Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30

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of cattle In the yards this morning, but
nearly all of them were consigned direct
to local packers. SO that a test Of the mar
ceipts are a trifie heavier than for last
week, or the same week of last year. The
to the supply, and the tendency of prices
has been upward on all kinds of killing
packers were on the market, which helped
TO put. new life into the trade.
Receipts included a good proportion of
beef steers all the week and the quality
OF the offerings as a whole was better than
usual. Packers took hold In good shape
and the more desirable grades may safely
close of last week. The medium cattle still
sell to the best advantage, but the heavy
and are not far from &c higher. Good to
choice beef steers may be quoted from
sirable grades go from 1915 down.
The COW market is also higher for the
week, but the trade has been uneven.
Prices for the better grades of COWS and
heifers are, of course, at the highest point
reached, not only this year, but In a good
many years, and as offerings are rather
light packers pay fancy prices for them.
That being the case 1t Is only natural that
the market should be uneven. Toward the
close of the week some sales looked fully
Zoe higher than the week before, while
others we're not that much higher. Good to
choice COWS and heifers are selling from
A.75 TO $3.50 and occasionally sales reach up
to $500. The medium grades are selling
a aT0m c sS1S to st:IS' ,y while 81 sh 1s conn SOWmG IN s9Es
From this 1t will be seen hat the range
Of prices is very great. Packers are very
below $40 and such Kinds are no more SIl
than steady for the week.
Bulls veal calves, and stays have
strengthened up a little where the quality
Is satisfactory in sympathy with the ad-
vance on steers and cow stun,
There has been a fairly liberal demand
for EtOCkefS and feeders. hnt II has haan
limited almost entirely to the better grades.
Anything on the common or ordinary order
as a result prices varied considerably.
Light cattle Of poor quality were particu-
larry hard to dispose of; Cattle, however,
weighing from 7O pounds up sold readily
where the quality was good and prices are
fully steady for the week. AS high as $500
but the bulk Of the better sP9 GRADES deSi SOLD ff from
S4.S9 TO N,io. The kinds that sold below
$500 were the kind that were hard to move.
AT the close of the week spectators were
well cleaned up on desirable stock, but
nave quite a good many lightweight and
SImuIDmTOl Tatte' heprSsentaiVe sales:
HOGSETher was about an average run
of hogs here today, and the market Started
out about steady, but at no time was there
much life TO the trade. Packers picked out
the better and heavier hogs and left the
light and common grades until the last.
After they had done that the market eased
slow and weak, and 1t was late before a
clearance was made. The last sales were
earlier sales. The range of prices was
hogs sold from $6.65 to 1870, and as high
as S6,75 was paid: The mediumweights
stun went from $685. down. $50
The receipts of hogs this week were about
the same as for last week, but considerably
in excess of the same week Of last wear.
The demand, though, was in good shape, and
as a result the tendency of prices was
upward. Friday was the high day, when
the average cost was $3.50, which was an
advance over last week of 25c TO 3Oc. Not
only was that the high point OF the month,
since early In last october. Representa-
five sales: