Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-19

CATrLE-Receipts of cattle this morning
looked quite large for a Saturday, nineteen
cars being reported in, but they were all
either consiSned direct to packers or
through to the Dakota range. Thus 1t hap
on sale to make a test Of the market. Re
9elpts for the week show a gain of close to
S,WO head over last week, but a decrease OF
responding week of last year. The arrivals
nave consisted partly of led stock and
partly of rangers. The arrivals of range
stock were especially heavy the first OF the
week, but during the latter half Of the
week receipts of all kinds were very light,
there being hardly enough cattle during
the last three days to call 1t a market.
The unusually heavy receipts at the be-
ginning or the week broke the market
badly, the trade on Monday and Tuesday
being about the most demoralized expert
enced at this point in a long time. AS re-
ceipts fell off the market firmed up, being
but at the close of the week the general
market on beef steers is right around PC
lower than last week. In some cases cattle
are possibly as much as 40c lower.
Cows and heifers were in very liberal sup
ply the first of the week, with the result
that there was a bad slump at this point:
the week were so light, while the demand
was very fair, prices firmed up very ma
good share of the decline had been recoy-
cred. Some kinds are possibly a little
lower than the close of last week, but the
difference is not very great. AS a matter
of course, II comparisons were made, be-
tween the close of the present week and the
early part of last week. when the market
was at the high point of the season, a very
considerable difference would be noted.
The trade In stockers and feeders has
receipts and demand being small. The
change in prices has been very marked
although toward the close a somewhat
Liberal receipts OF range cattle are anti
cipated for the coming week.
fed steers. IS. 4OQ7 40: fair to good corn
fed steers, N:5Oa6. soi- good to choice cows
AND AND Rse eifsTs., |: ss..2SssSgtt.6oSS;; f Common no COCO 10 'G isil
COWS and helfers, $2.00Q3.25; good to choice
stockers and feeders, 3Aoe14 %; fair to good
fair stockers and feeders. sSoo9S.5o; stock
heifers. S2.50d3.Oo.
HOGs-only seventy-nine cars of hogs
were reported in, but the moderate run
was not a sufficient bull argument to ma n
tain steady prices. On the contrary, the
general market was weak to &c lower than
Yesterday. The hogs sold vera, Largely
at $6.35q6.45, whereas yesterday 6.40a6.41hs
secured most of the hogs. The trade was
not overly active. but still the hogs kept
selling end the most of the receipts
changed hands in fair season.
Receipts of hogs this week have been
light although showing again of oyer S,SG
run. When compared with a year ago a
falling off of 5000 Is shown. Under the
Influence Of moderate receipts the market
advanced sharply at the beginning of the
week, prices being carried to the high
point of the year to date. 1t was very evil
dent, however, that packers were not dis
posed to allow prices to advance very much
without a struggle and they acted on the
bear side throughout the week Thus the
market broke down rapidly, commencing
with Tuesday, reaching the low point on
Wednesday, when hogs sold l0c lower on
an average than the close of the previous
week. A part Of the loss was made up the
two days following, but after allowing for
the weakness noted today the market is
just about where It was at the close of
last week.