Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
her of head indicated:
Totals

CATTLE-As usual on a Saturday there
was nothlng OF any consequence on sale.
Supplies for the week have been fairly
liberal showing a heavy increase as com
pared with the third week of May last
year and the quality Of the offerings has
been about as good as 1t has been at any
time this year. During the early part of
the week the liberal receipts here and at
eastern points were responsible for some
falling off In the demand and the trend Of
values was lower. The decline for the three
days amounted to l5Q25c, but during the
latter half of the week, with more med
crate supplies and a better tone to reports
from the eastern beef market, the trade
picked up somewhat and a part of the de-
cline OF the early part of the week was re-
gained, closing quotations for beef steers
being right around 1Oq15c lower than a
week ago. The decline has been most ap-
parent on the plain heavy cattle, while
some of the desirable light and handy
weight grades are selling as well as a
week ago.
AS q rule the course of values taken by
cows and heifers has followed fat cattle
very closely all week. For the first three
days of the week the liberal offerings gave
buyers the chance to be a little more par
ticular in their purchases and the result
was moro or less decline on the ordinary
butcher and Gamer grades. Most of this
has been recovered, however, and closing
quotations are not more than lc lower than
a week ago, Through the week the demand
has been best for the fat light grades and
these nave shown no particular decline.
Veal calves are selling fully as strong as a
49, = FAAh NA' solAA' 10 AAuO VI bhlAo
stays and rough stock generally.
Business in stockers and feeders has been
rather quiet all week owing to the fact
been comnrarativeiiy light. Good rains
throughout the corn belt have stimu-
lated the demand considerably and
ing orders here all the week for desirable
cattle Of all weights. Prices show an ad-
vance Of possibly l0al5c, although the
volume of business has been comparatively
small A good clearance has been made
and there is every prospect of a good de-
mand at firm figures next week.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
oornfed steers. ss6Oaf.OO; fair to good corn
fed steers. S6.O0Q6.4O; common TO fair corn
fed steers, S.00q5.90; good TO choice cows
and heifers, si40a6. 25; common to fair cows
stockers and feeders, a,SOq5.5O; fair to
mon to fair stockers and feeders, $1,000
400: stock heifers. $S.25Q4y4O; veal calves,
A.25G7.26; bulls, stays, etc, @25d5.5O.
HOGS-Receipts today numbered liz cars,
S,lsl head, az against $3.50 mead yesterday
and 1859 on last Saturday. The run tor
the week totals 1859 mead as against
1851 head last week and 500 mead for
the corresponding week a year ago. The
run for the week shows heavier than a
week ago but falls tar below the number
received this week a year ago. With no
great change in values this morning, prices
are, however, around a dime under last
saturday, the high day of the season.
Dealers look on present prices as being
exceptionally high considering conditions
surrounding the trade and are fighting any
further advance but with indifferent
success owing to the fact tina supplies
have not been excessive for some days.
The outlook was not 80 very promising
TO sellers Al the start. however, local con-
ditions proved better than anticipated 50
that the market in the main proved fairly
satisfactory, especially on the big bulk OF
the better grades,
The market started out In fair season
with buyers out after the finished grades
and bid from the start around steady prices
for the better grades. As outside reports
all came lower steady bids here looked
quite attractive TO sellers so that trading
was reasonably brisk at around Fridays
best figures on good hogs.
When dealers got into the poorer Kinds
the trade was not so satisfactory. Sales
OF the hogs were Irregular and
anywhere from around steady TO as much
as &c lower. With the good hogs out of
the way the market eased off and finished
rather dull and weak on the common lots
especially.
The tops today reached S7.27h and the
bulk sold at SG-S5a7.l0 10.