Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

Total receipts. 4 "a
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Totals

CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle today num-
Dered only two cars, which was not enough
to make any showing whatever on the
market. Receipts for the week have also
been moderate, showing q falling off of
over 1000 head as compared with last week
and OF nearly 5000 head as compared with
The week opened on beef steers with a
somewhat lower market, but prices firmed
looked like the week would close 1Oa15c
higher, but the market ended very badly,
so that at present writing the general mar
ket Is no better than IT was last week.
The market on COWS and heifers has fol-
lowed very closely after the beef steer mar
ket, and 1t, too, is no better than steady
Of stock, although here and there some
higher. r.
lockers and feeders have been in very
light supply and, owing to hat fact,
prices have firmed up q little. being lOQ15c
higher than last weeks close. Still the
demand Is not very active, and II is evil
dent that the country is not disposed to
feed very many cattle under present con-
ditions. The agitation that has been started
in different sections of the country against
high priced beef is generally expected Ia
result In a big slump In the cattle market
This will naturally, discourage still further
the feeding Of cattle, as the country will
not be disposed to feed high priced corn ia
low priced stock. This will naturally
coming fall and have a tendency to stiffen
prices then.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
steers, Sc. Od7 .25; fair to good steers, s.. OK
$500; common to fair steers. $4.OOq50; good
to choice cows and heifers, "a. 50I5 .25; fair
to good cows and heifers. 33.50a4, 50; com
mon 10 fair COWS and heifers, 81. 5Oa2 30;
good to chico stockers and feeders, 81. 25d
5.3Oi fair to good stockers and feeders, So.
ga 2e; common to fair stockers and feeders,
2.7ba3.50; stock heifers, 2.7563. so; veal
40.
,HoGs-Today's run was by no means
liberal, but lower advices from eastern
points ~exerted a rather depressing influence
upon the local demand and 1t was well
along. in the morning before enough hogs
had been sold to give anything like a
broad idea of the general situation. About
fifty-five loads were expected and forty
five loads had been yarded up TIL II
Q oioek. bIfteen or twenty OF these were
a. prices that looked to be Just about
steady with yesterdays bulk.
Later I'm in the en- morning after packers had
to right around a nickel lower than the
opening and the demand did not appear to
be very broad at the lower offers. Move
ment, as well, was slow and dull, but most
sales showed up pretty close to Sc lower
and the later market is quotable on this
sold from s8.S5 to Ss.S5, with the larSef
strings at the lower figures.
Supplies for the week total about 40, OO(
head, about 5000 head less than the count
Of last week and almost q, 900 head IesF
than the number received during the same
week last year, Aside from the curtailed
receipts, II might also be well to review
In short some of the more important fea.
lures of the trade.
In point OF prices, the decline for the
week Is right around l0ll6c with the break,
nc silly u~nderweight kinds. Stock OF the
latter description has been meeting with
reluctant demand at all times and naturally
has suffered more than the better kinds
OF butcher weights. On rne other hand,
selected material carrying flesh and finish
has been selling freely at very s~atisfac-
tory prices; in fact, choice, toppy stuff is
little, II any, lower than a week ago. Ship
ping demand for good ~hogs-has been espe-
cially broad.