Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-17
DIsPosITIoN-HEAD.

CATTLE-Receipts of cattle were insig-
nificant, as Is usually the case on Sa.-
urday, and with nothing of any conse-
quence in the beef line on sale the market
was nominally steady with yesterday.
good to choice dry-lot beeVes are selling
very nearly steady, while there has been
further decline of possibly lOg15c on the
medium and common grades that const-
tuted a good share OF the offerings. This
Odecline is largely due to the very beartsh
reports from eastern markets the latter
part OF the week, and the tone to the trade
at the close was rather weak than other
wise. Indications are that this spread in
values will increase as the dry-lot cattle
become scarcer and the proportion of
grassy and habitat stuff becomes greater.
No great change has taken place In the
market for COWS and heifers this week,
and for the most part there has been a
broad outlet for all grades of she stock at
prices fully as good as last week, and In
dry-iot COWS and heifers are becoming
very scarce and find ready sale at strong
figures right along, while the competition
from feeder buyers for the thin and half
fat stuff has made a strong market for
anything Of this kind. In general the tone
to the trade is healthy and firm, with a
broad outlet for anything at all useful in
this line. Veal calves have been in liberal
supply and are 25Q50c lower for the week.
while bulls, stays, etc. are selling much
the same as a week ago.
business in stockers and feeders has been
lively all week, with the demand greater
than the supply. Prices at the close are
fully 5Od6Oc higher than they were at the
| low point last week, and a good clearance
| has been made. Volume OF business has
not been very large owing to the limited
supply, but there Is every prospect that this
| volume will increase from now on and in
dications are favorable for a strong, active
market next week.
| Quotations on cattle:
Good to choice beef steers S6.S5q665; fair
to good beef steers, S5.90Q6.3O; common to
fair beef steers, A75g5: 70; good to choice
heifers $5.O0q5.65; good to choice cows.
So S56t4.65; common to fair cows and heif-
ers, 81. 25d375; good to choice stockers and
and feeders. sIOoa4.5O; common to fair
stockers and feeders, S.25g4OOi stock
heifers, :2.76gs:76 veal calves ss5OasOo'
bulls, stays, etc, SS Is c. -,
bulk of supply changing hands on steady
basis. Light receipts put better edge
upon the demand and served in a measure
to produce stability. The estimate called
for only SO cars and while variety and
condition were seasonably skippy, all
classes moved with a fair degree OF free
dom. Clearance at 1890 o'clock found the
yards practically vacant.
Purchases by shippers totaled about fif-
teen loads, orders calling for smooth, even
loads rather than any particular weight.
| There was no speculative demand OK conse-
quence and trade In general was unevent-
full.
Spreads remained fairly wide and quality
was still a prime factor in determining
price. Good heavy animals sold on much
the same basis as common butchers and
poor lights in various instances. Long
strings ranged from $500 to $6.Nh while
tops reached S. a nickel higher than
yesterdays limit but dime under high
Present scale OF values, as compared with
last Saturdays market, shows a loss of q
big dime. supply has been featured by q
the run has been relatively large in point
I of numbers.