The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-01-02
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA

CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle were very
light so that 1t only ooh a
lively short time for practically every
thing in the yards to change hands.
Buyers took hold quite freely and the
market was active from start to fin
ish.
About the usual proportion OF the re-
ceipts consisted of cornfed steers and
some of the cattle showed considerable
quality. AS high as $3.50 was paid.
which is the highest price In some little
time. They were western cattle, but
were good and fat. AS a general thing
the market did not show much change
from Wednesday, but sellers were call
ing 10 all the way from barely steady
to strong. 1t was evident that packers
did not like the idea of paying the
prices asked, but. as they had to have
a few cattle, the kinds that suited them
sold to good advantage. while the kinds
that did not strike them as favorably
were hard TO dispose of at steady prices.
The COW market was active and strong
er from start to finish. Buyers were all
out early and bought up everything
that was offered In good season. The
prices paid looked all the way from
strong to a dime higher. Bulls. veal
calves, and stays also sold at fully as
good prices as were In force last We'd
nesday.
There were very few stockers and
feeders in the yards and not many were
wanted. Spectators were not looking
for much of a demand the remainder OF
this week and as a result they did not
want any cattle unless they could buy
them lower. The market could probably
best be described by calling 1t slow and
weak.
HOGStThere was a light run of hogs
here and besides that about Is cars were
consigned direct to local packers and
rot offered on the market. Packers all
needed fresh supplies and the market
advanced right close to 10c. Packers
started out bidding only about a nickel
higher and a few hogs sold that way,
so that the general market was 5glOc
higher. The bulk OF the sales went from
s. 321k to s6.S71a.
SHEEP-Owing to the destruction of
the sheep barn by fire Christmas morn
ing the sheep that arrived were yarded
in the new hog division. The pens are
well covered, so tina the sheep are given
III BOOu plOlCCIIOll NV "tNNAANA O.
though they were housed in the regular
barn. The capacity is sufficiently large
to handle all the sheep that will arrive
for the next several months, so that
patrons of the market will be given the
same service that they have always re-
ceived.
There were only six cars of sheep and
lambs on sale and the quality Of the
most of them was rather inferior. Three
cars of Mexican ewes that were in just
fair condition brought $685. and some
| western ewes sold at $500 and western
wethers at $500. Considering the quality
the market was pronounced steady to
strong and everything sold in good sea-
son.
There were not enough feeders on sale
to tell anything about the market, but
being so neal the end of the week, there
were not many buyers in sight
Quotations for fed stock: Choice lambs,
$5.OOQ5.25; fair to good lambs, s4.JOg5.0;
| choice yearlings, $4.OOG4.J0; fair to good
yearlings, s.. 75G4.00; choice wethers, $3.50
@4.OO; fair to good, $3.25@3.60; choice
ewes, So. JO04.OO; fair to good, $3.GOQ3.O;
| feeder lambs, s3.OGQ4CO; feeder yearlings.
s. OO93.5O; feeder wethers, 80. 75G3.25; feed
| er ewes, $1.50q2.25.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1900 head, includ-
ing 400 head Texans; stronger; native
| steers, s3.25G6.OO; Texans and Indian
| steers, S3.0G@4.25; Texas cows, s2.5Od3.G0;
native cows and heifers, $l.5O94M;
| stockers and feeders, s2.04425; bulls,
s2.564.GO; calves, s2.7506.25.
- 5GC0 head: strong to
SC higher; bulk of sales. s6.3Gd6.45; heavy,
s625G6.5O; packers, s6.1GI6.371z; medium,
sG25a6.45; light, $6.171AQ635; Workers.
sc. 3Gd6.35; pigs, s5.5Od6.05.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000 head; stronger;
muttons, $3.C094.10; lambs, S3.GOH5.45:
range wethers, ~$3.GGdA.60; ewes, S3.0yg
APO.