 receipts, received $4,000 and a market
slow 10G15 cents lower. Kansas City re-
ceived $500 and was 10Q15 cents lower
St Louis was 10G15 cents lower and $500
received. Chicago had ISIS left over from
Friday. The provision market early SUI
fered from liquidation and the lower hog
markets, but later recovered and closed
up strong, 21a points above Fridays close.
The daily, weekly and semi-monthly COM
parsons on the local market are as fol-
lows: For the day-Tops, $500; bulk of
sales. So 95G4.00; average weight. 226; re-
Ceipts. 1,479. For Friday-Tops. S.f0; bulk
nf sales, So. 95G405; average weight 220;
receipts, 1734. For the same day last
weeek-Tops, $3.50; bulk of sales s3.65d3 IS;
average weight, 226; receipts, 1927. For the
same day last year-Tops, $40; bulk of
sales. S3.20d3.35; average weight, 22S; re-
ceipts, SIS. For the week-receipts. 10. 702;
average weight, 224. Receipts for week
before last-4.4O9; average weight for that
week, 2l9. For the same week last year
Receipts, 4,24O; average weight. 221. For
this far in the month of May this year
Receipts 15,111; average weight, 221. For
the same time in May 1S97-Receipts, $500;
average weight 227. Shipments yester-
day 30 cars Of hogs; 70 rthe week. IS cars;
for the month so far, 123. All these figures
show great and significant increases, both
of this week over last, and the week and
month over last year.