Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Totals

CATTL.E-Receipts OF cattle this week
have been very liberal, showing a large
gain over last week. but still a small de-
crease as compared with a year age. The
arrivals have consisted almost entirely OF
range cattle, there being very few corn
feds OF natives of any kind.
For this season of the year, range cattle
are showing considerable quality.
As will be inferred from the above, the
supply of beef steers has consisted prin-
ciply OF rangers, with only a sprtnklinS OF
corn-feds. While the total receipts OF
cattle have been liberal. the proportion OF
beef steers has not been overly large.
This, in the face of a good demand. has
kept the market in a very healthy ana as
a rule satisfactory condition. The trad
ing most days has been reasonably active.
so that the supply has changed hands in
fair season. Prices have shown COM
paratively no change from day to day and
at the close Of the week the market is
about where 1t was one week ago. The
market on corn-fed cattle. on the other
hand, has been none too active at any
ceipts, as noted above, have been light, SO
that in spite OF the fact that buyers nave
seemed to prefer range cattle prices have
shown very little change.
Cows and helfers have been in very
liberal supply all the week, a considerable
proportion of the receipts being OF that
kind. Fortunately there was a good buy
ing demand, but the cattle came in so
rapidly that the market on all pretty fair
to good cows and heifers slumpcd off on
Wednesday and Thursday. At the close OF
the week they are generally lOul6c lower
than last week. On the other hand there
has been an unusually active demand for
the common and the medium grades, gem
orally known as Gamers. and the tendency
on that kim has been strong and they
are a little higher than last week.
The general rains throughout the coun-
try have improved the prospects for corn
and grass, there being a noticeable i'm
provement in the demand for fed cattle
last week. All kinds OF cattle showed
strength during the early part Of the
week. especially light stockers, which ad-
49, .Ne 80 ~ In tho
week, with receipts very liberal and with a
tendency towards accumulation In the
hands of the spectators, there was an
easing off in the market. The best KIM
of fleshy feeders remain about steady.
but the medium kinds and light steers
closed loq15c and in some cases Zoe lower.
can hardly be described as other than sat
isfaCtory.
quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
corn-ted steers. $. 4Oq6. q. common to fair
corn-fed steers, .2g5. 4o;. good to choice
s stsTs stae5 Sa 6o tTi fSir to to f iSfT Tsnse
steers, fS.CH4.OO; good to- choice cows and
heifers. s.. eeg!.3o; fair to good COWS and
a antIf hsife Ti"s sgg.oo9Ss co. SG9 good to Go Shd 5et5 stock SSS.
ers and feeders, s4.55d4T5 fair to good
s.GcksTs and feeders coz 2; common e
heifers. 81 .5063. Is.
HOGS-Receipts Of hogs this morning
were the highest that they have been IN
t NV N1N bANah az NHN HAaA nc
this week apparently having induced ship
pers TO hold back their supplies. The trade
opened in very good season, with price.
generally l04l6c higher than yesterday
While the trade could hardly be said L
have been active, there were so few hog
on sale that everything in sight wa.
cleaned up at any early hour In the morn
ing. The most OF the hogs sold at t6.2711G
$50. with a top at $685.. 1t will be remem
bered that yesterday the hogs sold princI
pally at s615a617h.
The receipts OF hogs this week hav,
been very moderate, there being a fRllini
off as compared with the previous week o
ESQ head and a still heavier decreAs,
as compared with a year ago. Tn
market has shown a good many changes
fluctuations having been more rapid ant
wider than usual of late. Thus the weel
started out with a good, sharp advance
which was followed on Tuesday with an
other advance carrying the market to
point that was the highest reached in
long time and 2c higher than the clos
OF last week. Then commenced an equally
rapid decline, the low point being reached
on Friday, when the average market wa.
l21zc lower than the close Of the pre-
vious week, or &hc lower than the higl
point on Tuesday. TOday's reaction leave
the market only a shade lower than il va
at the close Of last week.