Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-18
Total receipts. 1913
DIEPOSITION-HEAD



cATTLE-There we're no cattle here to-
cay, barring load or two, and none TO
make market. For the week, however,
fact the largest since four weeks ago, and
very much larger than for the correspond
ing week of last year. The cause for
this large run 10 10 be found In the fact
that prices at the close of last week were
very satisfactory. AZ Il is a well known
tact that the country Is very anxious to
unload cattle owing to the high price OF
reed IL was not at all surprising that
Chicago was completely Bwamped with
receipts this week. As a result prices
there broke badly. Missouri river mar
ketS were also heavily loaded, and they
followed Chicago down, so that there has
been a heavy decline all along the line
at all points.
At the close OF the week IL Is safe to
quote all kinds OF killing cattle, that Is,
beef steers, cows and heifers, as around
100000 lower than last weeks close.
Ihe best grades of feeders on the other
hand have been in light supply, and for
mat reason prices have been but little
changed. Still they are possibly a trifle
the medium grades Of Sa can is when R %ere
IN very plentiful supply and not in such
active demand, felt the break in beef
aroma Ssc s1 lone an extent 1hat thsy are
cattle may be even lower than that.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
beef steers, B.15QS.Oo; fair to good beer
steers, B.od6.7b; common TO fair beef
y. 76Gi6. 90: good TO choice cows, n. 26Q5 rs,
tair to good COWS, fS.b5GR4.25; common to
ers and feeders, S5.Sq6.OO; fair TO good
% fair slOcksrs and feeders. So ,5ca1. IS;
az SO; bulls. stays. etc. s. coos 90. 49,
HOGs-Trads in hogs travelled over the
same even course OF previous days, the
only new phase Of the market being a
little strength in lard offerings. In the
general way, big bulk OF a fully normal
supply changed hands at steady to strong
Figures. Packing demand had an active
tone from start TO finish and spectators
put additional life Into movement by the
purchase of about one-sixth OF the l23-
load estimate. There was little or no
inquiry from bona fide shippers and most
count were loads with a butcher weight
average.
Assortment OF supply was much the
same as usual. light grades being the
rule, with good lard classes the eNcep-
ton. The best heavies ON sale brought
S6.l1h. a split nickel above yesterdays
top, aud attractive butchers landed
stuff ranged from $500 down 10 less thsS
WIS. There were no pigs Of consequence
on sale. but prices are stlll duotable at
a wide spread OF n.Sg6. %. In most In
stances prices for ali weights were paid
readily and the yards at 1880 O'Clock were
practically empty.
Rather large receipts during the week
were distributed very creditably over the
five days and neither buyers nor sellers
claimed any advantage, the market wRv-
ering about n steady level throughout.
Heavy hogs are closing about nickel
higher, while light, high-mixed and COM
mon butcher offerings show no material
change in values.
sHEEP-rhere was nothing doing IN
any branch OF the sheep and lamb trade,
as yesterdays clearaDce u both feeders
and fat stock was complete. Fresh ar
rivals consisted OF four loads Of fat
lambs consigned direct 10 a packer, leav-
ing the open market barren.
on most days Turing the week re-
eeipts seemed TO be slightly under re-
quirements, the first two runs claiming
the only totals In excess OF lO0O0 head
for killing purposes and, with the ex-
ception OF yesterdays supply, less than
20 per cent OF each days display was
has practically terminated ana fed stuff
IRON the corn-belt constitutes bulk.
Demand for aforementioned stock at
all times lately was fairly active ana
easily ample, producing a trade that held
up in good shape from start to finish.
Good to choice lambs are now selling
around B,60QbS and anything moving
below $40 Is rather unattraetive; Fat,
and toppy ewes closed around $3.50 The
tat yeRrhng market was poorly tested
owing 90 meager offerings, but sometnin
good In this line would probably land
around A.6064.7b. Compared with = week
aEo, current quotations on fat stock aver
ages fully steady, but packers favored the
| better classes as a rule and discrimina-
| ton against tho common 10 medium
strings was little more pronounced than
las lai
Feeder trade presented no new features
worth mentioning, supplies being light
/ with the country demand rather quiet.
| According 60 yRrioIs scattered sales
values are closing firm with a week
/ ago. Weeks entire purchase OF feeders
/ gives a total OF about $500 head.
| Quotations on sheep and lambs; Good
/ 20 choice lambs, &.a0a5.S5; fair TO good
lambs. s. sos. 20; feeder lambs, IS. T5flf. ~ B.;
/ fair 70 choice yearlings, "a. 25u4 30; feeder
yearlinEs, S.65Qt 10; good to choice weth-
/ era, A,loq4,O0; fair to good wethers. 8 80
/ q3.75: feeder wethers. S. COOS. s5; good 10
choice ewes, 50 s5GiS co. fair 10 good ewes,
/ S.l09S.G; feeder ewes. 81 .4013.Oo.
Kansas city Live stock Market.
/ KANSAS CITY, Dec. l6-CATTLE-
Receipts, 800 head; no southerns; native
Z steers, s5.2uSh; southern steers, $500
$50; southern cows and heifers, e8O0da 90;
| alive cows and helfers, s2.5Sq10o; stock
ers and feeders. tS.lba6.e0; eulln. tS.a0G5
800; calves. tt.5o0s.00; western steers,
/ A6gd5o; Wetsern cows. S3.0005.Oo
| HO0s-Receipts, 1000 head; market
! steady bulk o. sales, S5.I51695; heavy,