Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-23

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CATTLE-Receipts of cattle continue
quite moderate, and as several trains were
late in arriving this morning. there was at
there was a total of III cars reported in,
but the yards are so large that 100 cars
make only q small showing. TIL market
ton.
Packers were inquiring after desirable
beef steers and the market on that kind
was reasonably active and a little stronger
again than yesterday. Under the influence
OF the very light runs the market is rapidly
recovering from last weeks break. Still,
the demand Is not very heavy, 1t being
more or less limited as usual at the holiday
season. Common kinds especially are not
sought after. E
Cows and heifers also sold to good adj
vantage, being generally a little stronger
than yesterday. Anything at all desirable
SOLD very freely at current prices and the
in good season.
What few stockers and feeders there
were met with very ready sale at good
strong prices. Cattle OF that kind have not
advanced as much as killers, largely for
the reason that they did not decline last
week and were plenty high enough to be-
gin with.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
fed, steers, $6.&q7.15; fair to good cornfed
steers, $S.25q6.S rs; common to fair cornfed
steers, $.25@6.O0; fair TO good range steers,
S45Vg6.26; common to fair range steers.
$S.50q46o; good to choice cornfed COWS and
heifers, $4.O0q465; good to choice grass COWS
and heifers, SS.5Oq4.35; fair to good grass
cows and heifers. 2.75d3.50; common TO
fair grass cows and heifers, $1.76Q2.7 rs; good
to, choice stockers and feeders, $460a6.a Is;
fair to good stockers and feeders, So. 1904. 50;
common to fair stockers and feeders. s2.75
Q3.15; stock heifers, $2.504330; veal calves.
$S.OOq6.5O; bulls, stays. etc. 81. a rs.
HOGS-Hogs were in fair supply this
morning, but the market did not show any
terday. The kim Of hogs that every one
wanted, that is the kind that statesmen
could get good competition on, were possi-
bly, a little stronger in spots. On the other
hand the general market was just about
steady, with yesterday. While the trade
was not particularly active. there was a
fair movement and the most of the hogs
sold in pretty decent season. The prices
paid ranged largely from $3.50 up to $3.50,
with the best.h0gs on up as high as s5:7
small. only about fourteen cars being re-
ported in. OF this number four cars were
consigned through and not offered for sale.
OF the remainder four cars were feeder
lambs which sold at $6.15 and two cars
were feeder wethers, which brought s425.
There were two loads OF lambs good
enough for killers, which went to a packer
at S75 and there were also a few other
little punches that the, packers could make
use of. The prices paid for feeders looked
as much as 10d15c higher. Fed lambs were
also stronger again today, the sales look
ing 25gSGG higher her, than han la last week WEE %
derstand that lambs have made a very
rapid recovery from last weeks slump, due
largely 70 the very hsht Supply on ths
everywhere seems to be limited, buyers
being not at all anxious for any great
number of killers. Still with receipts sc
light prices have sprung upward but the
general feeling is that anything like a lib
eral run is likely to bring about a reac-
tion until the demand becomes larger.
to choice lambs, $6.50@7.0O; fair to good
lambs, $6.0Oq6,5O; feeding lambs, s4.50d6.15;
good to choice light yearlings. $4,000 70
fair to good heavy yearlinss, $4.75@5.25
feeding yearlings, A.OO44.50; good to choice
wethers. A2594.7 70; feeding wethers, $3.50
good ewes, 81. 2593. Isl; feeding ewes, $2.00d
3.25; culls and bucks, N.O0Q2.O.