Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-31
SUNDAY

CATTLE-The week opens out with
surprisingly heavy run, ZOO more than
arrived last Monday and nearly 5,WO
more than for the corresponding day a
year ago. As usual western rangers made
up the big bulk or the receipts, out there
was liberal sprinklIng OF fairly deslraOie
beef steers included in The arrivals. - Ith
bearish markets east and heavy Local up
plies the trade opened out very dull, with
buyers bidding and paying prices ABOUT lOc
lower than last week for the desirable
offerings and paying fully lOQl5c lower
natives and westerns. The trade. was
necessarily slow and dull ana put Off to
late hour in the morning.
Cows and heifers were also in liberal
supply, and while there Was a good general
outlet, the heavy receipts enabled all
classes OF buyers to shade prices and the
fully l0c decline from last weeks closing
figures.
Fresh supplies Of feeding cattle were
heavier than dealers were expecting, and
as they had carried over quite a. good
many cattle from last week. they were in
no mood to take on an additional supply
except at shaded prices. Country demand
was rather slow and with fat cattle on
lower basis, the general tone to the trade
was decidedly weak. Bids and sales on the
early market were fully dime lower than
at the close of the weekr and II looked
very much as II the decline would be even
greater before the close of the days
Quotations on native cattle. Good to
choice beef steers, $675q75O: fair to good
beef steers, i5.75q675; common to fair beef
heifers. S. 25a5 Is; fair to good cows and
heifers, s3.4Od425; common to fair cows and
and feeders. s. 4Oq5.s5 fair to good stockers
and feeders, A0OaA40; common to fair
stockers and feeders, 81 25q4:75i stock heif-
ers. 50 oOQL25a veal veal Ca caves 'S5O@''0O; bulls
Quotations ON range cattle: Choice to
prime beeves, s5.75g6,25; good to choice
beeves, S5.25q575; fair to good ba0vsS. $3.50
$3.50; common to faiE beeveE. S.. 1904 20;
good to choice heifsrs, t4O095.OO; good to
choice cows, s4OOef 90 fair to good grades.
tS5Oq4.OO; Gamers and cutters, R.I6qS50;
good to choice feeders, $ASJQ5.0O; fair TO
good feeders H.2Sg%1b.
HOGS-Little activity in the demand for
hogs this morning was attended by lower
bids from both packers and shippers, the
latter class of buyers affording but small
support to the trade as a whole. Unfavor-
able advices from the east were the main
influences in bringing prices toward winter
cost levels.
Bulk of offerings had to sell at reductions
OF big dime with occasional sales at
greater declines Of shilling and 15c.
as rule, good lard weights bringing 800
4795. Rough and extreme heavies went to
the scales at S.75q7&.
Bacon grades, while stiil scarce, are be-
coming more frequent each day. Shoats
narrowed last spring are beginning to show
up and are selling at good, strong pre-
miums over the ordinary run of stuff A
load of fancy lights, new crop animals,
brought as much as $3.50 today, the high
est price paid, and l5c higher than Satur-
day top. No choice lights were available
at last weeks close, however, so that this
sale is hardly subject to comparisons.
Mixed hogs of fair and medium weight
were uneven sellers, owing to wide varia-
tons in quality and assortment. Anything
very good in this branch or the trade COM
manded $500 and better, as will be noted In
the list OF sales. Movement in both div-
sions was quiet throughout, moderate re-
cepts clearing shortly before midday.
Representative sales;