Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-18
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
har Of hand indicatad.


CATTLE-There were no fresh receipts OF
cattle today OF any consequence, the yafds
being practically bare of supplies. For the
week receipts have been very large, but
this has been by no means a record break
ing week. Supplies have consisted very
largely of beef steers with moderate snow
ing OF cow stuff and almost no stockers or
feeders.
Z The markets of the country this week
have suffered a severe reverse In beef
steers, the close at this point being gen
eraly 25c lower than one week ago. Inc
cause for such a severe break is 10 DC
found in the limited consuming demand
at eastern centers of population, which in
connection with the large receipts, COM
bine to send prices downward at a rapid
rate. A feature of the market 10 the Iact
that the demand is more active Tor the
kinds Of cattle than for the
Cows and heifers have declined during the
week 15d20c and in some cases as mucn
as 25c on the kind that was selling at
around $.75q5.00. The market on the she
stuff. however, has been more active tnan
on beef steers, for the reason that the
consuming demand seems to call for the
creaper cuts OF beef.
A popularity of the weeks receipts Is
TO be found In the fact that an extremely
small number of stockers and feeders was
included in the run. On some days there
there have hardly been enough cattle OF
that description to make any test OF the
market. While the demand has not been at
all large. there has, nevertheless, peen a
fair inquiry and the light offerings met
MlIU e IGadJ NahNAS - AAhAS $1,000 -
even stronged prices, In other words
stockers and feeders have solo this week as
high as they have any time this year.
The feeling on the market seems 10 be
that the future of prices on all Kinds OF
killing cattle Is dependent very pargely on
receipts. 1t has been demonstrated that
business conditions In the east are not such
as to admit forcing any increase in con-
sumption of meat products. Hence any
material increase in receipts Of live cattle
is almost certain to be tollo"eu py q
| cOrrespOndinR decrease In prices.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
cornfed steers. $5.SOd6,40; fair to good corn
FED steers, "a. 50d5. so; good to choice cows
and heifers, $.7bdS.5o fair to good cows
and heifers, $S.s5qa Is; common to fair
SS.Cd4.25; veal calves, $S.25d675 bulls
stays, etc, s3o0d4.9o; good to choice stock,
ers and feeders. $4,000, 30; fair to good
stockers and feeders, A.00Q4.6; common to
fair stockers eud feeders. $3.25d4.Oo.
HOGS-Shippers livened things up In the
hog yards this morning, paying prices that
were sc and in many cases 10c higher thar
Yesterday, for the kinu of hogs they could
use. One or two packers also Clipped In
paying around Sc higher for good light
and good heavy nSss; md me Sb S1he The ou mnrt
urgent orders were filled the advance OF
the morning very quickly disappeared, the
market becoming nc better than steady. II
The hogs sold largely at $6.S547OS and or
up as high as $7.15 for several loads OF gooc
heavy hogs. II will be remembered that
most OF he hogs Yesterday brought $500
500, with a top at $40.
The receipts of beg this week lave beer
quite liberal. showing a gain of about 4.50
head over last week, but a falling off al
compared vith the week before. Receipts
this week have alFo shown a mail gair
over a year ago. Tbs nlrket this week ha;
first two days prices advanced quite
rapidly, the average price paid for all the
hogs on Tuesday reaching slightly above
/ a. m tho hiRhAst nOint touched aO far ~
seven years During the next three day.
there was a steady downward movement
in prices ana. after allowing for the ad
vance today, tine market Is still a shade L
Sc lower 5han II was at the close of las
week, or 7lRdl0c lower than the extrem,
high point on Tuesday.