Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-19

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CATTLE-There we've no cattle OF any
consequence on sale today and the market
on all grades were nOminally steady fOr the
week the receipts touL up about $500 head,
as compared with $1,000 head last week and
$3.50 head two weeks ago. In other words,
while the receipts have not ueen quite as
heavy as some weeks, there has Dten a
very fair run Tor this season OF the year.
Receipts, however, are running a little
undeI last years record all the time. While
the arrivals nave consisted principally Ct
lange cattle, there has been quite a
~sprlnkliLg OF natives, mostly trashy Stock
ers, cows, etc. .
Not enough cornfed beeves have arrived
during the week to maxi a market, but
prices have been nOminally steady. Pack
ers have depended almost entirely upon
range steers for a supply Of lat heet ana
the market on the desirable Kinds mas
been fairly active and steady 10 strong
every day throughout the week. At the
close good killers are generally quoted lpu
l6c higher than last week. Common and
trashy kinds have been a little slow and
have shown no quotablc change.
Cows and heifers were in very active sup
/ ply early in the week, the market bong
especially good on Monday aud Tuesday,
WIKI. 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 tue trade
slowed up, the market breaking quite
sharply. or Thursday ana bcns uull ana
weak again on Friday. At the close of the
week prevailing prices are quoted fully lVg
20c lower than the high point tuesday. On
the other hand, as compared with the close
Of last week no very great change has
taken place, though some kinds are posi-
bly, weak 10 a dime lower.
Good feeders were active sellers through
out the week., the demand being fully equal
to the supply, Prices were finn gnu ar ad-
vance OF lOgl5c can be quoted, as COM
pared with last week. Medium Kinds We're
not I'm as good demand, but steady prices
We're maintained, while common and trashy
KINDS were slow sale all the week and re-
celvers found II no easy matter to work
them off.
quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn.
fed steers, S6.25qi.26; fair to good cOrnfed
steers, 50 .5Oq6.I5 common to fair cornfed
steers, ~$4OVu5.6O; good 10 choice rang,
steers, SAsVQ5.65; fair to good range steers
S4OJ4i.bO; common to fair range steers
S.45Q4.0; good to choice cornfed cows
cows and heifers. &S.l0g3.6 %; fair to good
grass COWS and heifers, s.. 1913. 10 common
TO fair grass cows and heifers, 2.OOq275 i
good to choice stockers and feeders, $4,000
49, fair to good stockers and feeders, S.5(
q4D; common to fair stockers and feed.
ers, s2.5Jd3.50; stock heifers, S2.5Cd2S5.
HOGS-HOgs continued on the down
grade today, selling l0al6c lower than yes
same condition that 1t has been in every
day, that is, the trade was slow and of in
different character and still the more de.
sirable loads sold in pretty fair season.
Common and inferior loads were dull and
hard to move the same as every day. The
hogs slod pretty largely today at ant
around S,&46 40, with good hogs on up as
high as $3.50. Yesterday $5.45a6.6 bought
most OF the hogs with a top at $50.
Receipts OF hogs this week foot up IS, 42
head, which il decidedly larger than any
recent week and larger than a year age
by over 5000 head. Prices throughout the
quoted lower almost every day. Thus al
the close OF the week the market is RICH.
around I5c lower than one week ago and
about $40 lower than two weeks ago.
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