The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-22
MARKET TN HIGHER
Active and Strong With Lib
eral Receipts.
TOPS REST ON 1882 -
Practically no Cattle Business
Transacted.

The Union livestock market YESTERDAY
Registered hogs ten cents higher. This
was generally expected the day before
when all indications pointed to a strong
market. While other markets ruled strong
and higher, as well as the provision mar
ket also, the local market was governed
very materially by its intrinsic value bas-
ed on the high grade stock received. The
quality was for many cars the best In
some time, and the average may be said
to have been very fair. More straight
loads of free-from- cut-outs were in than
for many days The weights ran generally
well up, and rough, understood stuff was
the exception. The three cars taking the
S3.G212 top were good hogs. among the best
received in weeks Good prices were paid
for the good hogs, and buyers were after
them at the best prices. For about half of
the day the market was inclined to be
slow, not much stock coming in; this be-
Ing especially true of the wagon trade
which was kept back by the heavy roads.
Toward the latter half of the day, how
ever, the trade became enough brisk to
keep an active market till too dark to in
spect the arrivals The best Of the re-
ceipts came in on late trains, in fact the
carload lots generally were delayed in
reaching the pens. The market continued
to rule strong up to the last SALE the tops
being among the last Dold and Woo,
We're both liberal buyers, the days ship
ment on foreign orders being alrgely made
up from the choice Of late arrivals. Tween
~ cars Of hogs were received altogether,
mostly comingq in a bunch. The receipts
We're again large, exceeding the day be-
fore, though 1t was not expected to up TO
= q 70 q e-+4 fof do md
good market, the prices running evenly
strong and trading active. Provisions
again struck a heavenly gait, May pork
closing at S11.01a. ribs 35571a and lard St. SO,
being all very material advances for one
day. It was q gain of 67I5 cents on pork,
- cents on ribs, and Is cents for lard.
The war talk had just the effect it was
expected to, though the most sanguine
hardly looked for such rapid and sub
stantial gains all at once. The livestock
market ct Chicago reported $4,000 hogs,
q falling off of nearly 5,OO0 and against
an estimate Of 21,OOO for today. There
were left over 2, 400 from Wednesday; the
market mostly ten cents higher. The
markets at st. Louis and Kansas City
were 5a1O cents higher, with receipts at
the latter point Il, 900 and the former 1000.
The shipments from the Wichita markets
continue large and all offerings are alb
sorbed at all they can command. The dali
~ comparisons are as follows: For the
day, s.. 621k; bulk Of sales s.. so to $3.50; av-
erage weight, 991; receipts. 1850. For
Wednesday; tops, $50; bulk of sales, SO IS
to S3.45; average weghi. 225; receipts 1,22S
For last Thursday; tops So so; bulk of sales
S3.45 to $3.50; average weight, 226; receipts,
600 For same day last year; topj $36715;
bulk of sales $3.50 to $3.50; average weight.
21S; receipts 799. Tops yere 1917 cents
above the day previous. 212 cents higher
than last Thursday, and 5 cents below a
year ago. The receipts were 332 more than
for the year previous, LOCO more than for
Thursday Of last week. and 761 more than
for the same day last year. The receipts
for the week so far have been 6,OO1; for
the same days of last week. LISP; for the
same days for last year, 3O26. The week
shows large gains over the other two
dates. Shipments so far this week, Is
cars.