Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
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....... cattle. Hogs. Sheep

CAIILE-As usual on a Saturday there
was hotnlng OF any consequence on sale III
the way % cattle. Prices were nUmnally
steauy as compared with yesterday. AS
compared with a week ago there has been
no particular Change except that both local
dressed beef men aud eastern shippers have
ldheh more kindly to the neavy cattle and
prices on these are perhaps a shade
stronger than week ago. On the other
nahu' the heavy weight and rough grades
are selling aAllttle easier than aot week
ana the demand tor them Is less Keen The
general market, however is practically
s'eauy win week ago and desirable cat
tlS er Oh an grades are IN good demand.
Inc market for cows ana neIlers mas
peeh steady throughout the week Choice
lat helIers are seinng high as at any
Iiine TINS season, wnlle the common and
poth feeder buyers and packers Owing 10
the large number of southern cattle al
southwestern markets the market has been
ara atl'ie easier on these grades but the gen.
eral market Is not very much different
from week ago for anything that the
packers want. Veal calves bulls stags
anu rough stock generally are selling M
prices steady to little stronger than a
week ago, ~ "
BUSINESS in stockers and feeders has been
very anli throughout the week. Both sup
Piy ana demand have been limited througn-
out The best light and HANDY weiShi
srs nes are perhaps steady with a week ago
WINE the mediums and common kinds an
Ao0eoc lower than week ago
quotations on cattle: GOOD to choice corn
aeu steers, -. 40qSOO; fair to good cornfed
steers' S5.g S99 80; common to fair cornfed
steers $5.SO969O; fair to good cows and
hetteis' S4.l0WO.S6; common 10 tair cows AND
neIieIs' $2.i0q4.i0; good TO choice slockers
snu feeders, S5.5Oqb1O; far to good STOCK.
st9cS anu Lteders, AI0u5. ~; common to fan
sr $40 .e and feeders, $S5OQ475; stock heif.
| ets, $3,i0G4S5; veal calves S4UJ6JS On huIia
stays, etc, SS.75g6.25. '0'''
hOGS-1he spread of prices. even Though
insher' was sun very narrow in the nor
yarus TINS morning. Supply was light as
u,ao uisusIly the case at the close of the
Meek, packers buying freely from the open.
ing ana Shippers picking out the few loads
mat tney needed for outside orders al
Iisures mostly dime higher than those
tnat prevailed yesterday. Some nickel
nhsner business was done during early
rounds but the few shipments thai
changed hands at this ADVANCE were
heavier, good lights selling at the fun ad-
vance throughout the session. In short
practically everything had been sold at II
o CLOCK, the bulk of receipts going at prices
pretty close TO a dime Better.
AS compared with the long string al
S9.oO yesterday, 1910 proved to be the popu-
lar price today narrow spread of $y.371ed
$40 buying the big end OF supply. Tops
advanced to s9,45, this price being paid In
both divisions,
Improvement has featured the trade on
most days this week, and the market shows
net advance of 2Ou25C over a week ago
under the influence of limited runs an
active demand from packers and reason
ably broad shipping outlet. strength in the
provision trade has also been a bullisll
FACTOR, but the arrival of the corn-plant-
ing season and the fear in killing csrcles
that the receipts VIII be sharply curtailed
has probably been responsible Tor most OF
the Improvement.