Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-25

CAT1LE-Receipts Of cattle here TINS
week were Just about as heavy as last
week and nearly as heavy the CORE
spending week last year The most OF the
offerings consisted Of western stun, but
there was = fairly good supply OF natives
cattle was good There was practically
nothing on sale, nothing like enough 20
make q test Of the market
Beef steers mace ~ the big END Of the
receipts this week ano the market is well
in hne with other points Although prices
ruled lower ali around. sui the market
is in satisfactory condition and the trade
all the week was good. The offerings were
cleaned up pretty well each day and the
demand about equaaled the supply East
sTn buyers pounoed the market on native
steer stun, and the decline was reflected
here 10 some extent and at the close the
trade sJanas 100 I5c lower for the week.
Western cattle suffered even Ereat1r
decline than this ana snow loss for the
week Of l0d20c-
There was q 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 IL IRirly good de-
mand all the week, but buyers were bear
/ ish and insisted on lower prices. On the
| medium grades, which suffered most, the
market was OF lOu20c, while the good
kinds held up q little better than this.
Gamers were in better demand and clos
/ ing prices show that values are not much
/ different than they were al the close Of last
/ week.
Bulls veal calves ana stays also shared
/ in the general weakness ana were generally
lower for the week
/ stockers and feeders were in very large
supply ali the week and there was consider
I able call for the cattle Buyers, however
were bearish the latter part Of the wsei
Z and insisted on lower prices. On the good
/ heshy kinds that showed quality, prices
were about lOqlbe OF. but the common
I grades were slow in moving al prices riEhi
I around a quarter lower.
HOGs-There was q fairly good run foi
a Saturday, about hfty-fve cars being OF
4 sale. Forty cars Of the receipts arrived
early and were picked NJ in good season
along tEosrd noon. on The good Ign
Z stun the market held up in good shAp,
and prices were fully steady, but the rough
| heavy hogs were slow sale and huyeTi
| were Indifferent on that kind. Statesmen
| with heavy stun were forced 10 make sonl'
concessions and trade ruled 21&Q5c lowe
/ cd the opening market There was con
I siderable activity, bot after the more ursea
orders had been filled and most Of the High
stun disposed Of buyers laid down ant
trading became slow. On the late marke
Z the heavy hogs were decidedly SLOW AM
buyers did not seem 10 care about takinI
Closing sis II msrEet was nat dime love- We al
I though light weights ruled steady as notes
above The bulk q the. hogs sold a 50
| as e with good loads selling up 10 SEQ
The hog market al the present time i
in rather peculiar condition Buyer
claim, and they seem thoroughly tnbuei
with the idea that prices are too higl
! under existing circumstances. That beinl
the case they LEI SIP no oPportEgnity I
on a good many days duh and gives a bsl
impression OF the market Last week the,
met with considerable success in thei
bear1sh tactics, but this week al the,
have accomplished ls 70 make the marke
slow and cull some days, with the clos
weak on most every dRy. The low pOin
last week was on Thursday. when the hog
sod on an average al S.1s. From tina
day on I'll Wednesday OF this week price
we're a little higher every day. the tota
gain amounting 70 &c. On Thursday n
market broke about lec, but recovered som
Of the loEs on Friday 80 that today n
market Is about where Il was Al the clos
] Of last week
| a-.-.r....r.t q tx sales.