Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-16
Total receipts.
Totals.

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CATTLE-From the table of receipts
given above 1t will be seen that the supply
of cattle this week has been very liberal,
there is a gain both over the previous
of last year. Other markets have also
had liberal runs, so that the tendency of
prices has been downward. In fact, the
market this week has been the most un-
satisfactory to the selling interests of any
that has been experienced In long time
for the reason that prices on fat cattle
reached the lowest level for several years
past.
The market on cornfed steers broke in
bad shape the first half of the week, but
Tuesday and Wednesday proved to be the
low days. After that receipts were more
moderate and prices again moved upward.
amounted to fully 15c, but as compared
with the close of last week the market
is still shade & to l1c lower; & me S quality S
only fair, so that just what prime bunch
would bring is largely guess work. 1t is
Would SsnT reach 500 without any trouble, but
the bulk OF the cattle coming forward are
selling from $S75 to $40. 1t takes a good
pretty decent cattle are selling below $500.
The COW market also broke In bad shape
the early part of the week, but on Thurs
day and Friday prices improved constd-
erably, so that the bulk of the loss has
been regained. AS compared with the close
Of last week the & market Market may may 3e q1otea F tea
medium grades sell from S2.75 to 1875. while
the choicer grades sell largely from S.25 TO
$500 Gamers are quoted from 500 20 2.75.
a week ago, with the demand very limited,
especially for the better grades Good rat
and the commoner grades from $2.25 to 800,
Good veal calves have held ABOUT STEADY
for the week, as high as $625 being paid
hut the commoner grades are little lower.
The stocker and feeder market has been
hurt to some extent by the sudden drop In
the price of fat cattle Strictly prime stock,
been feQ
corn and are dehorned are very nttle lower
for the weeks but the common Kinds ana
for feeders are l56I25c lower and slow sale
at the decline. The bulk Of the cattle are
Selling from S8S to 1915; with ,,Sd ShCiSe 9Se
Inferior grades sell from S275 to sS.S.
HOGSGThere was apout an average sat
urdays run OF hogs mere bera tbH du Ssra as tn
ruled fairly active and generally DC higher
man Yesterday. AS offerings were mod
Tine for practically everything in sight to
change hands. The bulk of the medium
weight hogs cold from $3.50 to 500, with
s6g5 and as high as 500 was paid for a
little bunch. The light and common stun
soE% For The the week receipts have been much
heavier than last week, but there Is still
| a decrease as compared with the same
pretty good shape and in spite Of the more
| liberal receipts the tendency or prices mas
heen upward. Inc advance To-Day carries
the market to the highest point reached
| since last October. The gain TOT the week
amounts to 15q17izc.
/ SHEEP-There were no sheep on the
market this morning. although several
| cars were reported. They did not get I'm
| in time for tOday's market, however. For
the week the supply has again been
/ liberal as will be seen from the table
given above There Is a slight decrease
as compared with the big run OF last week.
| but there is a big increase over the cor
/ respOndinR week of last year.
The demand. though, has been fully
equal TO the occasion and good, active
and steady to strong market has been ex-
perienced all the week for desirable grades
sales, in fact, have looked quite a little
higher than the same kinds sold for last
week as Nebraska fed lambs have sold
as high at Sc %. The market on ewes has
been a little uneven and packers seemed
inclined TO pound prices little, claiming
that the market here was too nigh as
compared with other points. For the week
ewes could be quoted steady TO shade
lower. The half fat stun of all kinds has
dragged a little, especially on the days
that receipts were the heaviest, and the
market on that class Of offerings Is prob
ably a shade lower
The supply OF feeders has been very
few punches that arrived sold az good.
Quotations: Choice western lambs, $1,000
6 %: fair TO good lambs, $5.65d60O; choice
native and Colorado lambs. S6.OOq6 Is; choice
yearlings, $5.4Og5.65; fair 10 good yearlings.
good, S.4Oq475 choice ewes, a.25qi 80; fair
to good $325q4.OOi feeder lambs, A.OOq5OO;
feeder yearlings, S3.75Gl4.O0; feeder wethers,
81. .75Gl4.0O; feeder ewes, S25Od3.O0.