Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

CATTLE-Receipts of cattle, as usual on
a Saturday, were very light there not
being enough to make a market. The total
for the week has also been very small as
compared with last weeks heavy receipts,
but at the same time 1t has been about on
a par with previous weeks ana CONSIDER
ably in excess of the record made q year
ago
The, market on beef steers attracted most
attention during the week. Receipts of that
kind of cattle were large in proportion to
the total receipts and the quality was gen.
orally pretty good, that Is there were a
good many loads of very well finished
weighty beeves. The market was not at
all to the liking Of sellers. On Tuesday and
Wednesday 1t slumped badly, being quoted
on the latter day right around 2c lower.
Heavy beeves suffered the most decline,
bearing out the statement already made In
these columns that business conditions In
the east are such that the consuming de-
mand calls for cheap rather than expensive
meats. Naturally enough the fair to me-
dunn light weight cattle were In better
request than the heavy cattle and suffered
the least decline. On Thursday and Friday
receipts both here and at other market
points were very light, with the result that
prices recovered very rapidly a good share
of the decline. Still the feeling at the
close is far from good, the opinion being
that the advance Of the last two days was
due entirely to the very light runs rather
than to any improved condition in the de-
OF the results of continued heavy runs and
are generally advising their friends to 60
slow in marketing cattle.
Cows and heifers We're in good demand
all the week and they generally COM
manded steady prices, being at the close
of the week fully as high as they were
one week ago. This again bears out the
assertion that II is the cheap meat that
buyers are clamoring for rather than the
expensive.
Stockers and feeders commanded steady
to stronger prices, the market reaching the
highest point of the season this week. Az
high as 1915 was paid for good hay fec
Wyomings.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choices
cornfed steers, $6.0Oq6,5O; fair to good corn
fed steers, &.50q600; common to fair corn
fed steers, A.5Og5. 50; good to choice COWS
and heifers. $S.S5a47 5; common to fail
cows and heifers, $2.&Q3.S5; stock heifers
$3.0O@4.S; veal calves. $3.25Q6.75; bulls
ers and feeders. $4,000. rs; fair to goot
stockers AMI feeders, A.00q4.5c; common tC
fair s%tockers and leaders. S.2594.N.
HoGs-Hogs sold SC higher this morning
and what was almost equally satisfactor,
was the fact that the trade was REASONABLY
active at the advance. Buyers all SCENE
to want a few hogs, both shippers an
ance was effected, in fact, practicall
everything in the yards was sold by !
o'clock in the morning or soon after.
very considerable proportion of all tn
hogs sold at $6.95q7.2O and on up as hig
as $3.50 for the best heavy hogs. Yesterda
the bull brought only $6.9Oq7.l 10, with tn
best price at SIPS.
Today's advance makes a new high rec
ord for this year, which also means the
the hogs sold today at the highest poin
touched during the month of April sine
1903.
Receipts of hogs this week have bee
very liberal, showing a gain of close {
10000 head, as compared with last weel
and Of almost 1900 as compared with tw
weeks ago. As compared with a year agt
there is an increase in the receipts for III
week amounting to 1880 head. In spite {
the very large runs, the market has bee
In satisfactory condition. During the fri
but during the last three days there WI
a sharp movement upward, which leave
the market today 10d12izc higher than
was at the close of last week.