Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-16
= Indicates Sunday.


ibE-lhere were a few punches of
cattle in the yards this morning. but still
not enough with which to make a test OF
the market. For the week supplies have
been been tairly liberal, as there i a slight
there is a slight falling of.
The beef steer market this week has been
rather uneven. ON Monday and TUESDAY
the tendency of prices was downward, but
on Wednesday and Thursday prices ad-
vanced, while on Friday the market was
rather weak again. AS compared with the
close of last week, however, there is not
much change in prices. Medium and handy
weight cattle have been selling to the best
advantage. and the decline yesterday was
mostly on the good heavy cattle. TIL bulk
from Gr ms $40 sS'f to & sl.5S6 oT GOOD Gat to choice rs noE S.5 se5liss
and strictly prime from SASS to IS. Is.
The COW market has also fiuctuated back
and forth to some extent, but still the
changes from day to day have not been
quite as great as was the case with steers.
Trading was fairly active on most days and
the prices paid yesterday were very much
the came as those in force at the close of
last week. Gamers are selling largely
from $500 TO 81. rs, fair to good cows from
$3.50 to $3.50. and good to choice from $3.50
Bulls have sold to better advantage this
a little higher. AS high as $500 has been
paid for good fat bulls. Veal calves are
also eel a little sb hish ss 70 as Is 81 sS;2S ns was Dr the t tSSP
week.
The demand for stockers and feeders has
Deen DTlSh ali IH6 week anu III eACeSb u
the supply. As a result trading was active
every day and the tendency Of prices up
ward. The better grades are fully 1Oal5c
cases the advance looks even greater than
that. Choice feeders may be quoted from
S425 to $.6O. fair to good from Sd5 to aS5'
HOGS-There was just a fair run of hogs
here this morning and the market opened
generally a nickel higher than yesterday.
Trading though, was not very active. and
as the morning advanced the market
seemed to/weaken and the close was slow,
with prices a shade lower than the open
ing. Good heavy hogs sold largely from
$3.50 to S7S5, with prime heavies going as
high as $I.45; medium weight, hogs sold from
$7.25 to $3.50, and the light hogs from SIS
This has been the high week of the year
in the hog market, and in fact. prices have
reached the highest point since last Octo-
Der. Wednesday, though, was the high day
OF the week. when the average price was
a fraction better than $729. the net gain
for the week, however. amounts to l04l5c.
The receipts still show a decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding period OF last
at this point amounts to over 5000 hogs.
SHEEP-There were a few, cars OF sheep
in the yards this morning, but they were
consigned direct to local packers and not
offered on the market. For the week re-
ceipts have been rather light, as there Is q
decrease both as compared with last week
and with the corresponding week OF last
year. This is the first time that there has
been a falling OFF in receipts as compared
~ AAAeN gNAA 80 N+E
increase in receipts for the year to date
amounts to about 5000 head.
The demand for good stuff has been &C
tive all the week and prices on sheep are
a little higher. Ewes have showed the
most Improvement and in fact have sold
at the highest prices of the season, the
top price for the week being $50. Coed
wethers and yearlings are also a little
stronger and the advance may De put at
IOG15c, and in extreme cases sales have
looked even better than that, some sales
men quoting the advance 25c.
The lamb market, however, Is nor much
different from what It was a week ago.
Good lambs, though, have been very scarce
and in fact there have been scarcely any
prime lambs here in ~seVeralt days.
Fhe demand for feeders has kept up, IN
very satisfactory manner and all desirable
grades have met with ready sale at goodi
steady prices.
Quotations: Choice western lambs, $500
6I5: fair to good lambs. S.50q6.2 5;. choice
Colorado lambs, S6.5OdL.0; choice light
weight yearllngs, S6.OOq625; choice heavy
yearlings, $5.5Od5.7 20; fair to good Yearlings'
S5.OOd5.5O: choice wethers, $5.50q6. %; fair to
good. S5OOa5. 80; choice ewes, S.0(95.25; fair
to good ewes, A.25q4.75; feeder lambs, $40
d5.25; feeder yearlings, %42544.16i feeder
Wethers. AOO6465; feeder ewes, S.O0q3.6O.