Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
Total receipts -. 5


CAIILE-There were no Cdllle OF any |
consequence on sale today and the market
on all grades were nominally steady For the
week the receipts foot up about 5000 head,
as compared with 36, 500 head last week and
~, 500 head two weeks ago. In other words,
while the receipts have not been quite as
heavy as some weeks, there has been a
very fair run for this season OF the year.
Receipts, however, are running a lttie
under last years record all the time. While
the arrivals have consisted principally OF
range cattle, there has been quite a
sprinkling OF natives, mostly trashy stock
ers, cows, etc.
during the week to make a market, but
prices have been nominally steady, Pack
ers have depended almost entirely upon
range steers for a supply of fat beef and
the market on the desirable kinds has
been fairly active and steady to strong
every day throughout the week. AT the
close good killers are generally quoted lOq
loo higher than last week. Common and
trashy kinds have been a little slow and
have shown no q%uotable change.
Cows and heifers were In very active sup
ply early in the week, the market being
especially good on Monday and Tuesday,
with prices generally quoted higher. To-
ward the latter part of the week packers
seemed to feel that they had been paying
too much for COW stuff and the trade
slowed up, the market breaking quite
sharply on Thursday and being dull and
weak again on Friday. At the close Of the
week prevailing prices are quoted fully LOG
zoe lower than the high point Tuesday. on
the other hand. as compared with the close
of, last week no very great change has
NdhCil DldNIs NllOuSA oOAl hlllh 1 POSSl-
bly, weak to a dime lower.
Good feeders were active sellers through
out the week, the demand being fully equal
to the supply. Prices were firm and an ad-
vance of lOWl5c can be quoted, as COM
pared with last week. Medium kinds were
not in as good demand, but steady prices
were maintained, while common and trashy
kinds were slow sale all the week and re-
ceivers found 1t no easy matter to work
them off.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
fed steers, So.29gI.25; fair TO good cornfed
steers, $5.5Oq6.l5; common to fair cornfed
steers, good to choice range
steers, $4.9Cq5.65; fair to good range steers,
$4.OGa4.50; common to fair range steers,
So. 25q4.W; good to choice cornfed cows
and heifers, SS.65q4.5; good to choice grass
cows and heifers, $S.10q3.6; fair to good
grass cows and heifers, s275aS.lO common
to fair grass COWS and heifers, $2.00q2.75;
good TO choice stockers and feeders, $4,000
$50; fair to good stockers and feeders, $3.50
gao; common to fair stockers and feed
ers, S2.60q3.50 stock heifers, S2.50U2S
HOGS-Hogs continued on the down
grade today, selling l0dl5c lower than yes
terday. The market was in practically the
same condition that 1t has been in every
day, that is, the trade was slow and of in
sirable loads sold in pretty fair season.
Common and inferior loads were duh and
hard to move the same as every day. The
hogs slod pretty largely today at and
around $.S5a5.40. with good hogs on up as
high as $500. Yesterday $5.45d5.60 bought
most Of the hogs with a top at $50.
Receipts of hogs this week foot up S.421
head, which is decidedly larger than any
by over 5000 head. Prices throughout the
week have declined very rapidly, being
quoted lower almost every day. Thus at
the close OF the week the market is right
around Toe lower than one week ago and
about Sl.2O lower than two weeks ago.
Representative Rales: