Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
Total receints. hi
Inc uIspOsItIon OF the days receipts was
follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
Der Of head Indicated:

CATTLE-A few cars of cattle arrived
this morning, but they were not offered on
the market, so that a test of values was not
made. For the week, however, as will be
seen from the table above, the supply has
been very liberal, and in fact western cat
tie have never come In as freely in Au-
gust as they have this year. The increase
in cattle for the year to- date as compared
with 1901 amounts to over 5000 head.
In spite of the liberal run all the week
corn-fed steers have been very scarce and
especially good TO choice grades. 1t Is safe
to say. however, that the kinds that sell
from 81 up are just about steady for the
week. Those that sell from 81 down, how
ever, come In competition with the western
rangers and are l6g26c lower for the week.
The best grades of cow are very little
II any lower than they were at the close
Of last week. The medium grades, though,
week. tanners hava not shown much OF
any change. The demand for cows has
been quite active and the market on the
whole very satisfactory.
Good bulls are about steady for the week,
but common kinds are a little dull and
lower; Coco feeder bulls have been in ac-
tive demand and fully steady. Veal calves
have been scarce and have not shown much
change. Stays are also selling in about the
same notches they were several days ago.
There has been a big run of feeders here
all the week, and In fact the big end OF the
receipts consisted OF stock cattle. The good
dehorned feeders, though, have held up in
good shape and are right close to steady
for the week. The common kinds, and es-
pecially the common horned cattle. are all
NAN way AAOAA ~ " " " " II WEEK.
Prime yearlings have been in good demand
and are just about steady.
Western cattle, Of course, made up the
bulk of the receipts all the week, and as
supplies we're heavy at all points packers
naturally pounded the market. The best
grades are probably only about l5g25c
good killers or good feeders are not much
of any lower, as competition is sufficient
grades, though, that are not very fat and
that feeders do not want have suffered the
most and they go at 5OQ76c over. The
horned cattle lacking in quality come under
that heading, also dehorned cattle of poor
quality. Undesirable grades OF feeders of
all kinds have slumped on in bad shape
and are fully 25Q40c lower. There has been
a big demand from the country for good
stun, as from 20 TO 50 cars OF cattle have
been shipped out every day.
right close to steady, but the medium
grades are l0G2Oc lower. Gamers are also
about steady.
HoGs-There was not a heavy run OF
hogs here today, but reports from other
points were rather bearish, and as a re-
market opened steady to a shade lower on
the good light and butcher weight hogs,
but no bid were made on the common and
start in to buy those they wanted them
2ha5c lower than yesterday. The big bulk
Of the hogs went at $685.. and at 81, hut
quite a few good loads went from sos and
$40. A few OF the commoner loads sold
around $500. Everything was disposed OF
in good season.
AS will be seen from the. table OF receipts
above the supply this week has not been
excessive at all as there Is a decrease
as compared with last week, and but a
slight increase over the same week Of last
year. The tendency of prices has been
upward, and the total a amount TO
about soc.
sHEEP-There we're no sheep on sale
today with which to make q test OF the
market For the week, however, receipts
have been quite liberal. a big gain having
been made over the corresponding week
of last yeaI.. AS compared with last week,
however, there Is a slight decrease.
Owing to the liberal runs at all points the
general tendency OF prices has been down
ward. Prime yearlings are about steady,
though in some cases the are, perhaps, a
trihe lower. Ewes and wethers are a little
lower, but the decline would be covered by
The lamb market is what has suf-
fered the most, as prices are 60d 7bc lower
they were a week ago. The break Is
not limited to this market, however, as a
corresponding decline has taken place at
other markets.
The demand for feeders has been fully
equal 10 the supply, and the market may be
active and strong on all desirable
grades.
Quotations for clipped stock: Good to
choice yearlinEs. B'75aIO0; fair to good,
3.5Od3. Is; good to choice wethers, S3.25d3.J;
TO good wetheTs, $3O093.25; choice
ewes, S.00d3.2; fair to good ewes. 2B0d
S.90; good to choice lambs. S5.2545.50: fair
10 good lambs. N.OO45.25; FEEDER wethers, /
y. ibq3.85; feeder yearlings, 8.243.5O: feeder
3.50gAE; feeder ewes, H.2S03. 80. |
Representative sales: