Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-16
to. 1910. 1893. ll9Os. 1891 1895. 1895. 1904.
sSundaY.

CATTLE-There were no fresh receipts
OF cattle or any consequence today, put
the total for the week has shown a very
heavy gain over recent weeks and about
on q par with the heavy run of q year ago.
The market as a whole has been In I'M
satisfactory condition as viewed from a
sellers standpoint. AT the beginning OF
the week almost all markets were over
loaded with cattle, with the result that
prices were started downhill at a rapid
pace. Continued liberal receipts and bear
tactics on the part of buyers kept the
market sliding. the low point being touched
on Wednesday. Since Wednesday beer
steers OF desirable quality have recovered
quite rapidly, so that the feeling at the
close Of the week Is very much better, still
prices are around Zoe lower than the high
time last week.
Cows and heifers suffered in practically
the same proportion as did beef steers, the
market being pounded down rapidly until
wednesday. Since that day there has been
considerable recovery and the market is
now not to exceed 25c lower than last week.
Desirable fat bulls have been good sellers
all week and at prices just about steady
with last week. The same is also true Of
veal calves.
Stockers and feeders began the week at
about steady prices, but as the market or
fat cattle began breaking badly feeders,
even the best grades, eased off and were
anywhere from weak to 10q15c lower. Light
stockers, on the other hand, were as much
as 15Q25c lower before the close of the
week. The feeder market has been high
In spite of this decline, as compared with
the way Killing cattle nave been selling.
This fact may be ascribed to the very mod
crate receipts of that kind of cattle.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice beef
steers, S6.O017. %; fair to good beef steers,
$5.OOq6.O0: common to tair beef steers, $4,000
BOO; good to choice cows and heifers. $425Q
BOO; fair to good cows and heiScrs. $3.2hQ
t25; common to fair cows and heifors, 81. 40
as 20; good to choice stocKers and feeders,
$4.O0Q6.O0; fair to good stcckers and feeders,
S3.50Q4.25; common to fair stockers and
feeders, 81. 7593.5 So; stock heifers, 81. 1908. so;
veal calves X2 hhnI hOs hfIlC stag atn
50. 75d4.60.
HOGS-To put it briefly, hogs sold this
morning on the opening market at prices
that were just Sabout 15c lower tina yes
terday's high time, or a big nickel lower
than yesterdays close, and the movement
was not very active at the decline. Early
adVtces from principal eastern markets
were decidedly bearish and local buyers
promptly fell in line, the popular bids on
butcher weight hogs being IS. 40QS.45. About
twenty. loads changed hands on this basis.
1t VIII be remembered that the same
quality droves brought $S.55@S.60 during
yesterdays best time.
AS the morning advanced and the hogs
continued to come in, it became apparent
that fresh supplies would greatly exceed
first estimates. About 100 loads had been
yarded up till noon and with an odd twenty
loads Of stale material included, total Of
ferings appeared rather too heavy for
packers requirements. AS a result, bids
big bulk of later sales looked to be pretty
close to 15c lower than yesterdays gem
eral market. Still the movement became
more brisk than during early hours and
droves kept selling about as fast as they
were received. A considerable portion of
receipts changed hands at $S.35@S.45 and
or up to $8.52k.
With this mornings decline practically
all of yesterdays advance is lost and prices
are at notches that are but little higher
than last Saturday. Still the weeks trade
as a whole has been very satisfactory to
selling interests, and while all markets
have been almost as changeable as a sum
mer breeze with values at present lofty
levels, the general trend of prices has been
somewhat higher. Aside from a severe
drubbing administered by packers Monday
and Tuesday, values have gone higher and
higher until yesterday, when a new record
top price was made at $50.
RenresentatiNa sales.