Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-17
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Cattle. Hogs. Ship.
Totals

CATTLE-There was only one fresh car
OF cattle In the yards, 80 that there was
mate of the market for the cU;ent day.
The feeling, however, was steady. For the
week receipts, though showing consider
able gain over last week, are below the
average of recent weeks and smaller than
for the corresponding week OF last year.
Ihe large proportion OF the cattle re.
cefved this week has been made up of
cornfed steers, ranging in quality all the
way from common to pretty good. Strictly
and far between. Under the influence of
the unfavor1ble conditions at the large
eastern consuming centers the week started
out with a poor demand at all points and
with a sharp decline in prices This mar
ket suffered along with the others, but
toward the latter half of the week the
market gteadied up somewhat and at the
close the general run OF cornfed cattle are
10000 lower than last weeks close It
will be remembered that the market last
means that this weeks decline has wiped
out all or very nearly all of last week s
| advance Heavy and plain cattle knd COM
fered the most decline. while medium or
light cattle in good flesh and good quality
have suffered the least.
Good, fat heifers havN been very active
sellers all week and the market on such
cattle is not far from steady with last
erai run of cows are 1oSi5c lower. Bulls
| have been in very good demand all the
week owing to large shipping demand,
in some cases trong prices. Veal calves
bringing $3.50
Stockers and feeders have been in ex-
tremely light supply all week, and while
the demand has not been at all large IL
has really been In excess OF the receipts,
SO that the market every day has been
Quotations on cattle: GOOD to choice
beef steers. g: 1oge.SO, fair to good beef
steers, y. 2Oq6 80: good TO choice cows and
heifers. e COOS e; fair to good cows and
and heifers. q. 259i75; good to choice stock.
erS and feeders, $5.1OdI5.S5 fair to good
stookers and feeders $5.0OQ5 10; common to
heifers, "a. 25d6 Is; veal calves. s4OnGD7 .5O
bulls, stays, &c, A.e0Q6.16
HOGs-A fairly active market of limited
proportions developed In the hog yards this
morning. Prices advanced a nickel under
the influence Of healthy competition and
bulk sold on this basis. In spots, trade
appeared to be no better than steady lack
Of Improvement being largely confined to
mixed offerings on the lard order. To off
set this phase OF the situation. occasional
sales of light mixed were made that aver
aged big nickel or possibly bQD1Oc higher
Supplies were of usual Saturday volume
and clearance was made at an early hour
Packers furnished orders for the big end
OF receipts and shippers were more or less
discriminating on the few selections OIL a
speculative nature Extreme close had n
weak tone and final sales were little, II
trade.
Good butcher animals ranged around
$685. and heaviea sold at $5.S5 and less
Choice light grades made q top OF S617M
TIC higher than yesterdays limit and IaISc
less than the high price last Saturday.
Conditions surrounding the market dur
ish. Receipts were fairly large on all days
and cheaper cost was generally demanded
Present prices show declines of l6GD2Oc as
compared with those Of week ago.
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