Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
The disposition OF the days receipts was
as follows. each buyer purchasing the num-
Der of head indicated:
Totals.

CATTLE-There was the usual small Sat
urday,,s run OF cattle here today and moth
ing or any consequence on sale to make a
market. Prices were nominally steady at
the weeks decline OF 15a35c.
throughout the week the market was de-
cidedly erratic, with sharp changes from
day to day, although the close was decid-
eddy lower. All classes Of buyers discrimi-
mated sharply against the heavy and higher
priced beef cattle and at the close these
show a decline Of &G35 On the other
hand buyers seemed to take the light and
lower priced cattle freely and the decline
to about 15d25c.
same as here. with buyers favoring the
lighter and cheaper cattle and neglecting
higher priced This t onndit dpe H is nksIv the ne
continue for some time unless there should
be a radical change in the quality and guam
The market for cows and heifers has
Deen IN about the same condition as for
fat cattle. with the changes in prices from
day TO day not quite so heavy and the de-
cline at the close of the week is not quite
so great; Starting in with a lower market
Tuesday and Wednesday and prices reached
me nigh point OF the year. This was fol-
lowed by a lower market on Thursday and
Friday, and At the close the good to choice
COWS and heifers show a decline OF fully
zoc as compared with a week ago, while the
iaIr 10 good grades are very little IL any
In the stocker and feeder division there
mas not been very much business as a gem
tN'S oib u tNto UdNt Detn well Sis
talned on desirable kinds Of weights. on
ne other hand the common light and me-
ulum weight stock has been hard to move
Q25c. '" iu"' !"
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
coTn-fed steers. $6-00d6. 70; fair to good corn
ted steers, $5.Ood5. IS; common TO fair corn
ted steers, A.O005 90: good to choice corn
ted cows and heifers, 81. 25d6. 40; fair To
sood cows and h%eifers, 50. 5Od4 %: common
10 tair COWS and helfers, S2,OOa3. 90; stock
hb 9Is e ~: '5gS 80; veal calves, 81 .OOdS 90;
stockers and feeders. 81. 75d5. 40; fair to good
stockers and feeders. 81. 7564. Is; common 70
iair stockers and feeders. 81. 75d3 3. so.
HOGS-The week closes with lust a fair
IN OF HoSs, IL cars being reported in. The
total Tor the week foots up "a. 76g head ~
ago. e'Nu d year
win sales showing about SC higher To-
uay, the week closes with prices nj the
nIsheSt point of the season and the marker
II most excellent condition. The chief fea-
tSIe OF me trade the last week has been
tIe splendid movement from day to dav
outside OF a rather sluggish trade on Mon,
Jay Excessive receipts IN the east Mon
udy caused a drop of 10al5c in values at
1hls point, but this loss was recovered on
iuesday and from that time on the trade
mas neen very active, with gradually inn
proving prices. Sales today were largely
at and right around s.. SOa6.O5. with a ron
OF So'o' the highest price reached in many
weeks. The market ruled active at the
good season. :"
As compared with last Saturday, prices
are In the neighborhood of lOc higher but
as compared with the low day on Mondav
the market is l5m20c higher.
Representative sales: