Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-


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CATTLE-Only four cars of cattle were
reported in this morning, which was not
enough to make a market. For the week
the receipts have been r>ther light, show
ing a considerable falling off as compared
with last week and a 5till heavier decrease
as compared with a year ago. Included
a good many very well finished beef steers,
although the supply Of really desirable cat
tie Of all kinds has been very moderate
Owing to the comparatively light offer
ings of strictly good to choice cattle and
to the very fair buying demand for that
kind. the market has been in a good,
healthy condition all the week ana az
higher than last week. The best cattle
sold as high as S.U6, the highest price
OF the season to date. Fair to pretty good
cattle have also sold quite freely on most
days and they are safely steady at the
close. on the other hand, common and ir,
ferior kinds of warmed-up or short-fed
beeves are gradually working doWnWaru'
and for the week are a little lower.
a considerable proportion OF the receipts
this week has been made up OF cows ana
heifers, the greater part OF them on the
grassy order. The supply the first OF tho
week was especially large and on Monday
the market on the general run OF cow stuit
was quoted l5q26c lower. Wednesday )
market showed decided Improvement, the
trade on that day being active and prices
generally stronger, so that a proportion or
close Of the week the market would have
to be quoted l0Ql5C lower on the bulk OF
the COW stuff coming at the present time
Strictly good dry-lot COWS and heiters,
which have been very scarce all the week,
would probably command fully steady
prices.
Now that the weather has turned pleas
ant, so that farmers are enabled TO work
in the fields, they are evidently too busy
to sperd much time looking for stockers
or feeding cattle. As a consequence the
demand this week for cattle of that de-
scription has been very slack. Fortunately
receipts have bekn quite moderate but stu
too large for the demand, so that the
market at the close OF the week is in a
more or less demoralized condition. out
side Of the very best feeders, the market
is generally 25C lower and It is possible &c
point out cases where trashy stockers anc
Undesirable feeders are z5qJoc lower thar
last week.
corn-fed steers, $7.3qS.OO; fair to gooc
corn-fed steers, S6.OOq7.35; common to fail
corn-fed steers, S5.OOq6.OO; good to choice
COWS and heifers, $4.5OqS.O0; fair to gooC
fair COWS and heifers, $2.00I4.00; good L
choice stockers and feeders, %.5Oa5.gOi raj
to good stoekers ard feeders. Sa6atS 9
q375: stock heifers, SS.OOaS.oo.
HOGS-Hogs sold strong to &c higher thil
morning. buth the trade was not overl.
hogs sold at S.S5d5,N, with a top as higl
as $5.95, 1t will b. remembered that yester
day the bulk Of the hogs brought @.ocgo'
The receipts OF hogs this week hav
fallen short of last weeks big run ant
considerably short of the record of
year ago. During the first half Of tn
week prices tended upward rapidly reach
ing the high point of the year. \ portion
of this weeks advance was lost on Thurs
day and Friday. The slight reaction to
day leaves the market a strong Ac hlghe
around Sc lower than the high point o.
Wednesday. The market Turing the mos
Of the week has been In very satistactor
condition and sellers have generally pee
well TleaSpd.