Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-01

shEEP-E.ven though the situation in the
lano trade yesterday was semi -demoralized'
sellers were al least agreeably surprised by
tlnsl ciearanca figures. All but J, so head
OF feeder lambs changed hands, the totRl
receipts selling as follows: Twenty-Five
thousand head to country buyers, specu-
lators ana commission men with filled
oruers, and fully l0.OO9 head of fat stock to
packers. The aggregate feeder purchase, It
Win be noted, amounted TO about 70 per
cent OF entire offerings. Thin and in be-
tween classes held up well at early declines,
but rat lambs broke badly late in the ses-
sion. Declines Of 2od49c we're usual after
midday, COCO fat lambs dropping as low at
o.3VsZ6. ~. A 800 top was made shortly be-
fore noon, but the big bulk OF high dressing
lambs landed all the way from S5SO10. IS.
Eat sheep ruled steady TO perhaps a little
lower IN spots from start to finish.
IOdays fresh supply was estimated a.
Is 900 head more than enough to satisfy
requirements. Demand in ali branches Of
the market lacked life and while movement
proved sluggish, generally steady prices
were maintained. II is generally believed
that the trade, at least in lambs, has
reached hard bottom and that further
slumps would mean decided shrinkage IN
receipts. Good fat ewes are selling around
an actual top of $50. Yearlings have been
scarce lately, but tat yearlings as well as
lat wethers are selling little, any higher
than feeder yeariings anc wetners.
Character OF today : Offerings was much
the same as recently, bulk consisting OF
lambs with feeders predomlnattng. Nat
Il
ished classes over the scales, as the eOun-
try demand is pretty well spent and specu-
lators are holding the largest weekend
accumulation OF the season. Out OF the
three days supply of 100, 900 head, specula-
tors have bought freely, the combined de-
mand for feeders being broad enough 70
clean up fully 6s.OO0 head. Today's run
swells the receipts to 1ls,0lJ head, the larg-
est crop this year, and today's feeder pur-
chase VIII probably make a four day s
total OF almost 5000 head. Good feeder
lambs are selling around S500a5.lS. while
downward. One load Of choice feeder lambs
brought S5.8 yesterday and feeder wetners
scored a top OF SS.40. Feeder yearings
also sold well at A-S and less.
Compared with prices at last week 5
close, Fat lambs are now selling 6Ocd2l- %
lower, while fat sheep show net losses of
2Og CSC. Feeder lambs have suffered an
average decline Of about 5Qc and feeder
sheep have held up well, current prices
ruling weak to hardly worse than 15c Oft.
THIS week, Of course, and in view Of the
fact that Monday is Labor day and pack
erE are well filled up, IL is urged by COM
mission men that rangemen furnish only q
limited supply on the first day OF next
week The yards and the market will be
open, but packing demand is generally
sack when killing gangs are taken off on a
holiday.
Quotations on Sheep and Lambs: Lambs.
good to choice. I.40gs.Oo; lambs, fair to
good, S.@q5.t 70; lambs, culls, =. 7Sa5.9o
lambs, feeders, tL5065.l5: yearlinEs, fair
to choice "a. 40d45O; yeariings. feeders. a. s
gas; wethers, handy, s.. 1od25O; wethers.
heavy, S.l5QS40; wethers, feeders q 0Od
10; ewes, good TO choice g. sOd3 IS: ewes
fair TO good s265d2-s0; ewes. breeders, SIS 2
az. -; ewes feeders, g. Sq2. 20; ewes. culls,
Representative sales.