Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-18
MONDAY MARGINS.
The Opening Week on the ChlCSgl
Markets.
A Poor Showing for Cattle all
Around,
Hogs Fairly Active to Steady
Figur Z
Several Influence :, onspire to
Depress Y at.
-
All Corn Option Low AMI
Easier
Oats In Moderate Dem y and Steady
Provisions Take a sympathetic
Drop.
OMAHA X cts
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CATTLE.
CHICAGO, November 17-Among the arrivals
there were about 100 cars of westerns and Tex
ans viii, h would leave from 4,C0o to 5000
natives on sale out of the s, 1000 fresh receipts.
The general market was slow, especially on
natives. Advices from the seaboard, both on
the domestic and export account were rather
unfavorable, 60 that this branch of trade was
rather neglected. Dressed beet operators and
Gamers and city butchers were operating in q
limited way. The best fat cattle
may be quoted around about 1896 %;
Christmas steers at SO, 7596,S0, while choice
steers of 1900 to 400 pounds would not bring
over SIS. 5O@5. 60, and fair togood steers around
about 1900 pounds may be quoted at $1,000
4 80. There was a fair supply OF stockers and
feeders, but there were scarcely any country
buyers pr, sent, and little or no business traus-
ncted. The sales of western cattle were, 2l5
Wyoming, 1923 pounds, S5.12l; 3l2 Wyoming
Texans, $40, $3.50.
The general market was active. and prices n
shade stronger, the strength icing mainly on
good mixed and medium packers, and on these
there were instances of an advance of 5@ l0c,
| but the advance was not at all general. for the
best heavy made Just the same prices as on
Saturday, and were rather weak. Common
and rough packers sold around about 81 ESQ
4 30, and best packers "a 55G4 90, and best
heavy 81 70@4 70, the best New England sorts
arc selling at the latter prices. Heavy grades,
Averaging 26O and $50 pounds, 81 COCA so;
light grades, 100 and 2l0 pounds, 81 25@4 20;
mixed, go and 800 pounds, 81 30@4 30.
WHEAT.
Trading was slack on change to-day, and
the course of values in wheat was quite stead
| ,1y lnunNunrI within % 'Ilp mort lpnIe9g-
ing influences were free receipts to day and
expected large ones to More out
side orders than usual were received, about
equally divided between long and short sides.
Wheat opened quiet at II fractional decline.
There were no sustaining influences. Trad
ing was fairly active, but of a scalping
character. The free receipts and liberal
selling brought about an easy feeling, all
futures closing weak at ! O'CLOCK at the lowest
prices of tho morning. A reported break IN
freight rates from 20 down to lOc weakened
tho market and helped the decline. No. z
spring q~uOtably at 7249729;.
opened easy MT u decline of &c from Saturday
and was moderately traded in. The upward
move occurred while the downward ono was
&c from the outside points. Expected large
receipts for to.myrrow and little or no de-
mand. except of "a local speculative character
was observed. No. , cash sold early at 1870,
but fell oil quite steadily to il3c. Options at
! O'Clock were low and easier.
were in moderate demand and about steady,
the options this side of May being Il little bet
ter than nominal at quotations,
PROVISIONS
Ruled fairly active; firm and higher early in
the day, but steadily eased off with grains,
and closed Mt the lowest figures Of the day.
CALL BOARD.