Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-28
Indicates Sunday. a. No market.


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CATTLE-There were several cars of
cattle in the yards this morning, but there
were not enough of them offered to make
decrease as compared with last weeks
record-breaking run, but as compared with
the corresponding week of last year there
the table above. The increase for the year
to date amounts to over 100000 head. More
6hiy a bot f Is, Os sSP Resd So Short daf Of ofif th year tGta Il
receipts for last year, SO that at the pres
ent rate, by, the end of October the
other words, receipts are nearly two
months ahead OF last year.
steers in the yards this week to tell anyi
thing about the true condition of the mar
ket. Anything desirable though, has met
about steady prices and practically all that
can be said of the market is that it is
course, have not sold very freely, as the
packers prefer westerns to that class of
The cow market is in about the same
position II was a week ago. The first half
of the week values picked up a little, but
high DAYS OF the week and on Thursday
and Friday the gain was just about lost,
SO that prices are now where they were
Bulls. veal calves and stays are also
selling in practically the same notches
The stocker and feeder market has been
I'm good shape all the week. Good to choice
cattle of al weights may be quoted fully
time when the country buyers dis
eliminated against common cattle to the
body seems to want cattle Of good quality,
no matter of what age or weight. Year
lings of good quality have sold to much
weights have sold very slowly and II any
thing are a little lower than they were a
Although the big bulk of the cattle this
week consisted of western rangers the pro-
portion OF beef steers was not at all large.
The feature of the trade seems 10 be the
unevenness of the prices paid, and as a re-
ion as TO the position of the market as
compared with a week ago. As a general
thing, however, the best grades may be
very few of that class have been coming.
The top price for the week is $5.45, but
they were choice. The medium grades OF
cattle are the ones that have suffered and
they are safely l5c lower than they were
a week ago. Cattle on the Texas order are
also lower for the week. The very common
western feeders of all weights are also fully
steady for the week and have sold freely.
have been neglected and are unevenly
lower. Range cows are Just about steady
with the close Of last week, the advance of
the first half Of the week having been
largely lost.
~HOGs-There was a light run OF hogs
points were not favorable to the selling in
terests the market opened about &c lower
than yesterdays average, or about steady
with Yesterdays close, Later in the morn
ing the feeling became a little better and
a good many hogs sold only a shade lower
than yesterdays general market. The eX-
IRENE close, though, was hardly as good as
| the middle of the market. The bulk Of the
sales went from Sz25 to s7.S5 and as high
as $I45 was paid.
As will be seen from the table of receipts
above the receipts for the week show an In
crease over last week, but a decrease over
the same week Of last year. The first halt
of the week prices advanced materially,
but for the past three days the market has
been going down rapidly and the decline
amounts to nearly S5c, and as compared
with the close of last week the market ia
fully &c lower. Representative sales: