Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
Total receipts.


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CATTLE-Receipts Of cattle this week
have been liberal as compared with recent
weeks, with the exception of last week,
when the receipts were exceptionally large,
being heavier than this week by 1850 head.
The arrivals have consisted almost entirely
of rangers, with only a slight sprinkling
of cornfeds.
The market for range steers has been in
very satisfactory condition all the week.
The trade early was a little slow occa-
sionally, but as the week advanced and as
1t became apparent that receipts were not
going to be overly large prices firmed up
quite rapidly, so that the trade took on a
good healthy and fairly active condition
toward the last. At the close of the week
It is safe to quote the market 25c higher
than at the low point on Thursday Of
last week. ,Cornfed steers, on the other
hand, have been very unsatisfactory SELL
ers. The situation will be readily under
stood by anyone who will stop to consider
ier a moment. With range grass steers
where from 81 to 81 cheaper than cornfeds
1t will be readily understood that packers
give the preference to the cheaper cattle.
fill that they are good buyers of cornfeds.
Hence the market is very uneven and er-
ratio, 1t being very hard work to move
cornfeds on some days and a very easy
matter on other days when packers happen
to need a few and are willing to bid up on
them,
The market on cows and heifers has
moved along on lines about parallel with
the steer market and at the close OF the
NVOh Vi lildl ut0CIlDAIOn II ktll-
orally quoted about 2bc higher than last
week.
Good weighty feeders have been very
fair sellers all the week and at the close
are safely strong to 10c higher than a week
ago. On the other hand, all kinds Of stock
ers and trashy feeders have been very
slow, and 1t has been hard work to move
them from day to day. In fact on some
days the trade might be said TO have been
demoralized. At the close Of the week
there are still In the hands Of spectators
at least a good many cattle OF that de-
scrfptton unsold. The reason for this state
Of affairs is to be found in the wide pre-
Vatling drouth that has dried up pastures
and made farmers reluctant TO buy any
thing for fall feeding on grass. Reports of
rains at the close of the week from various
sections OF the state may be expected to
put a little better face on the market for
the coming week.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
fed steers, &40q7.5 Is; fair to good corn-fed
steers, &.60a6.4 40; common to fair corn-fed
steers, $4.O0a5.50; good to choice range
steers, $.5Oq5.65; fair to good range steers,
common to fair range steers, 1925
goo; good to choice COWS and heifers, $3.50
Q8.S5; fair to good cows and heifers, $3.50
$3.50; common to fair cows and heifeTs,
$2'Oq2.SO; good to choice stockers and feed
els, A.Sq4.65; fair to good stockers and
feeders, $S.5WI4.25; common to fair stockers
and feeders, $2.75a3.5O; stock feeders, $3.50
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HoGs-The best hogs this morning sold
around DC lower, with other kinds on down
" 90 HluSh 40 ~ IOweI' Inc tIduS "as
very uneven, as has been the case every
day for some time back. There is such a
wide range in quality at the present time
that prices arc spread far apart. While
buyers seemed to want the better loads, the
trade on the common kinds was very slow,
and some hogs which for some reason or
other did not happen to appeal especially to
buyers, were hard to unload.
For the week the receipts foot up 2,n4
head, as against A,W4 head for the previous
week and 34,209 head for the same week a
year ago. The tendency OF the market this
week has been downward, although at the
outset there was a little advance. At the
close logs are generally selling anywhere
from steady to 1OQ15c lower. This means
that the decline has been principally on the
common 10 pretty decent kind Of hogs, while
the best kinds have shown little change,
1t will be readily understood from this
that the spread in prices has been con-
siderably widened as to what It was a week
ago.