The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-15
STRONG T0 5 HIGHER
Fairly Liberal Receipts and
Quality Mixed.
TOPS UP TO $3.50
Cattle Market Light--OnIy
Two offerings.

The Wichita hog market ruled strong
to cents higher. with the general trend
very strong, and the bulk of the sales, at
least on the better class of hogs. a full
five higher. Several widely influential
factors effected this condition, and the
local market enjoyed its share Of the gen.
eral uplift in the live stock trade In
spite Of the sensational Letter episode OF
the day before. the wheat pit took on IN
looked for strength, on early reports Of
dTOuth in several districts of Russia and
grasshOpper r6veges in South Dakota. The
better feeling in the wheat trade was at
once communicated to the provision pit,
which had also 70 It's advantage reports of
an Improvement in the yellow fever stu
alton. Provisions through most Of the
days trading faired very well. and only
the general selling Of pork late in the
session had any deteriorating final effect.
July lard began ~ cents better than the
close Of the day before. and ribs the
same The effect OF the mess pork sell
ing. however, was felt on the close Of the
other two comm Odities, and ribs fell off
~ cents, and lard IL cents. All these
favorable conditions had a weighty effect
on the live stock trade and all the prin-
cipaI western markets experienced
higher plane OF prices and q. strength al
though largely cumulative was none the
less actual and real, and sellers profit
ed thereby. The local market was in ev-
cry sense s cents higher, the run of re-
ceipts and the quality considered. AS to
the quality for the entire days receipts,
this may be said, and it will cover the
whole range: There were one or two very
tine and extra loads received at the yards,
IL - ha Ia
cidedIy mixed. These two loads were not
lust what would on a day Of fine bulk re-
ceipts be called fancy, and yet for the
day were considerably above anything
else in finished welI-rounded stock. The
rest Of the days offerings consisted in
skippy lots and some few good sound hogs
badly mixed with lights, roughs and
coarse sows and stays. 1t was not an at
Iractive lot Of receipts. and neither was
the bulk more ordinary, perhaps. than for
the past few days The weight was nine
pounds better than the day previous and
TWO pounds heavier than Tuesday Of last
week This however, is in measure &C
counted for from the fact that the top
load alone averaged sos pounds and
Brought up the average of the rest OF the
offerings Many loads were first sorted
and the coarse skips cut out. the balance
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local slaughter, the cut-outs and sorts
selling separately. There was good life
and activity to the trading and all the
offerings were readily absorbed, Dold TAX
ing most Of the straight lots and the
bulk OF the sorted loads. The pens were
eulDtv at the close, with good feeling and
strong market There was practically no
wagon trade and although the receipts
were better as TO volume than for several
DAYS. it was nearly all car lots. Thirteen
cars in all were received. the last too late
10 be inspected. Chicago expected 10000
hogs today, received 5000, against $4,000
the dav previous. and had J, 100 left over
s.. Louis received 5000 hogs, against 5000
The dav before. Kansas City received
IL $50. against 74O9 on Monday. Compare
sons on the local market are as follows:
For Yesterday: Tops, $50; bulk of sales
g. SOB. 50: average weight, 23S; receipts
o5a. For Monday: Tops, $3.50; bulk of
sales. s. 45G355: average weight. pa; re-
-siots. 934 For Tuesday of last week:
Tons. 81. 10: bulk of sales, S36oa2G7l2; av-
crage weight, 231; receipts, L235. For same
dav a year ago: Tops $312l2; bulk of
sales. S3OOd31O; average weight, 226; re-
ccipts. $50. Shipments last night, two cars
of hogs.