Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-30
Total receipts 80. 2 lO4
The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
Hogs. Sheer


CATTLE-There was the usual dearth OF
cattle on the market this morning, there
not being enough Of anything in sight to
make a test of values. As will be noted
from the table of receipts at the head Of
this column, arrivals this week nave been
lighter than usual. The fact is this week s
run is the smallest of any week since the
first of the year. considerable proportion
of the arrivals has consisted Of corn-fed
steers.
In one regard at least the market has
been just the reverse of what il was last
week, when 1t will be remembered that the
market opened in good shape and steadily
declined, the loss amounting 70 l5G2Oc. The
present week opened no better, but after
Monday values were stronger every day so
that at the close of the week /! is safe TO
call beef steers 1Odl5c higher than the close
Of last week. Activity has not been a
feature of the trade, buyers being a little
backward about putting on and not appear
ing 10 relish the idea of higher prices. Still
the trading has been In fair shape and a
good clearance has been made every day.
after the steer market and have shown
about the same advance. The receipts OF
cows have been light all the week, with nc
great number of really good fat stun COM
ing.
The stocker and feeder trade so far as
the better grades are concerned has beer
i'm a good, healthy condition all the week
that is, supply and demand have been about
equal Under such conditions the trade OF
sold at about steady prices all the week
At the close the yards are practically clear
| there being no surplus on hand
HOGS-Liberal receipts and the fact thai
| II was the last day Of the week. and Other
selling points were not sending especially
encouraging news, combined to make tho
/ hog market at this point rather unsa tisfac
/ tory to sellers. A few loads sold early 4
/ spectators and shippers at a little stronger
/ prices than yesterday, the first sales being
/ largely at $685.. Packers were not dispose(
/ TO admit Of any advance in the market anC
were bears right from the start. AS sellers
/ all felt that the market should be a LITTLE
stronger, the trade was practically at
standstll all the morning and II was late
/ in the forenoon before buyers and SELLER
got together on business basis II being
/ a Saturday, buyers had the best of II, a.
no one cared to hold hogs over until Mon
/ day, and in the end sellers were forced 4
/ let go at prices only a shade better thar
yesterday The big bulk Of all the hogs sol,
/ at $6.32hd6.35.
As receipts of hogs this week have beer
| the largest OF any week this month and de
! cidedly larger than year ago, as will b.
noted by the figures at the head of thi
! column, the week started out with a goo,
| stiff decline and continued its downwar,
! course during the first three days On
/ Thursday and Friday there was a slight re
/ action, so that at the close OF the week TN
| market Is only about l0c lower than on
! week ago. Considering the very large re
| cepts, the market as a whole has been II
/ very satisfactory condition, the demani
being good every day and the trade reason
/ ably active as a rule.
u HaHf 40 cal DE