The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-16

! hogs Of extra quality which took the I
| point price from the top.
| Steiner & Blair Of Lyons, were shippers
! Of medium weight hogs good enough 10
| take in strong bulk price.
| D. Jackson of Hazelton. was on the
market with a car Of medium light
which sold at a good bulk price.
! Burch1eld e. Conneu OF Anthony, were
/ in with a car OF light hogs which sold
/ at a good bulk price.
! D. McNaghJen Of Newkirk. was up with
/ a car Of medium lights which sold at
! good bulk price.
| VIM. Garland Of Kiowa, shipped up a
carload Of light hogs which sold al a
good price for their grade.
Among the days stock transactions
/ there was one bunch Of sheep trans
ferred. There were Of them avera ging
! So pounds and selling al 1913.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were the Santa F'e and the Missouri Pa
cific, each bringing in three cars. The
other two came in late the might before.
The Dold business yesterday was heavy.
There were several cars OF mixed pack
ing house products sold for immediate fu-
ture delivery, and good line Of export
and domestic stock sent out. The job
bing trade was especially strong, there
being an extra large amount Of all kinds
Of specialties and staples shipped for
this trade and the express shipments
were over 10000 pounds scattered through
out the tributary distributing territory
The daily report OF the provision pit
was as follows: Were handicapped by a
too free delivery Of hogs and lower prices
az the pards. There was little dispO-
sition 10 sell, however and the market
ruled barely steady. Ribs and lard closed
steady.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Tops, S3.5712; bulk sales, s.. 45d3. 5212; aver
age weight. 227; receipts. 80. For Tues
day: Tops. 1855; bulk Of sales, 8. 5013. 90;
average weight. $50; receipts, go. For the
same day last week: Tops, $3.50; bulk OF
sales, 50 45q3.6o; average weight, DO; re-
ceipts. 80.
Provision people are cropping along with
out any positive theory a sto their mar
ket. There are a good many hogs but
apparently an unusual requirement. The
cured meat demand IS not the only factor
now in the hog market, and consequently
that hogs are nOminally over parity
with cured product is not a sure sign
either that the live hog VIII decline or
that the product Will advance. The fresh
meat distributor has been a disturber so
long. there are those who believe he will
always play the same role. There has
under way for thirty days. II seems early
though, to take it for granted that this
liquidation IS over. The provision talent
believes there is more Of it TO do and
is not disposed 10 play for a rally uutn
along in April The provision specialist
has, however, learned this season that he
has very little If any advantage now
adays over the outsider. The winter rally
started before the talent was ready for
il, and the Lenten break was thirty days
ahead of the expectation. These disap-
pOintments have upset all the calandar
theories. Shipments are about as they
We're last year. If anything somewhat |
less. Stocks are large. but not excessive /
for an easy money market. Prices aver !
age lower than last year, and are at a /
very moderate level for all sorts Of pro- /
duct. Those who are venturiug guesses /
talk an unimportant<m market for the next /
few weeks, with some widening of the |
carrying charges and better prices along /
in April. when the remnant Of the May |
liquidation IS completed.-Chicago Times
Herald.
Total receipts Of cattle at Chicago.
Kansas City. East 81. Louis. South
Omaha and South St Joseph last week
were 100 900. as compared g. 400 a week /
ago and $500 for the corresponding week ,
last month.
Indianapolis last week received 1850
hogs. SEQ less than year ago. Since
January l the total IS 304, 600, an increase /
of 14000 over year ago.
Receipts at the Chicago stock yards thus
far this month compared with a year ago
decreased nearly SO00 cattle and 24400
sheep and increased >. 100 hogs
Sioux City had $500 hogs last week. 900
more than a year ago. Since January
She has had 900 cattle and g 009 hGgs a /
gain OF ISOo0 cattle and 200 hogs
Receipts a the St. Louis National Stock
Yards during the week ending March II, I
were 1892 cattle. 37519 hogs received dur
ing the previous week These figures
show a decrease Of 80 cattle, a decrease
1f ~ hogs. As compared with the CORE
spending week a year ago cattle show an
increase Of 1900 head. hogs increased s, 400
lead.