The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-17
MARKET WIS LOVER
Tops Land on 1857 r.
Receipts Fair.
QUALITY WAS GOOD
Cattle Steady--Butcher Stock
Predominant.

The hog market yesterday was 215 to
cents lower, with a fairly good run Of
receipts. IT was slow market, though
nat unusually so for Saturday. The
wagon trade was light. as is the invariable
case for the last day Of the week, and the
estimated receipts and those expected fell
OF somewhat, and those received came
alohg toward the close of the trading.
everything was cleaned up at an early
hour, ana the yards were nearly deserted
~ CLOCK There was some brisk buy
Ing by the export agents on eastern ship
pIngaorders to complete the largest ship
Inents Tor last evening in several weeks
Local consumption also readily absorbed
al better grade offerings, though the
trading was hardly active after the best
OF the early stuff had been disposed Of
As TO quality, the bulk OF the offerings
was a very .percepubls Improvement over
The day before. There was less scr1lbbv
and light weight stock, and more toned
up with fair to good hogs. Though there
We're no choice offerings, the whole DAYS
business showed a satisfactory gain in the
matter or quality over the daV and moro
preceding. Tops brought So 521b, only PIG
below the tops of the day before, and CON
sldering the market this was a good show
ing. Fhe Chicago market for the day
ruled fairly active. at 80 to 3 cents lower,
mixed. light and rough hogs prevailed
there ana prices uneven. The estima ted
receipts had been 16, 900 hogs, while The
actual receiving was 1900, with 22eO left
over At Kansas City the receiDta werA
1000, market ~ to 8 cents lower The
local market acted in sympathy for all
the decline there was, and was as firm
and active as the weeks closing business
anu anu "eaK markets everywhere would per-
mt provisions through most of the list
Iuied IaIrIy strong, but the strength was
solely in conjunction with the grain mar
ket: There was a very light scalping
trade and the close was at the mint ~
hall hn al . a.
cay before Everything offered was taken
on the local market yesterday and AZ
tairly strong prices. There were no es-
pecial features Of the days trading. and
me business closed with all satisfied. The
CalIy and weekly comparisons and aver
ages are as follows: For the dav. tons
s'-9z 2; bulk of sales, 50. 10 to So 80; average
weight 2l8. low. considering the nrices
PAID on lower market; receipts, 95S. For
the day previous: tops. S355; bulk of sales.
$40 to sS.5213; average weight 223: re-
celpts ABA. For last Saturday: tops
800, bulk of sales, S3.45 to So IS; average
weight, 2SS; receipts. 719. For the same
oay IN 1897: tops $50; bulk Of sales. So 60
10 $5-bt52 average weight, 2S4 very high
average, and Indicative of the high grade
CT hogs coming in and the consequent
good price and market; receipts 564 low
ana indicating brisk bidding the demand
being above the supply TOPS were Oh
cents below the day previous ~ cents
under the tops Of Saturday, the week be-
T.
DAY, and ~ cents below the same dav
Tor last year, with Receipts for the latter
date far below yesterday. The average
weight was under all three of the other
dates. The bulk of sales ran about even.
q ten-cent range mostly throughout
] ne aggregate total receipts of hogs at
the Union yards for the week ending last
night were 6,615; for the week before.
1913; for the corresponding week of last
year. 26s6- There were only 434 less hogs
the week just passed than for the week |
previous, when at least two banner DAYS |
for the year came in. As compared with /
the same week In 1897, the increase. over
the latter was 1913, and all conditions |
prices and political unrest. |
ana all, this is most glowing and sat |
showing. The average weight |
for the week all the days taken was 223, |
Tor the week preceding, 234; for the SAND !
week in 1897, 239. The week lust passed
IS shown 10 be below the other two and !
IS indicative of lighter hogs for last week.
which as matter of fact was true, and
furthermore the bulk Of the receipts has
been below even fair as to quality. and .
quality considered with existing condE
lions, prices have ruled strong and the /
market firm. For the entire week there
were "a cars Of hogs shipped out. all /
bought at fair prices on the open market. |
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