The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-07
HOG MARKET STRONG
Only Just Fair in Quality and
Receipts.
TOPS REMAIN AT 1915
Cattle Steady, With Light Run
and Several Shipments.

The hog market yesterday was strong
with receipts about on the average for
the week. and the quality only fair. The
market was active and strong, the trading
brisk throughout the day, and the demand
good for the better grades, and fair for
the poorer lots. Lights and pigs were
SOW sellers, ranging along about $500
$50 Heavy hogs were few. and generally
mixed with lights and comomn stock.
The best hogs were not better than fair,
and anything extra or choice would have
brought more money, the common to fair
offerings bringing all they could expect.
The early arrivals were disposed of easily
and nearly everything was sold by noon.
The last TO come in were among the best
OF tn days receipts, and the top prices
were paid for the closing deals. The
stock was uneven SIS to kind and quality,
though the late trading showed prices
fairly even, and the range narrow. There
were about three cars out Of the ten
received which ran fair through the lot
and took the best prices at once. Some
OF the bids were made on hogs before
they had got 20 the pens from the cars,
the trading being al all times brisk and
the tone healthy. Considering the gen
orally ordinary stock on sale the prices
were good and the market strong. It was
no trouble to sen even what was offered
and good or prime hogs would have gone
as easily at figures several points higher
than that OF the high mark for the day
The top was again 1915 and five cars
brought that pr4os. the bulk of all grades
going at S2554370. Dold was the prin-
cipal buyer taking the bulk Of the offer
ings for immediate slaughter. Woods also
took few OF the better lots to I'll out
a shipment this evening. The days bust
ness was done and over with al an early
hour, all the hogs coming into the yards
being sold and taken care of. There were
few cut outs and most of the loads sold
straight.
Other markets indicated a strong tone
early, some closing off tri1e weak. At
Chicago the estimate had been for 26, 900
hogs; 25eO0 were received and 5000 left
over. The shipments the day before had
been 351S. and 1t would appear by the
large number held over that the market
was slow. although the report was that
II opened strong, closing weak. An early
quotation was that prices ruled 21b cents
higher on good demand from packers.
Sales were at the extreme range of s.. 90
TO A-25. At St Louis the receipts were
1900, as compared with 5000 on Thursday.
and the market was quoted as strong.
Kansas City received 1900 hogs. 1900
more than the day before, and the market
closed weak after opening strong The
provision market was very slow. all the
list closing below the close of Thursday
The daily comparisons are as follows:
For yesterday: tops. S3T5; bulk of sales,
S3550370; average weight, 221; receipts,
LOS. For Thursday: tops, 1915; bulk of
sales S360d3. T211; average weight, PIG; re-
ceipts. S57. For Friday of last week: tops,
$3.50; bulk of sales, S3.5Gd3.60 average
weight, 21S; receipts, L1S0 For the same
Gay last year: tops. So. Az: bulk of sales.
$3.50 to las; average weight, 239; receipts,
So. The tops were the same as the day
previous. 10 cents above last week, same
day, and 27l5 cents more than last year
Theweight was lower than last year, and
above the other two dates The receipts
were nearly double last year, same day,
slightly under last week and a trifle above
day before. The receipts for the week
have been S.4S2, and the shipments, %
cars.