Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-04

Totals. ............... 5,515 1871 1851
CATTLE-Cattle receipts this. morning
numbered $50 cars, which was a fair run
for this time of the week. The quality of
the offerings did not average up any too
good; that is. there were not many cattle
that could be described as really desirable
killers. At the same time other market
points were pretty well supplied and ad-
vices generally were rather discouraging.
There seemed to be more or less weakness
all along the line. The result was that the
trade locally was by no means active and
the morning was. quite well advanced be-
fore very much business was transacted.
The trade in beef steers was not overly
active at any time, although there seemed
to be considerable inquiry for the better
grades. The market as a whole might be
described as steady to lOc lower than yes
terday.
The market ond cows and heifers was in
about the same condition as the steer mar
ket, that is the movement was rather slow
and there seemed to be a lack of life and
snap to the trade. Prices In some cases
looked about steady and others fully loo
lower.
Good feeders were steady, the same as
they nave been every day this week, while
the Inferior kinds were slow and hard to
move.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, S.. o %; fair to good
corn-fed steers, $5.4Oa6. 40; common to fair
corn-fed steers, $4O0Q5.4 40; good to choice
range steers, $5.25q6.OO; fair to good range
steers, AOOa4.5O; good to choice corn-fed
cows and heifers, $4.OOQ4.65; good to choice
AN1 NS'S go" ANAANAet Fp'e"S HNet 80 W
good grass COWS and heifers, S2.S5Q3.5O;
common to fair grass cows and heifers,
feeders, s4.5Oa6.25; fair to good stockers
and feeders, 50. 75d4.50; common to fair
stock, and feeders, $275a$ q; stock heif-
ers, Sz.,gdG4O; veal calves, $2.5Oq5.7b; bulls,
stays, etc. $2.3a425.
Representative sales:
HO~GS-Recelpts of hogs this morning
were the largest that they have been since
Wednesday of last week. The reports
from other selling points indicated heavy
runs generally, with prices lower all along
the line. Under such conditions II was
not surprising that the market at this
point was slow to open and that the morn
ing was well advanced before buyers and
sellers really got down to business. Prices
were generally 10ql5c lower than yester-
day. Some of the best hogs possibly did
not show that much decline, but on the
other hand, there were plenty that showed
went at S5.6Dd5,75 and on up as high as
S5.S5, whereas yesterday S.7Oq6.S5 bought
most of the hogs, with a top at 1856.
Representative sales:
SHEEP-Receipts OF sheep were quite
! liberal this morning, but the proportion OF
strictly good killing stuff was by no means
large. At the same time, the demand was
quite brisk and the market on good, fat
sheep and lambs opened early with fully
the most part changed hands in very short
time. Good fed western lambs sold up as
high as S6.65, which was DC higher than
anything brought yesterday and the high
est Of any time since last July. Hearllnss
sold up to $3.50. with a pretty decent kind
OF eve at A.25. All in all il was a good,
healthy and entirely satisfactory market
50 far as good kinds were concerned. As
noted yesterday, common and inferior kinds
are slow sale, packers buying them only
when compelled to by a shortage in the
supply OF the better grades.
Good feeders were fair sellers at steady
prices. Good ewes sold as high as 1919.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good to
choice lambs, $6.l5a5.50; fair to good lambs,
s.. 75d6l5; feeding lambs, co. good to
choice, heavy %yearlings, S4.50q6.l5 feeding
yearlings, SAOOa4.5O; good to choice weth-
ers, $4.50n4,9 80; fair to good wethers, A.OOd
40; feeding wethers, $J.50q4O0i good to
choice ewes, $4.OOd4.5O; fair to good ewes.
$325a4.OO; feeding ewes, S2.0OqS.&; culls and
bucks, $L.O0a2.0.
Representative sales: