Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-08
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CATTLE-There were no cattle OF any
consequence IN the ynrus TINS morning
and prices were 9cordmgly nomnally
steady with yesterday. rOr the week
receipts foot up 0ilJ head being nearly
800 head larger than tor last week, ana
about 1,AO mead larger tnan for the cor
responding week OF last year IL was, in
fact, very liberal run as compared with
recent weeks.
The market on beef steers started out
the week sharply stronger and there
was another decided advance ON tuesday,
The receipts then became sufficiently
heavy TO be rather buTdensome and as
advices from other selling points became
less encouragng 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-
malned practically stationary II will
thus be seen that week closes with the
market Just about where II was at the
close of last week.
Cows and hefers and for that matter
all classes Of butcher stock underwent
practically the same experience as thnt
outlined above in the case OF beef steers.
Early In the week there was a 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 were very
scarce all week and showed little change
being in good demand with prices prac-
tically steudy 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 70
minimum. Under the influence OF THO
light demand and the fair receipts prices
decll med 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 250D40r lowers
IL was In fact very difficult to move this
kind OF stock on most days this week.
Quotations on cattle: Good 10 choice
beef steers, S6.60p7 To- fair to good beef
steers, So O0ftS. so; common To fair beef
steers, IS 25d6 90; good TO choice helfers
81 ,'5a6 .5O good to choice cows, N.35a5. % ;
fair cows 81 I5Q3.75: good TO choice stock
ers and feeders, s.. 40GDG 90: fair TO good
to fair stockers and feeders, s.. .bOgI so;
stock heifers S8.5OG4.5O veal calves, 49, 50
Ul 10; bulls, stays, etc, S3.506i5.25.
HOGS-Hogs ruled wildly higher, even
days red-hot finish and the market was
one of the liveliest since those of the
nigh period early In 1910. Bulk OF a
imteu supply changed hands as fast as
advances amounting 10 1Oql6c. This de-
scrlption apples more especially to the
trade in butcher and lard classes, as
considerable business was Gone in light
stuff that easily looked 2Uc above yester-
days levels for offerings weighing 2OJ
pounds and less.
Demand was well sustained until well
along toward the extreme close, some
reaction during the final rounds result
| lng In sales that were possibly 6nIOC
iower than those made when all buyers
We're busy. only two trainIoads, about
! twenty cars, arrived too late to sci, al
| the tull advances.
out Of the llO-car total, shippers and
spec ulators selected fully dozen
.oads, something like one-eighth of the
| estimate. Averages of 20 TO 24O pounds
were favored on these outside orders, tue
same as recently.
! No business OF consequence was trans
acted under the $500 mark and very COM
mon light STUFF moved with equally a.
much freedom as the cOstler lard offer
lngs. The best heavies on sale brouEht
$500, as compared with yesterdays lon
! Top of $500, while bacon Braues changed
/ hands at SBl6 and less. Butcher hoRs
occupied the middle spread, selling around
! Sg.2UaI6.25.
! During the week heavy receipts have
! Oeen clearing In remarkably active
fashion, the packing demand provng
| broad and urgent throughout. Compared
! with a week ago, values on all weights
snow net advances Of fully 70 cents.
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