Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-16
-'A' Observation-Disclosures fP,ppisti; n1INu%

-, "a ILh-As usual on a Saturday there
he-s nnO.hink OF any consequence in the
Deeh nne on sale and prices were nomi-
nally steady. Receipts for the week have
sSo,,. S onSy lslr roofing up 1880 head, or
a .os. sOO9 head short Of last week or the
corresponding week year ago LARGELY
owing TO this decrease in supplies there
mas Deen a firm tone to the marked All
week and the trend to values has been
upward. Cornfed beeves have been In
very indifferent supply and demand ana
prices did not show very much change
one way or the other, while western
, ,xngers are generally quoted fully 100
toc mgner than week ago, and they
nave been In active demand at that.
mere has been plenty OF competitIon
from feeder buyers for the fleshy grades,
ana mud,v tn ns ma, mas added to the general ac-
In cows and heifers there also has been
considerable Improvement in the general
market Demand has been broader for
me fair to choice grades and prices at
,he close are fully iOal5c higher than
last weeks close. On the other hand
Gamers and cutters have shown no im-
provement, and In many cases are selling
l0dlbc lower than last week on account
or slack competition. Feeder buyers have
not been 80 anxious for the thin cows as
they were week ago and this has been
responsible for much OF the weakness IN
Gamers and cutters.
There has been very fair degree OF
activity TO the trade In stockers and feed
ers, and for the first time in several
weeks q very good clearance has been
made. Demand from the country has
been vigorous most OF the time. and with
supply the movement has been free and
closing quotations are all Of 10000 bet
ter than week ago. All grades OF
steers have shared In the general adj
and heiters has been somewhat limited.
ana prices show very little change as
compared with a week ago.
Quotations on native cattle: Good 10
choice beef steers. S7.26d37.90: fair to good
beef steers. $6.50G7.25; common to fair
beef steers. SL76o6.5o; good TO choice heif-
srs, tt!Sge6o: good to choice cows. t4.6Oa
to fair cows. s276@A5O; veal calves. $40
also.
Quotations on range cattle: Good &c
choice beef steers, S5.50d6.50; fair TO good
beef steera. Sl.S0d16 40; common 10 faiI
beef steers. S4.26G4.SOs good to choice heif.
ers, A1606.6; good to choice cows. a. 40d
s5.oo; fair TO good cows, tS!sat 40; good e
fair TO good atookera and feeders, s. A0d
500; common to fair Btockers and feeders
s.266A3; stock heifers. $27544.25; bulls
stays, etc. $lB06oO.
fashion at figures a dime higher and the
/ market lasted only as long as the sup
ply both being short. Only thiry-fivs
from ali local quarters lively. il required
less than an hour 70 make complets
upward, constituted the biz buik Of 81.
/ ferings but the percentage OF bacon
| grades was. II anything. little larger
than usual. Shippers favored this class
| OF stock but purchased only a few, scat.
tered loads on outside orders.
In most respects, the trade was a two
/ or three-prtce affair, packing drove,
costing between s6B and 36l0 The Ions
string settled AZ S. IS. and there was NOR,
business above this figure than their
was below Il. The best bacon animal,
on sale reached $50. a nickel above yes
terday's top and indentical with tht
high grade a week ago.
| While receipts this week show som,
increase over last weeks supply IN,
total Is still very limited. Current prices
compared with those of week ago SHOW
a little weakness, being weak TO abou
a nickel lower.
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