Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-02
Total.

CATTLE-There was a fair run OF cattle
here today-lSl cars being reported in-the
most of them killers. Among the arrivals
were some pretty well finished beeves;
The market on light weight cattle OF
good quality was active and STEADY at
yesterdays prices. Heavy cattle, while
steady, were slow sellers and the forenoon
was very well advanced before anything
like a clearance was made. AS has been
noted a good many times in these columns,
buyers all seemed to be looking for the
light cattle, while the heavy cattle are
more or less neglected.
Cows and heifers sold in about yester-
days notches, the trade being reasonably
active at prevailing prices. The most or
the COW stuff changed hands In good sea-
son.
There were only a few stockers and
feeders here. the market being poorly sup
piled with that kind of cattle, the same as
II has been for some little time back. While
the demand was not very active, what Few
thsre were in sight sold quite well at
steady prices.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, S6.40d6.S5; fair to good
corn-fed steers, S6.0oQ6.4 40; common to fair
cows and heifers, $5.40Q6,25; fair to good
COWS and heifers, 4.6045.4O, common to
fair cow and helfers, s2.5OQ4.b0; good to
choice stockers and feeders, "a. 1905. so; fair
to good stockers and feeders, ~ Og4.4O;
common to fair stockers and feeders, $500
44.0O; stock heifers, S.2594,40; veal calves,
A0097. rs; bulls, stays, etc, $.6Ogb.5O.
HOGS-Shippers paid prices this morning
that were strong, and in some cases as
much as &c higher than yesterday for the
kind of hogs that they could use, Packers,
on the other hand. were very slow about
starting in, and when they did their bids
were generally weak to a little lower than
yesterday. They succeeded In buying quite
a number of hogs on that basis, so much
so that some of them were quoting the
market as steady to a little easier than
yesterday. Later on the market firmed
up, closing strong, as compared with yes,
terday. This would mean that the general
market was not very much different from
yesterday, being anywhere from steady to
possibly a little stronger. A good deal OF
the hogs sold at 7.00q7.26, and on up as
high as $7.42h for the best heavyweights.
SHEEP-One of the surest indications
that the live mutton crop has found It's
way into the market hopper is the quality
of receipts. OF course, very light supplies
during a season of soaring value Is an
equally good indication, but both of these
conditions have featured the receipts OF
late in a greater or less degree. The quail
ity of offerings today, however, was eX-
ceptionally poor. Excepting a few odd
decks of pretty good woolsktns and springs,
practically everything on sale was OF a
common and trashy character.
The market as a result developed a pecu-
liar mixture of bullish and bearish senti-
ment, the stronger feeling apparent on the
better grades, with a weak undertone to
the trade in trashy stuff. The demand was
brisk and the trade active. quality consid-
cred. The bulk of prices showed no APP
preciable change from yesterday ana the
general market was quoted STEADY WINE
today's receipts were not In any sense
large OF even normal, generally speaking,
the estimated total was much larger than
any days receipts during the last week.
The bulk of the supplies this morning were
shorn. The best wooded lambs here sold
at 1910, spring lambs were good enough "a
bring $500, and a small string OF clipped
ewes were weighed up at $50.
Quotations on clipped sheep and lambs
Good to choice lambs, SL76aS,25; fair to
good lambs, T.25Q7.7b; good TO choice light
yearlIngs, s .25Q6.75; good to choice heavy
yearlings, IS. 75a6.2 Is; good to choice wethers
Sc. OOd6.60; fair to good wethers, S.6Og60Oi
good TO choice ewes, S.S5Q6. 40; fair TO good
ewes, S6.5046.90; culls and bucks, $2O0qb.00
Quotations on wooded lambs: Good ia
choice lambs. $S.S5Q935i fair to good lambs.
IS. 354s.S5.