Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07
caitle. Hogs. sheen. Hr'
Total receipts. il 15i I
pIsposITIoN-HEAD.
Cattle. Hogs Sheer


CATTLE-Receipts of cattle looked
quite large on paper this morning there
being seventeen cars reported IN, whlcn
is more than usual on . saturday How
ever, the most Of these cattle were Stock
ers and feeders shipped here on buying
orders and were not offerd for sale on
the market
The market this week has been in de-
cidedly unsettled and abnormal condition,
owing 10 the fact that high water has
interfered with the natural movement OF
stock TO such an extent that on some
DAYS there have been hardly enough cat
tie here 10 make a market. fortunately
roads to the eastward were open, SO tnat
the packers were able to ship the product
and hence were free buyers OF such cattle
as reached the market. Under the intlu-
ence OF a good buying demand prices
showed a decided advance and at the
close OF the week beef steers are right
around sc higher than one week ago.
Cows and heifers have shown fuliy that
much advance and In some cases pos
sibly more. While the quality OF the cat
tie arriving has been generally poor.
there have been steers good enough 10
bring $3.50 and heifers up TO S!S
The trade In stockers and feeders was
limited first by the small number OF
cattle of that description received and
second by the fact that II was practically
| Impossible to ship out anything TO the
west Prices for the week have not
shown much change, but the feeling Is
generally strong on all desirable grades al
least A.
beef steers, y.loQs.p: fair TO good beef
steers, S66077.i0; common TO fair beef
steers, s6oou6.eo, good to choice heifers,
IS. f5a6.6e; good 10 choice cows, S.VvaoW,
| fair 10 good cows. A-3u5.0; common TO
stockers and feeders, sS.sc@S5o; fair 10
/ good stockers ard feeders. s5.2qo.0;
common to fair stockers and feeders, ti.5O
/ az. rs: stock heifers. s3.Sq5.25i veai calves,
1 S. oous00: bulls, stays, etc. 81 I5gb.B.
HOGS-For the final day OF the week,
| 10 over 1000 head. Two or three OF the
| leading buyers needed killing droyes,
1 however, and the packing demand early
! had an active appearance at figures
strong to a nickel higher. shippers helped
10 establish this trading basls by taking
eighteen or twenty loads. but as soon as
the demand began to weaken prices
/ turned downward, closing about a nickel
lower than yesterday. Packers that re-
fused TO encourage strength during the
fore part OF the session bought offerings
late in leisurely fashion, clearance beins
DELAYED until after MIDDAY. ..
Best heavy hogs changed hands at us
as compared with yesterdays s.@ top
Bulk, consisting Of mixed and butcher
grades. moved within the si.5Sai.D spread
prices covering a range of about 70 cents,
bacon hogs usually sold from $50 down.
ward, but sa.es below the fi.5o level vert
few and scattered.
Decentralization Of freight service dur.
ing the first half OF the Week dominated
the local market. receipts being cut dowr
10 minimum SIZE. Runs were too small
10 excite much interest in packing circle:
and shippers usually took the big bull
| AZ stronger figures. Since "Wednesday
ran service has Improved considerably
and the trade is closing in pretty good
shape, prices ruling generally STEADY with
the small, ragged business VI q week
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