Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07
me disposition, of the days receipts was
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CATTLE-There were no fresh rescintS
OF cattle today and nothing of any conse-
snow a % gain HS'e Of E ABOUT the s,S See Set sae s receipts edot
pared with last week, but a falling Off of
over one-half as compared with the cor
responding week of last year. The arrivals
have consisted principally Of cornfed
steers, but there has been a fair sprinkiing
o. butcher stock and a few feeders and
With moderate receipts not only here,
DDut az all other market points as well,
cnnuu WIN a satisfactory demand for killing
a very satisfactory condition as Viewed
rom a sellers standpoint, Prices were
higher and the trade active every day until
tItday,, when there was a little reaction,
put stu at the close Of the week prices
are generally 4Oc and in some cases 40d60c
tie. sold as high as $50, which is AS nigh
as any cattle have sold for since the wear
Is9Z; one OF the most satisfactory features
ceipts each day being pretty much dis
posed OF by . O'Clock in the morning, or
Cows and heifers were in very moderate
supply every day and they advanced Just
as rapidly as beef steers. Every days
active until FPr rSIeg R WfRes th %it ma 5Se tr %as
generally quoted as steady. For the week
prices are 40q6Oc higher, Choice ,dry-lot
week and 9 few fancy heifers sorted out OF
a bunch Sd OF steers sold as high, as 81,
. @SNANA NAaAN Ills ME0h 4 III
supply has been light and the demand not
overly urgent. The fact Is this is the
season OF the year when no great activity
is 70 be expected in the stocker and feeder
trade. The price of corn is very high and
farmers are not likely to load up with
very many cattle until they know where
the winters supply OF feed is coming from.
JUST ABOUT steady prices have been main
talned al the week, the market being now
week.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
cornfed steers, s6.O0d6,75 common to fair
cornfed steers, $4.15q6.oO; good to choice
cows and heifers, $5.O0q6.50; fair TO good
COWS and h%eifers, $.00q6.0i common to
fair cows and heifers, s2.25d4.0; good to
choice stockers and feeders, S.s096S; fair
TO good stockers and feeders, A.0Oa4.S so,
common to fair stockers and feeders, S. ID
q4;O0i stock heifers. $S.OoQ3.&-
HOGS-A few cars of hogs, that Ia. ten
OF a dozen loads, sold early this morning
to shippers and SPECTATORS at prices that
were lust about steady with yesterday.
Packers, however, did not follow the lead,
but, on the, contrary, held back, not trying
TO do much. When they made bids they
were decidedly lower. The morning was
we'll advanced before buyers and sellers
finally got together, and then it was on
the basis of a decline of 56lOc as compared
with yesterday. Other markets were also
reported lower and sellers were in the end
fol ced 20 make the concession. The hogs
sold largely at sS.9OQS.So. as against 50. 900
Receipts Of hogs this week have been
very liberal, being just about on a par
With a year ago. The week started out
with a decided boom in PRICES. but the
Wednesday. A considerable reaction on
Thursday and Friday took place, but the
most Of Il was lost today, so that the week
closed with the market not far from where
It was one week ago,
Representative sales: