Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
DISPOSITION.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

CATTLE-The market, as usual on sat
urday, was bare of cattle, but the total re-
CENTS for the week have been very liberal,
running a little ahead of last weeks totai
and larger than year ago by over ''OVO
The present week started out with a good
strong market on beef steers, but n pc
came apparent early in the week that the
market after the sensational advance OF
81 COOL so per hundred was becoming de-
cidedly 4 topheavy. This feeling, together
with liberal receipts at all market points
brought about very natural reaction;
Prices began breaking Wednesday and
travelled down hill rapidly during the re-
mainder of the week. At the close, 9s I5e tme
on the more desirable beef steers, as com
pared with the close of last week, and a
drop OF 90d5Oc on the medium and common
Cows and helfers, and in fact all kinds
OF butcher stock, have suffered IN pro-
portion with beef steers. At the close or
the week the more desirable kinds are
around 25c lower than last week, with the
common and medium kinds. such as the
SOC or more lower. The medium kinds of
bulls have suffered q sharp reaction and Il
takes good calves at the close OF the week
stockers and feeders at the beginning Of
the week were selling at wild prices. val
ues had been advancing at a rapIgp pgn+ paeS pSsS
been reached where prices were entirely
| beyond all reason. II seemed as II buyers
came to this conclusion all of sudden
! the latter half of the week went off quite
| rapidly. the good kinds Of feeders declinins
about 25c, with the common to medium
Kinds as much as SOC lower.
! Considering the amount of advance thai
| has taken place during the last tnre'
weeks the market at the close OF the pres
ent week even after the severe breab
noted above, is still I'm very satisfactory
condition as viewed from a sellers stand
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
cornfed steers S7.25gSl5; fair to good corn
fed steers, $6.75q7, rs; common to fair corn corn
b, fed steers $5.76Q6.75 good to choice cows
and heifers, $5.S5G625; fair to good cows
and heifers, $4.504S25; common to FAIR COWS
and hefePS ssga ESSSa fair Hn0'tS
| good stockers and feeders. $5OQg60O; com
mon to fair stoekers and feeders AOOa@0;O0 {, 00S ;OS
stock hsifers $3 bOq4tO veal aIs SaiVes' ga S4VVa
| HOGS-It was another slow deal in the
hog yards this morning on a light supply
Packers needed a few hogs, but they
1 and most of the early business was tran
sacted on this basis. A few selected loads
OF good butchers S were sGld Sas oIG1a mieS
and buyers inclined TO discriminate In
favor Of the heavy, smooth lots. The snip
ping outlet was very narrow, as usual only
a few loads being purchased on outside
| orders.
! AS the morning advanced the slow
draggy tone to movement became more
PRONOUNCED and prices on most OF the later
sales looked to be weak to shade lower
as compared with yesterdays general
trade. In some instances seers declared
that the best money obtainable on theii
! holdings was much as nickel lower
For the week receipts show a deeided de-
crease as compared with last weeks run
and a much larger decrease as compared
with supply during the same week last
year. Shipping orders have been notably
absent on most days and packers have
taken advantage OF the lack OF competition
whenever 1t was possible, stu, aside from
more or less weakness during the first two
days, prices have held up very well. Pres
ent values range from strong TO &c higher
as compared with a week ago.
Representative sales.