The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-10
HOG MARKET STEADY
Quality Good and Receipts
Again Heavy.
TOPS REMAIN AT $3.50
Cattle Steady With But Few
offerings.

The hog market yesterday was steady,
with liberal offerings for Monday and the
general quality good Other marxet1ruIed
steady 10 weak, but the local market sus-
tanned its steady tone all through the
trade, which lasted until long after dark.
with three cars Of goods hogs still unsold.
The last six cars 70 come in did not in
any manner break or weaken the market
one of the latter bunch taking the top
price for the day. II was brisk, &C
tive market, two cars being driven direct
10 the scales from the cars, and hte bid
ding al all times being prompt and firm.
The general run was in quality consldera-
bly, superior to any day last week, some
few being very good, and two al least
being choice. The top price was the same
q 5 for Saturday, the hogs bringing it for
the two days being about equal The
two loads bringing it yesterday averaged
247 and 2su pounds, the lighter being firm
CT and more solid meat the other being
on soft feed. Both were fairly choice,
hrst-class hogs, though weight and all
considered hardly what on any MARKET
would be called fancy. They readily got
the price, Dold and Woods each TAX
ing one Two otter car lots brought sS.771a
and were also very fair hogs, one Of them
being about with the tops in weight, and
one about 40 pounds lighter. The bulk OF
the higher-prioed hogs ranged in weight
from about rs pounds up, though one lot
of 194 average brought Sc 70. The medium
and light grades sold along S3.45 to 3-65.
The prices throughout the list ran even,
and the market closed steady with eve
rything sold which it was light enough
10 inspect. The better quality assisted
-
the receipts going very readily, and the
mixed and uneven lots also moving easily
at slightly lower figures. More good hogs
have been coming in the past few days,
the bulk perhaps running about the same,
but an increase Of cars of finished and
good stock. All the buyers participated
IN the business yesterday, the local and
shipping demand being strong There were
no shipments out, but Woods was a free
buyer for q large shipment this evening.
In referring TO the grades Of hogs most
in demand, it might be said here That
shippers would do well and be better sat
isfied not to cOnsign TO this market any
light stock hogs, running from 100 TO 40
pounds, as there Is very light demand for
them. and they can not bring satisfacto-
~ prices and are invariably cut out by
the packer and export buyers. They are
mean STOCK every " mere JUST HOW DlL
especially on this market. where fat hogs
for immediate slaughter, or mixed to
heavy for shipments, are the chief call.
The provision market again showed
strength. ribs closing with 212 cents gain
ed, and lard ~ cents. Packers sold freely
on the first advance. causing a slight re-
action, but the close was strong with the
above mentioned gains. The Chicago live
stock market was variously quoted at
steady 70 lower. with IL 600 receipts an
increase Of about 5000 over Saturday;
there were left over, 1000 as against 1000
shipments Saturday. At Kansas City the
receipts were 5000, as against 1900 Sat
urday, and 1900 Friday; the market even
with the very moderate receipts being
steady to cents lower. St. Louis report
ed a steady market, with $500 received,
about double that of Saturday. The daily
comparisons are as follows: For yester-
day: tops. s. 50; bulk OF sales, 50 60d3 70;
average weight DDS; receipts 1927. For
Saturday: tops $3.50; bulk Of sales, $3.50
10 1915; average weight, 226; receipts, 927.
There was no market for Monday Of last
week. For the same day a year ago:
tops. S3.471a; bulk of sales, s. Is to 81 45;
average weight, PHI; receipts SIS. Tops
yesterday were 3215 cents above the high
price a year ago, and receipts 500 more
The weight was s pounds more yesterday.
Total receipts for the month so far. $685.
Car receipts yesterday, IS cars; wagon
bo~s 100