Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-10
position OF the days receipts was
>, each buyer purchasing the num-
Totals ......

CATTlE-There were only a few punches
of cattle on sale today and no material
change in the prices paid were noticeable.
There has been an increase in cattle re-
preceding rt week @ amounting to % 1856 % head, ne
but as compared with the corresponding
week OF last year there is a decrease OF
], ,4W head. The demand has been In good
shape for all kinds of good cattle and the
tendency of prices has been upward
prime cornfed W steers % on the market 'this this
week and 1t is safe to say that prices are
loal5c higher than they were at the close
demand for Christmas beef and cattle that
are good enough for that trade are bring
ana sta Is seins no
better than 1t was week ago and pack
ers are not at all anxious for that class Of
cattle.
The good kinds OF cows and heifers are
selling just about steady with the close OF
he bsts grades and It fs01 no. deSt
dispose of them. at good prices, Gamers
ar sS sss in IN s9oS Thaps SrG
the week. It is the medium. kinds. which
have suffered. Sellers have found II DIM
market can be quoted on such kinds as l0d
15c lower than II was week ago.
in snsa Ssmd GsvsT % Rd nd ss wssE 5S he been
are perhaps little stronger.
The feeder trade has been active on the
may be quoted 1Cal5c higher for the Week.
There have not been many, cattle coming
demand
for them in order to get them. The COM
mon kinds and light cattle, however, are
on them Is none too active. Stock cows and
heifers are also only about steady for the
week and the same may be said of stock
calves. Stock bulls, though have been good
sellers all the week and prices are a little
The receipts of western range cattle are
decreasing at rapid rate and there have
been only a few beef steers offered the
much change. The best grades OF grass
cows and heifers have held about steady
grades are 1oal5c lower Choice heavy
feeders may be quoted lodl5c higher for
HoGs-There was fairly liberal run run II
hogs on sale today. and as other markets
were Were lover e ,,, op,e,ning bids here were 2Aa5c
A77h. with a few of The choicer grades Of
light and butcherweights ut $3.50, and some
long string had been sold it became sn7 so
parent that there were hardly enough hogs
to t 20 % the rounds, and as a result sellers
At the last end Il was mostly $3.50 market.
$3.50 with an occasional load at si'Ss,,. ana
as high as SASS was paid. Everything was
sold In god season the close being very
active and the loss of the morning almost
regained.
=. There has been a fairly liberal run of
k,
many as during, the preceding week, the
decrease amounting to 40sl head. A. com
Sare Sis the ye4y 9s wss
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aa tn he e' a n ds Of fhans fhs w
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26 The week closed with the average cost |
about i5c higher than 1t was at the begin
sHEEP-There were only a few head of
fat sheep on sale today. and they brou ,ht |
practically steady prices, The few feeders
DHered also sold without material change |
y being Just about usual Saturdays |
The receipts of sheep for the week are
lust about the same as they were last |
spending week of last year there is a gam
amounting TO 4l62 head. The market has |
been In fairly good shape though prices |
on fat stun declined a little all around. 1t |
over for the week, and lambs have gone
DH ABOUT the same amount, unless Ii be on
,ome OF the choicest bunches. The heavy
weight sheep are not as good sellers. as
buyers want the kind that weigh around 100
pounds.
The feeder market has shown very little
,hange' Good wethers are just, about
steady, but the same as mas been the case
III along, common light lambs and old ew es
ire slow sale and prices weak to a dime
over Good stuff, however. is selling in
hat have been IN force for some time past.
Quotations: Choice fed wethers si.OVl6
-; fair to good fed weth@rsI .3,s5aI1;
'o9s srass ssss WetSers ersegs fair to
. 3.&43.5o fair to good ewes, So. O0dp3 25
,hoice spring lambs. $, PSI fair to good
pring lambs, s4.75q5.00 feeder ewes, &26@
90; % feeder wethers' S5Oqs'75 feeder lambs,