Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24

CAIILE-Receipts of cattle here this
week and nearly as heavy as the corre-
spending week last year. The most of the
offerings consisted of western stun. but
for this time Of year. The quality of the
cattle was good There was practically
nothing on sale, nothing like enough 70
make test of the market.
Beef steers made up the big end OF the
receipts this week and the market is well
In line with other points. Although prices
ruled lower all around, still the market
| Is In satisfactory condition and the trade
all the week was good. The offerings were
| demand about equalled the supply. East
ern buyers pounded the market on native
steer stun. and the decline was reflected
here to some extent and at the close the
| trade stands i0Ql6c lower for the week.
Western cattle suffered even a greater
decline than this and show loss for the
week Of 10Gp20c.
There was a fairly heavy supply of COWS
| and heifers on sale this week and the stun
was all bought up every day, although at
| lower prices Cows were in fairly good de-
mand all the week, but buyers were bear
medium grades. which suffered most, the
| market was OFF 10Q20c, while the good
kinds held up little better than this.
| Gamers were in better demand and clos
| ing prices show that values not much
| different than they were at the close Of last
| week.
| Bulls veal calves and stays also shared
in the general weakness and were generally
| lower for the week.
supply all the week and there was consider
! able call for the cattle Buyers, however,
Were bearish the latter part OF the week
| and insisted on lower prices. On the good,
feshy kinds that showed quality, prices
were about loql6G off, but the common
grades were slow in moving at prices right
| around a quarter lower.
HOGS-There was q fairly good run for
| a Saturday, about fifty-hve cars being on
sale. Forty cars of the receipts arrived
early and were picked up in good season.
but fifteen cars did not get In till well
| along twoard noon. on the good light
stun the market held up in good shape
and prices were fully steady, but the rough
heavy hogs were slow sale and buyers
were Indifferent on that kind Statesmen
concessions and trade ruled 2hG5c lower
on the opening market. There was con-
siderable activity but after the more urgent
orders had been filled and most Of the light
stun disposed OF buyers laid down and
trading became slow On the late market
the heavy hogs were decidedly slow and
buyers did not seem to care about taking
them on except at big decline and the
closing market was a fiat dime lower. al
above The bulk of the hogs sold at 1919
15 35 with good loads selling up to $40.
The hog market at the present time ia
in a rather peculiar condition. Buyers
claim, and they seem thoroughly imbued
with the idea that prices are too high
under existing circumstances. That being
the case they let slip no opportunity to
pound the market, which makes the trade
on a good many days dun and gives bad
impression of the market. Last week they
met with considerable success in their
bearish tactics, but this week all they
have accomplished is to make the market
slow and duh some days with the close
weak on most every day. The low point
last week was on Thursday, when the hogs
sold on an average at 5.l4, From that
day on till Wednesday OF this week prices
were a little higher every day, the tota
gain amounting to 25c On Thursday the
! market broke about 10c but recovered SONS
! of the loss on Friday so that today tn,
market is about where II was at the close
| of last week
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