Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-04
The disposition Of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
Der of head indicated, tfE

CATTLE-Receipts of cattle this morn
ms were not very heavy, only 9S cars being
reported in, but the way feeling was on
enough to meet all requirements.
The trade on beef steers opened slow and
continued that way all the morning. As
to prices the general tendency was lower,
statesmen as a rule quoting it as weak to
loo lower. This means that the market is
now around l5q26o lower for the week. The
decline has been most noticeable on the
heavy cattle, light cattle of good quality
holding up the best.
Cows and heifers were also slow sale and
heavy COWS could safely be quoted as
weak to 10Ql6c lower than the close of last
week. Choice stuff on the heifer order has
held up the best of all, there not being
very much change on that kind, -
AS has been the case every day OF late,
there were only a very few stockers or
feeders in sight and In consequence of
the measert offerings there was no quot
able change in the market sa.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
orn-fed steers, $6.30Q6.65; fair to good
cornfed steers, $5.00q6.30; common to fair
cows and heifers, SS.4o@e.2 5; fair to good
cows and heifers, $4s5OQ5. 40; common to
fair cows and heifers, t2.5OQ4.5O; good to
choice stockeFs and feeders, 81 4I65 80; fair
to good stockers ana Feeders. IA coma 20.
common TO fair stockers and feeders, $500
g40O; STOCK heifers, S.25g4.4o; veal calves,
1900, 70; bulls, stays, etc, $s.5Oq5.5O.
HOGS-ReceipLs of hogs were very large
today, about 200 cars being reported in,
but they evidently looked small TO buyers,
the way they went after them. The mar
ket opened strong to DC higher and fairly
active at the advance. AS II became APP
parent that packers evidently wanted q
good many hogs and as they began buying
everything as fast as they could get TO it.
the market showed still further strength,
closing bn1Oc higher than yesterday. The
hogs sold very largely at S7.10GIS5 and on
up as high as $3.50 for the best heavy. The
advance If anything was the most notice
able on the light and medium weight hogs,
loads of good quality showing more gain
than the best heavy. Pretty much every
thing had changed hands by 10 o'clock or
soon after.
Today's advance carries the market to
the highest point touched so far this year
and to the highest of any time since 1902.
SHEEP-R 'ceipts on paper ana the mum
Der of sheep actually on sale this morning
were materially different. With ali of the
m receipts in the hands of COM
mission men, total offerings would have
been meager at best, but the bulk of sheep
was consigned direct to packers, and, as
was the case yesterday, there was not
enough live mutton on the open market 10
make a test OF values.
Such as was offered. however, moved
at comparatively steady prices. Outside OF
a choice string OF spring lambs that sold
average was even trashy. Some of the
best clipped lambs on sale here today
brought only $685., while a car OF feeding
lambs were weighed up at 500 The alb
CIll Va NAAOiN AtAAiib 1NANA a
lied this market in a greater or less de.
gree recently and OF course the demanu
for this class of stock is generally more
vigorous and prices paid are much higher
quality considered, than prices realized OF
inferior grades. Today's sale OF spring
lambs is q typical evidence OF this feature
of the market.
fact that the bulk of supplies consigncc
direct to packers today were bought III
on the ST. Louis and Kansas City mar
kets. One car OF stock, consigned direct
consisted of Tennessee lambs. This is per
mans tho first time in the history of th'
market that Tennessee lambs have founC
their way TO South Omaha and only EN-
phasizes the urgency Of the demand ant
unusually scant receipts.
Quotations on clipped sheep and lambs
Good to choice lambs. 0.7bQSS; fair e
good lambs, s725Q7. 7S; good TO choice Ugh
Warnings. IS. 269675; good to choice heavS
yeariings, 81. 75d6.25; good 10 choice wetners
Sc. OO06.bO; fair 10 good wethers, to.0Oq6OO
good to choice ewes, IS C5Q6 '4Oi fair 70 goos
ewes. 81. 50g6.90 culls and bucks, N.OOg5.VO
Quotations on wooded lambs: Good Il
choice lambs. &S99.s5: fair to good lambs
81. 3546S5.