Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-13
Total receipts LII 81 8
DISPOSITlON-TIEAD.

CATTLE.-The beef market was practi-
cally barren Of supplies today, as very little
fresh stuff was received and each previous
days clearance this week was practically
complete. Since last Saturday over 2ODO
head of butcher and feeder cattle have ar
rived or. in other words, 700 less than
the run OF last week. The weeks receipts
also show a 1900 decrease as compared
with the same week a year ago.
Supplies OF good, fed beef steers have
been very limited on all days, 50 thpt any
intelligent comparison Of prices from time
10 time has been extremely difficult. Very
good $50 and 13OO-lb beeves are closing
stuff from $3.50 down. Eastern markets
have shown a sharp decline OF values and
quarter declines at this point are safely
uuotable. Short fed cattle are very un~
even sellers, however, as neither buyers
nor sellers can form a very definite idea
Of how they will dress out after they are
There has been a little better tone to
the market for cows and heifers, owing to
the fact that packers are making every eff
fort to cheaper cost and naturally favor
the less expensive kinds Compared with
week ago the market shows very little
change The outlet for good to choice
grades, as well as for Gamers and cutters,
has been ample from start to finish, while
fair to medium stuff has been more or less
draggy
has been relatively light, and while the
country demand is not particularly brisk,
yard traders have beeen free buyers right
along. Closing quotations snow net au-
vances of 25dS5c. Sharply decreased re-
ceipts in western rangers this week indi-
cate that the end OF the range season is
here. Supplies have been small and nave
included comparatively few beef cattle.
Prices have ruled fully steady and packers
are still favoring good rangers in prefer
ence to short fed and warmed up grades.
In stOckers and feeders the demand has
beeen greater than the supply and the
trend OF values has been stronger. The
ordinary run Of killing stuff from grass
1 -r1ne nga1T vr7nf 10
ers are all of 25Q35c higher than week
ago.
Eeef steers. 81 BOd5e 90: common to fair beet
steers. A.2595.25 good to choice cows and
h hsis IS. Ioa4 90: comnsL~ to Fair COWS
and heifers, 81. 1903 40; good to choice stock
srs and feeders, 81. 5Oq5. %; far to good
70 lair stoekers ana feeders, s. .OO4S So;
stock heifers g. OOd4 25 !, veal Caal calves 50 500
Quotations on range cattle' Choice to
prime beeyes. Sc 0Oals 49, good TO choice
beoves 5,4OqS.O0 fair to good beeyea. a 50
GOOD TO choice heifers, 81 0O95 90: good to
choice cows, "a 1904 S., fair to good cows.
s" NAT No. Gamers, 81 Ihq1s5O
HOGS-Today's hog trade was double
barreled-one market for heavies and a diff
ferent one for lights Butcher grades were
wanted, but bacon weights were avoided al
recent cost and prices suffered. About halt
a dozen loads of the latter class of stock
/ arrived, but bacon curers IN the east are
! showing a strong disposition to narrow the
4 spread and limited offerings are OF little
/ bullish value Heavy and butcher hogs
/ sold in good, firm notches this morning
/ while light and light mixed showed declines
/ OF 5G10c.
The demand from shippers was Of very
meager volume, as has been the case al
] week, but packers bought freely from tn,
start ana the moderate receipts wer,
/ cleaned up within the two hours after open
! ing. Lard weights ranged from $40 L
! s76 with good mixed moving around S7.95
1 Light hogs sold up as high as $3.50,
nickel less than yesterdays high price OF
| full loads.
/ Aside from the fact that more light hog
! were included in the daily runs this weel
! the supply has been little different from
| that OF the previous week. Trade has beer
| alternately higher and lower, however, 81
/ that current prices on ordinary heavy an,
/ butcher hogs are little worse than a dim,
! lower for the week Lights, on the othe
hand, show net declines Of 20435c.
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