Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23
Total receipts .......
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-

CATTLE-Most of the cattle that arrived
today were consigned direct to local pack
so that a test of values was not made.
For the week receipts have shown a de;
crease of nearly 10000 head as compared
with last week, but as compared with the
same week of last year there is an increase
Of a few hundred head.
The market on cornfed steers has been
very uncertain all the week. On most
days there were not over, fve or six loads,
SO that it is very difficult for either buy
ers or sellers to tell anything about the
true condition of the market. The. most
S6,5 the fa SstfIe f hsTs s seq t6o Gas fed though a9d hays Ss
high at $500 was paid for, cattle, that had
been fed about six months and were In
load, however, ought to sell up to 1915. As
compared with the close of last week there
6 does nGt s eTIres to 6 be much f6 t fbaa nsevs en- tas
some sales look a good deal higher than
others, but the market could not well be
evident that packers are not at all anxious
for these half fat cattle as they do not
The COW market advanced sharply the
first of the week, but eased on a little to-
ward the close. The best grades Of both
cornfeds and grassers are but little, II any,
higher than they were a week ago. 1t Is
a difficult matter, sellers. say, to get over
$500 for anything and the grassers seem
10 be selling to better advantage than the
cornfeds, for the reason, buyers claim, that
the cornfeds do not make as good a per-
said that the prices that have been paid
this week for the cornfeds have been very
Disappointing. Gamers. however have
fully 25c and in some cases as much at
Soc; The medium class OF COWS are also a
Bologna bulls may be quoted fully 15@
2c higher for the week and feeder bulls
of good. quality are also a little stronger.
Veal calves have not shown much change
and choice veals are selling from $3.50 to
stockers and feeders were considerably
higher the first of the week, but the
Friday. AS compared with the close of
last week Tees ,6 h9%eveTi Q prices co on 6gsir stnts
Western beef steers also advanced the
first of the week and lost some of the gain
later on. The quality OF the offerings to-
very inferior, so that desirable kinds would
probably have sold a little better than
they did last week. Range CO.'S are al
the greatest advance being on the Gamers
and the least on the best grades. Western
stockers and feeders are also lOg2Oe higher
HoGs-There was just a fair run Of hogs
here today, and the market opened fairly
active and steady to strong as compared
the feeling improved so that the market
averaged a shade higher. The bulk of the
sales went at $6.25 and $e.2Th, with choice
loads mostly at $3.50, and the heavy. packing
grades sold from S6.2 down. The later ar
rivals sold at good strong prices, and as
trading Was active from start TO finish
everything was disposed of In good season.
For the week receipts show an increase
over last week of about 5000 head, but as
compared with the same week of last year
there is a decrease Of about 10000 head,
The week opened with an advance Of about
a dime, but since that time, with the ex-
ception of today, the tendency of prices was
nickel lower than the close Of last week
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