The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-01
HOGS FIVE HIGHER
Receipts Fairly Liberal and
Quality Good.
TOPS AT S4.O5 POINT
Heavier and Firmer Stock
Was the Rule.

The hog market yesterday ruled a full
nVe cents higher, with more liberal offer
ings than for the past few days, and an
active. brisk trading. The market opened
steady. with Mondays prices, with nota-
bic tendency toward a shade better
strength. With early reports of higher
provisions and strong markets at other
western points, the tone at once assumed
I'VE higher plane. The wagon trade,
while not in any large punches, came
stringing along, 4 few at a time until
afternoon, and showed up fairly well, con-
sidering the season and the condition of
the roads. Most Of these, however, were
not extra and the early sales went mostly
around $370 and in long jumps up as
high as 1895, with several recorded lower
even at 30 and 50 cents. The first car lot
10 cross the scales went at $500, and was
a part of car OF fine heavies averag-
ing 304. While not fancy, they were
good lot OF fat lard hogs, and were a
ready gale. The tops for the day struck
$A05, two loads of them shipped in by
Frank Means Of Goddard They were a
lot Of fine, plump, well finished hogs av-
eraging 2e6 and 2e< pounds, without any
dock, and sold to Dold. The general
decided Improvement over the receipts for
several days past the weight being con-
siderably above that Of some time. Lights
and thin, skuppy stock is being checked
apparently, not alone at this market but
all over, and packers, and heavier, better
stock is coming in more plentifully Yes
terday there were fewer cut-outs and
large coarse stuff mixed with the fair to
good, with the result Of a ready sale and
easier trading. There was no drag to the
market, throughout the day, a few cars
going at once as soon as penned, and all
save one light load being sold and the
pens cleaned out by night. There was a
very light sprinkling Of underweights run
ming through the aggregate offerings and
not enough 10 materially ietract from the
improved tone OF the general run. In
spite of very inauspicious weather the re-
ceipts were fairly good, and the better
grade of offerings made them easy Of
sale. Dold was the principal buyer, Woods
taking some Of the last arrivals to finish
out a shipment on eastern orders The
bulk Of sales was the same as the past
three days, 1886 to $500. Chicago received
l3,O00 hogs. against, rs, 900 the day previ-
Gus, with the market to 10 cents higher.
The last bulletin from that point was sig
nifcant, AS the result of the collapse in
prices last week, supplies of hogs show a
big falling off," The shrink was about
1890 from Monday to Tuesday, and there
were 1895 carried over yesterday. Kansas
City was flve higher market, with 49, 31
received. st. Louis had only $500 hogs on
hand and the market ruled to 10 cents
higher. Provisions registered a gain all
along the line. Daily comparisons for the
local market are as follows: For yester-
day: Tops. $405; bulk Of sales, 1886 to
$500; average weight 251; receipts, 1854
For the day before: Tops, $500; bulk of
sales. 1885 to $500; average weight. 229;
receipts, GIG. For the same day last week:
Tops. s420; bulk of sales. $3.50 to S4I5;
average weight, 22s; receipts, 1913 For
the same day last year: Tops, $3.15; bulk
Of sales, $500 to S3.1212; average weight,
200; receipts, 54s There were four cars
shipped last evening.