Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-11
Total receipts. . Ib4

CATTLE-There was no market today,
as usual, on a Saturday, the fresh receipts
hSS Oe ne TseeSFs e %set been
fairly, liberal, considering the very unfa-
yorable reports regarding the market that
which have been of a character to dIS-
courage shippers from sending in their
cattle. The total falls short OF the pre-
vious week by few over 1 900 head, but
as compared with a year ago there is a
decrease of about 1000 head.
The week started out with the beef
condition. On Monday and Tuesday buy
ers did not appear 10 care whether they
got any cattle or not and the trade was
day the market took on a decidedly better
tone, the demand being more urgent, with
prices showing tendency toward firm-
ness. This condition prevailed during the
last three market days of the week, so
that at the close OF the week prices are
a little stronger on all desirable kinds Of
beef steers than they were one week ago.
common and inferior grades, however,
continued slow sale, with buyers reluctant
tors on the market is that such Improve
ment as has taken place has been due 20
considerable extent TO the moderate re-
ceipts, which have given packers an OPP
portunity to clean up their surplus prod
ucts, SO long as the violent agitation re-
garding the wholesomeness OF packing
house products continues no one antici-
pates any very great or permanent i'm
terested on the selling side would like to
| see any very big runs OF cattle for some
| little time to come.
| the same condition as beef steers. On
! Monday and Tuesday the trade was ex-
| tremely dull, but during the latter part
| OF the week the better grades strengthened
| up somewhat, closing the week little he =
| ter. Common and grassy kinds of COWS
however, did not participate in the i'm
| week, and unless all signs fail they are
likely TO sell still lower in the near flu
ture.
stockers and feeders, fortunately. have
been in light receipt all the week and yet
not light enough to prevent break in
prices on both stockers and feeders have
been very high for sometime back and
when If is onIV natural 70 sxns ss 1871 Yeev
/ material decrease I'm the demand together
| with much lower range of prices
great change was noted on any one day
] during the week, stu prices Kept drop
| ping of until now they are at least 251
| lower than a week ago.
| HoGS-There was no material change
1 in the hog market today. In fact, for
three days in succession hogs have sol I
| trade this morning was active and stea1 y
with yesterday. the great big bulk Of all
as yesterday, with a sprinkling at S641
| and some of the best loads at $6.42%
Everything was sold and weighed up in
! very good season in the morning.
| The receipts OF hogs this week have
shown very heavy falling OF as com.
! pared with last week and with the CORE
! spending week of a year ago At the sam.
time the local demand has been very good
| so that this market has been in a very
| strong position all the week During the
| first, half OF the week prices tended up
| ward rapidly and the advance made was
maintained during the balance OF the week
! At the close today prices are on an aver.
| age a strong ] 81 higher than at the close
| of last week and only sc lower than the
! extreme hiEh point OF the year
I RRnresRntatiNe sales