Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09

Cattle Ho

CATTLE-There we're more cattle here
today than usual TOR Saturday, fifteen
cars being reported, but the most OF them
We're consigned direct to packers and not
offered for sale, so that there was really
not enough cattle offered to make
Foot market Ib % si For the week receipts II
ing off of almost 10000 head as com
pared with the same days last week. and
over 1000 head as compared with a year
ago. To put IL another way, the receipts
this week have been the smallest OF any
week since the last week in August.
owing to the reduced supply of range
peer steers there was no great change In
the market, and prices at the close are
generally steady with one week ago. On
the other hand, cornfed steers have been
very slow sellers all the week owing to
the very unsatisfactory conditions pre-
vailing in eastern consuming centers.
Packers have all neglected the more eX-
grass beef. and. as a result cornfeds are
around 50Q60c lower than they were ten
days ago. The decline on this kind of cat"
tie has been general at all points in the
Cows and heifers have been in brisk de-
mand all the week, and, as receipts have
been moderate, the market has been in a
good, healthy condition, and at the close
OF the week prices are Just about steady
with one week ago.
The market on stookers and feeders has
oeen rather Disappointing, as the country
demand has not proven as large as an
ucpated. There never has been a time in
the history Of the market when more
strangers visited the yards this week
but, unfortunately, the most of them
proved to be lockers rather than buyers
and the market was more or less of drag
all the week, with prices at the beginning
considerably lower. During the latter half
OF the week the buying was little more
acuVe, with the result that pretty fair
clearance has been made and the decline
OF the early part OF the week recovered
Thus at the clase of the week the market
Is Just about where It was one week ago.
ch3os beer steers nSyS m fair To- so6S
beef steers. StSOGS e. good to Choice cows
and heifers. tS4OQlB; common 10 fair
cows and heiters, S250qps. 20: Rood to choice
gtoekerp and feeders, N.4o0eOO; fair to good
fair stockers and feeders. . 2ba4 OOi stock
AeiferA, SSOO942 Is; veal calves. s. 601T.09;
pulls, Gtags, Cto., ES.OOQS.OO.
prime on TsGsf 'a Easa C 10 sss
beeves, B.26a6.7 70; fair to good beeVes, W1
e6.@i common to fair beeves, t3.70lD4 20:
good to choice heifers. AOoGGoO; good 10
choice cows, NO9A6o; tair ~ goOd EradsG
ts4oQSso; Gamers and cutters, g. 500. 81,
good to choice fsederH, N.SOQS.60. far ~
good feeders. N.256DAM
HOGS-The last two DAYS of activa Inv
Ing and higher prices In the hog yards
were more than offset by today's market.
one Of the slowest and lowest Of the season.
Supplies were limited, but one or two OF
the larger buyers were out of the trade al
together and others insisted upon 2Oa25c de
clines Lower advices from outside points
gave additional force 10 bearish pressure
and movement finally started at the reduce
tons noted, a few selected loads going al
lesser declines of l642Oc. Trading was duli
from start 70 finish and II was almost noon
before anything like q clearance had been
made.
Light hogs were none too plentiful and
moved more readily than heavy and heavy
mixed. Best lights on sale brought Ss.75, as
compared with yesterdays high price of
500 Heavy hogs sold around 49, zoos g.
While receipts during the week were very
moderate, demand has not been very re-
sponsive as rule, and the tone TO trade
was uncertain throughout Early trade
was lower, but much Of the loss was re-
gained Thursday and Friday. Today
slump wipes out all OF the late improve
ment however, and current sales average
ago.