Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-01
Total receipts. II


CATTLE-There were only a few cars of
cattle here this morning and not enough
to attract the attention of buyers. For
the week receipts show a decrease as COM
pared with last week but one day this
Der show a decrease as compared with Oc-
tober amounting to over 10000 head, but
there is an increase of about 1900 head as
compared with November 1901.
While the total receipts of cattle we're
light this week there were more cornfed
steers received than during sny week in
several months. Eeach week the quality,
of course, shows some improvement, but
as a rule the cattle hi have been coming
forward were only fed a short time and
could hardly be classed as fat cattle. Pack
ers took hold of the better grades with
more life this week and, while prices have
been very uneven the market has adj
vanced l0G15c, with some sales looking even
better than that. The. commoner grades,
though, have improved but very little.
The COW market has also improved a
little this week. II is TO be noticed, how
ever, that the greatest Improvement has
been on Gamers and grass cows, which can
safely be quoted l0Gl5c higher. The gem
eral run of cornfeds have shown no quot
should be remembered that the cornfeds
that have been coming have been of inferior
quality and no test Of the market on choice
grades has been made. Just how much a
choice bunch of cornfed cows and heifers
would bring is problematical.
Choice bulls are about steady for the
week, but bologna bulls are. II anything,
g, little lower. Good veal calves are also
about steady.
The stocker and feeder trade was in very
bad shape the first of the week and prices
reached the lowest point OF the season.
close of the week and prices likewise inn
proved. so that the bulk of the decline has
been regained and very few cattle will be
carried over Sunday.
There nave been Comparatively few west
ern beef steers included In the receipts
this week. but in spite of that fact the
steady. Buyers claim that the western
steers are not killing out to as good adj
result they want to buy them lower. Range
cows are l0ql5c higher for the week. Stock
the first OF the week, but the decline has
since been largely regained.
HOGS-There wac just a fair run of hogs
lOc. At the start a few loads sold that
were not over SC higher, but after the
first round or so the general market was
went at s6.l0, with the bulk from $6.O7h to
1910, and as high at s6.l5 was paid for a
load weighing BIS pounds, Trading was
quite active. so that everything Crered on
the morning market was, disposed Of in
good season. A few cars, however, arrived
about II o'clock and those did not sell
as compared with last week and for
November there is a decrease as compared
with the same month OF last year amount
ing to over $4,000 head, As compared with
october of this year, however, there is an
increase amounting to about 10000 head.
the frst part OF this week and on Wednes-
day the market reached the lowest point
IN many months; Since that time. how
ever, the market has improved, but for the
week there Is a decline OF l5q2Oc. Repre-
sentative sales:
sHEEP-There were no fresh arrivals of
sheep here today, so that a test of the
market was not made. For the week offer
ings have shown quite a decrease from
last week, which Is taken as an indication
OF the fact that the big run of westerns Is
over with. For the month of November
there ls a decrease as compared with
October amounting TO over 10000 head, but
as compared with November of 1901 there
Is an increase OF about 1900 head. For
the year TO date the increase amounts to
about $4,000 head.
The sheep market at this point has been
in pretty good shape all the week. AS
compared with the close OF last week prices
on fat sheep and yearlings may be quoted
a little stronger, with the demand active.
Fat lambs, however, are no more IMAM
steady, as the demand for them has not
been as good as for sheep,
The feeder trade has also held up I'm good
shape and desirable grades Of both fat
sheep and lambs have sold at good strong
prices. Lambs, IL anything, have sold TO
better advantage than sheep. Common
stun, though. of all kinds has been
neglected.
Wright wrongs no man. Wright's old
faabfonad buckNtheat -four Is Dure.