Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-16

CATTLE-There were only a few cattle
make a test Of the market. For the week
the supply has been very liberal, as will
be seen from the table given above. Other
markets have also had big receipts, so
that prices have taken a big tumble.
More cornfed steers were sold last week
than at any time since the range season
opened. Prices, as a result, have been going
down at a rapid rate, and are now at tho
lowest point reached in many months. AS
compared with the high time last June,
when top cattle were selling around SOS. %,
the market is from $3.50 TO $500 lower, and
in extreme cases the decline is consid-
s sshR5g n ETe eSica s6aa at t ssa75 to T? gP'OS eaa n1d s f5s
general opinion Is that $6.75 would be the
extreme top at this point. No finished
cattle have been received here, however,
with which to make a test of values, so
that the price they would bring is largely
guess work As compared with last week
the market is safely 25Q40c lower. When
prices are going down at a rapid rate the
market is apt to be very uneven and the
general rule. so that some sales look much
better than others.
The COW market has also suffered in bad
shape during the week. Cornfed stun has
declined even more than grassers. The de-
cline on the general run Of grass cows in
most cases would be covered by S5d50c, but
cornfeos in a good many Instances have
suffered even worse han that. II is hard.
however, to tell much about cornfed COWS
and heifers, for the reason that they have
been selling at such uneven price. 1t is
to be noticed though that the quality of
the corn stuff so far has been rather in
ferior, and no choice stuff at all has been
offered with which to make a test Of values.
1t takes pretty good grassers to bring
around $3.50, but something choicer would
Veal calves have not shown much change
during the week, but bulls and stays have
suffered the same as steers and cows.
The stocker and feeder market also took
I tumble. Strictly choice handy weight
feeders, averaging from $50 to 1000 pounds,
are perhaps not over 15q25c lower than a
week aRO huf the general rim ~ cYopl
cattle are s594Oc ffoWer. The q dem nSpnd
from the country was nothing extra dur
ing the week and the slump in fat cattle,
Of course, caused a break In feeders.
There was a much heavier supply OF
western rangers on the different markets
and more tina packers seemed to have an
outlet for. The beef steers slumped of
fully 25@40c and all but the very choicest
feeders suffered a like decline. Range cows
may be quoted Sba5Oc lower and in some
cases sales were made that looked ever
HOGS-There wac a fair run OF hogs here
today for a Saturday and the market
f Sgedhea fi The 9 Si1si 70 Of e the hes9 bors man iboS Yes
weights were h%ssTier' SO that the sales or
market, The bulk Of the hogs sold from
500 to s6.35 and as high at $3.50 was
paid; Trading was quite active at those
were late in arriving, but still the lat,
mss sun a. ilbhA NloSS 10 lHS same pflCei
that were paid earlier in the morning.
The supply Of hogs for the week has no
been at all heavy, as there is a Sigh
decrease as compared with the last two
weeks, and as compared with the samt
week OF last year there is still a big fall
ing on. The market went down at a rapid
rate the hrst Of the week, but Wednesda,
proved 10 be the low day, when the aver
age cost was only 500. Since that time
however, the market has been going uJ
and the week closes with the average onlI
a shade lower than on Monday, but abou'
l24c lower han the close Of last week
Representative sales: