Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-11
INTERPRETATIONS.
Catt.A. Hogs. Snfn Hrs
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CATTLE-Therc were no fresh cattle
OF any consequence IN the yards and re-
eeipts for the week have been decidedly
below the average. For the first nine
days OF March the receipts OF cattle are
the smallest Of any similar poriod since
1875 there being a falling off as com
pared with last year Of about 5000 head,
and as compared with two years ago OF
about 500 head.
The demand Tor beef steers has been
very good throughout the week and al
though there have been several soft
spotu the general tendency Of prices has
been upward. AT the close OF the week
the general market on oeef steers IL
around iodl5c higher than last weeks
close.
Cows and helfers were In good demand
every day OF the week and they too adj
vanced notieeabiy. although. as was the
case with beef steers. buyers took ad-
vantage OF any opportunity presented to
force little reduction so that on some
days the market closed lower. In tho
main, however. the movement has been
upward and at the close OF the week
prices are around lb12So higher than last
week.
The trade in stockers and feeders dur
ting the week has been somewhat limited.
in the first place supplies have been
small and In the second place the
country demand has not been very large,
st!ll the two have been about equal,
The better grades OF feeders carrying
come flesh have been very fair sellers
at good firm prices. The common and
inferior feeders and thin stock cattle
have been rather SLOW all the week, al
though they could hardly be quoted any
lower.
Quotstlons on cattle: Good TO choice
beef steers, S67SnS2j: fair to good beef
steers. s5,2sg6. y; common to fair beef
steers, S.50q6 Is. good to choice helfers,
S. s5ISl00. good 10 choice cows st.T5ar55e.
lar 10 good cows. A.00Q4Ts common 10
fair COWS, 81. T5a4.0 good TO choice stock.
aTs and feeders. s.5ynsS1; fair to good
Etockers and feeders, A.TSd5. 50. common
to fair stockers and feeders, ff.00d4. Is;
stock heifers. 50 segt. Is; veal calves. A.eo
as 90, bulls. stags. etc. S.0Da5.40.
H0GS-Hog trade in general ruled
steady TO strong. the main market hay-
ing many points in common with yes
terday's business. A fair shipping de-
mand existed early in the session that
enabled sellers to obtain prices strong to
a nickel higher IN several instances, bat
rs soon as outside competition vanished.
the trade settled back into notcnes lit
tie different from those Of yesterday.
Shippers and SPECTATORS bought about
twenty loads of various weights, the big
end OF the run moving on local packing
orders.
Receipts we're normal for a Saturday.
amounting TO an odd 100 loads and quality
on an average was reasonably good.
Packing demand proved healthy, but was
not especially active, and 1t required two
or three hours CT trading 10 make a COM
plste clearance.
Best heavy hogs on sale brought Sc. 20,
also yesterdays top, and butchers sold
largely within the s.. sods 20 spread Bacon
and high mixed offerings ranged from
SO downward. but there were only u
few scattered sales around the $50 mark
Liberal receipts during the week sold
on a market that opened a little higher
and neld generally steady at the advance
on all following days. Demand from all
quarters had plenty OF breadth despite
heavy stocks CT provisions and a growing
proportion Of weighty hogs in the run.
seemed 10 Increase. instead OF lessen,
the popularity of this class Of stock.
Compared with a week ago. current prices
on all weights show a general advance
OF about q dime.
REPRESENTATIVE kxies.