Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-21
Total receipts .... 21 II:

Totals .............. 8 1909 800
CArTLE-There were practically no cat
tie on sale today, but for the week receipts
have been heavier than for either last week
or for the corresponding week Of last year.
The demand has been active ror finished
cattle, but when 1t came to the part fat
and grass stun the market was slow and
a good deal lower for the week.
There has been about the usual proper
ton OF beef steers on sale this week, and
the cornfed steers that were good enough
TO sell from $50 up were strong and may
week ago. The top price of the week was
$S.l5.. which is the highest price ever paid
on this market. The cattle that sell from
$50 down have been rather slow sale, and
have declined all the way from 25c to SOC
during the week. The commoner the quail
tty the greater the decline. The grass cattle
packers claim they are too soft and do not
Kill out well. Most of the grassers sold for
feeders. 1t has been a long time since the
market on these medium kinds OF cattle
has been as uneven as during the last week.
In TACT there was so much unevenness
that II was difficult to tell much about the
market.
There was a heavy run of cows all the
week, but the quality was rather inferior.
There were very few dry lot cows, but
the market broke on what few did arrive
and could be quoted 25q50c lower for the
week. The big break, however, was on The
grass cows, and they may be quoted right
close to 81 per hundred lower than they
were ten days ago. The market rarely
week or ten days, and as a result the
, prices paid have been very uneven. Can
ners are also lower, but Csc would just
about cover the decline in the great ma
Both fat and feeder bulls have eased off
a little, and may be quoted 25g4oc lower
also taken a drop, but veal calves have
held Just about steady, where the quality
was at all good.
There has also been a good run of feed
ers for this time OF the year, and In fact
there was a little more than the country
YnWNld NnEa n q uAnnAU a. IA ..--.- 49,
heavyweight cattle and the choice year
lings showing flesh as we'll as quality, did
not break very badly: and 25a59c would
common kinds. though, have been very dull
and the market is fully SOC lower than It
try are almost all looking for the good
cattle, so that common stun is a drug on
the market. Spectators, though. cleaned
reduced prices, so they will not have to
carry over many cattle until next week.
Representative sales:
HOGS-There was a good Saturdays run
of hogs here today, and as other points
were quoted lower prices here also took a
drop. The market opened rather slow and
generally a nickel lower, but the feeling
grew worse and the market soon became
5G10c lower. Packers did not take hold
was slow from start to finish, and il was
late before a clearance was made. The
same as noted yesterday, buyers were
very bearish on the packer grades and the
greatest decline was on that class OF stun.
The prime fat hogs were In the best de-
mand and suffered the least. The better
grades sold largely from SIX to $3.50, while
the packer grades sold from $40 down.
The close was extremely slow and weak
and generally a dime lower.
For the week receipts have been about
the same as for last week, but as compared
with the corresponding week Of last year
there is an enormous decrease. The gem
eral tendency Of prices has been downward.
but still there has been no very serious
break. As compared with the close of last
week the market is only about a dime
lower. Representative sales: