The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
HOGS ABOUT 5 LOWER
Best Quality Received in
Many Weeks.
NO CHANGE IN 1878 TOPS
Receipts Very Good and
Satisfactory Generally.

YESTERDAY was q big day on the local
market Not only was there a very sat
isfactory showing Of receipts unloaded.
but the quality Of the hogs received was
away up the whole volume of the days
hogs considered. The quotation was
probably fairly cents lower, although
some of the sales in the middle Of the
day seemed 70 be AT about steady with
Wednesdays average prices and a few
even strong. While the top prices were
the same as the day before. tho very
marked higher grade of stuff in would
seem to be meritiug still higher prices and
this alone made the showing Of a weaker
market. The market was uneven through
out the day. and Il was not al all times
easy 10 quote the trend OF the market
with any degree OF assurance. It was al
various times quoted by the different buy
ers and dealers all the way from steady
TO weak, to cents lower. and the latter
quotaJ ton for the whole days trading
ruled, with the close still a shade weak
Most Of the other principal markets re-
ported early 70 l0c lower and continued
that way up TO the close. Kansas City
was weak TO ten cents lower and the
provision market along with all the live
stock markets. was OF, the local mar
ket by reason OF IT'S high tone Of hogs
in, showed a minimum Of weakness. There
were in all 2 cars of hogs in, IS cars be-
ing weighed up and sold. Most OF the
rest came in late and after the business
was over for the day. The quality was, as
stated above, very good, more heavy
plump, well-dnished hogs of even grade
being handled than for some time. The
average weight was 46 pounds, this be-
ing by considerable the premium weight
.zfru -
not numrous and were generally Of in
1rior quality, but the car hogs were extra
fine, some lots being choice. There were
very few coarse and rough hogs re-
ceived and no very thin and lights. One
Of the top loads showed the prize weight
up 20 3I9 pounds, the other two showing
the very credita BILE high points Of 2s2 and
26l. The low point was 205 and between
this and the high mark were many loads
away up for this season of the year. The
hogs ran even and regular for the most
part, and were in all an unusually at
tractive lot, and received the very best
prices in every instance which the uni
versally weaker markets could warrant.
The demand was good from all sources,
the local packing demand being strong
and taking the bulk OF the prime hogs,
and the day was very satisfactory 10
sellers, the best prices being paid for their
offerings. The old standby top Of s3.75
was again established, three of the best
loads receiving this premium price. Two
car loads, both weighing 240 pounds, re-
ceived the next point Of $3.7212, and the
range Of the bulk was 20 cents. all but
the light load coming within this range.
Following are the daily comparisons: For
yesterday: Tops, 1915; bulk Of sales, 1886
ass: average weight, 246; receipts, 1859.
For the day before: Tops, s3.75; bulk of
sales. $3-65d3.75; average weight, 234; re-
ceipts 1229. For the same day last week:
Tops. $50; bulk of sales, 81 60d3.76; aver
Rge weight, 221; receipts, 779. Shipments
out of hogs bought on this market per
eastern order, 3 cars.