Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-31
Yesterdays Pn'iIGSS at the St0Jk
Yards Il Oh 'ChaTge.
The Cattle Market Slow and
Tagging.
Hogs Und go . Revival Of
Energy.
Speculation in Wheat Quiet and
Undressing,
All Corn Options Dull and De-
pressed.
Oats Quiet and n Shade tnsier-Pork
Wcakening-Lard Generally
Stronger.
CHICAGO MARK ETS.
CATTLE.

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Special telegram to THE BEE.
CHIcAGo, October So westerns and Texans
formed about u quarter of the receipts to-day.
OF the latter there were less than 100 cars.
The general market was slow and dragging
from first to last. Prices generally on So
called fat cattle were 4O@50 lower than %
week ago. Really good, 400 to 1900 pound
steers are selling around about 8 9Oa6 40.
Low grade native steers of 1000 to 1900 pounds
and Whereabouts are selling along about 4 75@
8 %. The market on stockers and feeders is
also weak and lower, with q large supply Of
both. Some very choice feeders, picked out
of big droves, sold at 4 80. Yearlings are at
least 4 cents per hundred lower than at this
time last week. There were 10 leads of stock
calves on sale and for II the week 80 far there
is an increase of nearly 1900 head over the
same time last week. Texans and range cat
tie were in fair demand. Canning Texans
were quoted steady. Good to choice slipping,
II 0 10 1850 pounds, 8 4 &C 6 90; common to
Sales: 2O2 Wyoming, III, 1 10; l65 Texans,
1899, 4 90; 30 cows, 95i, 3 CO.; 3l3 Nebraska
Texans, 1882. 36'; lS Montana, 1914, 8 20;
50 Montana, lt76, D 40; &C Montana, l 60,
. 40; 62 Montana, 1922, 8 40; ITO Montana,
IL 8, 3 40; $50 extra, 906, 3 30; 115 Texans,
~, y %; w texans, oly, 5oo; OF texans,
9l9, 5 10: 1i3 Texans, $50, 3 20; 81 Texans,
- AZ, 4 90; 80 Montana Texans, 11O6, 4 TO.
HOGS.
Market opened with n brisk demand from
all quarters, and under this competition there
was a sharp up turn of about lee per 100, with
market closing steady and about all sold. AS
comp 'red with Monday, the market was 15@
20 higher thanfon that day. Sales were made
at 30 40; tor rough and common packers,
at 4 50@4 60; for fair to good with the best, at
4 659i 20; and fancy assorted heavy, at 4 70
as 10. There was IL better demand for l'ght
lots, with skip5 and grassers 3 Hing at 4 o. a
4 20, and choice assorted of 200 down, at 4 90
al 40. Packing and shipping, 230@350
pounds, 4 75@5 co. light, 160e2l0 pounds.
Il. @4 Is.
No features of interest ware developed in
any of the markets to. day. Wheat was very
quiet, trading being almost entire y local. At
the opening, speculative offerings were quite
large. The fist sales were made Mt a decline
of l05, but under u go0d demand prices
rallied (, ea'ed of n triile, closing at over
yesterday On the afternoon board the mar
ket fell off again S@3. Receipts here and at
other primary points continue free. The
cl ,siug figures were 7l5 for November, 763 for
December, 79s for January.
CORN.
Speculative trading IN corn was OF a limited
character, and Che mlrkot ruled dull daring
most Of the sessi n. The feeling was weak
eorly but C osed on the regular board firm
with November q shade higher than yester-
day, but this again was lost on tho afterooon
board, the market losing at 42c Tor October,
i2sc for November, 395c for the year, 39A@
30Bc for May.
OATS
ruled quiet and a shade easier, closing at 25gc
for October and the year, 25(c for November,
20A for May.
PORK
ruled stronger IN tho regular but lost a part
ON the afternoon hoard, closing at Sll 32l for
the year, .ll 47i for January.
LARD
was generally stronger, closing at SO 30 for Oc.
tober, 81 824 for November, So So for Decem-
ter.