Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-08

DISPOSITION.


CATTLE-Today's market was as usual
on q saturday, barren Of fresh receipts OF
has been very liberal. showing a large
gain over last week, although being quite
little under the record for the corre-
spending week last year.
During the early part Of the week the
market on beef steers at all points was
more or less OF a drag. large receipts at
the different market centers in the fece
OF not overly urgent consuming demand
for the product made the trade in live
cattle rather dull, with the tendency of
prices lower. This tendency was the most
the week, as the receipts fell off and as
the feeling that the coming week might
show still smaller receipts became pro-
nouncsu In the minds Of buyers, the trade
seemed to take on more life and preGes
strengthened up. At the close Of the week
handy light cattle and good grades Of
heavy cattle are around 100 higher, with
other kinds steady. While there are un-
doubtedly good many cattle still in the
country and while it Is expected that re-
for some time to come, still the prophets
are beginning, to talk that receipts in the
future will Sc less burdensome and that
The market don cows and heifers has not
shown very much change during the week
The demand on most days has been very
fair and the trade reasonably active. Good
light helfers have been in best demand and
they are possibly little stronger than
one week ago. The general run of butcher
stoSh' noW0Ners Coulo only De quoted as
about steady. Veal calves and bulls are
also trifle stronger than last week.
Receipts OF stockerB and feeders have
been very light throughout the week. but
the demand has also been very moderate
and values have eased off little, so that
at the close OF the week they are around
lo4lbo lower than last week.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice beef
steers. S.7oQ6eo; fair to good beef steers,
S4o46.1o; common to fair beef steers $500
gee; good 70 choice cows and heifers. A1
IL Nr m Nh a. aa.1
4Ibi common to fair cows and heifers S. 76
4AB; good TO choice stockers and feeders
y 0ge-eo; fair to good stockers and feeders.
feeders, N21q5.2s; stock heifers, N10S. 90;
o490.
Hoas-A good. active market, at nickel
higher prices is the shortest way OF de-
Icribing today's hog trade. The activity to
aemand, as we'll as the advance. was
largely due to limited supply. About IS
cars arrived and a. most. buyers filled
orders without delay. the session was a
short-hved affair. Complete clearance was
made by 10 o'clock.
Spreads narrowed somewhat, a develop
ment that is frequent on a strong market
and the major portion of the crop held
within $50 range. Naturally, it follows
failed to show the fat nickel advance
various loads selling strong to &c higher
shippers and spectators provided an out
Long strings ranged from $3.50 TO $50
good butchers moving around SSe5 Bacon
animals sold as high as 1878, q figure iden-
titled with yesterdays top, but 15c less
than tops a week ago.
While receipts for the week show a
natural loss from last weeks burdensome
runs, the total IL seasonRbly large. Ship
pers have been buying freely on most
days and packing demand has been broad
and generally active. Bulk Of today's bust
ness averages from q nickel to l6c lower
than last Saturdays market, heavy hogs
showing lesser declines.
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