Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-05

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today OF any consequence, only four car
loads being reported In. This was not
enough 10 make a market aud prices
we're ncsilnally steady. For The week re-
gain over last week and failing Oft Of
almost 2Vo head a. compared with the
corresponding week of last year There
has been no material change in the quail.
tty OF the cattle coming. the big bulk OF
the receipts consisting Of short.fed beef
steers, butcher stock and a sprinkllng OF
feeders.
The market on beef steers was In spien-
did condition during the fret four days
Of the week. Receipts were moderate,
while the demand was very coed, Wit,
the result that prices rapidly advanced
and were quoted on Thursday at lsuAsc
higher than the close Of the previous
week. On Friday. although receipts were
very hight the demand was decidedly
Unit a. packers ~ seemed e have ~.
IN need OF additional supplies TO any eS-
tent. In consequence they did not try to
buy the cattle unless az sufficient re-
duction to pay for carrying them over
until next week. Thus Il happened that
a considerable part OF the weeks adj
vance was wiped out, but still at the
close II IN safe TO quote the market LOO
| iJc higher than week ago.
What has been said In regard to beef
steers would apply equally wen 70 cows
sharply during the week. but lost part uf
the gain on Friday. .
Desirable feeders were good sellers all
the week and prices were strong on that
class OF cattle every day on the other
hand. while the light medium grades OF
cattle sold somewhat more freely they
did not show any material gain In value,
so that the best that could be said re-.
garding cattle Of that description could
be TO quote the market steady
nfaf Ian an aaf n GnntCp
beet steers, @.G0Q7.70; fair TO good beef
steers. saeoaioeo; common 60 fair heel
steers, s6,OVp600; good to choice helfers,
s.. oo16oo. good to choice cows, Na0ais y,
Iair 10 good cows and hclfers. $3.50. bts
common 10 fair cows and heifers, N.5oa
BIS; good to choice stockera and feeders,
IS. 4off6.B; fair TO good Htoekefs and
| feeders, t.60t.6 40. common 10 fair stock.
ers and feeders, t3s0u450; stock heifers,
q. t0dii75; veal calves, sS,5OuI7S; bulls,
stays, ETC., sJ.50U5.sG.
HOGS-ln its genera form, hog trade
was very similar 10 yesterdays market,
opening higher and settling back into
noteheA about steady as soon as the
more urgent outside orders were filled
A limited amount OF business was trans
acted early Al figures about q nicke!
higher, but packers held out for steady
cost and bulk finally had TO sell Mt prices
| little different from those paid after the
first furry yesterday.
Demand from all quarters presented
very quiet appearance, condition that
Ia not unusual on Saturday, and II re-
qulred the greater part Of the morning
| TO make a creditable clearance OF a mod.
crate supply The estimate called for
about ninety three loads. weights rang
Ing from light bacon 10 good heavy
classes. and Of this total shippers and
SPECTATORS purchased a zeant 10 per cent
| The best heavy hogs on sale brought
ss. 2gla as compared with yesterdays Ions
| top OF t6& while light averages moved
largely below the 500 mark. Strong
weight butchers found an outlet within
the ,s0s4s.5 spread.
Compared with a week ago, prices OF
all weights are closing about q nicke
higher. this advance being scored in the
| face Of heavy receipts and burdcnsomt
supplies OF product. Total offerings. &C.
oordng 10 semi-offlcial figures. amount
TO about II $50 head. a short i0,Op0 head
under last weeks big run and only i4.Gs
head under the high record make ths
Il previous week
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