Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-13
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CATTLE-Thc market was bare Of
cattle today, but for the week receipts
loot w 30,6j6 head being a gain of over
aVO head as compared with last week.
put smaller than two and three weeks
$50 As compal ed with year ago there
has been gain of over 10000 head for
the six days II will be seen from this
that recetpts have been very liberal for
this time Of the year.
With the season Tor range beeves draw.
ing TO close IL seemed as IL buyers were
all anxious to pick up as many desirable
cattle OF that description as possible. As
a result the market was reasonably ac-
1--WE on that kind every day and prices
fully steady with last week. On the
fat or warmed-up cornfed steers moved
very slowly, packers as usual prcferring
the range steers. As result inferior
eornteds are safely 4O95oc lower than
The market on cows and heifers was
IN very fair shape throughout the week
Inc good to choice grades were In very
GOOD demand and there was also an ac-
tive buying demand for canning and feed
Ing grades. Prices at the close OF the
week are fully steady with last week
on the other hand the fair or medium
klnds We're more or less neglected on
some days and at the close OF the week
they are around, lOdlbc lower.
Feeders moved quite freely this week
and the good grades have been firm
every day. On the other hand the common
and trashy kinds came in pretty freely
possibly little lower.
Taking the week as a whole the market
mas been IN very fair shape and entirely
practically all kinds of cattle excepting
only cornfeds
Quotations on native cattle: Good TO
choice Deel steers, $4,000; fair to svod
oeef steers, {5,O0qs575; common to fair
oeef steers, $4.4Oll6.00; good to choice heif.
ers, N.sJq6. 80; good to choice cows, S4251
4.S5; lair to good cows and heifers, $a7j
80, fol ND
S2,75GIS.15; veal calves, S35Hzd.5Q.
Quotations on range cattle: Good to
choice beef steers, @.d5Q1.2o; fair to good
beef steers. SS.vVuO -; common 10 fair
beef steers. A.40q5. 90; good to choice heif-
ers, AtWG5.l5; good 70 cnoice cows, $4.359
4yO; tair TO good cows and heifers. $3.50
AS: good TO choice stockers and feeders
N.SO46.0; fair to good stockers and feed
RS, N.S5q4.So; common to fair stockers
and feeders, 81. 40Ql4.SS; sock nCifers. S. q
a. q. bulls. stays, etc, So s5qr49o
HoGs-Paekers made short work of
weather being the most logical reasons
for brisk buying, The market advanced
nickel under the influence of healthy
competition and practically all OF a
moderate run was sent scaleward before
9:i5. 1t was a short lively session that
prompted no complaint in selling circles.
loads, with plenty OF weight the rule and
bacon classes the exception. Lard va
rleties drew usual premiums, selling
readily at high figures. Desirable Light
grades met with less severe discrimina-
ton, but II was evidenced by a more re-
spoAsive demand rather than any visible
narrowing In the spreads.
Long strings ranged from $3.50 TO S. 30
popular price for attractive butcher and
fair TO good heavies being $685. Choice
lard grades sold at high as $685. as COM
pared with yesterdays top OF S6.27i6 The
few pigs that We're available sold like
hot-cakes," weights under l26 pounds
bringing as much as 1875.
Conditions I'm trade during the week
generally favored selling interests and
prices are closing at advances OF lO6lf6o
along the line. Receipts have been moder-
ate, but Improvement 10 credited rather
TO an improving demand for product AZ
all OF the leading distributive centers.
RepreRenGatfVo sales.