Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-29
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cattle. Hogs.
Totals

| CATTLE-For q Saturday there were
| more cattle In than usual, but still re-
ceipts were 100 light to make a market.
For the week the total foots up ls.2I head.
falling off Of over 1000 head a. cont
pared with last week and OF over 6,Wo
head as compared with the corresponding
week OF last year As has been the case
Tor a good many weeks back the quality
OF the re, eipts has been very ordinary,
th II IL. there has been al entire absence
OF strictly prime beef steers.
The market on fat cattle, while showing
SOME little fluctuations from day to day,
has really experienced no marked change
At the beginning OF the week prices had
downward ten iency, but this loss was
entirely recovered later OH, 50 that the
week closed with the market back Just
about where II was at the close of last
week.
Cows and neifers have followed along
the same line as beef steers. During the
early part Of the week the market de-
clined. but later on recovered 80 that
the desirable kinds al the close Of the
week are selling steady with last week.
On the other hand the common grades
did not recover during the latter part OF
the week and they are around i5pa5e
lower than last week. More than that,
Gamers have been rather slow sale all the
week.
quito a little demand has developed for
stock cattle and feeders during the week
As receipts were extremely light, prices
naturally strengthened up and at the
close are safely lSu2Se higher than last
week.
Quotations on cattla: Good to choice
beef steers, s3.b0d1.N. fair to good beef
steors, s6.oogb6.50. common to fair beef
steers, Sh0o0s.N0: good to choice hefers.
s5o0a6.01; good to choice cows, N50al6. Is
fair TO good cows and heIfers, sS75d4 90:
common to fa.r VS. and heifers, s2b0fl
315; good TO choice stockers and feeders
S. 40d6.25: fair to good stockers and feed
ers, N50db.40; common TO fair, stoekers
and feeders. s3.s0eI45o; stock heifers. s32i
It.io. veal calves, NVN9s@' bulls, stays,
etc. Sa5o95.bo
HOGS-In point Of activity the market
for hogs was little different from most
Saturday sessions. none of the larger buy
ers seeming very anxious for killing ma
terial. This attitude was partly justl-
fled by very heavy runs on the first -four
dayI of the week, Tuesday making a
new record with 23.6l0 head, but plenty
Of orders existed despite the apparently
dun demand. Prices ruled steady TO
nickel lower, the bulk selling late, with
heavies In general favor at Figures that
were well sustained.
Receipts, matched with recent runs,
had very modest appearance, the esti-
mate calling for only 500 head, but the
supply figures were ignored In packing
circles. and Il was well along toward
midday before creditabIe C-earsnee was
made Shippers and spectators bought
a larger percentage Of the run than usual.
taking fully a dozen loads In all.
The best heavy butcher hogs on sale
moved at Sc. lVq6.s5, the latter price being
IDENTICAL vita yesterdays top. Little
butcher stuff. bacon averages and high
mixed grades sold largely under the VI
mark. attractive lights finding an outlet
around $3.50 Strong weights. scaling at
rs TO 80 pounds. landed at s6.oan6.N in
most instances.
Compared with a week ago prices av-
eraged steady or very nearly 50, bur tine
range in values has widened more or less
and l5e to 20o-pound offerings are selling
a little lower than they did at last weeks
close Total receipts, while falling short
Of asst weeks record by about s.a1 head.
have been remarkably heavy, but the de-
nand on most days has been broad aud
reasonably active.