Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-27
DIsPOsITioN-HEAD.
Total receipts ......

CATTLES-There were no cattle of any
CONSEQUENCE on sale today and the total
Tor the week foots up 10 63T head. This is
decrease Of about 1000 head as compared
with last week and Is the smallest since
three weeks ago II Is also smaller than a
year ago by over 5000 head.
At the beginning of the week receipts
OF beef cattle were large at all points and
the market broke sharply on Monday, be
mainder Of the week there was a strong
tendency to prices as receipts became
lighter until at the close good, handy
weight steers are considerably stronger
than they were at the close of last week
On the other hand heavy cattle are q lit
tie easier, the demand for that kind not
grades. Still taking the market as a whole
there Is at the close Of the week compare
lively little change in values from what
they were at the close of last week.
Cows and heifers did not break as did
beef steers at the beginning Of the week
nor have they shown so much strength
since then. To put 1t another way the
market on both cows and heifers has been
without any noteworthy change from day
to day, and the market is now practically
in the same notches as one week ago. The
demand has been good all the week and
the trade in good healthy condition.
The market on stockers and feeders has
been none too active this week but with
moderate supplies the better grades OF
cattle were reasonably active and they
commanded steady prices throughout the
week. The common to medium grades
been hard to move but still prices are not
very different. Country buyers appeared
to be looking for the better grades.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beef steers, S6.00q6.25; fair to good beef
steers, S575dSOO; common to fair beef
steers, $4.75Q5.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, A.75Gp5.60; fair to good cows and
heifers, s440Q4.76; common to fair cows
and heifers $3.00q4 10; good to choice stock
ers and feeders, $5.35d6.s fair to good
stockers and feeders, S5.OOq5.S 30; common to
40
heifers, SS75q4.75; veal calves, s40OQ7. so;
bulls, stays. etc, S375d6.Oo.
HOGS-Hog trade settled on much the
same sliding scale that featured yester-
days market From high spot to low
spot It was a weak to 10c lower affair.
Various loads Of selected bacon animals
possibly p little lower. Prices gradually
weakened to a 1Oc decline as the morning
progressed, closing at the full reduction.
AS viewed by bulk of sales the general
trade was 5d10c lower than yesterday
cost.
Receipts, while limited. had no appreci-
able influence upon the tone to demand.
Inquiry was lacking In life from start to
finish and movement was decidedly quiet.
Light offerings, suitable for bacon pur-
poses, attracted better competition than
lard grades, OF course and usually moved
with lesser degree of selling effort.
Spreads were seasonably narrow. but
weight discrimination was possibly little
more severe than on previous days this
week. Choice light animals sold as high
as $3.50 and ordinary butcher stock moved
around $685.. Extra heavies dropped to
! $3.50 and less.
| has held a fairly even keel. From Tuesday
| to Thursday, inclusive, the average cost
was practically unchanged. Mondays
| on the three days following was only par
tial. Weakness yesterday and today
! leaves values at 15c declines as compared
with those OF a week ago.
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