The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
NEAk 10 FIVE LOVER
Quality Poor Receipts Fair
For Monday.
TOPS REST AT 1855
Considerable Activity in Tran
sit FeederS--No Sales.

The hog market yesterday ruled weak
20 i've cents lower. It was a rather dun
and dragging market through most of
the day, owing, however, to the light run
OF hogs up till late in the afternoon. and
also to the inferior quality of the offer
ings. The wagon trade was fairly good.
little over a hundred animals coming
IN from this source. This, however. was
all done some time before noon. The
trace uvened up upon receipt of sew
eral cars toward the end Of the day. and
though buyers and sellers did not in ev-
cry instance get together at ones. yet at
the close all the hogs received were sold
ana the pens empty. Though it was again
a declining market, the demand was fair
~ good, the best stuff selling after some
hesitancy, the best prices warrantable be-
ms paid There was a general weakness
in all the I've pits Of trade, provisions
first taking d slump in sympathy with
the ten-cent break in wheat, later selling
up trifie. The live stock markets every
where broke from to 10 cents. the Wich-
ita market sustaining strength the best
OF any reported. On the opening, and in
fact some sales recorded later in the
day, were about steady with Saturdays
average. Later reports, however, being
bearish from other live stock centers, this
market weakened, and the last sales of
the day were a strong lower. The quail
iJy was poor and unattractive, only about
one load Of the day being at all extra
and this readily took the top Of 1856,
~ cents above the next nearest price on
the list. The bulk was within a ten
cent range and this took in practically
all Of the car lots save the top. Though
the average weight was above Saturday
and Friday. which dates. however, were
abnormally low, II was below Monday of
last week, and as a matter of fact the
top load. which was made up of heavy
packers and averaged nearly 500 pounds,
very materially brought up the average Of
the rest which otherwise would have
shown up thin The loads which sold ran
all De way from 1Ss 10 229 excepting the
top load, and light lights, and runty pigs
We're thicldy sprinkled throughout about
all the loads received. Several sales were
made on separate lots of the one car, the
best of the load going for local cOnsump-
ton and the cut-outs and sorts TO spec
ulat0rs. Two punches of II and y, weigh
ing respectively l55 and 156 pounds, went
at pig prices. There was a smattering
Of heavy sows and coarse stays also run
ming i'm with otherwise fair loads. The
truth seems apparent that shippers and
farmers are piling into market any and
all Kinds of stuff to get it out of the way
Tor harvest, intending when the regular
summer run commences, to feed better
and firmer stock and improve the grade
Of their consignments. Just now, how
ever. and for the past week ar ten days
there has b3en a glut of thin and light
hogs, and rot enough desiI able, pretty
hogs to Offset this mess and raise the tone
o. the general offerings. it is expected !
Toy shippers and dealers that a marked !
Improvement will indicate the tone Of the
receipts from after harvest. The tailings
and clean-ups have about all reached
market clearing the feeding pens Of the
low grade stock and preparing the way
for a better class of stock hogs to breed
and fatten Yesterday was only sample
of the prevailing condition for several
DAYS back: light, thin, grassy and soft
hogs colored up the entire days receipts,
and these are just such grades as no one
wants very bad, especially packers and
butchers. Dold was the sole buyer for
the best of the car hogs, the cut-outs and
Elzips going to outside parties for ship |
ment. This market was less weak than !
any Of the principal receiving points with |
The receipts heavier than for Saturday or
last week, Monday, al this point Kan !
sas city reported 1909 hogs received, !
against 5000 on Saturday and 1900 Fri |
day and the closing bulletin was pack !
ers and. shippers took hold of hogs very
sparingIy. and prices to 10c lower" Chi /
cago had estimated 10000 hogs and receiv- |
ed S5.00b The report from there was, /
Packers made up their minds that prices /
for hogs were to go still lower and there /
was a further decline Of about 10 cents" /
St. Louis received 5000 hogs, market re- |
ported to 10 cents lower. Provisions /
opened weak and slumped off, but Cudahy /.
and other large interests bought freely on /
he decline. with the result that prices /
their early loss, and closed, ribs /
) cents up and lard IL cents mp. Compare 1
sons on the local market are as follows; /
Yesterday tops. $3.50; bulk of sales $3.50 /
s 80; average weight. pa; receipts, 93i. For /
Saturday: Tops, $50; bulk OF sales, $50 .
0360; average weight. 206;. receipts, $50 /
For last week. Monday; Tops, $3.50; bulk /
of sales, S37o33.S0; average weight 251; /
receipts. 623 For same day last year: (
Tons. So OH; bulk Of sales, $3.0oa2.o'ia; av- /
er3ge weight 253; receipts, 100. There were /
40 out-shipments.
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