Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
RECEIPTS
DISPOSITION.


CATTLE-There were no fresh receipts
OF cattle today and nothing on sale to
make market. For the week receipts
foot up 23,l6S head, being a gain in round
numbers of 400 head as compared with
last week and 1900 head as compared with
the same week last year.
Inc market on beet steers broke very
badly during the first two days of the
week, being generally quoted 25c lower on
tuesday. On Wednesday there was a par
tal recovery, which wiped out consider
able OF the loss, but during the latter half
OF the week the market again showed a
lack OF strength, so that at the close of
the week II is safely around lOQlbc lower
on the general run Of cattle. Some of the
best heavyweight steers possibly would not
snow that much loss, but even they are
weaker than at the close Of last week.
Cows and heifers broke badly the first
OF the week the same as beef steers, and
they also recovered a good share of the
decline. on Wednesday, continuing steady
TO strong during the rest Of the week.
Thus at the close they are very little diff
ferent from what they We're at the close
OF last week. The demand for COW stuff
has been good on most days and cattle Of
that description have been free sellers,
there being in addition to the local de
mand good shipping demand. which has
kept the receipts well cleaned up.
p The rainy weather put feed yards in ex-
ceedingly bad condition, so that the coun-
try did not seem very ready to buy stock
cattle and feeders. At the same time the
severe break at the beginning of the week
The result was that the feeder trade has
lacked Its usual life and strength this week
ana at the close most points are around
lOq1bc lower than last week. Possibly the
best bred green cattle might not show
much change.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beef steers, s6.0Od64O; fair TO good beef
steers, S36OQ6.O0; common to fair beef
steers, A.75q550; good to choice cows and
helters S4.5Ga5.b0; fair to good cows and
heiters, S4.25q450: common to fair cows and
heiters SS.25Q42o; good to choice stOckers
stockers and feeders, $4.25d5.0O; stock heif-
ers, S.16q4.b0; veal calves, Si.O0Q8O0: bulls.
stays etc, S8.75d52O
HOGS-A night supply of hogs failed to
attract very much competition this morn
ing and movement was draggy from start
TO finish. Some effort was made at cheap
ening cost but bearish ideas did not meet
with sellers approval and a generally
steady market resulted. No class of buyers
filled their orders with any degree of free
dom but local packing outlet was the
broadest, as on most days lately, and bulk
moved into killing pens.
Good butcher grades sold around 800 and
best bacon animals up to H15 Extra
heavy packing offerings had to sell at I'M
even margins under $500. Closing trade
was very slow at shaded figures on all
weights.
During the week. the market in general
has been very fair illustration OF a per-
iod in which the marketward movement is
the supreme factor in determining prices
Total receipts the first two days We're
liberal and values broke in consequences
some reaction since has been due to
smaller runs but early losses were not
wholly recovered. Present prices are lust
about ibu0c lower than those in force
a week ago