Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-13
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DISPOSITION.


cattle on sale this moEnihg, only two cars
being reported in. The total for the week
foots up SAC head, falling off of about
l. 700 head, as compared with a week ago
and of about 1000 head as compared with
a year ago. The quality of the cattle COM
ing to market has been on most days very
ordinary, comparatively few really good
finished steers being included in the runs.
The lighter receipts seemed to stimulate
the trade with the result that the market
opened sharply on beef steers at the be-
ginning Of the week and continued strong
until the latter half of the week when
there was slight easing off in prices.
Still after allowing for any weakness that
may have occurred the market is at the
close of the week 25c higher than 1t was
at the close of last week. 1t will be remem-
bered that last weeks market closed gem
orally 25c lower Therefore the advance
this week makes up for the loss last week
and carries prices back to point about as
high as has been reached for some little
time back.
Cows and heifers have advanced in about
the same proportion as beef steers, they too
being generally quoted Csc higher than
last week. Bulls and stays nave gradually
strengthened up until they are safely log
25c higher than the low point at last week 5
close. Veal calves are a shade stronger
than they were, good ones selling up as
high as s. per hundred.
The better grades of stocl1ers and feeders
were very strong the early part of the
week and sold very readily. During the
latter part Of the week the country de-
mand, proving rather disappointing, the
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thing, a little easier, even on the better
grades, while the medium to common kinds
closed 1Odl5c lower during the last two
days of the week. Half fat cattle have
been selling to better advantage to the
packers this week and feeder buyers have
consequently secured comparatively few
OF that class OF cattle. 1t is safe to add
that stock cattle and feeders Of all kinds
are commanding strong prices COM
pared with the market on killers
Quotations on cattle Good to choice
beef steers, $600d6.40; fair to good beef
steers, IS. 5Od600i common to fair beef
steers, s4.75q55O; good to choice cows and
heifers, Sl.5OQ55O; fair to good cows and
heifers, $4.25q450; common to fair cows and
heifers So 25d425; good to choice stockers
and feeders, $540a5,90; common to fair
stockers and feeders, A.25q5O0; stock heif-
ers, S3.75q450; veal calves, $4.OOQSO0; bulls,
stays. etc, $375ao.20.
HOGS-An outlook for a burdenBome sup
ply of hogs at all points next week, drawn
from advance car orders, knocked most OF
the support from under the trade this
lower but demand was slack at these re-
auctions and the market grew steadily
worse. Late sales showed 20q25c declines
with extreme close at bottom.
Receipts were normal for a Saturday
but this condition was ignored by al
classes of buyers and movement was made
under protest from start to finish. Ship.
pers produced only such orders as were
actually filed by their clients so that the
/ speculative demand was practically dead
! Clearance was late, the term applying &C
bulk rather than total receipts.
Heavy animals, especially suited for lard
manufacture, moved at $7l5 and less. Or
binary mixed sold around $3.50 and best
bacon grades reached S7S5. These prices
as well as average cost. are about 3OI
lower than sales a week ago Receipts
/ have been seasonably normal on most days
with trend to trade erratic.
! Representative sales: