Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-26
EIPTs-CARLoADs.
DIsPosITIoN-HEAp.

Totals II M The
cAYf rIs E.Tbe yards were preet,cai nv
bare OF fresh supplies today as usual on
Saturday. For the week receipts foot
mp 1865, being the smallest week since
the last week OF July, but. still, larger
than year ago by over 5000 head. The
arrivals consisted very largely OF In
ferior grades Of cattle, that Is. half-fat
eorn-feds and trashy stock cattle and
feeders. with large sprinklng OF the
Owing to the shortage in the supply,
strictly good beef steers, both corn-feds
and rangers. have continued about steady
throughout the week. On the other hand,
the inferior grades, especially the warmed
up corn-feds, are fully loQ15c lower than
last week.
The best cows and heifers also sold at
about steady prices throughout the week,
and there was not much change in the
market FOR Gamers. The medium grades
OF cattle, on the other hand, are lO9l5c
lower and In some cases possibly more
As was the case with killers, the better
grades of feeders commanded steady
prices, owing to the good demand OF that
kind and the light supply. On the other
hand trashy stock cattle were a drag
ON the market on most days OF the week
and are safely 25e40c lower.
choice beef steers. ssteaf75; fair to good
beef steers, .. 8dDa.b0; common to. fair
beef steers, A.40Q5.Oo; good to choice
q ne LET Assoggo goo o 70 Sh0;se eGSs
common to fair cows. 's76@S5O; veal
calves SS.5097.50.
Quotations on range cattle; Good to
choice beef steers, &5;7bQ7.Oo; fair to good
beef steers, tb.O065.Ib; common to fair
beef steers, N.4O46.00; good to choice
cows and heifers. Sa.25@476; fair to good
fair COWS and heifsrs, $2,7Sds.5O; good to
choice stockers and feeders, S6.CoQS00;
fair TO good stockers and feeders $500
500; common TO fair stoekers and q feed q
ers, SS.25gAs0; stock heifers, sS.aaf.2o;
bulls, stays. etc, $S.O0d4.&.
HOGS-Hog trade dropped to lower lev
els In sympathy with declines at other
and the fuil reduction was more ire
quently quoted by sellers than the lesser
one. All weights suffered equally, but
S ae snd mors actTe tSan INQUIRY foT
the lighter averages. In certain quarters,
the same as recently. buyers fatty. re-
SSssS e sysn GS Sd az Lead Of
The session as whole was featured
by fairly free movement and the market
Vas emptisd q entire receipts before
for big bulk and the shipping outlet
proved rather small. Only eight or nine
loads out of the nlnety.car estimate sold
local packing concerns.
IL anything. the proportion OF bacon
stuff In the run was a trifle larger than
less than sGo0 Good butcher classes
landed around s6I5Q620 and attractive
heavies sold largely within as2096.S0 the
latter figure being the highest paid.
There were only few punches of pigs
on sale and none of them showed symp-
toms of being invalids. Healthy roasters
and very light shippers" are still selling
from A.7S up TO SS.5015.6
lleceipts during the week presented a
seosonable up-and-down appearance and
lOday's run rounds off total that Is by
no means excessive. Wide variety OF Of
ferlnBs made necessary "A Wide nrice
range on all days and trade really con.
sisted OF four separate sub-maTkets, one
each for pigs, bacon, butcher and lard
stuff. Current values show losses OF
about iO9i6c from the average trade q
week ago, a decline that has been In
force most OF the week.