Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-11

CATTLE Receipts of cattle as usua
on Saturday amounted to little ol
nothing today. there not being enough t
make any semblance of market. Fol
the week receipts have been the larges
that they have been since the third weel
in April and larger than a year ago b,
about 10000 head. The big run this weel
as compared with recent weeks was due
to the fact that range cattle are be-
ginning to come a little more freely
Still the run Is not as large as woult
ordinarily be expected at this season oi
the year.
Strictly good cornfed cattle have beer
very scarce and the market very stronl
all the week with the result that prices
have been the highest of any time
Strictly good to choice range cattle have
pretty fair kinds have shown a little
weakness and are, II anything, a little
lower than last week.
Cows and heifers started out the week
very strong but large receipts of thai
kind of cattle at Chicago brought on Q
break at that point Of $60c9S1.00 with the
result that other market points were more
or less weakened. At this point prices
are around 25Q50c lower than last week.
Stock cattle and feeders have been In
very good demand throughout tho week,
but the better grades haev been In the
best request. Prices on desirable kinds
at the close of the week are safely 15QD25c
higher than one week ago.
Quotations on native cattle: Good to
choice beef steers, s8.50Q9,75, fair to good
beef steers, S7.5OQS.50 common to fair
beef steers, s5.50Q75o; good to choice
heifers, s6.0o9T00; good to choice cows,
$.50Qa.00 fair to good grades, s425Gl5. so;
common to fair grades, $27bQ4.B good
to choice stockers and feeders, $55oQ7. 90;
fair to good stockers and feeders, 5000
$50; common to fair stockers and feeders,
s4.00Q5.00; stock cows and heifers, A.00QD
55; veal calves. $40oas,25; bulls. stays.
etc, 3.75Q5.00.
Quotations ON range cattle: Good 20
choice beef steers S7509D8. 10; fair to good
beef steers. $s.25G7.5O; common to fair
beef steers. $5.009625.
HOGS-Trade In hogs showed another
advances, as opening business was fully
nickel higher on the most desirable
shipping kinds, there being however q
few sales at little better than steady
prices Owing largely to q small percent
age OF the receipts suitable for shipping
purposes, shippers were very conservative
picking out the best hogs available. The
packers appeared on the market at about
their usual time and started right In
filling most Of their orders at figures
anywhere from strong to a nickel higher
than yesterdays prices and In spots a
dime higher for decent mixed grades.
The really heavy packing hogs showed
generally the least advance, and those on
the rough packing order sold less readily
than any other hogs. On the whole trade
was fairly lively all the morning and
everything was disposed OF In
very fair season. The general market
might be described as q nickel higher
when compared with yesterdays trade.
The highest price $3.50. was given for a
load of good light hogs.
Receipts were estimated this morning at
b,l75 head, being almost I.400 less than
last Saturday and about 4,i0o head short
OF the same day two weeks ago For the
six days this week receipts foot up
80, b63 head, which is about 800 head less
than for the same time last week, but