Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-22
William WEIGH, PORTSMOUTH, Ia.-Mil.
the official number OF cars OF 6
in today by each road was:
Cattle I
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
Der of head indicated.

cATTLE-There were no cattle of any
consequence in the yards, there being the
usual Saturday holiday so far as the
cattle market was concerned. For the
week the receipts show a slight falling
OFF as compared with the previous week
and somewhat large decrease as COM
pared with year ago. As usual at this
season of the year good many loads of
right good corn-fed steers have been re-
ceiyed. While there has also been a
sprinkling of western rangers, thus far,
range cattle to really establish quotations
on that kind, the supply Of beef consist
ing almost entirely OF corn-fed stock.
sirable Fat Cattle was steadily yH Upward ard
during the first four days OF the week.
Each days market was quoted fully
sufficiently active to affect an early clear
ton was Somewhat different, the e receipts
other words, the kind that buyers do not
care for. AS a result Fridays market
was slow with prices little easier. After
however, the market on all good kinds
Of corn-fed steers is l04lbc higher than
one week ago. Full loads Of cattle have
est price paid on this market since a
year ago last May, barring only one
bunch OF Christmas beeves, which brought
COWS and heifers, like beef steers,
showed improvement all the week up un-
I'll Friday, when they, too, were slow.
was active, so that the market through
out the week was in a good healthy con-
dition AS the close close y is 1o safe 70 quote
one week ago, but with the advance the
most pronounced on the better grades.
The dull season is still on in the stocker
and feeder trade, not many cattle OF that
description arriving and not many wanted.
II Is still too early 70 expect very much
trading in that department Of the marAet.
q have
ward have met with fair sale and prices
have been well maintained. III anything
the market is a trifie stronger for the
week. but that is not any indication OF
the demand being particularly strong, for
as a matter Of fact spectators and yards
traders stlll complain OF very little in
quiry from the country.
HOGS-The hog market assumed more
active appearance this morning. Yes
extremely slow and duh, but this morn
ing buyers acted more as IL they needed
supplies and the trade opened much earlier
in the morning. II was fairly active and
/ the big bulk Of all the hogs changed
hands In very good season As 10 prices
/ the market might be quoted as steady
| lower than yesterdays average. Light
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! The receipts OF hogs, as will be noted
I from the tables given above.
/ a considerable increase over last week
/ but are short Of the record for last year
/ The market this week has been unsatts
/ factory in that buyers have been acting
/ on the bear side a good share OF the tins
| and have made a very strong effort q
pound values down. II will be remem
/ bered that the high point OF the year wal
4 reached on Wednesday Of last week and
/ buyers have been pounding values eve
] since that day with the result that thu
/ market has been forced steadily down
! ward At the close Of the week values
are iOdi2ke lower than they were a
the close Of last week and l7he lowe
| than high point OF the year.
| Representative sales:
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