Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-16
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Diminishing Shipments of Cattle
Bring General Average Down.
REFEREES REPORT IS DELAYED

Caused by Failure of StenoGrapher
to Get Out Transcript of Testi-
mony In Time---BaSc Ball
stars Get Broken Noses.
Diminishing shipments of cattle and
sheep at the South Omaha market has
brought the general average OF receipts
lower this week than for several years
past during the corresponding season
and emphasized the arrival Of the cattle
scarcity prognostieated by the stock
yards people for some time, Taken as
whole the local market is said by
spectators and exchange men to have
been at a standstill for the last week
considering that this is the beginning Of
the shipping season. Traffic Manager
J, A. Shoemaker Of the Union Stock Yards
yesterday summed up the situation in
the following statement:
| Trading at the South Omaha market for
the week Just closed has emphasized the
shortage which II was predicted early In
the year would be encountered with the
advance of the range shipping season.
| This Is the time Of year when Ordinarily
the movement of range cattle and sheep
marketward is very heavy, but at South
Omaha cattle are In smaller supply than
for several years and receipts OF sheep
have decreased heavily for the first half
Of September.
Beef cattle have sold up to $50 right
off the grass, while country buyers have
paid as high as $500 per cwt. for cattle
to take out and feed, which is the high
est price paid for feeders at South
Omaha. that record having been estab-
lished there about three weeks ago in
the sale of some Wyoming cattle from
north OF Cheyenne. The cattle which
brought the price this last week were
also from off the G. & S. north Of Chey-
enne. Taken all around the cattle mar
ket is just about where 1t was week
ago. Spectators have quite an acou-
mutation OF feeders on hand and that
class of stuff is little lower than last
week, particularly the commoner kinds
The sheep market has been a hummer
all week Fat lambs are a quarter 70 sSc
day for several loads OF u TO 76-pound
lambs from Idaho; feeding lambs, $3.50 to
6.60 Some yearlings went to the pack
ers at $3.50 per cwt,, while feeders
brought them as high as N,&. Fat
wethers sold from $500 to $780, with
handy weights as high as s4.7b; ewes, A00
to $25, all classes showing considerable
advance for the week.
| 1t begins to look as II 1t was about
time for the prospective feeder 10 lay In
his supplies, for the fellow w.Ae !s sigrr=
ing on low market for either cattle or
sheep for feeding will certainly be dis
appointed this fall and II he waits Very
long may get left entirely. Fairly good
run of both cattle and sheep Is looked
for for the coming week, but receipts
are not apt to be liberal enough to force
much reduction of prices.
Hog, receipts continue 70 be pretty
liberal in comparison with last year.
but there is steady upward disposition
of prices, best hogs selling Saturday
up to $S75 per cwt. These were heavy
hogs; good light weight packers would
bring little more. Hogs are selling
highest at South Omaha since 1910.
Delay I'm Referees Report.
Information received yesterday from
Assistant Attorney General Ayers by
Dean Ringer Of this city attributes the
delay Of Referee Silas Holcomb In maxi
ing finding on the custer proceedings
brought against Fire and Police Com
missioners John ], Ryan and Joseph
Pivonka to c. A. Emory, reporter of the
district court at Lincoln, According
to the order Of the supreme court ref
cree Holcomb was to make report on
Thursday, September H. II developed,
however, that Court Reporter Emory had
delayed the transmission Of the tran
script until Wednesday. the 11th. when Il
was sent to Broken Bow where Judge
Holcomb will write his opinion and
recommendations. Under the circum.
stances, therefore, a report is not ex-
pected before tho beginning OF this week.
In South Omaha the delay has been
the cause Of several contradictory rumors
regarding the probable attitude OF the
referee toward the accused commission
ers. Some maintained that the delay
was an indication of doubt on the part
Of the referee In favor Of the commits
sioners. The explanation Of the real
cause of the delay IT is now understood
will not tend to alay the uneasness OF
the men who are expecting an acquittal.
/ Bowling Season 20 Open.
The Magic City Bowling league, OF
which Herb Carlow is the patron, will
open Monday night at Garlow's alleys
with the usual annual function. An or.
chestra will be In attendance and re.
freshments will be served by Herb Gar.
low. The feature Of the occasion will bs
an opening game between the letter Gold
Tops, last yar's champions. and Martins
Tigers. Peterson's Handy Kids will meet
the stellings.
On Tuesday night the Packers leagu,
will open with a meeting between tn,
Armour, Cudahy, Swift and Nels Morris
teams. The Omaha Bowling association
will attend the opening OF the season OF
Monday night.
The teams Of the league are letter.
Gold Tops Martins Tigers, Peterson'i
! Handy Kids. Stellings, South Omaha Ic,
company. Boyce'5s Crackerjacks, Cul
kins Cubs, Hinchey Laundry.
On Monday, Wednesday and Frida!
evenings, the Fort Crook team and tn,
Midwest Tailors bowl.
Two Noses Broken.
M. Alvey Grave. one Of the base bal
stars of Kennedy's shamrocks, ant
} George Rapp Of the Luxus constellation
while playing ball yesterday Afternoon
at Armour's park. had their noses pn
out of joint by a bounding ball within
ten minutes Of one another. Both mel
were brought to South Omaha where DR.
r. e. schindel set the fractured probosc
. Of the two horse hide artists. Georg'
Kennedy, after careful examination o
both INJURIES says that the two noses
will be straight enough for the gam
: next year. t.t
Vana-NR thRus.
One of the most interesting narriage
of the season In Bohemian circles will b.
that OF Geoge J. Vana, son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John G. Vana, to Miss Josephine
.,