Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-27

SAl - mere were a rev cattle In the
yards this morning, but not enough to
make a test of the market. For the week
receipts show an Increase over last week
last year. The increase for the year to
date amounts to over 10000 head and the
leaps as 80 against !ar an's sis,c ssr heard sae a 3STins sS the
entire year of 1901. From that 1t Will be
seen that before the close Of next week
the supply of all last year.
Cornfed steers continue in light receipt
points receipts, were quite liberal and as a
result prices broke in bad shape. This
market was Influenced to some extent and
caused the commoner and warmed up
grades to. sell to poor advantage. The
prices paid were very uneven and as buyers
bunch of cattle II is hard TO tell much
II is sn safe S,aI RloT FsI stun t. q 2S2te t shs ws e6 ; sd
lower than two weeks ago. The best grades
have suffered very little during the last
week or ten Gays, put they nave also been
selling rather unevenly.
The COW market ruled active and higher
receipts the market eased on The last Of
the week and closed l5q25c lower than
Monday, or about a dime lower than last
pretty good shape most OF the week and
desirable grades sold without much trouble.
some days there did not seem to be enough
to I'LL orders and considerably higher prices
were paid. The week wound up. though,
Good bulls and stays sold in just about
last weeks notches, but ommon kinds
were slow and lower. veal calves have
held just about steady.
There has been a big run of stockers and
teedeTi al me week ana as me demand
Ing the market has declined on all kinds.
The greatest break, though, has been on
the commoner grades. One reason for that
Is the fact that the quality has been below
the average, and a pile OF common to
medium cattle are being carried over Sun
daV The market on such grades NAV be
quoted 2bc lower for the week. The choicer
grades have not suffered quite that much.
but still even those are 10H15c lower. The
bulk of the good feeders are now selling
from $40 to $3.50 and 1t rakes something
II any cattle viii arrive that will be good
enough to bring $3.50. The common cattle
are seIiinE mostly rom Wv 10 S,sS; held
just about steady all the week, but the
common kinds are a little lower; Good
demand has been fully equal to the occasion.
Western feeders, II. choice, are not over
over a dime lower than the close Of last
week, but l5q25c lower than Monday.
here today for a Saturday and, as ad-
vices from other points were none too
favorable TO the selling interests, the mar
ket opened, 24g5c lower than yesterday.
The situation Improved, though, as the
morning advanced and the close was about
early sales went from $50 TO S6.72z, win
the choice loads selling at IS. IS. TIL late
arrivals, though, sold mostly at So 72l4 and
that, although trading was active, II was
late before the market came TO a close.
Receipts of hogs for the week show an
i~ncrsase over last week, but a decrease as
impaired with the corresponding week OF
last year. TIL table Of receipts above will
show the exact figures. The tendency of
prices has been decidedly downward and
the loss for the week amounts 20 about SOC:
SHEEP-There were no fresh arrivals Of
sheen today. but for the week receipts have
been very liberal and In fact with the eN-
ception Of the week ending October II,
the heaviest week of the year. Taking that
| fact into consideration the market has been
In very satisfactory condition.
Packers we're liberal buyers. particularly
the first part of the week, and prices hrmed
IN a little, but toward the close the feeling
was weaker aud all the advance was lost
pared with the close OF last week, though,
even the common kinds OF fat sheep are
not over a dime lower. The lamb market,
/ however, has suffered in bad shape. The
Kansas City market is quoted $4,000 lower
At this point the decline in the majority OF
cases Is covered by 25c, though some sales
have looked a little worse than that. The
greatest decline Is of course on the com
Feeder sheep. except where the quality Is
very good are l5azoe lower man a week
or i5c lower. Feeder lambs are fully 25o
lower unless OF very good quality. Even
the best graoes. though are a little lower
Quotations: Good to choice yearlings. 1915
Q4OO; fair 10 good. $3.25q3.65; good TO choice
tssIio9@Ts.s g; choice ewes sD'GaS.S; fair 10
good ewes, 2.65a2.SO; good TO choice lambs,
s sbSISes T Native Tsi lambs 10 s So oa is@of feeder seSo %s r;
feeder lambs. tsOoal0; Gull lambs. n.gO8
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