Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-21
DIsPosITION-HEAD

CATTLB-There were no cattle here Of
any consequence, but the total for the
week footS up 24,307 head, a gam OF about
2, 200 head as compared with last week and
a falling off of about 5000 head as COM
pared with a year ago The market as a
whole has been in very satisfactory condl-
ton from start to finish.
Beef steers have been in moderate sup
ply on most days of the week, and the ten
dency of values has been upward untll at
the close of the week, when the market Is
safely 25d35c higher on the desirable kinds
than one week ago. Beef steers sold during
the week as high as 1850, the best price
paid on this market since September OF
last year. Range cattle have also touched
the highest point Of the year to date.
Stockers and feeders have been IN very
much better demand this week than usual
of late the country being a free buyer
of all desirable kinds. As the supply has
not been overly large prices have shown
considerable strength, being quoted Tor the
week l5d25c higher.
The feeling on the market at the close OF
the week is decidedly better. The senti-
ment among cattle men has undergone a
very decided change within recent weeks,
due to moderate receipts and TO the pros
pect that the run for the year Is not gong
TO be overly large. At the same time the
splendid consuming demand has caused a
sharp advance in prices for the product at
large eastern centeTs or population an OF
which is most encouraging to the producer
Quotations on native cattle; Good 70
choice beef steers, S.OOD1 so; fair TO good
beef steers. $6.2J07 90; common TO talr peer
steers 81 75GD6. 25 good to choice heiters'
s.. OOG6 co. good TO choice cows, A,Jydo-o
fair to good COWS, S3.75@4.5O; common 70
fair COWS 50. 5Oa3.75; veal calves, S3.OOg6'5O
Quotations on range cattle: Good 10
choice beef steers, $5.Od65O; fair 10 gooG
beef steers s.. 25d5.90i common to fair beef
s5rOOd5S5: good to choice cows tiiUq5lO
fair 10 good cows, S3.65gL25; good to ehoice
stockers and feeders, S52On5.b; tair 20
good stoCkeTs and feeders SAhOQ3.2l, COM
mon to fair stockeTs and feeders S.15d42S'
stock heifers. s3.25d44c; bulls. stays, etc d.
HOGs-Hog supply had limited size and
generally common quality, nothing extra
good showing up with which to make a
cl editable top. Buyers gave lack of quality
scaut attention, however and bought
freely of all up-and-down grades from the
star Prices paid ruled strong to IA nickel
higher everything selling within an hour
or 30 after the opening
Selections By shippers were necessarily
limited, as smooth offerings were the eH-
raDtion to the rule. The demand from TINS
quarter was lively throughout and the
scale house record showed totat OF aDou'
eiphteen loads purchased by traders not
associated with local packing concerns, En-
tire offerings amounted to an odd seventy
cars packers droVes involving about 20
per cent OF this estimate.
/ Bulk Of business was done within mar
selling at S7l5G7.20. The best light butcher
animals on sale topped at S.3 This price
is aOc under limit week ago, but the COM
harrison Is obviously an unfair one.
Z Continued light runs this week have
cleared easily. but the trade has shown
very slight changes in point on prices,
Current sales average about OalOc higher
than bulk OF business a week ago. but
sDreads have narrowed considerably.
Representative sales;