Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-15

IotalS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 4,5S1 2,610
trade this week has been light receipts and
the changes that have taken place in val
SeS have s been az que very largely to this one
form above II will be noted that there has
been very heavy decrease in the number
week, but on the other hand no great
change has taken place as compared with
year ago.
Liberal runs had been anticipated for
this week, but as the beef steers, both
corn-feds and rangers, failed TO show up
the market gradually took on more strength
day after day until at the close of the week
values are all Of 156125c higher than they
were at the close of last week. The trade
prices, as there was good healthy demand
for all desirable killers. Most days the
market opened in good season in the morn
ing and a reasonably early clearance was
effected. All in all the market has been in
a most satisfactory condition this week
Nearly everything that has been said re-
garding the steer trade would apply equally
well 70 the market on cows and heifers--
higher and the trade has been in a good
healthy condition. The advance was due
TO the disappointingly small receipts and
the very good local demand There appears
to be a large consuming demand for COW
beef and quite large runs are required at
this point to supply the requirements OF the
Stockers and feeders have not shown very
much change as regards prices this week
equal that there has been no occasion for
any decided change in values in either di-
reetion The cattle that have arrived have
the trade on most days has been reasonably
active, but the cattle have sold in about
the same notches as last week.
HOGS-It was the same old story in the
hog yards this morning-that is, an uneven
and uncertain kind of market, closing
ANYTHING, were little lower than yester-
day, but later good hogs sold at just about
steady prices, and the average market was
not far from steady with yesterday. When
once under way the trade was fairly active
so that the most of the hogs changed
sold largely at IS and under, with good me-
dunn weights largely at s. .O5q5.10 and good
| lightweights on up to S5.25.
several times of late the hog market at
| this and all other selling points is in a
rather peculiar condition-that is, not to
the liking of any one. The feeling is gen.
| eral among packers al all points that hogs
\ are too high as compared to the provision
away cured meats until they can get the
| price down. AS result they are limiting
| their operations largely TO taking care Of
| is good demand for fresh meats and al
| the same time a moderate supply OF hogs
| Hence, while packers are operating on
| the bear side and sparing no opportunity
| 20 pound the market they are accomplish
| ing very little Every day the market
| opens with decent demand for the de-
| sirable loads and at fair prices. After this
| demand IS satisfied the packers pound down
| what is left, causing the market to close
| dull and lower most every day. But the
next morning II will spring up again or
| the good kinds only to repeat the duh
! close That Ia about the way IL has gone
I all this week At the close OF last week
/ hogs were selling on an average at S5.e5
1 After working hard packers succeeded Ia
/ getting tho average a fraction under s. or
| "wednesday. on Thursday, however al
their efforts were unavailing as the marke
| sprang back again, recovering all the de
4 cline and little more. While some OF the
gain has disappeared since then the weel
| closes today with the market practically
| where IL was a week ago.
! II will be readily understood that Will
the market in this condition such a thinl
as a good active trade is an impOssibility
| Representative sales;