Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-15
SUNDAY.

CATTLE-There were no fresh cattle OF
any consequence in the yards this morn
itig, and as usual on a saturday there
was really no market. For the week re-
ceipts have been very fair US compared
with resent weeks. In spite OF the Sc
vcrcy cold weather thu market has been
IN reasonably good condition throughout
Desirable kinds OF beef cattle have been
none too plentiful to meet the require
mcnts OF the trade. and while there were
weak days as well as strong days during
the week prices We're well maintained, and
at the close are. II anything, a little bet
ter than one week ago 10 far as the bet
ter grades at least are concerned. Com
mon and inferior grades are probably
little or no different from what they were
last week.
Cows and heifers have been very falr
Sc lers al the week ihe demand q az .,,r
plies, At the close OF the week prices
are possibly a little stronger than last
week, but still the change has not been
OF very much consequence. II has, how
ever, been good, healthy trade through
cut.
Good feeders have been In moderate
supply all the week aud prices have been
well maintained on that Kind. On the
other hand the severe cold weather pre-
vaillng has limited the demand for stoeh
cattle and they have continued extremely
slow and dull. with the tendency down
ward the same as last week.
Quotations on cattle Good TO choice
beef steers, S5.50dl,ib; fair to good bceI
steers. Si.25asO0: good to choice heiiers,
A.1Sp5,I5: good TO choice cows, 81. i1aioa9;
fair TO good cows, B.T5d4i0. common 10
fair cows. s.. 75a5,i IS; good 10 choice stock,
ers and feeders, Sb.i0d5,1i, fair to good
stockers and feeders, N.i5aa.4o, common
TO fair stockers and feeders. ts.bVai q,
stock helfers. sJ.5oul,b0; veal calves, 500
n7.7s. bulls, stays. etc, H.5VfS.2.
HOGS-All buyers In the hog yards IN
sisted upon much lower prices, the
slump trend finding an explanation la
the fact that local values have been
abnormally high. as compared with those
at eastern points for several days past.
Declines amounted 10 about llalAo on al
weights, lights proving especially weak,
and the trade as q whole was SLOW IN
starting and draggy throughout
Light receipts were ignored by packers.
as recent runs have been large enough TO
keep killing gangs ON tull time ana
stocks OF product reasonably heavy, the
estimate called for only ninety-fiNe cars.
mostly bacon anu light butcher averages.
and OF this total there were over twenty
loads that did not arrive until well along
coward midday.
shippers aud spectators remained
under tover during most of the session,
but outside orders have had very little
Influence OH the market lately. and lack
Of shipping outlet was only a secon-
Diary factor.
The best lard hogs brought SOS, as
compared with yesterdays lone top of
SEQ and bacon classes ranged from 500
downward. Good butcher weights sold
largely around s6iV46,l5.
During the week receipts have been sur
prlsingly heavy. but the packing demand
on most days had plenty Of volume and
activity, with the result that prices held
up very credltably. Current values show
net declines Of only a dime, as compared
with those ia force a week ago.
five aalaas