Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-

CATTLE-There were no fresh receipts
Of cattle today Of any consequence, but the
total run for the week has been very fair
as compared with last week and a year
ago. The arrivals have consisted largely
OF native and fed stuff, although there has
been quite a little sprinkiing on some days
OF western rangers The market as a whole
has been in :. betty good condition, but with
0ut any very noteworthy changes
Cornfed beef Of desirable quality has been
In good demand throughout the week, the
better grades selling freely every day.
while prices have shown no very marked
change in any direction. The common 10
medium kinds have, II anything. been a
eome,into direct composition with the range
cattle. In quite a few instances statesmen
were quoting beeYes OF that kind as around
t09l5e lower for the week. Range cattle OF
throughout the week, commanding good
steaoy or strong prices. The less desir-
were q little SOW and weak, especially such
as were not desirable for feeders.
Cows and he-ters have also shown very
LITTLE change during the weak. being for
the most part about steady. All desirable
killers have sold as a rule quite readily al
eury emit prices, but some OF the stalk field
cattle have been killing out rather poorly,
and packers accordingly are selecting thelI
purchases pretty closely, discriminating
az being good Killers Strictly good Iight,
weight heffers have shown some impI owe.
ment during the week
Desirable feeders having both flesh and
ualty sold very freely all the week al
prices that were STEADY to a little stronger
than last weeks close. Fha ordinary run
OF light and medium feeders and trashy
stockers were slow sellers every day, with
prices, II anything, a little weaker. Tnt
country does not appear 10 want the com.
mon and inferior grades and receivers OF
such find IL hard work unloading.
Quotations on cattle: Good 10 choics
eorn-ted steers. &NU7.3, fair to good
corn-ted steers. A-A0Q6. 10; common TO fail
eorn-fed steers, SAo0qS.40; good to ehoics
range steers. AAaa@j fair to good range
cows and heiters, A0oG46; good to choice
grass cova and heifera, 26lQAa5; tair q
good grass COWS and hoifers, GS54s so
common to fatE grass COWS n heifers
feeders, NA60GA&: tair 20 good stnckers
and feeders, 2-1594-O; common 10 TAI
stockers and feeders. &-75d3.95; stock heif
eFs. RSO9z40i veal calves, 2.S0&6-7 IS; bulls
( stays, etc.
HOGS-Hogs were unevenly lower agar
today, the decline being around 5dl0c. A
the market yesterday was very uneven, 1
is a little difficult % make comparison
between the two days, ana il would per
describe the market today as 0425e lowe
for The two days. As usual, When price.
are breaking down badly, the trade wa
pretty dull, statesmen being backward abou
letting go without a hard struggle. A goo
many OF the hogs sold at &2oQ5.O and OF
Up as high as SIS.
Receipts for the week have shown quit
4 little falling Oft as compared with ias
week and with a year ago, still there ma
been a very fair run The market has tue
has been largely downward. The WeeI
started cut with a very heavy break, bu
recovered on Wednesday and Thursday
I good share OF the loss. This deOiine o
yesterday and today leaves prices arounI
3a3Oc lower than a week ago,
representative sales: