The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-12
STEADY TO STRONG
Good Hogs and Fair Receipts
Again.
TOPS 60 UP TO 1887 ~
No Cattle Market - Several
Car Shipments.

The hog market yesterday again showed
good healthy tone and marked strength
1t was quoted as steady 20 strong. There
were nineteen cars received with a total
OF 1887 hogs. The quality was good, the
whole run considered, though there were
not so many extra fine hogs as the day
previous, when heavier hogs prevailed and
more fair 10 good. There were some very
fair car lots, but running in with the bulk
were common and rougher stock. with a
liberal spr1ukling Of lights One prime
load was received from Steiner & Blair
Of Lyons. which for we'll fed, plump,
choice stock were the best yet received
at the yards during the late rush. They
averaged 26S pounds and sent the top up
another point above the record for the
year, to s3STA- They were assorted hogs
from several feelings and readily sold
at the price, Dold taking them. While
there were not 50 many heavy hogs of
good quality as on Tuesday, there was a
fair run Of toppy hogs around $3.S and
$685.. The better priced hogs ran just
medium IN weight, but were generally
wei handled and rounded stock. The mar
ket was active and firm throughout the
trade and closed strong with ell the Of
ferings disposed of and the pens empty.
The shipping demand was good. and sew
eral good lots went TO export buyers. Lo-
cal consumption demand was equally
strong, Dold taking the top hogs and a
heavy supply Of the better grades for
immediate use The wagon trade was
again active and the supply from this
source continues heavy, the quality being
fair on the average Dold, Woods and
White were the principal hog buyers on
the ground, taking everything offered,
with the result that the supply was not
equal to the demand Other i've stock
markets and the provision pit all re-
corded strength, provisions especially es-
tablishfng a time-breaking record. The
bulls in this trade turned their forces
loose and ran prices up 90 points outside
liberal buying assisting materially In the
boost. July pork was advanced 50 cents
per barrel, July ribs As cents per hundred
pounds and July lard 65 cents a tierce
Cudahy and Armour are given the credit
for the push up in lard. Packers heavy
sales to the war department for immedi-
ate delivery was the basis for the bull
spirit. There was heavy run in hogs
ali over.
Chicago had estimated 5000 for the day,
and received Sc, 900 with 1,5O0 left over. ST.
Louis received 5000 against $500 the day
before. Receipts at Kansas City were d.
600. falling of from the day before,
which was an excessive Tuesday run. All
points reported strength. The daily COM
parsons are as follows:
For yesterday. tops, $SS7lk; bulk of
sales, So. 75aS.S21z; average weight, 223; re-
ceipts. 1637. For the day before, tops,
SS.S5; bulk of sales, $3.7OG3. S215; average
weight, 235; receipts, 164S. For Wednes-
day of last week, tops, IS. 20; bulk of sales,
$3.50G36O; average weight, PIP; receipts,
$40. For the same day last year, tops,
S342l5; bulk of Sales, s3.25G3. 40; average
weight, 241; receipts. 1.1S6. Shipments yes
terday, Is cars. making a total of 81 cars
for the first half Of the week. Receipts
for the week so far, Asp; for the same
days last year, 2,32S.