Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-22
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CATTLE-Therc were more cetlie heie
than usual on a saturday, put sun nos
enough TO cut very much figure IN the
trade or really make a market for tne
week receipts foot UP 3, i3l head, pelnk
the largest in number OF weeks paeh
and larger than n year ago.
Beef steers OF good anailty nane o ..,a
scarce ali the week and as a result cattle
Of that description have commannen iuiN
steady prices throughout the week. Vn
the other hand the common ana meuluh
grades OF cattle have eased OIL hllls
and ut the close Of the week are arouno
iksf25c lower,
COWS and heifers have been in very
liberal supply throughout the week tlna
worry fair sellers. Toward the close OF
The week receipts became so large tnai
prices sssed off the trade being espe 81 ~
weak on Friday and At the close OF me
week the market Is isd2se lower than
StriotT good feeders have been In
tight supply every day this week and
I'm tho other hand light stock cattle have
been very slow sellers at low prices.
/ Ii would be well for shippers 70 UNDER
stand that the supply OF refrtserator cars
| for the shipment OF the product TO polhts
OF consumption Is very Limited ow ',. az, y,
poor railroad service consequent upon tiie
cold and storms. Until packers are anle
TO move the product TO market With per-
feet freedom II will be an easy matter
TO floo1 the market with cattle. Hence
u would seem 70 be me par .o 81 ~ay
plan In shipments until the railroad ser
vice In back 10 normal
Quotations on cattle: Good 20 choice
beef steers ss.5enTIb; fair 10 5000 peer
steers, 6@He0; ooininon TO lair neei
steers, t.0oa60O. good TO choice heifers.
s. 0Dfs.Oe; good 10 choice cows, Neene.R,
| fair 10 good cows and heifers. S17sntDi
common to fair COWS and helfers. ssOlH
s.7bs good 10 choice stockers ana feed.
ers. B.t0uo.o0; fair TO good stockers and
Feeders, ~ soqiS ", common 10 lair stOck-
ers and feeders, s2bDef4i5, stock heifers,
&s.50tl45o, veal calves, laVtueJo; bulls
stays, etc, ~. p14rO.JV.
HOtis.-u nravorable advlces from other
ieauing hog markets were chiefly instru-
mental In causing lower trade locally,
prices ruling about dime under those
OF yesterday. Tne decline was featured
ny slow buying in all quarters. as receipts
amounted TO Iully sou head and selling
/ eIiOr. WAS heavily taxed all through tho
session. Clearance was further delayed
| by the late arrival Of several trainloads.
so that the big bulk had not changed
| hands until we'll along toward Midday.
Packing demand was reasonably broad,
especially In the light Of recent big sup
plies, but buyers were In no hurry 10 put
up groves and the movement scaleward
had no life whatever Shippers took very
| little interest in the trade, furnishing an
outlet for only few scattered loads
Bacon averages sold from $3.50 down
ward and the best lard animals on sale
dropped to $40. a dime under yesterdays
high price. Good butcher weights ranged
around t600ds.l0. the amount OF business
under 500 proving unusually large.
During the week receipts have been re-
markably heavy, giving total that ex-
ceeds any weeks record In several years
Despite these big supplies. amounting 90
over 5000 head the demand has been
generous throughout and prices have held
up In very good shape, current sales
showing net declines Of only dime as
compared with values q week ago.
RpDreEentatfye sales Al