Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
Cattle. Hogs. sheep.
lSPOSlTlON,
Cattla
Total

CATTLE-There was the usual small
Saturdays run OF cattle today, the receipts
being largely consigned direct to local
packers and nothing OF any consequence
was offered for sale, Prices We're nomln-
ally steady with yesterday and not mateTi-
ally different from the close of last week;
There has been a well sustained demand
for desirable beef, both cornfd and rangers,
throughout the week, and anything OF THIS
kind has found a ready sale at strong
figures. The bulk Of the offerings, how
ever, has consisted of medium and common
cattle and these have been Indifferent sell
ers at uneven prices from start 10 tlnlsh'
The undertone to the trade, however, has
been firm throughout and at the close the
general feeling ia rather bullish than other
wise,
Cows and heifers have commanded steady
to strong prices all week and at the close
values are, IL anything, a shade higher
than at the opening of the week. There
has been a broad demand for all grades
from start to finish and the general mar
ket for she stock has been In most salts
factory shape, one of the principal reas-
ons for the strength in the trade this fall
has been the vigorous buying demand Tor
thin cows for feeding purposes and there
appears to be no limit to the demand.
Veal calves, bulls, stays, etc. are selling
In about the same notches as toward the
close OF last week.
in the stOcker and feeder branch Of the
trade. The demand has been very disap-
pointing, and while supplies have not been
at all excessive, the movement has been
sluggish and dealers nave been compelled
to shade prices from day to day in order
to dispose Of their holdings, As compared
with the close OF last week the general
market is l6q26c lower, the decline being
the heaviest on the tleshy ana heaVy
grades,
weight steers and ~yearlings nave been IN
fair request throughout and show no ma
teriAl change, while common, light and
medium weight stuff has been a drug on
the market from start to finish.
| Quotations on cattle. GOOD 10 ChOiCe
cornfed steers, 1,O0qS,O0; fniT TO good corn
fed steers, $6,0OQI,0O' common TO fair corn
fed steers, A.5OQ6.00; good to choice range
steers, s.. 25Q6, 81 fair to good range steers
A.50R6OO; common TO fair range steers
SS.5Oa44O; good to choice eornfed COWS and
heifers, 81. .Oa6.00; fair to good oornfed
cows and helfers, tS.25q4,OO; common tC
fair cornfed cows and heifers, &.OOdS. 20
good TO choice range COWS and heifers' SSS'
14.S0, fair TO good range COWS and heifers
Sg5GS.S5; common to fair range cows and
heifers, 81. 25QS.aO; good to choice stocker'
and feeders, S47bq626i fair to good stock
ers and feeders, S4009t,60i common TO fat
stockers and feeders, S275q3,I5; stock helt'
erds. SO. SSQ rs; veal calves, S,BoqI,0i bulls
stage. etc. &,16UAbO,
HOGS-The week ends with a limitet
number OF hogs on sale, making the tot0
for the six days l1,St7 head, as agains
70. PSI head last week and 2l969 head for thu
corresponding week a year ago, the re
oelpts for October foot up only VIC heea
this being the smallest October u since
1887, although three times since then sup
plies nave fallen below the hundred thous
and mark.
trade this week were similar To what They
have been the past several weeks, mas
much as the short supply prevents any dis
astrous break In prices. aud yet packer
lose no opportunity 90 shade values when
ever possible. This. OF course, makes IN
market decidedly irregular from day e
day and the trade more or less unsatis
factory. with the approach OF the white
packing season, a little more life seem
10 be Injected into the business, ana Wit
short runs at most markets from day e
day, sellers have been able 10 sustain
values reasonably well during the las
week. The movement for some days Ia
been moro satisfactory, as besides tn
regular local demand, some inquiry hR
developed from shipping account
The market TODAY was fairly sRtistactor'
70 selling interests, Prices In the mali
were a trlre better than Yesterday an,
the movement was active throughout
The range OF prices was about the sam
as Yesterday. However, the bulk OF IN
sales show more ~ the upper figures tina
on Friday, Tops today reached $50 IN
same as yesterday while the hulk wa
hunched a little more closely todey y
TesRITo. as against a bulk Of y elfIN
weel, ago TODAY tons reached NO AM
the hulk went az ST,6OG75,
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