The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-04
HOG MARKET Strong
Quality Poor and Receipts
Moderately Good.
BULK $3.50 TO $685.
Cattle Steady--0ne Car Of
Butcher Steers.

The hog market yesterday was strong
with only a moderate run Of receipts,
and the quality common The wagon
trade was Unexpectedly heavy, and some
Of the hogs in this division were fair,
running medium in weight and bringing
fair prices, Only five car loads were re-
ceived. and these were not up to a fair
grade in quality. There were in fact no
good hogs received, the tops indicating
the strength of the market, since with a
more liberal run they would not have
brought az good price as the tailings OF
any day last week. The trade was brisk
as long IS anything was IN sight. Woods
was the principal buyer during the day,
his purchases being to fill eastern orders
Of three days waiting. Prices ran fairly
even, averaging steady. light stuff and
pigs were largely in the lead, and soft
Tunty hogs were G percentage IN the car
lots. The bulk OF the business was done
late in theday. most Of the trains being
sliH behind time from thewater The
most Of the receipts were sold out by night
and the business cleaned up. Everything
was taken and at prices all they were
worth. The yards are nearly in their old
stuff coming in was handled In good
shape. The track facilities are also get
ting in order, and little trouble is ex-
perienced in promptly yarding the cars
and unloading. Other markets generally
reported weak TO lower, with receipts
moderately good. Chicago expected q. 600
hogs on yesterdays market, and receiv-
cd =, 100 as against 49, 600 for Monday; left
over 1910. The market steady and ac-
tive at Mondays average
At Kansas City the market Was report
Cd as weak 70 cents lower with 1900
received. Receipts at ST Louis were $500
with the market 5 cents lower The pro
vision market was lower with the grain
markets, opening several points of, rail-
lying TO a fair gain and rea citing to a low
er close. With the return Of good roads
in the country ard the lowering Of water,
heavy receipts are looked for on the To-
cal market. Local and shipper demands
are strong and active trading may be look
ed for the rest OF the week The daily
comparisons are as follows; For the day,
tops.S $36715; bulk Of sales, $50 to 1856;
average weight, 216: receipts, 10. For
last Tuesday: Tops $3.50; bulk Of sales
s.. - 10 S3.577k; average weight PIP; receipts
SOC. For the same day last year: Tops
$40; bulk Of sales, So % to S335; average
weight 2lT; receipts. 762. There was no
market Monday. The tops for the day
last year were g71@ cents below yesterday,
and the receipts about thesame A signi-
dcant factor OF the conditions prevailing
a that time. and an indication of the
tone OF the market, is the fact that the
TOP price for that day was received by a
load which was out OF one mans feed
pens, and were Texas hogs which had
been fed for ninety days, and averaged
254 pounds. Sucn hogs on the market to-
day would top II with g. Is easily. The
quality for several days has been poor,
too many lights and pigs mixed with the
fair 10 good. Some scattering loads last
week weregood, about two loads through
the week being prime These took q fancy
price and will always when quality war
rants it Shipments yesterday were thir-
;eeu cars OF hogs. making total of sew
enteen for the week