Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-18
DIsPosITIoN--HEAD.
Total

cATTLE-The yards were practically
bare this morning. only six cars being
reporter In, whicn was not enough TO
make any showing. For the week re-
oelpts foot up 1858 head. about the same
as last week. but smaller than year ago
by about 1850 head. The quality OF the
receipts has averaged about the same as
recent weeks, the bulk consisting OF COM
mon TO pretty fair short-fed cattle,
Good beef steers have been very scarce
every day this week, although there was
one bunch received that was good enough
TO bring $40, the highest price paid 90
Tar this year. The receipts as noted
above have consisted largely Of half fat
cattle every day. for which there has
been a fair demand. While prices have
varied somewhat from day to day the
week closes with the best kinds firm
ana with the medium to common kinds
possibly little easier.
Cows and heifers have sold reasonably
well all week and fully steady prices as
compared with week ago can be quoted
for the better grades. Common cows and
Gamers have shown a little weakness
recently. but still the change In the
market a. whole has been very slight.
The demand for feeders and stockers
has been rather disappointing this week,
but to offset this the supply has been
very light. As a result strictly good
feeders have commanded firm prices
throughout the week. Less desirable
grades OF feeders and common stookers
have been rather slow sellers all the
time at prices that were II anything q
little weak
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beef steers, laI5Qf.7S; fair to good beef
steers, t6.0Q615; common to fair beef
steers, R0VlI6.20, good to choice heifers.
sb.00as.OO, good to choice cows, AlJgo.S0.
fAlr TO good COWS and heifers, N0oU4. I5,
81. 80 4
400 good to choice stoekers and feeders.
81. 4Oqo rs; fair 10 good stockers and feed
ers, tb0Q6. s0 common to fair stockers
and feeders, S3J0aI4,50, stock helfers, $50
aAI5; veal calves, stOogI.i6; bulls, stays.
etc. t.75a6.bO.
HoGs-oyer 1900 hogs arrived today,
making 4 weeks total that Is far and
away the heaviest Of any week In the
history OF the trade. Since last Saturday,
south Omaha has received over 10000
head "a compared with the previous high
record OF S7.0Q head, made last week.
With enough hogs on hand TO provide
killers with gOOd-stzed droyes, even for
mid-Weok slaughter the packing demand
lacked activity and trade was rather late
In starting. Favorable adyiceH from the
east gave sellers some little advantage,
however, and after more or less desul-
tory business early, the market became
fairly established at steady figures, bulk
selling Ia yesterdays notehes.
Movement was not very active at any
time in the session, as local prices are
relatively too high to encourage free buy
ing. but outlet seemed to be broad and a
very good clearance was made before
midday. shippers and seculatOrs took very
little interest In the market, purchasing
less than 10 per cent Of total offerings.
Best heavy hogs on sale brought fo.s1.
nickel above yesterdays top. and bacon
averages sold from $3.50 downward.
Medium TO strong weight butchers landed
largely around Sa5a6.B. smooth grades
moving more readily than mixed classes.
The main feature OF the week market
appears In the total receipts, including a
new daily record on Tuesday Of almost
y 90 head. Packing demand has been
broad and reasonably active, current
sales showing losses Of only ibgzOc. as
compared with prices paid week ago.
Representative sales: