Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-24

nlapunlrION-1IEAD.

CATTLE-There were no cattle of any
consequence here today to make a mar
ket. For the week receipts foot up 1871
mead being only about one-half OF last
weeks receipts and only about 1000 head
larger than Thanksgiving week. As COM
pared with the run a year ago there has
Ueen fallng Off ~ the receipts Of over
Under the combined Influence Of a good
demand and light receipts prices on beef
cattle have shown steady upward move
ment this week and at the close are 30a
zoe higher than the close of last week
All in all. it has been a good healthy
trado and one that has been entirely sat
isfactory to the selling interests. 1t Will
be understood from this that last week =
decline was pretty much wiped out and
that cattle ara very. nearly, II not quite
as high as they have been any time so
TAR this season., ~ would, be well for
the country 10 fttldcrstnnd that the de-
mand at holiday time Is never very
large and hence II will be wen " mod
crate receipts were To continue next week,
not only here, but at all market points.
Cows and heifers have experienced prac-
tically the same advance as have beef
steers, so that what was said In regard
to the steer trade would apply equally as
we'll to that KIND OF cattle.
The demand rof strictly desirable feed
ers has been very good all this week and
prices have been Well maintained, beng
about as high as any time during the
the season. The common and medium
y
nave not been many too good demand
and they are gepsfAlly little lower than
last week ata,l,f'
Quotations on cattle:
Good TO choice. beef steers. S6.7bGIS 0O;
fair TO good beef steers, S6OOaG.7b; COM
mon to Iair beef steers, hieqb.to; good
TO choice heiters, 81. a.15W6.5Oi good TO
choice cows. A2b95.5; fair 20 good cows,
Ss.1Bq4.D. common to fair COWS, N'10U
aJ, gOua to cnolce stockers ana Ieeuers,
s.. iodo.u0; tar 10 good stocKerE and Iced
ors, y4.SyGl5.4O; common tn tair stockers
and feeders, S450q4SO; stock helfers, $3.50
Q4.5o; veal calves, SS.5Oq7.oO; bulls stags'
etc. S3. s5a525.
saggy affair, weakneBs being due to un-
favorable wires from the east. some little
business was transacted early at figures
mand lacked life and values worked
lower, showing b01Oo losses toward the
close of the session. None OF the regular
buyers took very much Interest in the
trade and movement dragged along to a
packers provided an outlet for the big
bulk OF a moderate supply, but II was al
most midday before the yards were com
pletely cleared. out of an estimate of
ninety loads shippers and spectators
selected less than half dozen LOADS,
slack outside demand finding an expiana-
| ton In the proximity OF Christmas.
spreads between the various weights
were fully as wide as those IN force re-
Gently. heavies bringing the high prices
/ anu .DdCtn BIdutS bNlllIib at thN ipN 80
ures. The best heavies on sale moved Ht
SJ.l5, nickel under yesterday top 'anu
| light stuff ranged from 1910 DOWNWARD,
| Plg offerings were very scarce ana no
change In price developed.
| Compared with a week ago the market
shows small declines OF 5nl0c. on mos
days prices wavered about me ~ leNei,
the demand being reasonably active, with
receipts moderate except on Tuesday hno
/ Wednesday. These two days claimed runa
of over l2O0O mead, mostly averages uh'
! der IN Uuun1g