Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-20

CATTLE-Receipts Of cattle this morning
looked quite large for a Saturday, nineteen
cars being reported in, but they were all
either consiEned direct to packers or
through 10 the Dakota range. Thus 1t hap
pened that there was practically. nothing
on sale to make q test Of the market. Re
celpts for the week show a gain of close to
5000 head over last week, but a decrease Of
about 1900 head as compared with the cor
responding week of last year. The arrivals
have consisted partly of led stock and
partly of rangers The arrivals of range
week, but during the latter half of the
week receipts of all kinds were very light,
there being hardly enough cattle during
The unusually heavy receipts at the be
ginning OF the week broke the market
being about the most demoralized expert
enced at this point in a long time. As re
ceipts fell off the market firmed up, being
but at the H' close Of the week the general
market on beef steers is right around 25c
lower than last week. In some cases cattle
Cows and heifers were in very liberal sup
ply the first of the week. with the result
that there was a. bad sffrfip at this point.
As the receipts during the latter part OF
the week were so Light while the demand
was very fair; prices firmed up very ma
good share of the decline had been recoy-
cred. Some kinds are possibly. a little
lower than the close of last week, but the
difference Is not very great. As a matter
OF course, II comparisons we're made be-
tween the close OF the present week and the
was at the high point q tie season. a very
considerable difference would be noted.
The trade in stockers and feeders has
receipts and demand being small. The
change in prices has been very marked,
although toward the close a somewhat
Liberal receipts of range cattle are anti
cipated for the coming week.
Quotations on cattle; Good TO choice corn
fed steers. SO. 40a7 40; fair to good corn
fed steers, s. .50d5. 20; common to fair corn
fed steers. 81. 5Oq5. so; good to choice cows
and heifers, ;S.Sa1C0; common to fair
cows and helfers, $2.O0a3.25; good to choice
stockers and feeders. %; fair to good
fair stockers and feeders. $S0Qa50; stock
heifers. s2.50d3.0
HoGsLonly seventy-nine cars Of hogs
were reported in, but the moderate run
was not a sufficient bull argument to main
tain steady prices. On the contrary, the
general market was weak to &c lower than
yesterday. The hogs sold worry Largely
at $6.35d645. whereas yesterday SS40g6.Hh
secured most OF the hogs. The trade was
not overly active, but still the hogs kept
selling and the most OF the receipts
changed hands In fair season.
Receipts OF hogs this week have been
light although showing again OF over 6.OT
run. When compared with a year ago a
falling off OF 5000 is shown. Under the
influence Of moderate receipts the market
advanced sharply at the beginning of the
week, prices being carried to the high
point OF the year TO date. 1t was very evil
dent, however, that packers were not dis
posed to allow prices to advance very much
without a struggle and they acted on tbs
bear side throughout the week. Thus the
market broke down rapidly, commencing
with Tuesday, reaching the low point OF
Wednesday, when hogs sold 1Oc lower OF
an average than the close of the previous
week. A part OF the loss was made up th'
two days following. but after allowing foI
the weakness noted today the market Il
Just about where 1t was at the close o.
last week.