The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-21
MARKET WIS LOVER
Receipts Still Heavy and
Quality Good
TOPS CONTINUE AT $3.50
Practically No Cattle offered
Market Steady

The hog market yesterday ranged 2I5 to
cents lower, in sympathy with all other
points. and the unsettled conditions gen
orally prevailing. The first half of the
day was a slow market, not many car
lots coming in. and the trading inactive.
Towards the close, however, the business
Avened up very materially, and the trad
Ing became active, with prices ruling
higher, and the market closing strong. The
tops for the day were the very last three
sales Of the days business. The prices
for the last part of the day were the
best paid. The quality of the offerings
was generally good. being considerably
better than fop the day previous, and the
weight above medium. There were few
cut-outs and roughs. and the prices ran
even, the loW-priced hogs being few. Sew
eral car lots ran fair to good and light
weight and coarse stock was in the mi
nOrity. The wagon trade was again
heavy, running in numbers along with the
day before Dold took all the wagon stuff
coming IN for great part Of the day,
and several car loads also for immediate
use. Woods took some of the better grades
Of wagon hogs and a few car loads for
a shipment this evening. The receipts
d
from Tuesday, which was the winner for
the season, SO far. Tops brought $3.50
the same as the day before, and the same
as for last Wednesday, there being three
cars which brought that figure, these be-
ing good fat hogs and the best offered
The Kansas City live stock market was
weak with receipts up to 5000, 1000 more
than for Tuesday, and Il 900 more than
Monday At Chicago, there were 1900
hog receipts, with 900 left over from the
day before; the market remained steady
under the influence Of the sudden squirt
in provisions. Pork gained 60 cents at one
tie and closed with a net gain of 20 cents
over the close Of Tuesday. Ribs closed at
$3.50, the day previous at $5.I5. Lard closed
at $500 the day before at S5.17. The war
rumors were the cause Of the strength in
provisions, and the live stock market at
Chicago caught the fever. Estimated re-
ceipts at the latter point today are 90
90. Though ehlocal market was weak
at the opening, it developed strength all
through the last half Of the day, and it
was the universal opinion that today will
show q higher market. This has been the
tendency, and it seems the natural condi-
ton to look for very soon. The daily COM
Parsons are as follows: For Wednesday:
tops, $3.50; bulk of sales. 50 So to s.. IS; av-
erage weight, 225; receipts. 122S. For
Tuesday; tops, 50 30; bulk of sales, 39O to
S3.4715; average weight 2s6; receipts, 2,IO5:
For last week, Wednesday: tops. $3.50;
bulk of sails, 1885 to $3.4715; average
weight. 216; receipts, 9Ss. For the same
day last year: tops 1855; bulk of sales
$3.50 to $3.50; average weight, 237; re-
ceipts, S6S
The tops for all three recent dates were
the same; the bulk Of sales about the
same. and the weights nearly together. |
The receipts for yesterday We're 242 in ex- |
cess of Wednesday of last week. $50 more |
than same day last year, and S77 less |
than the day previous. The receipts for |
the week so far are 4441; for the first half |
of last week. 9,6S2; for the same period |
Of last year, 1921 Shipments for the /
three days Of this week, I6 cars.