Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
On HEAD
Cattlo. Itop


CAk ILE--As usual IN u Saturday there
was Nothing OF any consequence IN the
beer uue on sale and prices were noml-
nally steaay. Receipts tor the week nave
been only lair, tooung up $3.50 head, or
ABOUT HWO head snort OF last week or the
corresponding week year ago, Largely
owing to TINS decrease IN supplies there
mas been "a firm tone to the market all
week and the trend to values mas been
upward. Curnteu beeNes have been In
very indifferent supply and uemanu, ana
one way or the other, while western
rangers are generally quoted fuzzy lUQ1
loo higher than u week ago. and they
have peen In active demand at that.
4 mere has been plenty OF competition
from feeder buyers Tor the Ilesny grades,
and TINS mas Auded To the general ac-
uVlty OF the trade.
In cows and htilers there also has been
considerable Improvement IN the genera
market. Demand has been broader Tor
the tair to choice grades ana prices at
the close are FULLY lOWl0c mgner than
last weeks close. on the other hand
Gamers aud cutters have shown no Im'
proyement, ana IN many cases are selling
lOIllOC lower than last Week on aCcoun,
of slack competition. Feeder buyers have
not been 50 ANXIOUS for the tnin COWS as
tney were a week ago, ana TINS has been
responsible for mucn OF the weakness la
Gamers ana cutters,
Inere has been "a very fair degree OF
activity TO the uaue In suckers and feed
ers, ana Tor the tirst time in several
mace. DEMAND from the country mas
been vigorous most OF the time, anu with
a decrease Of nearly lVVOO head In the
supply me movement has been free ana
clUsIug quotations are ali Oh lOHSOc bet
ter IMAM week ago. All grades VI
steers nave shared IN the general Rd-
vance. WINE tue demand Tor STOCK cows
ana heiters has been somewhat limited,
ana prices snow very little cnange "a
compared with a week ago,
Quotations on native cattle! Good 20
choice peet steers, Sn2ogi.Oi lalr 10 good
Deet steers SO.oUWGZoi common 10 lalr
peer steers, 81. iOuO.0V, good ~ cnoice helt-
erS, }atouO.6U; sOou 10 ChOioe cows, R4.OJa
5UU; IaIr 70 gOou COWS, S5.iD44.VOi common
10 Ialr cows, Sj10a4.Ju; veal caves, S3Ol
quotations on range cattle, Good tC
choice beer steers, SoUJqo.0O; tair 10 gooo
beer steers, $i.JOq5.4Oi common 70 tail
peeT steers, 4z0q4.oU; good 10 onoics helI.
ers, 94.iOub.2o good 10 choice cows, S4.IV4
yo.vJ; Ialr 10 good cows, %o.iOdl4+O; good /,
choice stOCKers anu feeders. $6vJHo,UU
Ialr 10 good stOolIers anu feeders, St.4Jtl
| ovV; conlaiUn 10 lar stoCKers ana Iesuels
| Is. 2oGIA. 70; stUch neIters, So.LJu4.LO; puI4s
| stagB, etI., 3dEo4OW'
| HOGS-liogs started cut in active
| fashion al IIgures dIme higher ana tnt
market Lasted only as long as the sup
DIV potn pelng short. only thITy-uVt
| IOaus were received and with the demand
nom all local quarters ~ ely, II TvquIreC
| less IMAM an hour ~ InaAu complete
| clearance.
i-acMng stuff, Weighing from 200 pound,
| upward, constituted tne big Dulk OF OF
| terings but the percentage OF bacOr
| gTaues was IA anything, a little larger
| man usual. Shippers favored this clasi
! OF stock but purchased oaIy lew, scat
] teTod luaus on ouJsIue OTuers,
| In most respects, me trade was a two
! or three-prlCS affair, packing drove,
/ costing between 5000 and SO4O The lonl
! string settled at 80, anu tnere was NOR,
| business above tins nBure Than ther,
| was below IL. The best bacon anluiuli
| on sale reached S6.OO, nlckel above yes
! tcrdays top ana indentlcal win IN,
! high grade a week ago.
| " hlIC receipts the week show SOM
| increase over last weeks supply, tn,
! Total rs btill very limited, Current prices
| compared with tnUse OF a week ago, SHOW
| q Itue weaKnesB, Deing weak 10 aDou
! a nickel lower.