Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-16

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have been very liberal, showing a large
gain over last week, but still a small de-
crease as compared with a year age. Inc
arrivals have consisted almost entirely OF
range cattle, there being very few corn
feds or natives of any kind.
For this season of the year, range cattle
are showing considerable quality.
As VIII be inferred from the above, the
supply OF beef steers has consisted prtn-
ciply Of rangers, with only & shrinking OF
Corn-feds. While the tutSl receipts Of
cattle have been liberal, the proportion OF
beef steers has not been overly large.
This, in the face Of 4 good demand, has
kept the market in a very healthy and as
a rule satisfactory condition. The trad
ing most days has been reasonably active.
SO that the supply has changed hands in
fair season. Prices have shown com
parativeIy no change from day to day aud
at the close of the week the market is
about where 1t was one week ago. The
market on corn-fed cattle, on the other
hand, has been none too active at any
time during the week Fortunately the re
celpts, as noted above, have been light, 50
that in spite OF the fact that buyers have
seemed to prefer range cattle prices have
shown very little change.
Cows and heifers have been in very
liberal supply all the week, a considerable
proportion Of the receipts being Of that
kind. Fortunately there was a good buy
ing demand, but the cattle came in SO
rapidly that the market on all pretty fair
to good cows and heitprs slumped off ON
Wednesday and Thursday. At the close of
the week they are generally loEtl6c lower
than last week. on the other hand there
has been an unusually active demand for
the common and the medium grades. gem
orally known as Gamers. and the tcndenCy
on that kind has been strong and they
are a little higher than last week.
The general rains Throughout the COun-
try have improved the prospects for corn
and grass, there being a noticeable i'm
provement in the demand for fed cattle
last week. All kinds of cattle showed
strength during the early part Of the
week, especially light stock"rs, which ad-
Nm aa lfFff 81 Pr1 uf.H IN ~ tho
week, with receipts very liberal and with &
tendency towards accumulation In the
hands Of the spectators, there was, an
easing off in the market. The best kind
of fleshy feeders remain about steady,
but the medium kinds and light steers
closed lUql5c and in some cases Zoe lower.
can hardly be described as other than sat
isfactory,
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
COrn-fed steers, SO. 25uT 90; fair to good
Corn-fed steers, s., 4OdG. n: common to fair
corn-fed steers, 81. 25dj. 10; good to choice
rantc steer, $Ei75a5.4o; fair to good range
steers, A.O0d4. Is; common to fair range
steers, S.5Ou4.OO; good to choice cows and
, Tiers, 8. 60a 80; far to good cows and
and heifers, S2.OOd3. OOi good to choice stock
ers and feeders, 81. 55Q4 10; fair to good
slockers and feeders, s3.C004.25 common t.
iaiF stockers and feeders $50aS.6o; stock
HOGS-Receipts Of hogs this morning
were the highest that they nave been In
S|AH' 'NllV' the INdNy btedN IN lIr market
TINS week apparently having induced ship.
pers 70 hold back their supplies. The trade
opened In very good season, with prices
generally loQl5c higher than yesterday.
While the trade could hardly be said 10
nave been active, there We're So few hog
on sale that everything in sight wa
cleaned up at any early hour In the morn
ing. The most OF the hogs sold at S6.27lad
$50, with a top at $685.. II will be rsmem-
beTed that yesterday the hogs sold princi,
pally at S6l5d6l7la.
Ho receipts OF hogs hts week have
been very moderate. there being a falling
of as compared with the previous week Of
22,@0 head and a still heavier degreas,
as compared with a year ago. The
market has shown a good many change,
fluctuations having been more rapid and
wider than usual of late. Thus tie week
started out with a good, sharp advance.
which was followed on TUESDAY with an
other advance carrying the market L a
point That was the highest reached n a
long time ana y"C higher than the close
OF last week. Then au equally
rapid decline, the low point being reached
on Friday, when tho average market wa.
l2l7c lower than the close of ire IRE.
NIouS week, or &'.C lower THAN the .sgr
point ON Tuesday. Today S reaction leaves
az" market only a shade lower than b va
ar inc clos" OF last week.
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