The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-28

tanned at work clear up to dark. This
was necessary in order to get stock out
ready for shipment today and evidences
the heavy business being done with wealth
er conditions Of late decidedly unfavora-
bic, too.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Yesterday, tops, $3.521z: bulk, s.. 40Q3. 52l2;
average weight, 230; receipts, 74L For
Saturday. tops, $50; bulk, s3.S71zG3. so;
average weight, 81; receipts. 424. For
Monday of last week, tops, $3.50; bulk,
s.. 40qo.50; average weight, 216; receipts,
CO.,
Yesterday there was snow and cold
blasts everywhere, and it was difficult to
get to the yards from any source, and
yet the total receipts for the day were
better than Saturday and for Monday Of
last week, and the strength Of the market
was decidedly better, as well as being in
advance Of other early reported markets,
all Of which showed weakness or at the
best quotable as steady. This point viii
always pay good prices for hogs, and
weather cuts no figure and no ice, as de-
monstrated yesterday when all conditions
were unfavora Bile.
Provisions yesterday were Influenced on
the bullish side by the strength in grains.
Packers bought lard freely. Lard closed
a s5.27A, against s.. % Saturday, or 212
cents up. Ribs closed steady at $40.
Other markets were as follows: Chi
cago expected 5000 hogs yesterday and
received 1900, with 2,254 left over. The
market was last given as follows: There
was good trade in hogs on local and
shipping account, as steady TO easier
prices, sales being partly 21h cents lower"
The estimate for today is 5000 hogs.
Kansas City received $50 hogs, and the
market was generally steady. st. Louis
was steady to easy, with 1000 hogs in
Chicago Times Herald: The provision
crowd thinks that Swift is the only large
interest left on the long side OF the mar
ket. He is supposed to have carried more
than anybody else down through the de-
cline, and is evidently expecting to carry
it straight through until after the May
liquidation is over. Some Of the interests
which have been exceedingly bearish on
provisions are inclined now to believe that
whatever May liquidation is left to do will
be merely transfer to July instead of
straight out May selling, and that this
sort of liquidation, while it may widen
spreads somewhat, will be no reason for
any further decline in prices. There has
been a considerable improvement in ex-
port demand for lard within week.
The Cincinnati Price Current of Thurs
day said: There is a further moderate
tendency 10 decrease III the marketing or
hogs in the West. The total number han
died by packers for the week has been
$4,000, compared with 375 900 the proceed
ing week and 100000 two weeks ago. For
corresponding time last year the number
was 325, O00. From March l the total is
l, 10000, against 1,065, 900 a year ago-an
increase of G., 900.
Here are two statements from the Dro-
vers' Telegram regarding the wheat out
look, and both sources of information are
the very best: 1.-THE general agent for a
leading insurance company, making a
specially of insuring country mills and
grain elevators, and consequently greatly
interested in having good crops, says their
travelling men report the winter wheat
conditions excellent and the promise for
an abundant yield" And Kansas City
implement dealers state than answers to
inquiries regarding the condition of wheat
have so far brought comparatively few re-
ports of serious damage. Some ploying
up and replanting to corn is in progress
in Kansas, excess orders for corn plant
ing machinery coming mainly from King
man, Sedgwick Reno and Stafford coun-
ties. Advices generally indicate the belief
in considerable damage, though warm
weather will undoubtedly bring out many
fields now apparently dead. Scarcely any
intimation of damage comes from Okla
hona."