McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-27

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
The live stock market during the week just
closed has ruled rather irregular. Receipts
have been fair in number but not I'D to the
average in quality. There are not great
many fancy cattle in the west at the present
time, and what few there are are being kept
back for Thanksgiving and the Christmas and
New Years holidays, when there are sure to
be plenty of buyers willing to pay extreme
prices.
Shipping steers opened with prices for good
to choice stock strong, and common to medi-
um kinds steady. Trade was brisk, shippers
of live cattle and dressed beef operators be-
ing good buyers, and some sales were made ut
small advance. No prime export beeves
were offered.
Butchers stuff was active. The supply of
naive cows was not heavy, but there was an
ample number of canning cattle of all kinds.
All the good bulls were wanted by feeders to
put on distillery Stops. Prices were generally
10c higher.
The run of range cattle was large but the
demand was good, buyers realizing that the
western cattle season will soon be over. The
movement was fairly active at fully steady
rates.
Stocl1ers and feeders were abundant and
business slow at about previous prices.
AS the week drew to a close the market for
all kinds OF shipping cattle was lower The
decline was uneven varying from 10GD25c, but
the average reduction was nearer the latter
than the former figure. The cause of the de-
preston was the sudden increase in receipts
and very weak eastern markets. Later ship
perS were in full attendance and at the modi-
fled prices considerable activity was devel-
oped: Sales ran from 81. 10G04.25 for common
rough lots to $3.50 for choice steers; the larger
number going at S4.5CGD5 65.
Native butchers stock too did not sell to 40
good advantage as earlier in the week. Offer
1ngs were liberal and the movement slow at
1OG15c decline, Notwithstanding there was a
very good demand. Sales Of COWS were at
$2.5004.25 for good to choice, while bulls went
at S4.00@S4 30.
Rangers were stronger, but it was due more
to small receipts than to an increased demand,
buyers not taking hold very sharply at the ad-
vance of 501Oc which they were required to
pay: Texans were quoted at $3.250440 and
westerns at S35065.60.
Stockers sold well, but the principal buyers
were SPECTATORS They have been loading up
in the expectation of an increased attendance
Of country buyers during the fat stock show.
In prices thereis no change, the market being
firm on basis OF S3.0O04.00 for StOckerS and
81 .0O04.50 for feeders.
Sheep have. come in faster than wanted,
causing break of 15020c. Only a few fat
muttons we're on sale, the bulk of the offer.
ings consisting of common to fair and
medium animals. Quotations range at 5000
40 for inferior to choice grades
CHICAGO, November 20.-The receipts of
wheat and corn were large here. and at other
points. wheat opened lower on Une report
of weaker markets east, and sold down about
1ac. Then, on local buying from shorts, the
market reacted, during which there was
large amount of trading done, but there being
insufficient outside support, prices were not
sustained and the market closed at the lowest
point of the day.
Corn opened active and advanced some IN
der liberal buying from shorts, but weakened
later in the day on account of the insufficient
demand to susutain the advance, closing at
the lowest noint of the day.
Oats are dull and not much doing, closing
with weak feeling.
The cattle market has firmed up cOnsidera-
bly,, and the general feeling has decidedly i'm
proved, though by many the gain in strength
is ascribed to a natural reaction from the ex-
IRENE depression of the previous week. Ship
ping steers started slumpy. There was a
pretty full supply of natives, and as Eastern
advices were gloomy the tone of the market
was weak.
Cows, bulls and butchers stuff generally
was steady.
Range cattle receipts continued to fall off,
but good many Texans came in on several
days and Montanas were quite plenty. Prices
were barely sustained.
Stockers and feeders were in limited re.
quest and while not quotabie lower were GER
tainly very weak. Few country buyers were
present and offerings were large.