Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-07-02
A BREAK IN LIVE STOCK.
Liberal Receipts and Cheap Feed Brings
Prices Down Considerably.
Cattle---A Prospect of Prices Co
ing Still Lower.
The Hog Market Stiu Demoralized.
Stock Sales.
Special to the Omaha Herald.

Special to the Omaha Herald
CHICAGO, June 30.-The live stock
market has again been adversely affected
this week by the general depression in
food staples coupled with liberal receipts.
Cattle have not lost greatly in price but
there is u strong effort on the part of
buyers to force further concessions and
this has rendered the trade slow for all
but the most desirable lots. The receipts
have been somewhat in excess of last
week which was not at all needed. OF
really good fat shipping stock the offer
ings have not been excessive, and such
have generally found ready sale. but
poor grassy cattle formed large share
of the supply and they have been in slow
demand at a lower range. Rough and
half fat lots were much neglected. The
gap between good and poor stock is per-
ceptibly widening. Range cattle have
held up exceptionally well during the
week, but suffered with other grades dur
ing the past week, being then more plen-
tiful team hitherto. A large volume of
business has been done during the week,
canning operations being very active.
quotations range at $5@6 10 for nat i've
shipping steers, SO 75@4 90 for Texans,
50 25@3 40 for stockers, S4o4 90 for
feeders, So food 75 for COWS, and 81 75
cr5 % for butchers steers. Summed up,
prime cattle are bringing nearly former
rates, while common to scrub lots are in
little request even at concessions, while
the situation
| fAvORS STILL LOWER PRICES.
Current receipts of cattle are fully
equal to this time last year. Corn fed
stock are and have been all the year in
much greater supply than last. Good
heavy cattle are now selling at So 50@2
40 per 100 pounds. lower than then, and
light cows and steers 81 5O02 90 less.
On the other hand grass fed Texans are
doing as well as then and extra fat lots
only about Coo less. Very little of tho
heavy declines ON corn fed native beeves
IL falling on Texans, owing mainly no
doubt to the lateopening of the shipping
season for southwest stock, less than 800
cars being received this month against
nearly three times that number during
June, 1882.
The hog market shows little indication
of recovering from its Generalization.
Not much can be hoped for while the
panicky feeling exists in products. Some
slight gain in prices was made early in
the week but this..was all wiped out OF
Wednesday and Thursday but added tt
the loss. The feeling since has beer
weak and uncertain. The receipts wer,
about equal to last week, of about 20,
600. Packers have been waiting for val
: ues to touch bottom hut there has beel
ia good inquiry for eastern shipment
Spectators have largely controlled th
; market. Heavy hogs are suffering NOR
than light animals. Sales range from
G0@6 20 although rancy lots will some
, times command as high as S6 40. Thi
is 81 75d2 % less than last year. Durin,
the first week of July 1882, as high al
high rs 80 was
, PAID FOR CHOICE HEAVY HOGS.
, There have nave not quite So many
. sheep received here as on last week, al
though the supply of low grade animal
has been ample and trade rather slow
5 Few good to choice sheep suitable fol
4 shipment, have been offered and tn,
Q shipments east are much lighter thar
last year. The demand is almost wholly
confined to the local butchers trade, bu
disposes of all desirable lots arriving
Advices concerning the condition O
, the western herds are most encouraging
. Wyoming range cattle are reported il
much better condition than usual TIL,
grass is one of the finest ever known, ant
the calf crop is large.
II call is issued for ameeting of all Da
kota stock raisers to take place at Fargo
July 8, to effect the organization of a Da
, kota's stockmens association.
At the sale on Wednesday of the sur
plus of the shorthorn herd of the Hamil
tons of Kentucky, AZ animals, brough
$21, 300,
5 Some extensive additions to the manu-
featuring establishments at the stool
, yards are in progress. Morris 81 Fair
bank are erecting large canning estab
, lishment 800 feet in length. Armour 4
Co are building monster warehous
covering four acres of ground adjoining
D their nreaent establishments