Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-20
: indicates Sunday.

A so oNOHS ApNOi
CATTLE-There were practically no cat
tie here today with which to make a test
OF the market, but for the week there is
compared with the same week of least year
there Is a gain OF about 5000 head. The
increase of receipts for the year to date
amounts to about $4,000 head and the way
IT looks now the total receipts for the
year will not only break all previous rec
ords, put will come close to a million head
There have only been a few cornfed steers
on the market this week and the great
majority OF what has arrived has been lack
ing quality: The better grades, such as
sell from $3.50 up, may be quoted just about
steady for the week. while those that sell
from $3.50 down are right around 25c lower.
Packers have been very Indifferent buyers
all the week of these part-fat and warmed
up cattle. as they claim they do not kill
out to good advantage and the westerns are
The cow market has been active and
strong all week and an advance of 10Q15c
may be noted. All kinds have improved,
but probably the better grades and espe-
ciaily the heavyweights have shown the
Bulls are a little lower than they were a
week ago and so also are feeder stays.
Fat stays have not shown much change and
veal calves are selling at strong prices, as
high as $500 having been paid.
A good many stockers and feeders have
been on the market all the week and as the
demand has hardly been as brisk as Il was
last week and previous to that time the
market eased on a little. All kinds can
be quoted lower, though loq2Oc would cover
the decline. Common cattle have been very
hard to dispose of. Strictly choice feeders
may now be quoted at s4.5OQ5.OO; good to
and common kinds, 2.25g3.25
There has been a good brisk demand all
the week for the better grades of western
beef steers and there did not seem TO be
any too many to meet the requirements OF
the trade. In fact the better grades may
be quoted strong to l0q15c higher and the
commoner kinds are also fully steady for
the week. Western feeder steers are a IT.
tie lower, the decline being put at 1Oq3Oc.
demand and are quotably lOG15c higher
than a week ago.
here today, but the market at ali other
points was quoted lower. so that prices
took a drop here also. The market opened
fully sc lower, The trains were late in
arriving again today, so that the morning
s;sS well xsals -SdyanGed before eyerythi2s IN
hogs sold from 500 to s7o5 and as high as
S7l9 was paid A few of the packing grades
For the week receipts nave been about
the same as for last week, but consider
ably short Of the same week OF last year.
one day being lOdi5c nigner and the next
day being that much lower. The week,
higher than the close OF last week.
were a few cars of sheep
here t4day but they were mostly feeders
was not made. The supply for the week
has been considerably In excess OF the
ahlN NNNE VI last gEdIf pul as compared
with the record breaking run of last week
there is a big decrease. The demand has
been In good shape, so that the market
has held up In very satisfactory manner.
The proportion Of fat stun included I'm the
receipts was very small all the week and
in fact packers could not get enough TO
supply their trade. As a result the better
grades Of sheep and lambs advanced 15a25c.
A few native c~ornfeds arrived and they
sold 10 good advantage, as high as $3.50
being paid for lambs. Packers seem TO be
anxious Tor that class OF stun and when
ever any arrives IT is picked up in a hurry.
The grades OF killers OF course
did not show much OF any change and culls
are, II anything, a little lower.
The feeder trade was active and stronger
the first OF the week, but on Thursday
and Friday. very few buyers arrived and the
week closed with the market dull, but
about steady with q week ago. Quite a
good many sheep and lambs Will be carried
over Sunday, owing to the scarcity or buy
ers.
Quotations: Good 10 choice yearlings, k.75
a4.OO: fair 10 good, 50. 50q3. 20; good TO choice
wethers. x2.5699.7 Is; fair to good wethers,
s.. 25G3.5O; choice ewes, p.OCds25; fair TO
good ewes, 81 75d3.0; good to choice lambs.
S5O0q5.24: fair to good lambs. H.75Q5.0O;
choice native lambs, 3.2d5.50: feeder weth-
ers, S. 75d3.S; feeder yeaTlings. t3.26dS60:
feeder lambs. S3.0d4OJ; Gull lambs, s2.O09
500: feeder ewes, N.25a200; Gull ewes, 0756
LIS; stock ewes, t26OG3.S.