Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-06
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CATTtsE-ReCeipts OF cattle were very
light, owing undoubtedly to the severe
weather Saturday and Sunday. which In
terfered with shipping operations, IL was
Ia fact the smallest run experienced at
this point on q Monday for good many
weeks back, In reality there were not
enough cattle on sale TO make a mar
ket or TO Interest buyers. II being impos-
sihle for all the packers TO get enough
cattle TO make killing and some OF taeIn
stayed olt OF the market and did not
try to buy anything. This always re-
suits In q slow trade and this morning
furnished no exception TO the general
rule. Thus II happened that with re-
celpts unusually light the market was
really not as satisfactory as on good
many days when receipts are very much
larger. The prices paid for killing cattle
were fully steady and some OF the sales
looked an much as loc higher. Here ana
there a salesman who happened 10 have
something that Just suited buyers thought
he secured even more advance than that.
Buyefs were not very anxious TO load up,
as they seemed 10 feel that with milder
weather today receipts Will DO very much
larger later In the week.
Stock cattle and feeders did not show
any material change, but the feeling on
good feeders was strong. the same as
last week.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
beef steers. ,seog170; fair TO good beef
steers, s6.Oodi6 90; common to fair beef
steers Soeas;eo good to choice inslr z.
fair TO good cows and heifers S.fDg1t5o;
common 20 fair cows and heifers, E.boa
ans; good TO choice stockers and feeders,
q. toa6. Is; fair TO good stockers and
feeders, s4.bod5. 70: common 10 fair stock
ers and feeders. s3.sodAt0; stock heifer&
81. t0Q4f5; veal calves. Nbo9I1b; bulls,
stays, etc, s5.6odG.51,
HOGs-A small supply Of hogs enabled
sellers to obtain prices bulOc higher for
anything with quality. weight, or both.
High mixed and common light offerings
were generally avoided and showed rather
poor action from the start at figures
merely steady to strong. Trade as q
whole was rather quiet, but the yards
were cleared In very good season,
Receipts amounted 10 about $500 head,
a total that contrasts sharply with the
big runs Of the last few weeks. and
smooth heavy butchers and lard varle-
ties proved the exception. Shippers and
spectators favored quality rather than
weight and purchased about a dozen
The best welghty animals on sale
brought $50. as compared with Satur-
days top of se22h. while little butchers
sold at s6l5 and less, common lights
moving largely under the sc mark.
sHEEP-sheep and lambs sold higher
under the stimulus Of more active and
fairly broad demand, the advance being
roughly quoted In all quarters at ioul5c.
This Improvement was scored despite a
liberal supply, and heavy denominations
Of product because OF poor refrigerator
car service. A better feeling In eastern
trade circles, both live aud dressed NUT
ton, was responsible for bullish trend
to values, and II follows that current
prices are on none too solid foundation.
Receipts were estimated At fully Hoo
head, mostly fat ewes and fat lambs. In
fact, almost two-thirds Of the run con-
81 sted OF ewes, a condition that appeared
TO have no Appreciable check upon the
demand for this class Of stock. Wethers
and yearlings were very scarce and there
we're no Mexican lambs included in Of
ferings.
The fed western lambs on sale brought
1856 early and medium classes sold at
the usual wide discounts under long term.
high quality stuff Toppy fat ewes
landed at n. 1o1s is and fair to good va
rieties sold from $3.50 downward: strictly
choice yearlings were wanted around
Is so while extra good wethers are quot
able at a spread Of a. &I4.O.
scant supply Of feeder stock left THIS
branch Of the market almost HfeleHs. The
country outlet seemed to DO practically
closed and all but a few hundred head
OF receipts carried enough flesh TO XIII
out In good shape. Last weeks BUY on
feeder orders amounted TO about ev0p
head. -.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Good
to choice lambs. S.51s.S: fair TO sood
lambs s.. KUS.&; good TO choice year
! lings. &. igf16 50: fair to good yearllhgs
81. 55d5.i5: good to choice wethers, H.zo4
/ l. 90: fair TO good wethers. -. sfna.sSi gooa
| to choice ewes, H.sgff. 10; fair to gooa
| ewes, s.. 25a3. %