Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

Totals ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % 1913
CATTLE-There were no cattle here of
any consequ ence, the days receipts being
limited to two or three cars, which were
not enough to make any semblanoe OF
market. The total receipts for the week
show a small decrease as compared with
last week and heavy decrease as com
pared with previous weeks during the
The market on fat cattle has been in very
good condition this week as viewed from
a sellers standpoint. Values were quoted
higher evely day until Friday, with the
trade active at the prevailing prices. On
Friday tho advance came to standstill
and while medium cattle retained the ad-
VdLce already made, medium grades were
ia spots 64lOc lower. AT the close or the
week IL is safe to quote desirable beer
cattle fully 25c higher and some would
quote the advance more than that. Me-
dium to common kinds have not shown as
much Improvement but they, TOO are
mined is due to Improvement In the con-
Stunning demand, together with a railing on
IN the receipts of desirable killing grades
at the different market centers.
Cows and hefers participated In the ad-
vance to about the same extent as beef
steers, being quoted higher every day until
Friday, when the upward movement came
to a standsuu. The fact is, packers at
this point nave been unable on many days
10 get as many good cows and helIers as
they would like to kill out with the nIIn-
Der of steers that are coming. Grass cows,
owing to the scarcity OF good kinds, showed
considerable Improvement in prices, but
shippers viii understand that they are sure
TO be Disseminated against whenever the
more desirable kinds are in sufficient sup
ply to nil packers requirements. In other
words, grass cows at this season or the
year can advance or decline 25c before one
hardly realizes IL, and in buying that kind
OF stun for shipment great caution should
be used.
during the week and while there was no
great demand tire few to be had sold to
pretty good adv ntage, the general rains
In the country a; Le improved condition
of the beef markSt giving buyers encour-
agement.
booksellers seemed to feel this morn
ing that they were entitled 20 little more
money for their hogs Than yesterday and
started out generally trying for an advance
The fact tLet It was a SATURDAY was 50
stronger prices the market proved 10 be
II anything a little ga sier. Shippers would
pay, S.4I1s for the kind OF hogs that they
packers were also paying that price for a
few OF the best that just happened to suit
them, but the general run Of the hogs had
10 sell very largely at S. and II was
hard work to get any more than that. one
which was 2Jkc higher than anything
brought yesterday and the highest price
paid this year: The trade as a rule was
before clearance was effected. The aver
age Of all the sales was slightly less thar
yesterday, when the bulk sold at S. 45q6 so
The receipts OF hogs this week have
shown a heavy decrease as compared with
last week and a year ago. Under the lnnu
very good buying demand. prices gradually
tended upward. there being more or les'
gain every day until today; the TSSs,Ss
higher than IL was on last Saturday. While
the highest price OF the year was mad'
today, the average market Is still &c lower
than II was April II and Is, when the aver
age prices paid for all the hogs az thi'
point was 1851 The total receipts Of hog,
Al this point for June break all previous
records. being tho largest in the history Of
the market