Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Totals


CATTLE-There were no fresh receipts
of cattle to make a market today. Re
ceipts of cattle this week have been very
heavy, showing a gain of about 1000 head
over last week and of almost 5000 head, as
compared with the same week a year ago.
Considering the extremely large receipts,
the market as a whole has been in sur
prisingly good condition. In fact, there has
been no point where the cattle trade has
been in any more healthy condition. They
arrivals have consisted very largely of beef
steers, the proportion OF that kind of cattle
being very much heavier than usual at this
season OF the year. The quality has also
been good. there being a great many very
desirable killers among the offerings. The
supplies of all other kinds of cattle have
been moderate.
The market on beef steers began the week
with a good. stiff advance, and continued
rapidly uphill until Wednesday,, when there
was a sharp reaction. Since Wednesday
the trade has again recovered, so that at
the close of the week beef steers are gem
orally l5c higher than one week ago. IL
addition to being higher, the trade on
most days has been active and in a good
healthy condition, entirely satisfactory to
the selling interests. In fact, considering
the very heavy receipts, a better market
could not be asked for. AZ high as 81 70
was reached by the best cattle. The ad-
vance this week carries the market TO a
point that is safely 300DiOc higher than the
low spot two weeks ago.
Cows and hifers, owing to the good de-
mand and to the fact that the supply was
quite moderate, showed even more advance
than beef steers during the week, being
at the close 15q25c higher than one week
ago. As compared with the low time two
weeks ago, there has been an advance of
25a40c. Trade on most days was active,
early clearances being effected.
During the early part of the week stock
ers and feeders were very firm. but later
on, as 1t became apparent that light cattle
were accommodating in the hands of specu-
lators, the country being a slow buyer,
there was a decidedly weaker trend to
values. Thus at the close of the week
everything except good heavy feeders can
be quoted around 2oc lower than a week
ago. 1t should be understood, however,
that prices even at that are extremely
high as compared TO the way fat cattle
have been selling.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
fed steers. &.30d6 20; fair to good cornfed
steers, S,75q6.3O; common TO fair cornfed
steers, S.0Ca5.75 good to choice cows and
heifers, S.Oq5.S; fair TO good cows and
heifers, A.35d6.0O; common to fair cows
and heifers, s.. 5q4.B; stock heifers, 5000
AS; veal calves, $1,000 IS bulls, stays, etc,
50. 2505.2 .; good to choice stockers and feed
ers, A.5Od5. 60; fair to GOOD stockers and
feeders. A.OOq46O; common to fair stockers
and feeders, So 2544.O
HOGS-Hogs sold loo higher this morning
and the market was active at the advance,
everything in sight being disposed of at
an early hour. the apparent cause for the
advance was to be found In the moderate
receipts and a very good buying demand.
4 dCAcLS sSSAlcu " COuS 10 lut tOntlublOu
that the hogs were worth the money and
they went out this morning to secure as
many as possible. A good share of all the
hogs sold at Sc. S5q7. 06 and on up as high
as $7.& for the best heavy. A feature OF
the run yesterday and again today was The
scarcity of heavy hogs, the great big bulk
of all the arrivals consisting OF light
weights.
Receipts this week foot up a little over
5000 head, as against 1900 last week and
$4,000 a year ago. The market has shown
quite q number OF changes. Thus the week
opened stronger and the market was again
higher on Tuesday, hogs selling on tina
day very nearly lOc higher than the close
OF the previous week. Commencing with
Wednesday the market deClined rapidly
reaching the low point on Friday. when
hogs sold the lowest on an average of any
day since April .. Today's advance leaves
the market about &c higher than il was a
the close of last week. taking quality AND
uaigbt into collaboration