Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-02
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
More Western Cattle in Market
During July Than Ever Before.
NATIVE coRNFED STOCK LESS
Foreign Market for Beef VIII Have
Tendency 60 Keep Up Prices of
Beef CattIe-MaRiC City
Gossip.

South Omaha cattle market shows a de-
crease of a considerable number from last
years figures. But a little study Of the
figures as they are leaves much for the
South Omaha men interested in its markets
to consider with Encouragement 1t Is a
we'll known fact that native cattle and corn
fed stuff has amounted to very little during
the month. The reason for this was the
high price Of corn last fall and the fact that
just at the time when the local men ordi-
narily bought their feeders the financial
disturbance was at its height and not many
farmers and feeders had free capital enough
to go II without borrowing. No money was
to be had, so they left the feed lots empty.
This showed to the greatest figure in the
shipments Of natives and fat stock during
July. Good stock during the month brought
as high as $S.6 per 100, but little was to be
had at that figure.
On the other hand, the South Omaha
market received more western cattle and
grass-fed stuff during the month than ever
before during the same period. The west
ern cattle, or the rangers, in 1907 amounted
to 1854 and In 1908 5000. This shows an
Increase of 4,646 in range cattle for the
month. The largest increase of shipments
was from South Dakota and western Ne
braska.
Advantages as Feeding Center.
South Omaha is coming to be noted
more and more for its advantages as a
| feeding CENTER said Manager Bucking-
ham yesterday. 1--WE are in the heart of
the feeding district where the dement's
OF hay and grain are the most abundant
In the world. Chicago does not want the
feeders so much as the finished product.
1t should pay feeders from all local points
to come to South Omaha. Even all feeders
in Illinois between South Omaha and Chi
cago should come here rather than go to
Chicago. All the feeder stuff in Chicago
comes from points west of the Mississippi.
Hence, all stock sent to Chicago and then
shipped back a dead loss by that latter
part of the haul, back from Chicago. l
think with the opening week in August a
big run of rangers will be received In
South Omaha. When the feeder season
comes the prices offered for good cattle
will induce all the old feeders to buy in
and stock up for next year. Corn is
plenty, but will be fairly high. Hay will
be the largest crop in the history Of the
state. This hay must be fed TO cattle. j
think our foreign market for beef will
have a tendency to keep the prices Of beef
cattle up and steady"
Paving Soon to Go Down.
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company has completed the con-
struction of the double track to the west
limits Of the city on Q street. The last
of the workmen will be taken off today
The National Construction company has
promised to begin laying the pavement
of that street and Of Twenty-fifth street
Monday. The weather is getting steadier
so that the ground of the streets is firm
and fit for the support of the layer OF
cement. Most of the grading has beer
lone already and little is left except the
paving.
Magic City Gossip.
w. H. Queen is suffering from a cas-,
of blood poisoning in his left hand.
Rv. r. w. Livers OF the English Lutheran
church is enjoying a visit to Wayne, Neb.
The Bowles live stock commission mel
of Chicago are about TO open new office:
at this point.
H. H. Roberts, 1115 North Twenty-thirt
street, had a daughter born to his hom'
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Yanda and daugh
ter Of Chicago, are the guests Of Soutl
Omaha friends.
The Bohemian Catholic Will give a con
cert at Franek's hall, Twentieth and |
streets, August 8.
The sunday services at the evening hou
win be continued through the summer a
the Baptist church.
A carload of South Omaha commissio.
men plan to attend Pioneer day at Chey
enne, Wyo., August 20 to %.
The funeral of Charles Mieche, Forty
seventh and Y was conduced yesterday al
ternoon He died of sunstroke. ,
Miss Jessie Hartman, daughter OF d.
T. T. Hartman OF Kansas City Is the CUES
of Miss Marion Ackeroyd, ZIG F street.
Floyd Finch has gone to Lake Genevs
| ~ Nn attend khn animal annn ~ ~ n an
of the Young Mems Christian associa
ton.
Rev. H. L. Yarger of Atchlson, Kan
travelling secretary OF the Board of Exter
sion, will preach for Rev. r. w. Livers Sur
day morning.
Life Ruling Motive" will be the subjeC
Of Rev. George Van Wrinkles Sunday morn
ing sermon. THE Call of Christ is tn
evening topic.
The city clerk reported nineteen death
to IS births in South Omaha during II
months Of July. The death rate during tn
entire summer has been very light.
{ The Ladies' auxiliary 2to the Ancier
Order of Hibernians will give an iC
cream social Thursday evening, Angus
6, at Twenty-second and N streets.
A local furniture firm carrying a stoc
; OF 50, 1000 made a sale amounting to Sl,O(
to a Wyoming cattlemen yesterday, while.
considering the size of the stock, is col
sidered a record sale.
Frank Gerard, an inmate of the p
: cific hotel, broke a banister, fell a fligl
OF stairs, pInhe through the IlOOT ar
fell another flight and at the finish brol
his right leg last evening at 8 o'clock.
The following births have been reporte,
Frank Zich, 1922 North Twenty-sevent
: a girl; John serveny, 1852 South Twentiei
street, a girl; Michael Harvatt, $40 Sou
Thirty-siXth, a girl.
The Emery Anderson company demand
[ in the case of the sewer bonds bid In
\ them, that city council pass a resolutiC
u declaring that although there is an auth
Z rized issue Of $4,000 only $4,000 are reQuir,
K at present for the needs of the city.
y NOVEL WAY TO GET NONE