The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-29
HOG MARKET WEAK
Steady For Best Hogs--0thers
5 Lower.
TOP REMAIN AT 1855
Largest Receipts In Several
DayS--QuaIity improved.
TOP REMAIN AT $685.

The Wichita hog market yesterday ex-
hibited very marked signs of renewed en-
ergy and activity, with greatly increased
receipts, a decidedly better quality OF Of
ferings. and liberal free buying and de-
mand from all sources. both local packing
and shipping. The market opened with
an evident tone of weakness which was
not entirely overcome throughout the
day. Most Of the other leading markets
early reported weakness and generally
lower prices, and this with the main fea-
lures Of the provision market OF reflected
lower and uncertain tone to the local mar
ket. The first sale Of the day was a car
load received late the day before. and
weighed up and sold on the opening mar
ket. This was a load of light weights
Of only ordinary grade and sold at $3.50
This was followed by a very fair run Of
wagon hogs in all sizes and punches, most
OF which sold on a range Of s. 4593. So
and some few lots at s3.25g335 These
prices ruled fairly regular and even
through most OF the day, the top finally
reaching up TO s.. 65. one load al this fig
IRE; with $3.60 marking a larger amount
OF sales from then on. 800 and s3.25 were
the lowest prices paid for any class of
stock through the day, as shown by the
submitted table below, and 1886 was the
lowest figure for car hogs, the bulk OF this
class running from S45 up. The general
quality was very much better than for
d week and over, there being received yes
terday some very good hogs, and the
bulk being a marked improvement over
the day previous and for several days.
The weight was considerably better, the
average for the day being 228 pounds,
against 2l6 the day before, and 217 a week
ago, which last figure has run about on
the average for the week There were
more fair 10 good and very good hogs
offered yesterday than for a week at
least and the run Of mixed, common, and
under-fed stuff was very generally re-
duced, although as a matter of fact the
weight would really show up still higher
on the whole but for about two very light
loads which materially reduced the gen.
eral average. The 1915 load was only
Is pounds in weight. and even 179 and on
up to 20 and d little better ruled for
some few loads. These were in measure
Offset by the four or five toppy loads
which ran from 224 to go, 275. and $50
Market on general average ruled fairly
steady yesterday for the better grades,
and full five lower for the poorer grades.
None of the best hogs that were bought
sold for prices lower than quotable steady
the more common stuff sold at weaker
tone, ruling generally five lower The
trading was lively and active the de-
mand good and nearly all the offerings
received disposed OF readily and at prices
satisfactory TO sellers. The bidding was
usually prompt, and the better classes Of
stock disposed Of early and without drag.
The bulk Of the business was done early
and the heavy end of the stock taken
care Of. Following are the daily compar-
isons: For yesterday: Tops, $3.50; bulk
of sales, S50Q3.62l5; average weight. 22S;
receipts 172O. For the day previous; Tops.
$3.50; bulk of sales, S350a365; average
weight 2l6; receipts, 6l2. For the same
day last week: Tops. $3.75; bulk of sales,
$3.5l1=Q5.'0; average weight, 217; receipts.
l232. For the same day last year: Tops.
$40; bulk of sales, g Q043O7Ja; average
weight, 2l2; receipts. rs.