Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-18
RECEIPTS
DISPOSITION
Totals.

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
tkere has been a decline Of lOQl6c on the
ordinary run OF plain, heavy cattle. Both
local dressed beef men and eastern buyers
have been anxious for fat, handy weight
steers, and they have sold well all the
to discriminate against the heavy cattle,
and unless choice, they have been slow
ana unsatsifactory 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
at the close Is rather strong than other
Supplies, Of COWS and heifers have been
OF very moderate proportions this week,
the broad demand, the trade has been in
very satisfactory. condition from a sellers
standpoint. Good to choice, fat cows, and
helfers have been in active request right
along. while there has been a good in
Quiry from feeder buyers for desirable thin
stock, MEDIUM and common stuff, has, not
been SO much sought after and they have
been rather slow sale at times, although
closing quotations are about the. same as
|a week ago Veal calves show no par
tioular change for the week, but there has
been more or less Of a slump in the market
for beef steers and rough stock generally.
business done IN the stoeker and feeder
- CN 1NG AN~NNe
market, and for the most part prices COM
pare very favorably with a week ago.
Heavy stuff has been a 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
buyers would pay. On the other hand
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
season. h3 s'F..
Quotations on catte; Good to choice
cornfed steers, g 9oqS.0o; fair to good
cows and heifers, $6.sO@G75;l fair to good
COWS and heifers, A.766h65; common to. fair
cows and heifers, H.7594.5Q; good to choice
stockers and feeders. $s6O@7. 90; fair to
good stockers ana feeders, $6OOQ6.0O; com
mon to fair stockers and feeders, 1850
475i stock heifers, $3,750A50; veal calves,
N.5QS25; bulls, stays, etc, $s.5046.0o.
HOGS1Proyisions We're badly democrat.
lied again this morning, and the trend of
hog prices was sharply lower from the
opening. A few dime lower offers we're
made at the start, but these were quickly
withdrawn and replaced by 16ef20c lower
bids. One or two loads kept selling at a
time at these figures until thirty-five or
forty OF the pens had been emptied, about
buyers simply quit and it was very diff.
cult to get any kind OF an offer until well
along toward noon, Shippers were prac-
ttcally 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-half OF the hogs re-
ceived stilf in first hands, with no buyers
Today's decline. OF course, carries the
market not only to the lowest point OF me
week, but also to the lowest level, in many
weeks. 1t 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
are Just about 6oe lower than this a week
ago.