The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-12-21
OMAHA MARKET LETTER
Receipts Today Were 2so Cars in All
-,00s Cattle, $500 Hogs, g.
500 Sheep and % Horses.

L OSS, I1SS. TO- OWL S'oAo o'o'o
Wed, Dec H.. 1857 6,621 1884
Thurs, Dec b.. 500 4,152 1884
Fri, Dec. 16...... 1,66S 1910 1852
Sat, Dec. 17...... 1913 6,3O6 STA
Estimated today. 4,00S $500 $500
Total last week. 23,444 36,S1s 3O,S22
This week last yr 1902 25,972 2O,O95
Cattle 1,19S,693 1,09s,914 99,779 go.
Hogs .1,S39,5S6 2,os7,557 80. 24s,o21
Sheep 2,94S,749 2,11s,374 S30,375 49,.
This week opened up with very
moderate run of cattle, only 167 cars
being reported in up to noon.
Light receipts at all points had
stimulating influence on the trade in
beef steers and prices were unevenly
higher than at the close of last week
for anything at all desirable. Buyers
were all out in good season and al
though they apparently did not need
great many cattle, the limited sup
ply caused them to hustle to fill their
orders at prices that were pretty close
to a dime higher than Friday on an
average.
BEEF STEERS.
Good to choice beeVeS. $500 @ $50
Fair to good beeves. ...... 5.25 $50
Common to good beeves. $4.25 q 500
The demand for COWS and heifers
was somewhat better than last week
and prices were stronger all around.
The quality of the offerings was not
especially attractive, but with both
outside butchers and local packers
buying freely, it did not take dealers
long to effect clearance at prices
that were mostly about dime higher
than the close of last week. Veal
calves were in the usual good demand
at full recent quotations and there was
broad inquiry and strong market
for bulls, stays, etc.
COWS.
Good to choice cows & hfrs $4.75 q $40
Fair to good grades ... So. 60 q 4.40
Gamers and cutters 49, 90 q so
veal calves ......... 3.oO "a S.OO
Bulls stays, etc ...$ So. 80 q 80
With very little stuff being car
ried over from last week in specu-
latOrs' hands, they were all out in the
yards early looking for supplies and
statesmen experienced little difficulty
in realizing stronger figures for any
thing that was good enough to at
tract competition. The general mar
ket was pretty close to a dime higher
than Friday and anything attractive
and even the medium and common
grades sold fully as we'll as they did
last week. Stock heifers were in good
demand and mostly a shade higher,
but the volume of business was rath-
er limited.
SToCKERS AND FEEDERS.
Choice to prime feeders -. $5.1OM5.50
Good to choice feeders -. $4,000 500
Fair to good feeders $3.2503.75
Stock heifers $3OOM4.15
The hog trade opened up 10c higher,
at least to 10c higher, but the de-
mand early was limited largely to the
light and butcher weight hogs Buy
ers went through the yards picking
out hogs with quality and weights
that suited them, for which the ad-
vance noted above was paid. These
orders, however, were limited and
were filled before statesmen all had
a chance to unload. Other buyers
held back, doing little or nothing, and
as soon as the more urgent orders
were filled the market Immediately
weakened until it was no better than
steady with last weeks close. The
condition of the trade did not improve
any, buyers standing pat and refusing
to take what was left at any more
than steady prices with last weeks
close. While the light and medium
weight loads sold largely at $3.50 to
no, early and on up as high as $7.75
for the top, the heavy hogs had to sell
at $7.35 to 1855, the late sales being
mostly at $7.35 to TAO.
The receipt of sheep and lambs
totalled 80 cars this morning con-
sisting mostly of feeders, there being
quite string of range sheep and
lambs among the offerings. This
means that the supply of good killers
was by no means large. The demand
for feeders was good and active, the
same as it has been for some time
back.
Quotations on sheep and lambs.
Good to choice light lambs. 1915 90
Good to choice heavy lambs. $5O0@5.50
Good feeding lambs ........ $525 q 60
Fair feeding lambs ........ $4 so q 500
Light common lambs. ....... $30 q 4. 90
Handy weight yearlings 49,. S45005.0O
Heavy yearlings ...........S 3SON4.5O
Good to choice heavy weths S3.50@ 5. 60
Good to choice light Wethers $4,000 3. so
Feeding wethers ............ 1925 @3.65
Good to choice light ewes $3.300D3 so
Good heavy ewes ........ $3.0O@3.3O
FOR SALE.