Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-06
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Receipts Of Stock at Local Yards
Almost Nothing.
REPORTS FROM FAT STOCK SHOW
Takes First Prize for Best
Beef Carcass - Steer Fed at
State Farm on Corn and
Alfalfa.

The heavy snowstorm left South Omaha
practically without a market yesterday.
Only forty-seven cars were received and
these were mostly hogs. Prices remained
high for all of good quality, but much
of the shipment was under the best grade.
The week has been a good one for cattle
and this has been true in the number and
price.
The weeks quotations for mutton shows
an increase in prices paid of from 15c to
Csc.
The extremely bad weather is account
able for the low run of hogs and II is
predicted with the present snow the whole
Of the coming week will be lighter than
common. The packers find that the FARM
ers are selling very few pigs and under
weight stock this year. This is taken to
be the most hopeful sign for the future.
The farmers will increase the breeding Of
hogs and relieve the prices which have
been too high during the entire year. II
is the opinion OF the stockmen, however,
that prices Of hogs will not be reduced
under the most trying conditions, as low
as was recorded eight or ten years ago.
Country hog buyers are complaining Of
the shortness of hogs this year. Where
formerly they have picked up a 100 loads
or more In a season they have been able
to get not more than so or so.
HOward GramIich Reports show.
Howard Gramlich returned yesterday
from Chicago, where he attended the annual
fat stock show. lie was with the Ne
braska boys who attended and took great
interest in all their contests. He reported
that the University of Nebraska presented
the best dressed carcass OF beef, a fine
2-year old Polled Angus steer, dressing 1,NO
pounds. This carcass won the grand
champion prize offered for the best car
cass, 500. The flesh was Of fine quality
and beautifully marbled. The animal was
fed at the state farm under the direction
Of Prof. Smith. The flesh of the AMI
NAL was sold at IS cents per pound. Ne
braska corn and alfalfa did It," said MI
Gramlich.
In addition to this fine prize Prof.
Smith and his boys landed $500 in prizes
and two scholarships offered by Armour
& Company.
Club Officers Elected.
The board Of directors Of the South
Omaha Country club met Friday evening
at the offices of DR.. C M. Schindel and
elected the executive officers for the en-
suing season. T. ]. O'Neil was elected
president; w. B. Cheek. vice president
and Charles Cox, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Cox was reelected to the office which
he has filled in q most satisfactory man
ner. The former board Of directors met
and adjourned before the new board or
Eanized. All has been made snug for the
opening OF the next season. The organize
ton has greater promise Of q good season
than ever before.
Many Fraternal Elections Held.
During the last week many OF the cleo
tons OF the local. lodges Of the fraternal
orders were held. More are to follow dur
ing the present week. Among the lodges
reporting last week were the Royal High
lAnders Of Dunoon Castle, No. SO. The fol-
lowing were elected: C. 8. Scattergood., IL
lustrious protectors; l.. ]. Chancey. chief
counsellor; Mrs. Belknap, worthy evangel;
Frank Ally. past illustrious protectors; L.
E. Ridgeway. secretary and treasurer; j.
M. Urbanski. recording secretary; Miss
Daisy HeasIey, warden; DR.. Aberly, physi-
clan; board Of managers, Herman Tom
brinck, NJ. L. King. Refreshments and a
social accompanied the election.
At a regular meeting OF the Mystic
Workers the following officers were
elected; ]. F. stickley. project; Eudora
CleghoIn. monitor; Fred w. Black, secre-
tary; Frances Black, banker; Nellie sher-
wood, marshal; Mary Finnigan' warder;
Amelia Carlson, sentinel; J. II. Smith. @.
Rhyme and Emma Stlckley, trusteesi w. b.
Black and J. F. Stckley were elected dele
gates to the national convention.
The new officers Of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen No. 22J are: j. p. Lang,
master workman; Thomas Whalen, fore
man; w. Kavan, overseer; III. Nighten-
gale. recorder; J. L. Kubat, financier; VIII
liam McCauley, treasurer; James Donahoe,