Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-03
ECEIPTS-CARS.
DIsposITION-HEAD.

CATI LE-The market was bare Of cat-
tie today and for the week receipts foot
up only l2,lo9 head, being the hgntest for
the season to date, and lighter than
year ago by over 5000 head. AS a matter
or course the Intervention OF a holiuay
had good deal to do with the failing orr
in receipts.
a fair demand for beef steers, coupled
with the light receipts, gave the market
a very firm undertone and prices, espe-
clally the latter part of the week, ad-
Vanced sharply. At the close IL Is safe to
quote cornleds at 26a40c higher than a
week ago. Range cattle during the week
were in light supply, but the demand was
fair and they commanded good strong
prices throughout, but as they were al
ready high to begin with they did not
snow such an advance as did the corn
feds
What has been said about the steer
trade would apply In large part to the
market tor cows and helfers. They, too,
nave been in very good demand all the
week and at tho close are 15a25c higher.
Ihe buying demand for the desirable
grades OF feeders was good throughout
the week, and the market strong every
day. On the other hand light trashy cat
tie were more or less neglected and were
IN consequence slow from day to DAY,
the market
Quotations on Native Cattle-Good 10
cholce beef steers, $6.75G97.75; fair to good
peel bpeet steers S;i5g6'!6; common TO tair
helfers. H.75fJ5.25; good to choice cows,
"a. 4Oa5.O0; fair TO good cows Sy5OGl4 40;
common 20 fair COWS, sz70qJ.OO; veal
Quotations on Range Cattle: Good to
choice beef steers, S. i5q6.5O; fair to good
peer steers, So.Oq6.75; common to fair
beef steers, 81 40ig5.OO; good to choice cows
and heife.s N,4Oa5.OO far 10 good cows
ana heifers, SbJ9A40i common to Iair
cows and heiters, &2.7U4S5O; good TO
fair to good stockcrs and feeders S4.4Oa
O.VOi common to fair stockers and feed
ers, S30Oq4.40; stock heifers, $3.O0nL2o;
bulls. stays, etc, S3.O0Q4S5
hOGS-tog trade proved slow and I'M
interesting, anything with weight selling
at ngufes about steady, while the lighter
averages ruled little lower in many in
stances. None OF the regular buyers held
orders that were very inslstent and even
the shipping demand seemed rather back
waro; doubtful conditions at other points
also had more or less of a depressing IN
lluence upon the market, but sellers man
aged to retain control and prices were
vel sustained throughout, except perhaps
on grades weighing around and under 20
pounds.
Receipts gave total of about ninety
fiVe loads, and the run had plenty OF
drew l0Q16c premiums over butchers. and
these In turn changed hands at lOIt15c
premiums over, bacon stuff. shippers
and spectators favored the butcher loads
and bought about fifteen loads in All
something like one-siXth OF the entire
suppIy. LleaI ance was iate and the mar
ket as Whole was little more than a
series OF quiet buying periods and lulls
Good to choice lard animals moved
around $6l0a6.20. the latter price being
top. Butcher offerings landed around
vOQ6lO anu weights near 2O0 pounds
ranged from $500 downward, only a few
lunches or pigs were available. first
,Ikure on sales being a '4'' generally
Closed hog trade on Thank sgivIng this
week made a fairly large hole in the re-
ceipts, but packers are watching accumu-
lation OF product at present rather than
pog marketing and pUces suffered in con
sequence. Heavy aud butcher grades are
now selling l0al5c under week ago
while bacon varieties have slumped even
more, showing uneven declines Of l5lp25c
RRpresentatiVe sales.