Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

CATTLE-Recelpts of cattle this morning
were very light only a dozen loads being
reported In and nearly all of them direct
70 the acker In other words, there was
nothing OF any consequence offered on sale
ana nothing with which to make a test
OF the market. For the week the receipts
SNOW q liberal gain over last week, but a
falling off of about 5000 head as compared
with a year ago. The arrivals this week
nave consisted principally OF rangers, both
steers and cows, but there has been at the
same time a considerable sprinkling OF
finished cattle. ~
The market on corn-fed beeves OF desira-
PIE quanty has shown very little change
TINS week, owing to the fact that the sup
ply or cattle of that description has been
comparatively small every day. Thus the
rev good cattle received have sold very
readily, and at the close of the week the
market Is steady to a little stronger than a
week ago. The best cattle have sold up
as hlgh as VIC On the other hand, the
common to medium grades OF half-fat steers
showed some weakness on Monday on ac-
count or their coming into direct competi-
tlon with range cattle, which were lower.
a popularity of the run OF westrn cattle
Is TO be found in the fact that the great
big bulk of the receipts came in on Mon.
DAY, the same as the week before. In con-
the market broke very badly. Later on, AZ
receipts became lighter, prices firmed up.
SO that the decline was recovered before
the end OF the week, and the market is
-. LOW VI PCbHlbl1 IUUlOI
higher than the close OF last week. Bar
ring Mondays trade, when the market was
oVersupplied the condition OF business has
been fairly satisfactory all the week.
The flood of cow stuff that arrived here
the first day of the week brought about a
sharp break In prices. but under the in
crate receipts during latter days. prices
have gradually flrmed up, until the market
Is at the close of the week l0f15c higher
than one week ago.
The season Ia atiI1 tAn na.t,, - o----a
very much OF stockers and feeders, even
under the most favorable conditions, This
season. however, conditions are not such
as to encourage early buying for the rea-
son that the price Of corn is very high.
while general business conditions are such
as 10 render would-be feeders rather eau
no means surprising that the trade in
stockers and feeders all last week was
within very narrow limits. A few cattle
were received and sold, but the demand
was by no means urgent, and the tend
ency OF values easier. prices at the close
or the week being generally quoted as
much as lo@1bc lower than last week.
fed steers. $650d7 10; fair to good corn-fed
steers, $~5.50d6.50; common to fair corn-fed
steers, A:2&n6.5o; good to choice range
A25a4. Is; common 10 fair range steers,
S.6Nd4.3 good to choice COWS and heifers'
&.0oa475; fair 10 good cows and helfers
$3.OOda %; common to fair cows and heifers,
N~'NFtDNNh 6NSN " NAAbANt lpNhNNE anu IetNl-
ers, iA00d4.60' fair to good stockers and
feeders. 8.5Od4.Oo: common tn fair stockers
and feeders, S3.oOd5.50; stock heifers, 81. so
@31h.
HOGS-Hogs were slow today at a decline
Of 5Gl0c las compared with Yesterday, the
bulk of the hogs selling at t6. a066.2 %, with a
top up &c 1913. Light mixed hogs. especI-
ally those loads running from rough heavy
down to light trash, were slow sellers,
packers not appearing to want that kind.
Holders as a rule found 1T very hard to ais.
pose Of loads of that description.
The receipts for the week show a de-
crease OF over 1000 head as compared with
last week, and a decrease OF over 10 900
head as compared with the corresponding
week OF last year, In spite OF moderate
runs, however, the market has shown a
considerable decline as compared with last
week, From day TO day priees have fiuctu-
ated back and forth. but at no time have
they reached az high as last weeks close.
and after allowing for the declire today the
market IS not far from l7hc lower thar
one week ago.