Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
Total receipts.
~nTCPOSTTION
Cattle. Hnps. sheen.

CATTLE-While several cars Of caltle
we're reported in this morning there were
not enough to make a market, prices To-
day being ~nominally steady with yeSter-
day. For the week receipts have been
very much larger than for some time back
as well as showing a heavy, increase over
the corresponding week of last year.
While beef steors opened rather weak on
Wednesday advanced rapidly, prices on the
latter day especially being wildly higher
AS It became apparent that the week
took the bear side on Thursday and Friday
and pounded prices to the best of theiI
ability. While they succeeded In .wlplne
out a good share of Wednesdays advance,
stiil at the close of the week beef steers
are around 10q15c higher than last week
and the highest that they have been for q
Cows and heifers participated in the
sharp advance on Tuesday and Wednesday
and they also felt the slump on Thursday
and Friday. Stil they are at the close OF
the week in most cases as much as 1O415c
higher than last week. Considering that
the big end of the receipts changed hands
before the break took place, the market
has been very favorable to sellers.
1t is a difficult matter to say how much
higher strictly good to choice fleshy feed
ers are, but 1t Is safe to quote an advance
Of at least 15@20c on that kind. Feeder
buyers paid from S6 on up as high as $3.50
for choice westerns carrying considerable
flesh to be taken back into the country
and finished. The general u Of fair ia
medium feeders have commanded good
firm prices all the week, and the same is
true of fleshy yearlings. on the other
hand common and thin yearlings are 1Oql0c
lower than last week.
Quotations on cattle: GOOD to choice
cornfed steers, S.. 6O07 so; fair to good
cornfed steers, $5.75G6. 60; common to fair
cornfed steers, A.75g5.7 rs; good to choice
cows and helfers. $5;C9ge. 90; fair to good
fair cows and heifers, $t.75q4.SO good to
choice stockers and feeders, $4.75Q6.0 90; fair
to good stockers and feeders, $4.2504. 70;
COmmnn IN fair EfnrEpTL and faanpTa RI W
"a. rs; veal calves, $.OOQS. %; stock heifers,
So .0004 90: bulls, stays, etc, $S.a505.J0.
HOGoDOhIy elshty loaus were poSteo
this morning and actual supply proved to
be little different from the estimate. Most
of the local concerns had good orders to
fill, however, and there was a fair degree
Of activity to the trade from the opening,
Under the stimulating influence of. a
brisk demand and light receipts. prices
were marked up, in both DIVISIONS and
practically everything sold readily at the
improved figures. Most loads changed
hands at a nickel advance as compared
with yesterdays average market. although
there were a few scattered sales that looked
to be ne better than yesterdays best time,
Quality Of offerings, as a rule, was not as
good as yesterday, a big slice of the run
consisting of mixed butcher hogs.
: wide spread of $9.20Q9.35 bought up a
considerable portion of receipts as COM
pared with yesterdays bulk of $9.15G9.3O
Tops reached $40, the same as yesterday,
Today's advance, of course, brings the
average cost up to a new high point and
the top as well is the highest in the his
tory of the trade at this point.
For the week supply shows a decided
%shrinkage as compared with last weeks
liberal run, the decrease amounting to an
odd 1900 head. Both local and shipping
orders were unusually liberal at the open
Ing and prices advanced sharply during the
first three days. Some was ap-
parent Thursday owing to heavy receipts
and a more or less contracted shipping
outlet, but any loss on that CAV has more
than been regained. Current prices are
pretty close to 35c higher than a week ago,
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