Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-12

Total. s,5S5
CATTLE-As was the case yesterday,
there were not enough cattle In sight to-
day TO make test OF values, but the feel
week show very considerable falling off as
compared with the previous, week and q
slight falling off as compared with a year
table at the beginning of this column. As
usual at this season OF the year, the supply
of native and cornfed cattle is steadily di-
minishing, while grass stock from the west
ern ranges Is taking Its place.
While, the liberal receipts made the mar
Since that day has been in a very salts
factory condition and Rriees have esa grad nd
day, but there has been gradual stinening
up under the influence OF the moderate re-
ceipts and the very good buying demand.
At the close of the week II Is safe to quote
both cornfed and range steers as generally
l0ql5c higher. In some cases even more
advance than that has taken place. some
statesmen quoting the general market on
good steers 10a20c higher. .
The market on cows and heifers has. II
anything, shown even more Improvement
than beef steers. The supply OF cows was
light all the week, while there was the
usual demand Under this influence the
days as much as 10c higher. At the close
OF the week 1t is safe TO quote the general
market on cows and heifers as much as
l5Q25c higher than one week ago.
The receipts OF stockers and feeders have
been very light this week as compared win
the total receipts of cattle. This, together
beef steers, has caused a decided upward
IN prices 6ssn looS9 for cstt ali
the week and there is no question but what
a good many more could have been sold
which did put in appearance sold to very
good advantage. The market Is now loqSoc
higher than one week ago, the ADVANCE
being the most noticeable on well bred
weighty feeders
HoGS-Buyers started out this morning
with the evident intention of buying their
hogs loo lower, and they succeeded In get
ting quite a good many that way. Later
on, as It became apparent that the demand
was somewhat better than expected, In
spite of the fact that II was a Saturday, the
market showed Improvement and part OF
the decline was recovered. In other words
the market, after opening l0c lower, be-
came only SC lower, and plenty OF hogs
sold on that basis. This would make the
general market 5alOc lower than Yesterday,
| were quoting II. While the trade was slow
at the opening It became more active later,
CHANGED sRe hands " by 10 O'CLOCK or soon after,
| The late arrival OF some OF the trains pro-
longed the market until well along toward
comparison with the market at this
point and that at Chicago will convince
anyone that hogs are selling relatively high
/ here. There is, In fact, very little difference
| between the two markets buyers having
| found II impossible to pound prices down
at this point fast enough TO keep up with
| the slump in values at Chicago.
The market has been lower every day
| this week under the influence OF the steady
| decline at other selling points, there having
| been a general breakdown OF values every
| where. The total decline for the week as
compared with the close OF last week Is
| OF fact the market has been very uneven
every day. so that hogs of same kind and
eharocteT have sold ID at wide range NJ s o.
! dropped below the Sc mark for the first
| time since February % and today they sold
at the lowest point touched since February
/ II