Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08

Totals ................ 1913 1856 .
STATEMENTS

A1oA HANDNA - 80
The following list shows the number Of
cars OF feeders shipped TO the country yes
teroay and their destination:
Emil Manke, wausa. Neb.-B. & M. !
s. M. boot, Hermosa, s. DE-. E..:...;.. !
4; \; Wray, Bellefourehe, s. D.-t f. :
o. Cravatt. Belgrade, Neb.-U. ,P.........
James Jones, Malvern. Ia.-Wab.......... l
F. H. Johns, Woodbine, la. C.......... /
De Cou Bros, Woodbine, la. C..:...... !
]. E Wilkins, JEFFERSON, la.-N. W.. !
Joe Collision, Arcadia, Ian; W;;........ !
c. M. Russell, Carroll, IAN. W........... /
CATTLE-There were only a few cattle
on hand mis- morning and not enough to
make a market. For the week, however,
receipts have been very liberal, as there
Is an Increase over last week OF nearly S,vO
head and as compared with the same week
OF last year the offerings are almost double.
The table above will show the exact figures.
Very nearly al the cattle that have ar
rived this week have been fat enough for
killers and the greater proportion OF them
ave been we'll rattened steers of good
quality. The total receipts for the week
have been the heaviest oil the year to date,
and II is doubtful If there have ever before
been as many corn-ted steers on sale at
this point In one week Taking this fact
Into consideration and the heavy runs at
Chicago the market has not been in bad
shape. On Monday beef steers advanced
sharply and held the advance until the
close of the market on Tuesday, but from
tha time until Friday the tendency Of
prices was downward. ON Friday, however,
there was some Improvement. AS COM
pared with the high time the first of the
week the prices paid yesterday were 300
4Oc lower, or 1Oq15c lower than the close of
last week. All kinds of steers have suf-
fered in this decline. but the heavy cattle
nave been the hardest to sell. as packers
would buy up the light handy weight cattle
first. The bulk of the steers are selling
from $3.50 to A.60, with the choicer grades
going largely from $3.50 to AIS. 1t would
take something strictly fancy to bring
much above that figure.
The cow market advanced also the first
of the week. but the advance has since been
lost, and more too. The market, however,
is very uneven, so that some sale smen are
calling 1t much worse than others. AS
a general thing the choicer grades are not
much II any lower, while the medium
grades, and especially those showing the
effects of grass, are very uneven and fully
a dime lower. and in some cases a little
more. The bulk of the cows are selling
from IS. % to IS .S5, with the choicer grades
going from 1875 up. As high as A.65 was
paid this week for choice heifers.
Bulls are selling in very much the same
notches they were a week ago. Calves,
however, are a little lower.
There was practically no demand for
stockers and feeders the first part of the
week and not enough of them changed
hands TO make a market. Toward the close
OF the week the more settled weather
greatly improved the demand, but prices
are still quite a little lower than they were
a week or ten days ago. The general opin-
ion is that with settled weather the demand
for cattle to put on grass will be quite
brisk, as pastures are of course in excellent
condition. Representative sales: