Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-19

Totals ....".........3,5 H 3,2ll lZ'tii
receipts of cattle were small, and still there
was a very fair run for a Friday. For
the five days the receipts foot up 1854
head, as against 2S,S05 head for the same
days last week and 81. 1853 head tor the same
period a year ago.
No new features were developed in the
cattle trade today, the market remaining
about stationary with yesterdays close.
For the week, however, there has been a
big change. The very best beef steers
may not be over 15425c lower, but a con-
siderable proportion of the fair to pretty
decent kinds of killers show a drop in
values of 25150c. Cows and heifers have
also suffered severely, being quoted around
The best fieshy feeders have been very
good sellers all the week, being at the
present time only about l6a2oc lower than
u week ago. The genera. run OF common
to medium feeders have suffered the worst,
and they are selling around 25uJOc lower,
according to kind and quality.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
fed steers, Sc. 1901 Dc; fair to good cornfed
steers, 50 .5Ol6, 40; common to fair cornted
steers 8. G9Q5 ;5o; good TO choice range
81 .O0Q4.5 so; common to fair range steers, $3.50
"a 90; good to choice cows and heiterS, 50. 20
M4.OO; fair to good cows and heifeTs, s.. 500
3.25; Common to fair COWS and heifers, s.. OO
u2.S0; good to choice stockeTs and feeders,
A.2Ga4.75i fair to good s%toclters and feeders,
50 seas 20; common to fair stockers and
feeders, 50. 1913 so; stock heifers, 81. 50q3. 90.
HOGS-The best hogs, such as shippers
were especially nXious for, sold at prices
that were strong to &c higher this morning,
while the general run of fair 10 good log
were steady to strong and the common and
inferior kinds slow, as usual. The bulk OF
the hogs sold at $6.SOa6.S0, with a top at
500. 1t will be embere that yester-
day the hogs sold largely at Sc 7oM6.S5, with
a top at $3.50. The close was dun and
lower.
As will be noted from the table at the
head of the column. receipts this week
have been very light showing a falling off
of lG,0G head as compared with the CORE
spending days of last year.
SHEEP-keceipts OF sheep looked small
this morning, only $500 fresh arrivals be-
plenty and 1t really was in the nature of
a relief TO have lighter receipts after the
enormous rum earlier in the week. For
point numbered over p, 600 head and the
total for the five days 10 date amounts 10
&C. 800 head, as against 70, 349 head for the
corresponding five days of last week.
The trade today was slow and OF an In
different character, without any very note
worthy change in prices as compared with
yesterday. Ii seemed as If everyone was
tired out, both buyers and sellers, and all
were glad OF a lighter run and a chance
to take things a little easier. Thus no one
seemed in any hurry to do business and
the dizziness and Indifference OF the tradt
was in strong contrast to the activity pre-
vailing on previous days this week. Still
the offerings gradually changed hands and
in the end the b5rn was cleared as usual
a comparison between prices now pre-.
yailing and those " a week ago viii
show very little chalGe In fat lambs, with
the bulk Of the feeder lambs selling a
little lower. Fat sheep nave dropped 100
l5c, but feeder sheep and yeariings haye
remained about stationary and are selling
just about as well as the killers. Quite a
good many ewes have been received this
week and they are selling decidedly lower
Quotations on range or grass sheep snd
lambs: Good 10 choice lambs, s.. 15G5. Sj
fair 10 good lambs, S4SJa5.l5; feeding lambs
$4.50Q4.SO; good to choice light yearlings
&.lyU4.3o. good TO choice heavy yearlings
So. SOq4.lO; feeding yearlings, $3.7594l5
good to choice wetheTs, S2.6Oq4.0; fair tC
good wethers, S3.4OQ3.6O; feeding wethers
Sc. 4Od3. 10; good to choice ewes, s. 25d3.5 so
fair to good ewes, s.. OOa3. 25: feeding ewes
s.. 25d3.OO; culls and bucks. N.5O92.5O.
Representative sales: