The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-09
BIG Day FOR HOTS
l,l87 for Receipts and Mar
ket Strong.
TOPS UP TO $3.50
Grade of Hogs Good-No
Cattle Market.

Only one market, st. Louis, reported
strong as the quotation yesterday, while
the rest Of the western receiving points
gave out split Of steady to strong. This
market was strong from the opening to
the final close, and this understanding
the fact that there was q rush Of re-
ceipts in. As a matter Of fact the coudi-
tons right now are such that the more
hogs received the better the market VIII
be, and this statement is sustained by
the prices paid for~ hogs the last two
weeks. On dull days when there is little
in, and this of q mixed nature, there IS
little TO tempt the buyers, and enthusiasm
languishes. Let day come when there
IS large run Of good even fat hogs and
spirit Of vim and life at once presents
Itself and the activity IS pronounced and
the competition among the four or five
buyers very soon evinces a strong tone
and firm 6uoyent feeling. This was the
case yesterday when nearly 1850 hogs
we're on sale and every hog OF every de-
sc-iptiOn was sold, and at the close the
pens were entirely cleaned out and good
strong prices paid for them, and the
strength displayed more than holding It's
own with most of the rest Of the mar
kets, where nearly all of them expert
enced a falling on of IN receipts at that
The grade Of hogs was more in line with
the class most desired at this point. al
though any class is wanted and will
readily be bought The average weight OF
all the car hogs going over the scales
yesterday was ten pounds lighter than for
Tuesday, the average for yesterday being
z39 pounds, which IS a better average for
the medium weights desired. The tops
were Up ~ cents, landing on $3.50. This
was a load Of e56 pound hogs, and the
only car bringing the next point was one
weighing only 215. The one car which
sold st the bottom point Of the bulk aver
age shot up over the line TO sos pounds.
The whole bulk range was within the
comparatively narrow limit Of 10 cents,
running from $3.50 to $3.50, and this TAX
ing in all the thirteen cars received and
-arge bulk Of the wagon offerings. This
at once indicates the frmness Of the mar
ket and the ready desire to purchase
hogs, as does also an analysis Of the ia
bles below, which show the following
suggestive results: One car at tops. $3.50:
one at next point, s3s71z; six punches OF
wagon hogs in very good condition at the
above figure; ten cars at the $3.S5 point,
and large bulk Of the wagon trade;
only one of extra heavies at the low bulk
point, $3.50 Early arrivals and late ar
rivals and in between, all received the
same treatment and the keenness of the
buyers brought UP the tone Of the trad
ing 70 very refreshing point. It was one
o fthe best days in a long time in the
hog division, and shippers were univer-
sally pleased with their deals, and the
buyers ard all others concerned are like
wise well satisfied. Il showed the buy
ing capacity Of this market, and although |
not an unheard Of big volume day, by any |
means. il was heavier than for some time |
past, and with other markets hardly bet /
ter than steady, this one did exceedingly |
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