Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-02
The disposition Of the days receipts was
as follows. each buyer purchasing the num-
OF head indicated;
Tnta1

CATTLE-There were no cattle of any
consequence here today and practically no
market. For the week the receipts foot up
about the same as for last week, but show
a falling off as compared with a year ago.
The receipts for the month show a de-
crease of l4S,063 head as compared with the
corresponding month of last year.
The present week started out with a very
large run of cattle, the same as did the
two weeks previous and with the same re-
suit, namely, that the market broke very
badly, buyers taking advantage of the large
offerings to force values downward. Later
on, as receipts became lighter, the market,
on desirable kinds OF range steers gradually
firmed upward, until the decline was all
wiped out, leaving the market fully as
good as 1t was at the close of the previous
week. or possibly a little stronger on the
best grades.
Cornfed steers were in light supply all
the week and not a single choice or we'll
finished car was received. For that reason
1t is largely a matter of guess work as to
just where strictly good cattle would sell,
but, judging from the fact that prices al
Chicago have slumped badly, 1t IL only
natural to assume that even the best corn
fed cattle would have sold lower had there
been any such on sale. A few scattering
loads of fair to pretty decent kinds OF
killers, such as have been selling from 1913
down, have been received from day to day.
While they have not been sought after to any
great extent, still they have sold fairly
we'll on account Of the small number Of
fered. The tendency, however, has been
lower and anything like liberal receipts
WIN hiAdOabNNNAy AoN sHNAf
break in view Of the fact hat Chicago
papers quote cornfed steers below $3.50 as
35q60c lower than a week ago. The reason
for the break in cattle of that description
is to be found in the fact that range cattle
of pretty good quality are becoming quite
plentiful and packers seem TO prefer them
in place of the common to medium grades
Of cornfecs.
Cows and heifers have been in liberal
supply all the week. On Monday the mar
ket broke lOgl5c, but since that day val
ues have firmed up until at the ciose OF
the week the market is back 20 about
where 1t was at the close OF last week.
considerably better this week and de-
slrable kinds are quoted 10gl5c higher
on the other hand, light and medium cat
tie have shown little change, selling now
about where they did a week ago.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, $6.4OQ7 so; fair to good
corn-fed steers. $5.40a6.4 40; common to fail
corn-fed steers, t.25q5.4 40; good to choic,
steers, t425q4.1 IS; common to fair range
steers, $1,000. 25; good to choice fed cow;
and heifers, N0oa4,75; fair to good cow
cows and heifers. S2.OOQ3.VO; good to choic,
stockers and feeders A&q4.SJ; fair tC
good stockers and feeders. $3.5Gq4.2 20; com
mon to fair stockcrs and feeders, S.0ou3.5O
stock heifeTs, &.50q3.l0
HOGS few of the best hogs sold early
around SC higher than yesterday, but out
side Of the more urgent orders packers did
not appear to be very anxious for supplies
and were inclined TO hold back a litte
After their, first round the general ruI
of fair to medium hogs were no bette
sellers than yesterday, II as good. Tn,
late market was slow and generally VI
satisfactory.
The receipts this week nave shown
large falling off as compared with tn
previous week. other market points hav
also had meager supplies or at leas
smaller than had been anticipated. LIgh
supplies, together with a good buying de
mand, has given the market an upwart
movement at all points. Locally the trad
has been in a good, healthy condition Of
most day and at the close of the weel
the market is about 2Oc higher than at tn
close OF last week.