Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-30

CATTLE-Receipts Of cattle today num-
bered $50 cars, which was a fair run for a
tuesdaysa making the total "a of Tor zoe 6S1 n twI
rs compared with the same days last week
al d a loss Of about 1000 head as compared
with the same days a year ago" Buyers
N,re generally complaining about the quai-
~ OF the cattle on an average, the arriN-
ais consisting largely OF feeders, with 9
mat was neither good for feeder buyers
nor killers. The general market seemed
40 he in very fair condition., as buyers
we're ali out in, the yards in good season
10 the morning with liberal orders IN
hard. .
IRE " de. ent quality. which were In coed
tenant at fully steady prices. with some
Z, them possibly showing a little strength.
welt, but trashy kinds, as usual We're
sl-w in moving.
s,ters and the market became reasonably
active with prices steady TO strong as COM
pared with yesterday, While the supply OF
sood teeves was short, what cattle there
were keput selling until the yards were
JractiJ any cleared by midday.
CoNs and heifers were also active sellers
ana the market was I'm good healthy con
dillon, while prices looked strong to lc
high than YESTERDAY As was the case
Ceipts changed hands in very fair season.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
reG steers, 50. i0n7S: fair to good corn-fed
steers, ACOu5.DO; good to choice range
steers, ~SA.5Oa5.65; fair to good range steers,
s2O0dI.5O: common to fair range s,eers, S.25
44O0; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50
u3S5; fair to good cows and heifers, $3.50
$3.50; common to fair cows and heifers,
S..Ooa2.S0: good to choice stockers and
feeders, $4.26q4.65; fair to good stockers and
feeders, fS.5Oq4,2S; common to fair stockers
and feeders, s275QS.to; stock feeders, $3.50
HoGS-Receipts were light again today,
making the run for the two days this
week over 1000 head short of the same
naNG last week hui only AhnnI AA0 had
short of the same days last year. The
market on selected loads such as shippers
would want was pretty nearly steady, the
best kinds selling up to $685., on the
other hand, packers did not appear very
anxious for supplies, and as advises from
favorable, they generally acted on the
hear side, standing out for a 5@l0e de
50 few hogs In sight statesmen were very
reluctant TO make the concession and
fought hard to maintain values, with the
result that the trade was pretty slow all
Tie morning.
EHEEP-The official count showed yes
tsrday's sheep receipts 10 have been 81 I09
mead. a very liberal run, though not as
heavy as last week. The market, as noted
Yesterday, was in a good, healthy condi-
tion and practically everything in sight
was sold Dy midday. This mornings re
ceipts numbered considerably over 100
cars and, as was the case yesterday, the
most Of them were feeders, with only a
comparatively small sprinkIing of killers
Fairly advices from other selling points
gsnerally indicated slow and weak mar
let's, but there was nothing slow or weak
In the big sheep barn at this point. Il
rened as IL everyone was out early ia
the morning and the alleys were i1llcd
with country buyers. The feeling was
stronger right from the outset and sellers
hrsan by asking considerably higher
lilces tnan prevailed yesterday. fhC
trade was soon under way and botn feed
ers and killers sold quite freely at prices
mat were a little strong, TO say the least
As tne trade warmed up II became about
lNA hottest business proposition of the
season thus far, More country buyers kept
dropping in until the alleys were so full OF
IueR that Il was hard work 10 get sheer
through them. Everything sold as fast
a. II was ready to be shown. Barring ia
'smbs, which were entirely wanting, there
1elng nothing very good on sale, the mar,
Ntt was fully Toe higher than yesterday
and in some cases there were sales tina.
looked i5c higher To put IL another way
i0e market might h, quoted l5q DC higher
lhsr last week, '%lIh almost everything
s9ld hy midday, ~ spite OF the fact tina
mare We've about a3,9Ho head on sale.
Quotations on range or grass sheep and
lambs. Good 20 choice lambs, S4.S0q SIS,
tair TO good smbs SAI5q4s0; feeding
lsmos, S4.OOq4.z5i good TO choice lighi
earrings, SA0O@425; good to choic,
neaNy yearlings, S5.75q41O; feeding year,
.ngs So IS 400; good to choice wethers
SS!aq4.00; fair 10 good wethers, $3.b0@
$40 feeding Wethers. SS.4OGS.75; good {
choice ewes, $500 3. 90; fair 10 good ewes
S2sOQS.lb; feeding ewes, S2O0H2.s5
ulls and bucks, tl0062.50.