Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-31
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DISPOSITION-HEAD
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Cattle. Hogs. Shee
Totals

Iotals .........,......... l6 7,3l4 209
! CATTLE-There were no fresh receipts
of cattle OF any consequence, but Tor
the week the run has been large, show
ing considerable gain over last week
and very heavy gain over a year ago.
The qualify of the cattle arriving has
peen very ordinary, the receipts consist
ing largely OF warmed-up or habitat
cornfed steers and butcher stock with
ers.
Under the influence of large receipts
the market on beef steers broke early
IN the week, but later on prices again
tlrned up so that good part OF the
decline was recovered. still, at the close
Oh the week the market is little easier
than last week $ close.
The market on cows and heifers broke
badly early in the week and Is still at
the close l0Wl5c lower than last week
flnish. The quality OF the COW stuff is
generally poor, very little coming that
is goou enough to reach s5.VO. 1ne bulk
or the Ialr TO good buIcner and beer stock
is selling around $SS9q4.S5, with Gamers
and cutters around ~. ioGU3.5O.
The supply OF stOckers and feeders
throughout the week mas been small,
but weather conditions curing the latter
part OK the week were unIavorabl BILE, 50
that 1t was Just as well mat rece1pIs
We're no larger. AS II turned out the de-
mand was 1ulIy equal 10 the supply and
the market On most days was fully
steady wIJn last week. In Iact, the, Week
closes with prices just aDouL where they
were one week agO.
SOod 10 cnolCo Deet Steers S. 156gSOO;
fair 10 good beef Steers, SoOOdG.15; com
mon 10 lalr beef steers, SLiouD.1o; goOu
~ choice helIers, S4.,6pO-OV, gOod 10
choice COWS, S4.25uJ.S, IaIr 10 good COWS
S3.169A2J; common TO talr cows, ~ 100.
80, sVoL 10 cnOive stockers anu Ieeders,
So.sJetO.uQi lar 20 kOGu- s,OSiNe.s ana IOeu.
e:s, S4.SUQo.4O; common to IaIr stockers
ana leedeis, %S.bVq4.SJ, stock neifers, S30V
Q450; veal calves S5.0O9pi.0V; DuIts, stass,
etc, s.. .5a5.zo.
HOGS-Condition at other markets all
pointed toward lower prices IN the hog
Irade ana with bearlsh advices in their
lHVOr sMppers ana spectators were ell
aDled to purchase a very Iair quota OF
early receipts at figures weak to about a
nickel lower. TINS Outsiue buy, sub
tracted from a moderate total, left a
supply FOR packers that was snort OF re-
QuIrements ana values qucKiy improved
as soon as TIE local ktlierS enJereu The
market. Late sales ruleo Steaoy to pos
slply lite stronger as compared WIN
the average trade yesterday, Dut demanu
became draggy at the extreme close ana
some final business was done at shaded
prices.
loa0s. shippers and Spectators buying
about sixteen loaus in all mostly ZOO
2{O-l Id. averages. The yards were cleared
IN very goou season, but inquiry from no
quarter appeared especially acuve
Heavy nogs moved at the usual pre-
mIums. the best lara loads on sale sell
ing at $6.lo, the same as yesterday. ia
con grades brought $3.50 ana less, conf
mon Nights ana nlgn mixed sturr moving
around S565Gt5.75. There We're no pigs
Oh consequence on sale.
Compared with a week ago present
prices average only a httle lower the
class OF stock. lieceipts have been sea
5unaDly llnnted, me uemanu fairy ac-
tive and values tluctuated within mar
COW bounds throughout.
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