Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-22
? UT TNFl
DlSHOSI1ION-HEAD.

CATTLE-As usual on Saturday, there
was nothing of any consequence on sale
and the market was nominally steady all
around.
Receipts this week foot up 1900 head,
or about 1850 head short of last week and
$500 head short of the corresponding week
year ago. Prices have ruled very uneven
! this week, partly on account of the nervous
condition of the trade and partly because
OF the uneven character of the offerings.
GOOD to choice heavy cattle have met with
a good demand throughout and have com
manded pretty close to steady figures from
start to finish, closing, If anything, shade
stronger than last week. ON the other
hand, the bulk of the offerings have con
sisted Of habitat and plain short-fed steers,
and these have been slow and Irregular
sellers right along. AS compared with a
week ago, closing prices are pretty close
| to 15Q25c lower. The general tone to the
! trade at the close was fairly healthy with
broad demand for all desirable offerings.
| Conditions in the COW market have been
| substantially the same as in the fat cattle
| trade and while strictly good to choice
kinds have found a ready sale at firm fig
ures from start TO finish, there has been a
| 15Q25c decline on the ordinary, medium to
| fair grades, and they have been slow sell
ers every day. The inquiry for the com
mon and canning grades has been fairly
| good throughout and with some competl-
ton from feeder buyers for thin stock the
market has shown very little change on
I this class of stock. Veal calves are about
| z6Qp50c lower than last week, but in fair de-
mand and there has been little change In
| the market for bulls stays and rough stock
generally, the general trend of values being
a little lower.
In stockers and feeders supplies have
been rather small the demand limited and
the volume of business light. Early in the
week there was 1Ju25c decline This DROP
in values naturally encouraged buying tc
| some extent and a very good clearance has
been made, although there has been nc
| improvement in prices and the decline OF
| the first of the week has been sustained
throughout The inquiry is very slack al
this season of the year and dealers look
for rather dun market the rest of the
month.
Quotations on cattle-GOod to choice
cornte steers $.4GGpS 10; fair to good corn
fed steers, $6.y0upL4O common to fair corn
| fed steers, S5.75Q6.15; good to choice cows
and heifers, $6.OOq675; fair to good cows
and heifers. $4.75a6.S5; common to fair cows
and heifers, $2.75qg475; good to choice
stockers and feeders, $5.5O@625; fair tc
good stockers and feeders, $l75@5.4O; com
mon to fair stockers and feeders, $3.5Oa
$3.75a7.5O; bulls. stays, etc. $3.75g6.25,
HOGS-Good, light hogs sold at prices
strong to a nickel higher in the, hog yards
this morning. but the big bulk of the heav
Ter grades went at fully steady figures
Supply was only nominal, with quite lib
eral sprinkling OF 2lO to 2S5 pound hogs
the kinds that have been meeting with thu
best demand lately Shippers bought few
loads on outside orders. but local killers
took the big end of receipts. most of th'
pens being cleared in very good season
The close was rather duh at prices barely
steady with yesterday.
A large portion of receipts went at 50. 400
CAS- as compared with yesterdays bulk ,o
50 35GD9.45. Tops remained unchanged thu
best lots bringing $3.50,
Despite a liberal run this week. the de
mand has been fully adequate and move
ment reasonably active on most days
Prices have been influenced largely by tn,
trend of provision values, but any weakness,
has been more than offset by strength
and closing sales are pretty close to
nickel higher than those of week ago
shippers have been fair buyers from star
to finish.