Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
The dispOsitoOn Of The days receipts was
Totals

CATTLE-The market was almost bare
Of supplies today. For the week the re-
ceipts show very little change SO far as
numbers are concerned compared either
with last week or a year ago. Thu quality
of the cattle arriving on an average has
been pretty good, that is. there mas peen
a very liberal showing of well finished
killers.
During the early part of the week beef
steers steadily tended lower, the aeG cir
able. On the other hand during the latter
part of the week receipts have been SO
much lighter that prices have firmed u2
light, are very little different from what
they were at the close Of last week. Un,
finished kinds have been slow seliers an
decline of the early part OF the week, be-
ing at the close around 25c lower.
TIL best cows and heifers and Also COM
mon Gamers have not shown very much
change as regards values during the week:
ON the other hand the medium grades OF
grass cows which make up the ouiK OF inc
receipts have been unevenly lower from
day to day, showing a decline for the week
Of Csc on an average.
Good feeding cattle, that is. cattle pos
sessing both weight and quality, are fully
steady for the week. there. having been no
great surplus OF that kind. on the other
little off in quality, have been hard to
move on most days and they are generally
a little lower than a week ago.
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fsd steers steers. s. .g sCSs SO 50; good . to choice year
BU aevsss. ;f. .cSas. 50; FAIR gG0 to good G TaRFe peevss.
"a. hNdS. 90; common to fair range beeves:
50. 7564.Jo: good TO choice fed COWS and
heiftrs. s3.5Od4.25; common TO fair cows
and heifers, 81. 16ds. 50: good TO choice stock.
ers and feeders, M.25@S 81 b. fer to to- g no06
s stScksF hslf era S sS@s. e.; veal calves, $500
100; bulls, stays, etc, S.0cDS.W.
HOGs-There was not enough change in
the market on hogs this morning to talk
about. Prices as a rule were Just about
steady with yesterday, which means that
a large proportion OF the arrivals brought
SIS. both light and weighty stuff. The
best Dads, especially those that would DO
for shipping purposes, sold from that fig
ure on up as high as $40. The trade was
reasonably active at prevailing prices and
pretty much everything changed hands In
very fair season In the morning.
For the week the receipts show a gain of
over 1000 head. as compared with last
week. but a sharp falling off as compared
with the heavy runs Of most recent weeks,
also a decline OF close to 5000 head as
compared with the same week a year ago.
The week started out with a slight ad-
vance. but after Monday the tendency was
rapidly lower until Friday, when the down
ward movement WIS checked. At the close
Of the week the average OF all the sales
would indicate a decline Of 2Ac. Com
pairing current prices, however, with those
that prevailed on Saturday OF last week
a good many changes will be noted. In
the first place, heavy hogs. weighing above
300 pounds. which sold az q premium on
last Saturday, the top that day being 500
are no longer sought after 10 Ssuch an
extent, buyers seeming TO prefer the best
light and butcher or medium weight hogs
TO the extreme heavy hogs, on the othe'
hand, light hogs Of good quality are sellinf
right up TO the top, whereas a week age
the best hogs weighing 200 pounds were 25C
lower than the top on extreme heavy
weights.