The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-17
OMAHA MARKET LETTER,

Union StOSh Aus 0Outn Omaha |
Nov. II, 1911.
Receipts this week with compar-
son:
Cattle Hogs Sheep
This week -. .30,656 27,958 98,755I
Last week .26,46O 28,776 126,e1I
Last year -. .20,304 1914 72,5eII
Cattle.
Receipts were tolerably liberal for
this time of the year and carried a
very fair percentage of more or less
corn fed steers. Owing to the liberal
supplies of western rangers and the
had condition OF easern beef and cat
te markets the trade has been a very
unsatisfactory one and except for tn
gnod choice grades, values are 400
5Oc lower than a week ago. Som
choice yearlings brought $775 and
really prime beeves would command
$500 or more. Cattle good enough
to sell around $500 or above hay
held about steady all week. 1t ha
been the short fed and warmed I'D
grades that have suffered. Western
range beeves have been in very good
demand and quotably steady all wee
and the same is true as to desirabl
COWS and heifers. Best range beeve
easily bring 5000 or more and bes
COWS and heifers $500. Most of tn
grass beef sells around $5.25@575
and most of the COW stuff is sellin
at a range of $365@44O. Veal
calves, bulls, stays, etc, are quot
ably fully steady all around. A very
good business has been done in
stockers and feeders and a very good
clearance for the week has been
made. Desirable grades of all weight
are possibly a little stronger than
week ago while medium and common
kinds are just a shade lower and ra
ther slow sale.
Quotations.
Good to choice 125O@155O
ib beeves $7OO@8OO
Fair to good 1050@13OOtb
beeves .......... 5.75@6O
Common to fair steers :. 4.50@5.5
Good to choice range bvs 5750675
Fair to good range bvs.... 440@57
Good to choice heifers :. 440M5l0
Good to choice cows -. 425@4.8
Fair to good butcher stock 375@4.3
Common to fair cows $50. 275@3.tO
Veal calves ........... 325@7.75
Bulls, stays, ETC. ......... 325@490
Choice to fancy feeders =. $4,000
Fair to choice stockers and
feeders ............ 45O@5.O
Common to fair stockers. 350@4.2
Stock heifers ......... 325@425
Hogs.
Prices have been pretty much the
same as for the week previous. sup
niles have been of moderate proper
t;ons and the percentage OF pigs and
underweight stuff is apparently III,
creasinp so that the butcher ana
heavy weight loads command the pes.
nrices although fair to good loads OF
all weights are still going within
comparatively narrow range. De
mand does not seem to be particular
ly urgent either here or elsewhere
and packers are evidently holding
back until there is a material in
crease in receipts before becoming
very eager buyers. 1t is a waiting
game and farmers appear to be IN
no more of hurry to market their
hogs than the packers are to take
them. The following table shows the
range of prices and average cost OF
the hogs for the past week:
Nov Heavy Light Bulk Az,
6-620@25 6OO@17 6.15@22 6.18B
7-615@25 6.OO@15 6.05@20 6.l4A
8-6.1O@2O 5.7O@O5 GOODS 6.o8
9-6.1O@2O 5.95@O5 6.O5@20 6.12A
1O-620@27 5.75@17 6.15@25 6.21H
l1-625@35 6.OO@25 6.20@30 6.26
sheep.
Supplies have been very moderate
this week the supply falling under
100000 head for the first time in
several weeks. Demand has been
very good most of the time, however,
and there have been no very inn
portant change in the general trade.
Much poor stuff is coming and selling
at low figures but everything is clear
ing we'll and both fat stock and feed
er grades find free outlet. Some
fed stock is showing up but not much
and the disposition seems to be to
give the range stock the right OF
way for the present
Quotations.
Fair to choice lambs 49,. .$Sl5@a,I9
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