Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
Total ~reCeipts -.
The disposition of the days receipts was
$ follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
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CATTLE-rhere were practically no
being consigned direct to packers. For
the week receipts show a slight increase
over last week and as conuared with the
same week of last year there is a big gain,
as will be seen from the table given above.
The demand, though, was equal to the
occasion and on desirable grades Of killers
prices are fully as high as they were a
week ago and on some kinds the market Is
higher.
Receipts this week have included a good
many beef steers and the quality was by
far the best of the season. The local de-
sides that there were shipping orders to be
filled, so that the market moved upward
at a rapid rate until Thursday: Thursday
that the week closed not far from steady
with last week, though in spots the Friday
than the week before There were a good
many cattle this week good enough to bring
from 800 TO 500 and several sales Were
of $500. The demand was good for both
the prime heavyweights and also the good
moner kinds also sold to good advantage,
sellers found no trouble In disposing OF
whatever cattle they had.
The COW market is also higher for the
week, but the advance is confined to the
good to choice grades. Choice cows and
occasionally a sale will go a little above
that. sub kinds are undoubtedly lOal5c
rom s4 tSP to tne ,5 %sea are f also k i6@i5c maj high Seri
but the medium and ommon kinds have
not shown much change. Gamers in par
ticular have been hard to move at any
price and are no more than steady for the
week.
Bulls, veal calves and stays of good quail
ity have also improved somewhat this
week, owing to the higher prices ruling on
COW stun.
There has been a good demand all the
week for feeders showing weight and quail
ity and prices are fully steady for the
have been in, however, as the receipts of
stock cattle rave been largely composed OF
lightweight stun OF rather inferior quality.
The demand for common cattle is very
light and In fact 1t is almost impossible
to sell such kinds at any prices and the
market is unevenly lower for the week.
Representative sales:
OGS-Ther was a light run Of hogs
here today for even a Saturday and pack
ers took hold in good shape and bought
up everything offered In fairly good sea-
son at right around steady prices. Thu de-
sirable grades sold steady to strong, while
the lightweights were steady TO a shade
lower. The range of prices showed very
little change from yesterday. The bulk Of
the good weights sold from $6.65 to Sc. rs and
as high as $685. was paid. The medium
weights went mostly from $500 to S6.65 and
the light stun sold from $3.50 to S6.55.
For the week receipts have not been ex-
cessive as compared with the last several
weeks, but when comparisons are made
with the corresponding week OF last year
II Is seen that there is a big gain. The
exact figures will be seen I'm the table of
receipts at the head of the column. In
view of the liberal demand prices moved
upward after Monday until Friday when
there was a reaction of about sc, but the
week closes with the average cost of all
the hogs a little better than at the close Of
last week. Representative sales: