Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-03
Cattle. Hogs.
DISPOSITION.
Total

CATTLE-There were no cattle here OF
any consequence. the week being pfae-
tically barren Of supplies. For the week
receipts, owing TO the light run at the
beginning, consequent on the heavy storm
of last Sunday. have been very light.
The quality has been about on an average
with recent weeks, which means that
while some pretty good cattle nave been
coming the great bulk OF the arrivals has
consisted OF shortfed and habitat beeves,
with a liberal sprinkling OF COW stuff and
q very few feeders. ....-
The market on beef steers showed de-
oioed Improvement early in the week,
when receipts were so light. but on Thurs
day, when all the markets were more
literally supplied there was general
upward tendency and from that time on
until the close the market had weaker
tone. Still. at the close OF the week kill.
Ing cattle. cows and heifers and steers
are around i5q2c higher than last
weeks close. As q matter, OF tact, the
less desirable kinds have shown less ad-
vance than others. II would be we'll for
the country to thoroughly understand
that the advance has been the direct out
come OF light receipts and that there Is a
feeling that the demand for the product
Is not sufficiently urgent to maintain a
very strong market In the face OF large
receipts
1he supply OF feeders throughout the
week has been very light. while the de-
mand has been quite brisk for \ few good
feeders. Prices while firm every day on
the better grades are very little higher.
II any, than a week ago. but II must be
remembered that that kind OF cattle are
high all the time. Common stockers have
continued about steady all the week.
Quotations on cattle. Good TO choice
beef steers, td.tou77s; fair to good beef
steers. t6OVd66o common TO fair beef
steers. S. i0ut.00. good to choice heIfers.
o.O0go.00: good TO choice COWS. yi,Spb.So;
tair TO good cows, t4.0o1fA75; common 10
taIr CONS, 81 lsat.oe; good 40 choice
stockers and feeders s5.bzIs.So; fair TO
good stocksrs and feeders. Nl6ueeoci
a475: stock heiters. s.5eg4.7S: veal
calves, D.5ou7.5o bulls, stays, etc, p.76V
,5.u.
HoGs-Iiog prices went upward with
rush. the trade In bulk ruling i0glSc
higher. An excited demand. caused by
no apparent reason, and keen competition
were the two factors mainly responsible
for the advance The market was an
errauc affair, however, and the Improve
ment quoted does not embrace either nigh
or low business. some sales were made
that were no better than &c higher. while
sellers frequently put over a load or
two at figures as much as SOC above
those In force yesterday. At one time
in the session the demand was SO vigor-
Gus that holders almost reverted 10
blind man" selling methods-any old
price was asked so long a. II seemed high
enough. regardless OF weight or quality.
Toward the close. two or three OF the
larger buyers retired from the trade and
values weakened, closing with a part Of
the advance lost.
Receipts amounted to about 5000 head
and clearance OF this total was made
in very good season. Packers bought
bulk, something ike 10 per cent OF the
run moving on shipping and speculafiye
orders
Prime butcher and best heavy hogs on
sale brought s5.45, as compared with yes
terday's top OF $3.50, while bacon weights
ranged from $50 downward. Medium
butchers cleared at the middle spread
selling largely at t625q5.31
Liberal receipts during the week have
met with a broad. healthy packing de-
mand throughout and prices have i'm
proved considerably as a result. Cur
rent trade shows net gains OF S0135c over
the market at last weeks close.
ReDfeseutalIVe GALES.