Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-09

CATTLE-Receipts of cattle were com
paratively light, as Is usually the case on
a Friday, and the market was just ABOUT
in the same condition as yesterday. what
few desirable corn-fed cattle there We're
offered commanded fully steady prices pnt
there was a general disposition on the part
of buyers TO shade prices on the medium
and common stuff and the market closed
slow to a little lower on the general run
kets were not particularly bullish and the
week closes with a rather easier tone TO
the trade, although values IN genera aTe
There were only about twenty-five cars
of cows and heifers on sale and the offer,
ings were not at all choice or fancy. Local
packers did most OF the buying and paid
right around steady prices for anything
at all useful in the way Of butcher or beef
clined to bid lower on the medium stuff,
and as a rule IL took shaded prices to move
the grades. Fat COWS o. AND hell
the highest that they have been for several
There was very little doing in the stoeker
limited, but a good clearance has been
made for the week and prices show con-
general tone to the market Is very strong,
although the volume OF business for the
week has been comparatively small.
coTnfed steers. 81. 4O@7'e Is: fair to good corn
fed steers, $500: q; common to fair corn
fed steers. ;GCS O. 3; g9Sd to choice wooS COWS ows
and heifers, 81. 2s64 10; common to fair cows
and heifers, $2.00aS: 90: stock heiters, $3.50
S stc so; s., g cef5. CO. saly good u 70 cS" choice s SSa,S; s'S and
feeders, 81. 75d5. 40; fair TO good stockers
and feeders SS;GSgt 'e9. o S9%@On to fair
H~OGS-Receipts OF hogs today numbered
127 cars, about 5000 head. With the in
c%entive given the trade Yesterday sellers
pretty strong views, but failed to force
any material Improvement. While the de-
mand was pretty liberal buyers were not
inclined TO improve prices materially on any
kind. and for common, mixed and thin stuff
there was no improvement noted. The mar
ket was a little later In getting started with
the early trade on good kinds in the neigh
borhood of steady to &c higher, with fin
ished grades selling largely at s. .9Ga6.0 5
and a top on up TO SC. 10, the highest price
reached In some time. Outside of the best
hogs the trade was slow throughout and
holders OF the common kinds were forced
to peddle their offerings throughout the
garding the market would be to call IT
steady to Sc higher than yesterdays aver
SHEEP-With only eighteen cars of sheep
In sight this morning the market ruled
rather dull, with prices no better than
steady on the best grades and loalbc lower
on medium and common stuff. Dealers
loade up rather heavily yesterday and as
a rule were rather Indifferent buyers this
SIS a price fully steady with Yesterday
Receipts for the week were fairly liberal
for this season of the year and were larger
than for the previous week by several thou
sand head and were also very much heavier
than for the corresponding week Of last
year. At no time has the demand been bet
ter than during this week. Prices have
been pushed upward on all fat lambs, year.
lings, ewes and wethers 40d50c over last
weeks closing figures and are now at tho
highest point reached in months. Lambs
sold during the week up 10 S7.75, yearlings
up TO SOS and ewes at sos, record prices
for the season. The demand from packers
has been especially brisk and the trad'
throughout the week has been very salts
factory as viewed from a sellers tand
point.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good L
choice lambs, S7.OOQ7.B; fair to good lambs
S6-50q7.OO; feeding lambs. S4,50a6.5O; good e
choice light yearlings. $6.4Oa6.S5; good e
choice heavy yearlings, $6.346. 81; feeding
yeaTlings, A-50q5O0; good to choice wethers
$5.3d5.5O; feeding wethers, A.O0q45O; gooC
to choice ewes, A75d5.15; fair to goot
ewes, s42Ad4.75; feeding ewes. S2O0d3.&
culls and bucks, $l.OOq2.O0.