Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
Totals .........


CATTLE-There was nothing doing In the
cattle yards this morning, for the want OF
cattle to sell. The receipts for the week
show a very large increase over the CORE
same time they are quite little smaller
than for last week. In other words, the
receipts this week have been very liberal.
The quality Of the cattle coming has NOT
been very good on an average, In fact.
feeders generally say that they cannot re-
member a season when so few really de-
sirable killing cattle were coming 10 mar
ket as at the present time.
The market on beef steers started oW the
beginning OF the week about steady. but
gradually firmed UP, being quoted higher on
"Wednesday. on Friday values eased of
again, so that at the close of the week the
market is not quotably different from w iiS
eral receipts the trade as a whole has been
In fairly satisfactory condition. The TACT
is these short-fed or warmed.up steers are
generally making the feeder fair pront
Cows and hsiters have experienced about
the same kind Of market as have beef
there was general upward tendency, espe
cially on Wednesday, but on Friday the
TO say that any gain that was made earlier
In the week was lost that day. This leaves
the market just about where it ended one
The week started out with stockers and
feeders In bad shape. Spectators had been
forced to carry some cattle oyer from the
ers, so that the market was slow and
heavy for the want OF buying support. Il
continued that way during the first hall
Of the week, being decidedly lower than
during the early part of the previous week,
During the latter half of the week the
trade has been in better condition, owing
to the fact that SPECTATORS had cleaned
up their surplus cattle and were freeF
buyers. AS there were no cattle here today
and very few. yesterday, 1t is not an easy
ago. The feeling is that the market at the
present time is In good healthy condition
and with moderate receipts the coming
tory to the selling interests.
Representative sales:
BEEF sTEERs
~ "a, A. s Fl Me- A'' P"
HoGS-Hogs sold this morning on a basi:
of $3.50 for the general run OF mixed loads
with the lighter and less desirable load:
loads at ss.s2H and a few OF the best al
ss.s5, end top OF SeSIh; These ngure'
or bQ1Oc lower than yesterdays genera
market The market opened very slow
sellers being , SsesswSa SsSst
make a start. When buyers and seller,
finally got together the market showed
considerable briskness and the bulk OF tbs
late start, however, 1t was close to midday
before clearance was effected. AT tho
close it was impossible to get over $6.7IhQ
$50 for anything.
While the receipts of hogs this week hav,
been quite liberal as compared with a good
many weeks during the last month of two
the total nevertheless was decidedly shori
OF the record made a year ago by ovel
1900 head. The receipts for the year tC
date are over 5000 head short OF the cor
responding period last year. The markei
this week opened with a good stiff advance
over half OF which was lost on Tuesday
on wednesday there was no material
change, but Thursdays market advanced
sharply and there was a little further galr
on Friday. Allowing for the decline today
the market is a good strong 121kc higher
than It was at the close OF last week
Representative sales: