Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-

CATTLE-As usual on a Saturday the
market was bare of cattle, there not being
enough Of any kind to make a test of the
market. The feeling was nominally steady.
For the week the receipts have shown a
very heavy falling. off as compared with
previous weeks and with the same week a
year ago. The decrease in receipts has been
que in large part to the unfavorable
very heavy, making IL hard work To gel
cattie to shipping points.
The market ON beef steers has been in
very satisfactory condition so FAR as the
selling interests have been concerned. Dur
ing the first half of the week the market
adyanced rapidly under the influence Of
During the latter half of the week values
eased off, but at the close of the week
prices are stu l5q25c higher than they were
The market for cows and heifers has gone
through about the same changes as the
steer market. During the first half of the
week prices advanced very rapidly and dur
Ing the latter half OF the week a part of
market is still safely l5a&c higher than
last week. During the greater part of the
time the trade was fairly active and the
market as a whole in a good healthy condi-
ton.
There was no very great change in stock
ers and feeders last week. Owing to the
scarcity of beef steers a great many cattle
that under other conditions would ave
gone as feeders were picked up eagerly by
packers, SO that the market on the better
grades of feeding cattle was very we'll
maintained, although the country was a
pOoI DugtT. Tue common ana medium
grades, lacking the support of packers, de-
pendent largely upon the light country de-
mand, were slow sellers throughout the
week and the tendency of prices generally
lower.
AS all accounts agree that there is plenty
of rough feed in the country. 1t would seem
only reasonable to expect a better demand
for stock cattle as country roads and feed
yards become less muddy.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
cornfed steers, IS. 6Oq6. 25; fair TO good corn
fed steers, $o.25qo.6Q common to fair corn
fed steers. stoOgS. =; good to choice cows
and heifers, A.3q6.8; fair to good cows
and heifers, So Is; common to fair cows
and heifers. R.00Q3,0o; stock heifers, s. 759
400; veal calves, S.O0q7.5; bulls, stays.
etc. 27bg4@; good TO choice stockers and
feeders. $4.25Q6.OO; fair to good stockers
and feeders, $S.e5q4.25; common to fair
stockers and feeders. SSOOaS.65.
HOGS-Buyers started out this morning
bidding prices that were 5dlOc lower and
quite a sprinkllng of the early sales were
made on that basis. A little later on as
Il became apparent that buyers all wanted
hogs, both packers and shippers, prices
firmed up and the market became very ac-
tive at steady prices. Everyone bought
freely and practically everything in sight
changed hands by 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. 1t was. in fact, a very satisfactory
market. considering the size of the. receipts
and that 1t was the last day of the week
when buyers are not expected to be very
eager for supplies.
The receipts for the week have been
fairly liberal. showing a total of 5000 head.
as compared with 5000 head last week
and $3.50 head a year ago. The week
started out with a steady market, but
there was a small advance on Tuesday, fol-
lowed by a great big advance on Wednes-
day and a considerable Improvement again
on Thursday. Thus the average price paid
for hogs on Thursday. the high point of the
week. was zS1ac higher than on the close
of the previous week. On Friday the mar
ket received the first setback of the week,
there being an average decline of l0ilc on
that day. With today's market showing
comparatively little change, the week may
be said to have closed with the market
around 171sc higher than the close of the
previous week.
Representative sales: