, 1889-10-13
THE CATTLE MARKET.
The Pens 0verstocked With
Lean and Common Stuff.
Prime Fancy Steers Command
Good Prices.
Sheep a Trile Lower, but the
Demand Active
The Weekly Cattle Market.

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Special Dispatch To tho Leader.
CHICAGO, Oct l2-The run of cattle
shows some decrease this week. but the
supply of poor stuff is still away above the
wants of the trade. Lean, common IA.
tives, Texans and rangers are arriving in
large numbers, and are selling at about
the lowest prices known. Texas AID the
northern ranges furnish nearly half. and
the bulk are. Of course utilized l n the
canning trade. On the other hand, prime
and fancy native steers are scarce and
the demand, as for some time past. cen
tiers on the best Buyers are willing to
paw good prices for good cattle and at last
the magic figure of IS has again appeared
among the sales. That price was paid
"Wednesday for a bunch of l,436 pound
natives and several lots have made $4.85
10 81 IS. IL pays to have a good article
to sell. these rates are the best for many
a day and 25 to 30c higher than during
the recent depressed period This ad.
vance. however, has no stimulating effect
on natives. which have to compete with
the big run of Texans and rangers. Such
droves drag along all day and are finally
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Nothing comes to market this season Of
the year that is so hard 10 sell as plain
and common natives. When il is remem-
bered that receipts of cattle the previous
week exceeded $4,000 head and that the
heavy, il must be acknowledged that the
deal has held up surprisingly well.
Values here are very low, but no other
,,arbat "a, tha wnrld ,onlJ 1,onnaa nf on i.
900 head at any price. Right on the
heels OF the largest receipts ever known.
those who have common stock for sale
cannot expect very active competition for
their class Of goods, especially when an
overwhelming proportion Of the supply is
scarcely good enough to command the at.
~tention of shippers on the hoof. Late
cables report heavy supplies OF cattle with
prices 1929 lower at collie for medium
TO best American heeves. but New York
is quoted firm and receipts ut Western
points are light.
Choice cows. heifers aud bulls arc in
moderate supply, good demand and
steady. For common sorts prices are
about the cheapest OF the year. For scrub
lots it is about useless to give quotations.
as there are no fixed values.
Desirable Texans and rangers are max
ing steady prices. while common grades
are easier Prime Westerns have not
been higher this year and poor lots have
not been lower. Orders for cars on the
Northern Pacific aud Manitoba roads are
heavy and larger receipts may be expect
ed from that direction. Still, as the deal
has stood up under receipts that would
have buried any other market, no great
change in values is looked for. Texans
that shippers can use sell quietly. The
best fat Texans are quoted 81 70(d3 90,
rough fat lots 80 4092 60. smooth liah,
lots 80 30(a2 60 and rough light lots
81 I0(d2 20. A big drove Of Wyoming
feeders of LOO lbs. weight sold early il
the week at 81 GO Several lots of corn
fed Nebraska steers have sold ut around
81 81.
The stocker and feeder trade is very
dull. dsmand light aud prices down TO
low water mark.