Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-14
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CAITLE-ReCeipts OF cattle were very
lights, az Is the case on most Fridays,
In fact. there were really not enough to
excite very much interest among buyers
and the trade was without new or In
teresting features, It being a typical FRI
days market.
There were no fat cattle of any con-
sequence TO make q test OF values, so
that prices remained nomlnally un-
changed. For the week the best grades
Of beef are possibly little stronger,
while the less desirable kinds are little
easier, The market as a whole has not
shown much change,
Cows and heifers were slow and dull
today and they have been rather uneven
all the week II has been a good deal OF
a eatch-as-catch-cau market, and no two
sellers have had exactly the same ex-
perience. In the end 1t would appear
that the market Is not very much dit-
ferent from what II was q week ago,
Good feeders, having quality as well as
some flesh, have been strong all the
week and are little higher than one
week ago. on the other hand, there
have been a good many light stock cattle
on the common to medium order, many
of them being reshipped to this market
from other markets. The result or the
large receipts has heen to break TINS MAJ mar,
ket on that Kind, prices being now fully
25c lower than q week ago
Quotations on native cattle: Beef
steers, good to chaice, $s.250l0,2S; beef
steers, fair to good, E.25QS. Is. beef steers,
common 10 fair, $6.00l1 %. good to choice
heifers, ssoOdS,75 good to choice cows,
S.00Q6.O0. fair to good cows. AoO9oOo;
choice stockers and feeders. s6.0O47.GO;
fair to good stockers and feeders, 5000
B00, common to fair stockers and feed
ers. E.50G50O; stock cows and heifers,
a. 450q5.15, veal calves, N,60Gs7S; bulls,
stays, etc, $0O@S.60,
Quotations on range cattle: Good to
choice beef steers, $70O@S.I5; fair to good
beef steers, yB.00Q70O; common to fair
beef steers. s5.0006.00.
H0GS-A moderate supply OF hogs ar
rived for Friday. The market opened
in fair season with shippers and specula-
tors buying about their usual proportion
OF the receipts at prices mostly steady
to strong for anything that just suited
them Packers were small buyers early
In the morning, but later on bought a
good share of the receipts at figures
generally strong to nickel higher than
yesterday. AS very few II any choice
hogs were on the market, the ordinary
run of mixed and packing grades showed
the most Improvement. Trade was fairly
lively Throughout and clearance OF the
offerings was made in very good season.
times, and IL all or zoe lower than the
high mark reached yesterday. Receuts
footed up, according to first estimates,
about eighty.onc loads, or $500 head, as
compared with 4,903 last Friday, 5,l74 two
weeks ago and 4,S0S head on the corro-
spending day last year. On the whole
quality was not quite up TO the standard
OF yesterday, there being practically no
really choice hogs on sale.
.r.kt tNl ANaaE naA Ia
number of pigs there being In the neigh
borhood of 6O0 head on sale. For some
little time back small number Of pigs
have been arriving at the yards but OF
late their number Is apparently increas-
ing. Bulk of them sold anywhere from
800 to s5& and weighed from 90 to 100
pounds.
SHEEp-The arrivals Of sheep and
lambs this morning amounted to about
ten loads three of which were shipped
direct to q packer, leaving only seven
cars actually on sale. What stock was
here brought prices fully steady with
yesterday. The supply was really not
enough to properly test values.
Trade In fat lambs has been In very
satisfactory shape all week and the
trend of values has been upward. AL
though receipts were fairly liberal pack
ers seemed to be In need OF almost
everything in the killing line. A good
clearance OF thaL Sort or StutI IL peinB
made daily. There was strong tone
to the trade throughout and business on
most days displayed considerable activ-
lty, especially on prime killers. Buyers
In a measure were induced TO pay higher
price on account of the very favorable
conditions surrounding the eastern NUT
ton trade. The close Of the week shows
a substantial advance Of 2bGp40c on lambs
over prices prevailing at the end Of last
week
A comparatively small supply Of fat
sheep was met with a broad and active
demand and prices generally are quotably
q quarter better than a week ago. Fat
ewes made up the bulk OF the offerings,
and yearlings being rather scarce. Choice
handyweight yeariings showed the most
improvement In prices. Heavy Montana
wetheIs are very little II any different
from the close of last week.
Trade in the feeder division was more
active than at any other time since the
opening of the season There was a
good strong demand and numerous buy
ers were here looking for desirable feed
ers The supply was fairly large, but
not ample enough TO meet the apparent
growing demand. At the end of the
week both feeding sheep and lambs are
selling fully 1o@l5c above last weeks
close.