Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-10
Inc ot1ciaI number OF cars OF stock
brought in today by each road was:
Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.H 'ses.
Total receipts


AIILE@Ine were only Just a rev
head OF cattle in the yards today, SO that a
fair test of the market was not made. For
the week a slight gain over last week is
the same week Of last year there is a good
substantial gain. For the year to date, as
viii be seen from the table given above,
there is ar increase over the same period
of last year of about $1,000 head.
A fair proportion of the arrivals this
week has consisted of beef steers. The de-
mand was fully equal to the supply, so
that each days offerings was picked up In
good season. There was not very much
the medium kinds Of cattle such as sell
from $500 to $3.50 are a little higher. In
be covered by ieGi5c. The better grades
have been strong all the week, but they
could. not be quoted much II any higher.
selling from 500 to $5.75, while the choicer
grades are going from 1918 to $6.25 and
something strictly prime might sell up to
There has been a lively COW market here
all this week. The better grades, in par
enough to bring, $500 or better has been in
big demand. AS high as $50 has been
P poid f Sp COWS to- :s. %hiie the ihndiX maTfet he ahfs 1 aess
has been at the high point of the season,
and in fact at the highest point reached
case under such circumstances, the market
has been rather uneven. Some sales look a
Brought a week ago, Willis Others do not
show so much change. 1t is safe to say,
however, that the marekt is strong and
Bulls are selling in about the same
notches they were a week ago. There is
now quite a strong demand for stock bulls
Weighing around 700 or 800 pounds. The
good to choice packer bulls are still sell
ing from $500 to A.60. Veal calves are fully
steady tor the week, as high as 800 hav-
ing been paid this week. Stays are also
THE stocker and feeder trade has been
In good shape all the week. There is a
good demand for all weights provided the
quality Is satisfactory. Common kinds,
however, are neglected, no matter whether
they are light or heavy. As compared with
the close of last week there is not very
much change in ruling quotations.
H~OGS-Ther was not a particularly
n %aTEet r9 held Of u pOE r. f haTf tS SooS s 30 1eat the fse
quality of the offerings was not as good
today as 1t was yesterday, SO that the
market on paper looks lower than II really
S TsSi T eSsie Se''e While saoe the s0i less s'eS Desirable az e
grades sold as much as a nickel lower. The
first part of the market was fairly active
and the bulk of the offerings was disposed
light stun was neglected and left until the
last, and as packers were not at all anx-
ious for that class of hogs the market
closed slow and weak: The bulk OF the
weights went from 1910 to $.25, medium
weights from $500 TO S6.lO, and light stuff
from $500, down.
The supply of hogs for the week has
not been much different from last week,
but much heavier than for the same week
of last year. The increase for the year
to date over last year amounts to over
76, 900 head. The market on the average has
been higher than 1t was last week. Monday
started in with an advance of about a
dime, but by Wednesday II was all lost
5Gioc higher than the close of last week.
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