Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-13
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CATTLE-As was the case yesterday,
day TO make a test OF values, but the feel
ing Was fully steauy. The receipts this
week show very considerable falling of as
slight failing off as Compared with a ear
ago, as Will be noted Dy examining the
table at the beginning of this coiumn. 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
ket a little weak on Monday, the trade
since that day has been in a very salts
t uaiS tended Upward Ro Very great in
crease In values has been noted any one
day, but there has been a gradual stit1ening
up under the influence of the moderate re-
ceipts and the very good buying demand.
At the close of the week 1t is safe to quote
both cornfed and range steers as generally
advance than that has taken place, some
statesmen quoting the general market on
good steers 10000 higher. .
The market on cows and heifers has, II
anything, shown even more Improvement
than beef steers. The supply OF cows was vas
usual demand Under this influence the
market was quoted strong and ON some
days as much as l0c higher. AT the close
OF the week At is safe to quote the general
market on cows and heifers as much as
l6Q25c higher than one week ago
The receipts of stockers and feeders nave
been very light this week as compared with
the total receipts of cattle. This, together
with the Improvement In the ,i market ne fo or
movement In prices. Spectators and yard
traders have been looking for cattle all
she good weeH many any NOR more could have been sold
had they been here. AS 1t was, the cattle
which did put in appearance sold to very
higher than one week ago, the advance
being the most noticeable on we'll bred
" H6Gs-Buyers started out this morning
with the evident intention of buying their
hogs loo lowcA and they succeeded in get
on. as IL became apparent that the demand
was somewhat better than expected, In
spite of the fact that II was Saturday, the
market showed Improvement and part OF
the decline was recovered. In other words,
the market, after opening lOc lower, be-
came only SC lower, r. and plenty OF hogs
general market 5q10c lower than yesterday,
and that was what the majority OF sellers
were quoting IT. While the trade was slow V
so that the most of the hogs In sight
changed hands by 10 o'clock or soon after.
The late arrival of some of the trains pro-
longed the market until well along toward
A 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 differences
between the two markets, buyers having
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 lie
lust about 30c on an average. As matter
OF fact the market has been very uneven
every day, so that hogs OF same kind and
character have sold at a wide range OF
prices. Yesterday the average price OF hogs
time since February B and today they sold
at the lowest point touched since February