The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-24
STRONG. 5 HIGHER
Poor and Common Lot of
Hogs offered.
TOPS UP TO S4.22 ~
Receipts Were Light = No
Cattle Received.

The hog market yesterday was stron
cents higher, with very light run 0
receipts. and quality very common, tn
general average OF tbs run considered
The opening market was strong with few
wagon hogs ON sale and fewer car lots
with the natural effect of a slow market
although SO Tar as the stuff was on hant
the bidding was prompt and well up
Dold was the largest buyer on the ground
taking all the car lots save one, and
most Of the wagon stuff, Robbins and
Woods taking few of the wagon offer,
ings and White taking a car load Of fan
hogs. The quality was very poor, the
whole day considered. About one load
In the early part OF tho day and another
On the late arrivals were just fair, moth
ing extra OF especially attractive. As for
the rest, they were a rough, thin and
badly mixed lot Of offerings, many show
ing the effects of several days holdings
in their evident shrinkage. BY sorting
some few loads would have turned out
fair bunch OF hogs, but nearly all the
loads were sold straight, with fewor no
cut-outs, and their intrinsic worth was
thereby materially lowered. Everything
which came in before the last Of the day
Ec1S A45RDSCO VI readily, All the pTnClDdl
buyers remaining for the late arrivals in
hopes a better line Of stuff would appear.
Solely on account Of the few receipts and
very ordinary quality the day was mark
ed with dullness and only spasmodic en-
thusiasm and activity. The light run Of
receipts was not confined to this market
By any means, an the leading points like
wise reporting heavy dropping off in re-
ceipts, all the country evidently awaiting
& return Of last weeks high prices. AS
here also, all the western markets showed
early strength, most of them, however,
weakening perceptibly at the close The
local market was equally strong at the
close, the last load to be sold going at
2l2 cents below the top for the day, and
no better in quality than the average all
Gay. The vast flow of hogs of all man
ner Of grades, weights and conditions
which for the past ten days has poured
into all the markets Of the country has
evidently been temporarily checked even
the abnormally prodigious influx having
most Of the period no slumping effect up
on any Of the markets. Chicago had es-
timated 10000 hogs for the day. They re-
ceived 5000, and with 1000 carried over
from last week, there was a total supply
Of 1900 hogs offered. The early demand,
advanced to 10c, closing weak to sc I'M
der the early average. The supply for
Saturday was $1,000, and 1.662 shipments
The receipts at Kansas City were 1000,
with the market strong and higher at
first and closing weak. The st. Louis mar
ket was quoted at Zoe higher, with $500
received. The provision market was dull
with losses recorded all along the list |
The daily comparisons for the local mar
ket are as follows: For yesterday: Tops, |
s42212; bulk of sales $40 to $4.2O; average |
weight, 22S; receipts, GAL For Saturday: /
Tops. S4.l5; bulk Of sales, $3.50 to 81 05; av- /
erage weight. 200; receipts, 423. For last /
Monday: Tops, $40; bulk of sales. S3S5 |
to 800; average weight. 207; receipts. l. |
e32. For same day last year: Tops. $3.25; !
bulk OF sales. $500 to $3.l5; average weight. |
225; receipts, 7O1; shipments, cars; for |
month, 232.