Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-09
Total receipts .......1 81
DIsPosITIoN-HEAD,
Totals


Cal ILE-Receipts OF cattle TINS morn
ing were insignificant as usual on SAT
urday aud the total for the week has been
small compared with previous weeks al
though showing a decided increase over
the corresponding week Of last year
A feature of the trade in beef steers this
week has been the splendid demand every
day for handy weight or lighter grades
OF beef steers. Cattle of that kind have
shown more or less strength every day
and prices have craWled gradually up
ward until at the close Of the week they
are l5Q25c higher than one week ago. An
other feature Of the week trade has been
the limited demand for heavy cattle, which
on most days have been more or less neg
lected and very hard to move. Still the
advance on lighter cattle has helped to
improve prices slightly and at the close of
the week the heavier grades are possibly
l0c higher than one week ago In spite OF
the dizziness prevailing in that branch OF
the trade.
Heifers have been in very active demand
every day of the week and in spite of the
fact that prices were already high at the
close of last week. there has been stili
further advance of 15q25c this week. II
might be added that heifers are selling
very high in comparison to all other kinds
butcher stock have not shown so much ad-
vance as heifers, but still they are around
10C higher than last week.
The stocker and feeder trade has been
extremely dull all the week and from a
sellers standpoint in very unsatisfactory
condition. Receipts have been light but
the demand has been still lighter, with the
result that prices have eased off and are
| 10Gl5c lower than last week. 1t would
! appear during the last week or two that the
| country has grown tired Of paying eNces-
| sive high prices for feeding cattle that
prevailed for a long time and is prepared
| to either wait until prices are lower or
| more nearly in line with fat cattle.
! Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
| beef steers. S6.10a65O; fair to good beei
| steers, s.. 9OlT6 10; common to fat beet
| steers s.. 25d5.90: good to choice COWS and
heifers, S5OOd5.S5 fair to good COWS ana
| heifers, &75d5.0O; common to fair. $50
as: good to choice stockers and feeders
| S5.25d5.75. fair to good stockers and feed
| ers. $500d5. p; common to tair stockers
| and feeders, s. 2565.OO; stock heifers, $3.50
| 525; veal calves, AOOdI5O; bulls, stays
etc 81 00ff5 L.
| HOGS-Hog trade had a more even ap
pearance this morning, but showed little
actual change as far as big bulk OF bust
! ness was concerned. II was generallN
| steady market, viewed as a whole, anc
there was a decided tendency among buy
ers TO adjust bacon grades TO lesser mar
gins over butcher animals. Lack OF sup
port from shippers and spectators in thu
branch of the trade made this policy
I more feasible and naturally produced al
easier trend to prices. when comparison
are drawn with yesterdays early sales
Purchases of speculative nature totalet
less than 10 per cent OF total receipts
which were moderate.
Demand from packers was reasonably
active from the opening and a very TAI
clearance was made in good season
Butcher hogs sold around $40 and lart
offerings moved at $6O5 and less. Bes
bacon animals brought much as $3.50,
dime less than Yesterdays top and 20
under the extreme high price a week ago
Since and including Monday. the marke
has been on a steadily declining basis
Light weights resisted efforts at Cheape
! cost longer than other kinds OF stock, bu
todays discrimination leaves values iron
high to low, just about quarter lowe
for the six days. Range and spreads ar
| seasonably vide, will be noted I'm tn
| column OF sales. Total receipts were o
fully normal proportions,