Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Total receipts. ..... 1A2 1
The disposition OF the days receipts was
hAr NJ head indicatads


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CATTLE-Receipts this morning were
moderate, only 1s cars being reported In.
This makes the total for the four days
1927 head, as against 1881 for the same
period last week and 1920 head as com
pared with a ear ago.
While handy light weight beef steers of
good quality did not show very much
though of good quality, was extremely
slow and dull at prices that we're weak to
lOc lower than yesterday. Although. there
on sale, the market was so dull that it
was we'll along towards midday before
ANYTHING like a clearance was effected.
There was no very great change in the
change there was was on the side OF easier
values. To call the market steady to a
little lower would best describe the situa-
ton.
Stockers and feeders seemed to be in
pretty good demand, at least. the desirable
kinds. Buyers all seemed to want a few,
and as the supply was not excessive, the
greater part of the offerings changed hands
quite early In the morning.
Quotstions On cattle: Good to choice corn.
fed steers, &.2@S.b0; fair to good cornfed
steers. S6so@S25; common to fair cornfed
steers. A.60G6. 60; good to choice cows and
heiters. A.6o96:S 50; fair TO good cows and
heifers, Sa.@as.So stock heifeis, tSoOd4.O0;
veal calves, Ss.6O67.60; bulls, stays, etc,
t27594. IS; good to choice stoekers and feed.
ers, N.Io@6 20; fair to good stoekers and
feeders. A.0004.50; common to fair stock
ers and feeders. G.2S@4.W
HOGS-BuyerS started out this morning
bidding prices that were generally &c lower,
but the statesmen were not disposed to take
off very much and the trade in consequence
was dull. Still a few loads changed hands
here and there wherever a salesman
ttought that he was bid about steady
prices. When the trade became general
the market was really not very much diff
ferent from yesterday, at the most only a
shade lower on an average. AS a matter
NJ Fant fhAVa urnra hare and fhaFn loads
that looked fully &c lower, but to offset
them there were others that were fully
steady. The market was at no time very
active. but still by IL o. clock in the morn
Ing pretty much everything had changed
hands. The big bulk of the hogs sold at
s6S0d7.0, and en- up as high as BIS for
the best heavy.
sHEEP-Lambs commanded about steady
prices this morning, but the trade was
slow and dull and II was very apparent
that buyers were Indifferent. Still they
the receipts were not excessive, the more
desirable of the offerings changed hands
in fair season. Choice Colorado lambs
sold up as high as $50. and some OF the
sane MeXicans that brought $SOO a week
ago sold at $50 today.
The sheep market was not as good as
the lamb market, for, while lambs were
slow, they were about steady. On the
many cases as much as 1Oc lower. Buyers
were Indifferent and IL took a good deal
Of work on the part OF salesmen 70 dispose
of holdings. A bunch of clipped wethers
sold at $.35. Some of the same old wethers
that sold at $3.50 on Tuesday went at $685.
today. Ewes at $50 today were at least
JOG lowor than the stame stuff brought
yesterday, after making for any
difference In quality there may have been.
While it was slow work, the receipts were
pretty much disposed Of by 10 O'Clock in
the morning.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good 10
choice lambs. S7,6Sds.o 90; fair 20 good lambs,
s.. 2567.6 IS; good TO choice light yearlings.
S.O0GT. 10; good to choice heavy yesrlings,
S. .ssQI 90; good TO choice wethers, 5000
10 choice ewes, S.75d6O; fair TO good
ewes. S5.@Q6. 70; culls and bucks, &.OOp4,00