Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-06
Total receipts 49,.
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing The num-
Der of head Indicated:
Totals .......

CATTLE-There were practically nc
6 6eSais Consigned coz isre 'V direct the TO PACK packers se'si For
the week receipts show a slight Increase
over last week and as copauared 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-
mand was of liberal proportions and 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
t maThe the l9 %eeE b stFS9s there f a 9 Ware a hi s6ed
from $3.50 to 1915 and several sales were
of $3.50. The demand was good for both
the prime heavyweights and also the good
medium weight cattle, and, as the com
moner kinds also sold to good advantage,
sellers found no trouble In disposing of
whatever cattle they had.
Tn cow market Is also higher for the
week, but the advance is confined to the
good to choice grades. Choice cows and
heifers are selling from ron So to $500 and
that. sub kinds are undoubtedly 10q15c
higher for the week. The kinds that sell
from $4.25 to $5.25 are also 10Q15c higher,
but the medium and common kinds have
not shown much change. Gamers in par
ticulaF 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
week. Not many of that class of cattle
have been In, however, as the receipts of
stock cattle have been largely composed of
lightweight stun OF rather inferior quality.
The demand for common cattle is very
light and in fact II is almost impossible
to sell such kinds at any prices and the
market is unevenly lower for the week.
Representative sales:
HoGS-There 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. The de-
sirable grades sold steady to strong, while
the lightweights were steady to a shade
little change from yesterday. The bulk Of
the good weights sold from $66 to So and
as high as $685. was paid. The medium
weights went mostly from $500 to $685. and
the light stuff sold from $3.50 to $685..
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 In 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 &c, but the
the hogs a little better than at the close of
last week. Representative sales.