Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
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DISPOSITION.
Cattle. Hogs.

Totals. IL 3Ot4
CATTLE-Only four cars of cattle were
reported In this morning, which was not
enough to make a market and prices were
nominally steady, as compared with yester-
day. AS compared with a week ago, clos
ing prices this week do not show very much
change so far as the desirable, light and
handy weight cattle are concerned, while
there has been a decline Of lOql5c on the
ordinary run of plain heavy cattle. Both
local dressed beer men and eastern buyers
have been anxious for fat, handy weight
steers, and they have sold well all the
week, while there has been disposition
to discriminate against the heavy cattle,
and unless choice, they have been slow
and unsatisfactory sellers most of the
time. A good share Of the decline Of the
early part of the week, however, has been
regained and the general tone to the trade
wise.
Supplies of cows and heifers have been
OF very moderate proportions this week,
and on this account and partly because OF
the broad demand, the trade has been in
very satisfactory condition from seller 9
standpoint. Good to choice fat cows and
heifers have been In active request right
along, while there has been good in
quiry from feeder buyers for desirable thin
been so much sought after and they have
been rather slow sale at times, although
closing quotations are about the same as
tlcuiar change Tor the week. but there has
been more or less OF slump In the market
for beef steers and rough stock generally.
business done in the stocker and feeder
market, and for the most part prices COM
pare very favorably with a week ago
Heavy stuff has been little slow at times
and the bulk OF the offerings OF this de-
scription has sold to the killers at con-
siderably better prices than the feeder
there has been a good demand from the
country all week for the desirable light
and medium weight stuff, and prices have
been about as high as at any time this
Quotations on cattle Good to choice
cornfed steers, "a 6096.O0; fair to good
cows and heifers. S5.SOaS.75; fair to good
cows and heifers, S4.75966S; common to fair
cows and heifers, S2.75945O; good to choice
stoekers and feeders, $6oOg7;oo; fair to
mon to fair stockers and feeders S375d
4.75; stock heifers, $S.75@45O; veal calves,
A.26qS.25; bulls, stays, etc, $a5096O0
HOGS-Provisions were badly demoral-
lied again this morning. and the trend OF
hog prices was sharply lower from the
opening, few dime lower offers were
Withdrawn and replaced by l6Q9Oc lower
bids. One or two loads kept selling at q
time at these figures until thirty-five OF
forty OF the pens had been emptied, about
half OF total supply. At this juncture,
buyers simply quit and II was very diff
cult to get any kind Of an offer until well
along toward noon. Shippers were prac-
tically out OF the trade as has been the
case on most days this week.
At the time of closing this report there
were still almost one-hah OF the hogs re-
oeived still in first hands, with no buyers
In sight.
Today's decline. of course, carries tn.
market not only to the lowest point of the
week, but also to the lowest level in many
weeks. II follows that the net loss In
prices has been very large and trade slow
throughout Heavy receipts on most days
have tended to make a bad situation worse
with the result that current sales
are Just about Coo lower than this a week
ago.