Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-07
Total receipts. s... 3 1Ol
DISPOSlTION-HEAD.

CAITLE-TheTe were no cattle of any
consequence IN the yaros this morning
and prices were accordingly nom.naly
steady with yesterday. pOr the week
receipts foot up 1898 head being nearly
ESUO mead larger tnan Tor last week, and
about LOO head larger than for the cor
responding week of last year. 1t was, in
lact, a very liberal run as compared with
recent weeks.
1he market on beef steers started out
the week sharply stronger and there
was another decided advance on Tuesday.
Ihe receipts then became sufficiently
heavy to be rather burdensome and as
advices from other selling points became
less encouraging; the market here eased
off to such an extent that the advance
OF Monday and Tuesday was wiped out
on Wednesday and Thursday. During
the remainder of the week prices re-
mained practically stationary 1t Will
thus be seen that week closes with the
market Just about where 1t was at the
Cows and heifers and for that matter
all classes of butcher stock underwent
practically the same experience as that
outlined above in the case OF beef steers.
Early in the week there was sharp
advance which was later wiped out and
at the close there is little change discern
able, between current prices and those
prevailing at the close of last week
strictly good fleshy feeders We're very
scarce all week and showed little change
being in good demand with prices prac-
| ucally steady from day to day. on the
other hand the severe cold weather and
the covering UP of stalk fields with snow
reduced the demand for stock cattle to
a minimum. Under the influence of the
/ light demand and the fair receipts prices
declined sharply. and at the close OF the
week light stockers are safely 25c lower
than one week ago, with the common and
inferior light stuff possibly 25d40c lower.
II was In fact very difficult to move this
klnd or stock on most days this week.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
/ peer steers, 50. .6OdD7 10; fair to good beef
steers, S6,0OqS 50; common to fair beef
/ oh. Il. III
81, 'Sq5 so; good to choice cows, S4.35q5 2J
tair to good cows, SO. 1904. So; common to
fair cows, 81; 1903. IS; good to choice stock,
| ers and feeders, s.. .400p6. 20; fair to good
stockers and feeders, a .s0Ql5 40; common
| to fair stockers and feeders, SO 506I4. so;
stock heifers, tS5Og4.5O; veal calves. So 80
| gl,I0; bulls, stays, etc, S.J0q5.25.
| HOGS-Hogs ruled wildly higher, even
when comparison Is made with yester-
days red-hot finish, and the market was
one of the livelest since those OF the
nigh period early in 1910. Bulk of a
limited supply changed hands as fast a
bids could be placed ana gates opened
advances amounting to lOul5c. This de.
scripuon apples more especially to the
trace in butcher and lard classes, as
considerable business was done in light
stuff that easily looked 2Oo above yester.
days levels for offerings weighing 20
pounds and less.
Demand was well sustained until wei
along toward the extreme close, some
reaction during the final rounds result
.ower than those made when all buyer.
were busy. only two traInIoads, aDou
twenty cars arrived too late to sell a
the full advances.
Out of the llU-car total, shippers anC
SPECTATORS selected fully dozeI
,oads something like one-eighth OF III,
estimate. Averages OF ~ to 2fO pound
were favored on these outside orders tnt
same as recently.
No business OF consequence was trans
acted unuer the $50 mark and very com
mon light stuff moved with equally a.
much freedom as the Costlier lard offer
.uss. the best heavies on sale broush
S6.S, as compared with yesterdays lon
| Top OF 500, while bacon grades changes
nands at sails ana less. Butcher hog
occupied the middle spread, selling aroun,
| 80 2Uu6.2S.
During the week heavy receipts hay
been clearing in remarkably actiV
fashion, the packing demand proving
1 broad and urgent throughout. Compare
with a week ago, values on ali welEGt
snow net advances OF fuliy " cents.
| Representative sales: