Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-13
Total receints -.

CATTLE-There were nOI enough cattle
here today TO cut any figure on the mar
ket Il being practically a holiday 50 far
as the cattle trade was concerned, which
is the usual Saturdays condition.
Receipts of cattle this week have been
about normal. the number arriving being
about the same as last week and year
ago. The quality of the cattle arriving IL
very good, there being considerable pro-
portion, of very fair to good finished beef
steers The market during the week has
shown no very great change excepting
that the fair to pretty good cattle have
shown an advance amounting generally to
1od15c- Very little improvement has been
noticed on the best heavy cattle and prac-
tically no change whatever on the com
mon and light weight steers. In other
worda the Improvement has been limited
to the 1850 and l.s5o- pound steers. such az
paid during the week was $50.
Receipts Of COWS and heifers have been
quite moderate all week, while the de-
that the market has been in a good
healthy condition, with prices showing
more or less hrmness. At the close of the
/ week the market is generally quoted l0dl5e
] higher. the advance being mostly on the
good weight and quality stun. Light heif-
ers have not been in very active demand
I and in consequence they have not shown
any appreciable advance
! The market on feeders has not been
| characterised by any very great change
/ this week. Steers having quality and flesh
have been in the best demand and have
/ brought the best prices, usual Good
I hEnt Cdluo, however nave Deeu IN better
demand and the market is stronger on
that kind At the same time stock calves
| and common stock steers have been dull
1 and weak from start 10 finish.
| HOGS-There was quite a speculative de-
mand this morning and the market opened
with considerable show of strength, some
OF the first sales being 5d7lAc higher Pack
| ers, however, could not see any reason for
4 advancing prices TO such an extent, and
the best that they were willing to do. even
] Al the high point, was &c higher than yes
q n "a
/ hold. even at that advance and the mar
ket steadily eascd of closing slow and
/ weak. some sales being no more than
steady. Taking the market as a whole, Il
might be quoted as strong 20 SC higher
than yesterdays general market The bulk
/ OF the hogs sold al Ss,s5q640, with a TOT
I at $3.50 Yesterday the most Of the hogs
/ brought s6.3oQ6S7h. with a top at S. 45
I 1t would De well for shippers TO thoroughly
| sows are being Disseminated against and
/ are selling at the bottom of the market
3 Today IL was hard work IN some cases tc
get even steady prices for hogs OF that
] description.
The receipts Of hogs this week, while
1 about on a par with a year ago, have not
/ been as heavy as last week During the
( first four days there was comparatively
| average IN very nearly the same notches
| or not more than 2lc apart on any day
/ With Friday values took an upward turr
/ and the strength Of the market todas
4 carries values TO the highest point touched
/ sHEEP-There were not enough sheer
here this morning TO cut any figure OF
the market. but what few there were solt
| al very satisfactory prices.
| The receipts this week have been quite
liberal for this time OF the year. showing
however, very little change as compared
I with last rweoN V-0ar ago