Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

ION-HEAD.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.

OF cattle this morning, al least none OF
any consequences, and the total for the
week. as will be noted from the table OF
receipts. has been very light as compared
with previous weeks and very mucn
lighter than a year ago. In consequences
Of the moderate runs the market has
been In q good healthy condition through
out this week.
The best grades Of beef steers have
sold during the week as high as Is. the
highest price ever paid on this market.
AT the close OF the week II is safe to
quote the best cattle as fully &c higher
and In good demand at that. II Is safe
TO assume that prime bunch OF beeves
would bring as much as $500. On the
other hand the short fed and half fat
steers have been very uneven sellers all
the week, and while some fleshy steers
OF good quality on the yearilng oroer
have shown about as much advance as
have heavy steers, others have shown
little or no advance.
The best cows and heifers have been
strong sellers throughout the week and
are at the close just about as high as
they have been at any time. Medium 70
common grades have been uncertain sell
ers and the tone TO the market has been
very weak owing to the fact that cattle
of this latter class come into direct COM
petition with the cheap Texas grasses
that are beginning to arrive at southern
markets in sufficient quantities 10 make
their influence felt. Veal calves efe zS9Soc
higher than last weeks close with mixed
stock such as bulls. stays, etc., STEADY
to strong.
The trade in stockers and feeders has
been very light all the week. supplies
being limited and barely sufficient TO meet
the requirements OF the moderate demand.
Prices have been steady 10 strong
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beef steers, ss!0od9oo; fair TO good beei
steers, yi.50a&0o; common TO fair beef
steers, s660u7.5o; good TO choice heifers,
s.. 75df7. rs: good to choice cows. ss.l5afd %;
fair TO good cows. Sa5usls; common 70
EAR sos soS fsessss sSDa = far to sood
stockers and feeders, N2sd5.@; common
10 fair stockerk and feeders, A2s45. %
stock cows and helfers. A.00ds.2s; veal
calves. $4oo9S25; bulls. stays. etc. HSs
17.oo.
ern hog markets exerted q bearish fnnu-
ence upon the local trade and bulk OF
moderate supply had TO sell at prices q
nickel lower. Some business, largely IN
shipping grades, was transacted early In
the session at firm figures. but as soon
weakened. Demand lacked life following
first rounds and movement was generally
slow, with clearance rather late
Receipts were posted at $500 head, and
quality OF offerings. while seasonaniy
good. was nothing 70 brag about snip
pound weights and bought about one
sixth of the entire crop on orders
! Spreads remained normal, good heavies
and common lights selling about 10 cents
apart.
r.7a the same as yesterdays high price,
while bulk Of receipts landed within the
&. .5Qd7. s. sales. Bacon hogs usually solo
at $50 and less, but there was practt.
caliy no business done below the N.as
C Compared with a week ago. current
prices for hogs average about a dime
| higher. the market opening little lower
| on Monday, but scoring prompt recovery
| on the following day. Packing demand
| has been reasonably active Throughout
and nothing especially new mas aeyeiopee @
supplies have been fairly large for corn
sHEEP-Only two loads OF sheep and
lambs were received today and they were
consigned direct to q packer. leaving the
ogrn The ma main feature Of trade during the
week has been its uncertainty because
Of the very light receipts. Since week
ago less than i3ooo head have arrived.
mostly shorn lambs. Wooled stuff has
practically guilt coming and natures NUT, y,
times. On Monday the crop was limited
10 ten loads and sellers were enabled TO
force large advances During the re-
rnainder OF the week packers bought
slowly and medium lambs. In particular.
were neglected. These kinds are selling
In unreliable fashion at present while the
good, shorn lambs show a net gain Of
about a quarter as compared with values
At last weeks close Strictly high-sTade
lambs are now auotaele around So. .
Sheep shipments were usually mixed
and in most instances ewes and wethers
soid IN small punches. Prime ewes minus
fieecs reached $50 anf good clipped
wethers also landed IN the same notch-
There have been no yeeriings Of ecnse-
Euence on sale.
a Country outlet no longer sexixts sfoi
stock selling in fun loads and mot hing
Inuchjh1s been purchased on oufsf5e zre
count = {rfie weeks buy of. shesrerss and
fes44is & accordinx tnS spackersA tab.
AMOUNTS To less than 500 head 1t : .
shorn sheep and lambs Lambs. good TO
choice. Nzf&s5: lambs. fair tc good.
E7S&SS. yearlings. SSs5M H. Nefherz,
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