Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01


CATTLE-The cattle market this morn
ing as a whole was very satisfactory to
the selling interests. Receipts, though
fairly liberal for a Thursday, were hardly
equal to the demand, and as buyers seemed
to have fair orders in hand pretty much
everything was disposed of at an early
hour.
Beef steers having any quality at all
were active sellers, with prices generally
10c higher than yesterday. AS the number
on sale was not very large, it did not
lake packers very long to clean up supplies,
and pretty much everything had changed
hands before 10 o'clock in the morning.
What has been said regarding the steer
trade would apply in very large degree
to the trade in COWS and heifers. The
market was active and stronger on all
kinds. In fact decent cow stuff was safely
10c higher than yesterday.
There was quite a little sprtnkling of
feeders in the yards this morning and the
market on all desirable kinds was strong
and reasonably active.
quotations on cattle: Good to choice
cornfed steers, S.. rs; fair TO good corn
fed steers. $o.50q6.4O; common to fair corn
fed steers, $4.00g5.50; good to cnoice range
steers, $5.25q6.GO; fair TO good range steers,
$3.50q4.5O good to choice cornfed cows and
heifers, $4.zO4o.OO; good to cnoice grass
cows and heifers, $3,S6q45o; fair to good
mon to fair grass cows and heifeIs, &.UUq
800; stock heifers, $2.50g3,30; veal calves,
$3.00@6.25; bulls. stays, ETC., $4,000. %;
good to choice stockers and feeders, $4.5og
$50; fair to good stockers and feeders,
$S.75q4.50; common to fair stockers and
HOGS-After experiencing a severe break
during the last two days hogs looked up
once more, the trade being reasonably
active, while prices were generally 10c
higher. AS noted yesterday, the market at
that time was very uneven, and for that
reason statesmen were differing somewhat
In their ideas today, but still, as noted
above, the average market was right at
l0c higher than yesterday. The hogs sold
largely at S.. 40Q5.70, with the best grades
Of heavy hogs running on up to $3.50.
SHEEP-ReSeipts this morning were only
was not nearly so brisk as 1t has been.
In fact, 1t was very evident that the edge
was decidedly off the market. AS a matter
OF fact, there was an undercurrent of
weakness on the close yesterday, although
1t was not fully realized at the time, due
to the discouraging reports received from
supply at Buffalo, the market there broke
down very badly and, as usually happens
In such cases. the weakness spread west
ward until 1t was felt at this point today
The trade opened very slow and dull and
II was very much later than usual before
anything like a clearance was effected.
Lambs were generally ac lower than yes
terday, while sheep were at least 10ql5c
lower and in some cases possibly more
than that.
The reaction today was not at all sur
prising nor should it be regarded as at
least discouraging. The fact Is that prices
on both sheep and lambs have been ad-
yancing very rapidly and that a setback
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good to
choice lambs, $7.O04IB; fair to good lambs,
choice, light y%earlings, s6.0o96.@; fair to
good heavy yearlings. $5.0Oa5.40; feeding
wSethers. !s4,75q5; loi feeding wethers $s.75q
to good ewes, $S.9O94.50; feeding ewes, $500
$50; culls and bucks, H.OO@2.OO.