Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-07

ISPOsITION-HEAD.

CATTLE-Receipts of cattle today were
limited to about three cars, which, as
make market. For the week receipts foot
up A,786 head, being the largest since the
first week in December, when 1851 head
were received. Still receipts this week have
not been large for this season of the year,
as z,2H head were received in the CORE
spending week year ago.
In spite OF the liberal receipts the mar
ket this week on beef steers has been very
satisfactory from start to finish There
has been an active buying demand every
day and prices have steadily firmed mn
until at the close of the week II is safe 10
quote both cornfeds and grassers as l5a25c
higher than one week ago A feature of the
trade has been the free buying on the part
OF packers OF common thin cattle that other
years would go to feeder buyers.
While the demand for cows and heifers
mas ma. been very good this week and sup
fact that receipts were larger and that
prices at the beginning of the week were
unTeasonably high as compared to other
ment In values until at the close of the
week the market is 15d25c lower than one
week ago. Another cause for weakness in
be found in the fact noted above that PACK
ers are buying good many Of the common
ana thin steers, which, as a mater Of
course, are cheap beef producers and hence
take the place OF COW stuff. The large
supply of cheap beef would naturaiIy
weaken the market on cows and helfers.
haVa
been In fair demand and good, fleshy kinds
held up remarkably well, so that prices
are not Tar from steady with a week ago.
On the other hand there has been a sur
Plus OF common light and medium weight
stuff on the stocker order and prices have
gradually eased off until they are around
16Sg26o lower.
Quotations on cattle Good to choice beef
steers, t67Vp7.15; fair to good beef steers,
<o;Ogo.O common to fair beef steers "a 40
q0'Oo good to choice heiters. S. OOGl5. so; good
OE. Cot.
and heifers, sS759440; common to fair cows
ana heiiers, $2bogS. u; good to choice stock
ers and feeders, A7095.15 fair to good
fair stockers and feeders. sS.25a4OO: stock
heifers, $3O0q4.25; veal calves, SO OO6G 90:
bulls, stays. etc, $2s5d5.O0.
HOGS-Another advance lust about eouaI
10 yesterdays high rise, was forced by hog
statesmen, but the trade differed from yes.
terdays session in that the lofty oeriod
came In early instead OF late. Shipping hogs
sold early at lO920c advances and outside
buyers furnished the main outret at these
S auEahces. Later, after shipping and specu-
!atNe demand vanished, local concerns en-
tered the market and insisted upon an
average cost no higher than strong to a
dime up. Most of the supply bought on
local killing orders moved at an average
advance or nickel. The demand early was
active, becoming quiet and even dull toward
the close. Clearance was practically com
plete at 1880 o'clock
The run consisted OF a. short 100 Ioads
ana or this shippers purchased about FORTY
five loads. Continued heavy buying on out.
side orders amounts to an open adm}ssion
on the part of independent killers that sup
plies or raw material are becoming In
adequate.
Bulk of business was done on a 81. 956p7 II
pasls, good weighty lard grades selling az
Eigh as S.lb in two or three instances
Choice bacon animals reached $780, a five
months record. February's top was $7.57n
and barring March, the front" figure of ali
monthly tops until the late July limit has
been a six
During the week the hog trade has beer
moderately supplied with trend to prices
decidedly higher. Current sales show mel
advances OF SQ35c over a week ago, this
Improvement being partly due to a liberia
shipping demand. About 1900 head oI
hogs, all weights, but good Quanty. sold on
shipping orders, fully 80 per cent of the
weeks total