Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-04
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CATTLE-There were only a rev punches
of cattle In the yards today and It could
.not be said that there was any market
For the week supplies nave been rather
light, though a very slight increase Is
Ioted over last week but there IL q slight
OF last year. The bulk OF the receipts have
been made up OF western range cattle and
cattle being offered and no finished cattle
Owing to light supplies and a fairly good
has been upward. Packers all seemed 10
be looking for good .stun and anything that
Mas at All desirable was picked up In a
hurry at strong prices. The advance for
the week may safely be put at lo9z6o. The
short fed cattle. however. have been poor
any more h steady. The tro1bis Win
that class of cattle Is that the grass bees
comes In competition with II.
.The COW market has also been IN good
shape all the week and The better grades
are right around Csc higher than they were
q week ago. The medium kinds are per-
improved a little. The advance is Tenerai
on both cornfeds and grassers.
GOOD rat bulls have sold about steady
during the week. but common kinds are II
anything a little lower. Feeder bulls, II not
good. have also been neglected. Veal calves
and stags have not enough to be
There has been a good active demand for
stockers and feeders this week and prices
ers and prime yearlings are stnl the best
sellers and such kinds are perhapa 15ff55c
higher for the week. The commoner grades,
or no Improvement.
Western range steers were IN good de-
same as c.rn cattle. may be quoted i5d2se
higher where the quality was at ali de-
sirable. Some pretty good beef cattle are
that they are killing out in fairly Tooa
shape. Range cows are also 15025c higher
where the quality is satisfactory. Stockers
and feeders nave improved about the same
HoGs-There was not a heavy run Of
cattle in sight today. but still prices At all
opened a big nickel lower, but Ii soon be-
came evident that there were none too
a result the market nrmed I'D and Closed
With the loss mostly regalned. Trading
was fairly. active, especially toward the
in good season. The bulk OF ali the sales
went from y7.S6 to $50, The better quality
Of hogs sold from n0 70 E@ The Pack
and a few loads Of stun sold
In spite Of the fact that receipts have
being a decrease both as compared with
last week and also with last year the
There has been no very severe break how
ever, but stfll the decline for the week
amounts TO Just about 1bc.
SHEEP-There were no sheep on sale
today. 50 that there is nothing new to re-
port. The same a. mentioned yesterday,
there has been a severe break IN prices
have suffered the most. Lambs are quoted
boq15c lower for the week. but mostly f6c,
and In some cases even more. Sheep ara
94b0c lower, but more often Soc than &c.
The liberal receipts at all market points
Of course, gave an opportunity to packers
70 pound down. prices, and they were not
slow 70 take ADVANTAGE OF Il.
Feeders ave also eaae6 on. not because
OF any falling or In the demand, but be-
cause Of the slump In prices on fat stun.
There has been an active demand all the
week for feeders, and IN fact there were
more buyers than sellers.
quota lions for clipped stock Good "a
choice yearlines. A006425; fair to good,
S.7b44Oo; good to choice wethers, A7s4lOoi
fair to good wsthers. pboq9.B; good 10
8.&48.60; good 10 choice spring lambs. $50
06.6e. fair to good spring lambs. 5.000625i
feeder wetherH. R150310; feeder yearllngs
SLO0Q3Bs feeder lambs. 0.60040; feeder
ewes. a.25021