Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01

CATTTE-There was a very fair run Of
cattle here today-117 fresh cars being re-
three days this week 1890 head, a gain OF
almost 5000 head over the same days last
week, but a falling off of over 1000 head
as compared with the same period last
year.
The market on beef steers started out in
very good shape. Packers all seemed to
safely steady TO strong. Later on, as 1t
became apparent that the demand was
not go urgent as 1t might have been, 1t
eased off, closing somewhat weaker than
Cows and helfers sold very well this
morning, being steady to strong and now
and then it was possible to find a sales
man who thought he got as much as lOc
higher than yesterday. The market was
reasonably active and most Of the COW
stuff sold in fair season.
For the middle of the week the demand
for stockers and feeders was quite good
and anything having sufficient quality TO
find favor in buyers eyes commanded
Quotations Oh cattle: Good to choice corn
fed steers, S.. 8d665; fair to good cornfed
steers, sSec9S25; common to fair cornfed
steers, AI6016. 60; good TO choice cows and
heifers, 80; fair to good cows and
heifers, $3.s0Q4.50; common to fair cows ana
heifers, &.aQS 80; stock heifeIs. S.oOg4:Oo;
veal calves, ts,S097.So; bulls. stays: etc
81 7594s5; good to choice stockers and feed
ers, A.5o45.4o: fair to good stockers and
feeders; s4oca4Se; CO., eSmmon to fair stock
II did LCCaNAHe
~HOGS-Buyers started out this morning
bidding prices that were just about steady
with yesterday, but statesmen were as a
rule pricing their holdings higher and by
holding on they eventually forced packers
to raise their bids. When the trade was
once under way prices generally We're SC
higher than yesterday. While the market
was at no time active pretty much every
thing changed hands in fair season in the
morning. A considerable proportion OF the
hogs sold at Sc. 5Od6.0 and on up as high as
S. 80 for the best heavy.
II will be we'll for shippers to remember
that common light hogs and everything on
the trashy order is not selling 10 very
good advantage and that buyers are MAX
ing a wide spread between loads of that de-
s~cripion and those of the same weight,
but possessing better quality. Thus, today,
while the better hogs sold higher, as noted
above. the more common Dads did not
participate TO any great extent in the i'm
SHEEP-Receipts OF sheep looked quite
large again this morning on paper, forty
nine cars being reported in. This makes
the total for the three days this week
q, coo head, as against 5000 for the same
days last week and 1900 for a year ago.
Numbers, however. in this case we're q lit
tie deceiVing; 81 cars out Of the total re-
ceipts were Colorado lambs, consigned
through to an eastern feeding station and
not offered for sale Thus II viii be seen
were really small for this point, The de-
mand was very good, buyers being out II
the yards early in. the morning and it did
not take them very long TO pick up every
thing in the way Of really desirable killers
As 10 prices the market was anywhere
from steady to 1Oc higher on the besl
grades. Thus good lambs reached IS, the
same as was paid on Monday, while yester.
days top was only $3.50. Right good Mex
lean ewes sold up to 500. the highest pric,
of the year TO date, and the highest a
any time since April OF last year, wher
$50 was the high price. There were nj
yearlings or old wethers on sale. at leas
none OF any consequence, TO really max
a test of the market on that kind.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good Il
choice lambs, S.s0Gs.OO; fair to good lambs
S.25GI7. 80; good 10 choice light yearlings
: S66dI85; good to choice heavy yearlings
$650QLW; good TO choice Wethers
1 S6.O0d6.50: fair 10 good wethers, T5l
5 800; good TO choice ewes, S. 75Q6. 10; fair 4
good ewes, S. 25d6. 70; culls and bucks, $40
"a LOO.