The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-18
STEADY IO 3 LOWER
Good Hogs Steady With
thursdays Average.
POOR GRADES FIVE LOWER
Tops Remain at $3.50
Light Run of Cattle.

The Wichita hog market yesterday ruled
steady to cents lower on all the days
trading. It was in every case steady for
good desirable hogs, and weaker for all
other stuff with the average on the latter
grade probably cents lower. Good hogs
of well finished stock sold readily at good,
strong prices, steady with the average
prices of Thursday, and any weakness 10
be seen was in all cases on the poorer
stuff lights and thin mean going at prices
while oil they were worth at any tlme at
& shade decline. At no time were any
sales made more than cents lower. ana II
IS question: BILE If this figure was made on
many sales, quality considered. Up TO
noon the business done was mainly local,
and not very much Of that, as the wagon
trade dropped off materially from the past
three days. Thursday especially. The
bulk Of the morning sales, however, were
made around S350d3.60, and, quality con-
sidered, were good prices. Two cars when
were held over and on sale ar the opening
went later in the day for prices within
dime of the top for theday they were re-
ceived and they could have brought no
more and were bid no more theday before.
The heavy bulk Of yesterdays receipts
came in all at once, and within an hour or
so Of the close, but they all received
wide open arm welcome and as soon as
taken care Of found no trouble in selling,
and always at even steady prices, all they
could command. Though the receipts were
the heaviest since the big May squirt. they
did not weaken the tone in the least, and
the close was as firm as at any time dur
ing the trading. Nineteen cars were sold
on the open market, the shipping and or
der demand being especially active. The
bulk of the good hogs sold between S3.6212
and $40, theweights in the range running
from 2l0 to 270 pounds. The bulk of the
whole days business was S3.55d3.6712, the
weights being in this range from 20l to pa
for car lots, and 192 TO 290 for wagon hogs.
The tops were So. 70 and this was the same
as the top price for Thursday, there being
two good loads to catch this figure, one OF
24s pounds. and one Of go, both being with
out dOckage or cuu-outs and well-finished,
plump stock The weights of the two top
loads the day before were respectively ga
and 263 pounds. The quality was generally
good, about on a par with the day before.
one OF two small loads were quite light,
running from $50 to POS pounds, thin and
runty stock. There were also some rough
grassy hogs mixed in the run, but the
whole volume Of the large receipts cOnsid-
cred. the average quality was fair to good,
some Of the top loads being good to extra.
The dockage on the bulk was unusually
light many loads selling straight. All
the receipts were disposed Of. including
what was carried over and on the whole it
was good day, the trade being active and
lively, the demand good, and feeling buoy
ant 1t was the best Fridays business in
several weeks, and satisfactory to all par
ties The hot season coming on and har-
vests near approach have had the ex-
pected tendency Of hurrying into the mar
ket many hogs which would have done
better to held and fed little longer, but if
the run for the next few weeks is only up
TO that Of yesterday and the day before
there will be no complaint, either from
dealers and shippers or purchasers. Fol-
lowing are the daily comparisons: For
yesterday: Tops. $50; bulk of sales $.551
367ta: average weight, 900. four pounds
lighter than Thursday; receipts, 2,11S. For
Thursday: Tops 20; bulk of sales, S3.55q
go: average weight. 224; receipts. 140S. For
last Friday: Tops $3.50; bulk of sales, g.
N3.75; average weight, 219; receipts, l, ago.
For same day last year: Tops, 500; bulk
of sales $2-971Rd3.O5; average weight, 203i
receipts, 81 Shipments out last evening
of hogs purchased on the market on east
ern orders were ten cars, with more
bought for early shipment today.
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