Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-03

AAl llai4--t(ecClptE WCfO llEnL tOuHl,
only forty-three cars being reported. still
the total for the four days thus week ls
slightly larger than for the same period
last week, and larger than the corre-
spending time year ago, by over 4oO
head.
The market on good cattle was strong
and active, On the other hand the less
desirable kinds were very slow and weak
and anything showing grass was hard to
move, Nearlings ON the fair to pretty
decent order are not sought after as
much as they were at one time, but
strictly good kinds still sell to good ad-
Dry-iot cows and helfers were very
scarce, and the feeling on that kind was
steady. on the other hand, grassers
were weak, the same aA they have been
on most days OF late.
There were few stockers and feeders
in sight and they commanded steady
prices.
There will be no market on July T. The
yards will be open for the receipt Of
stock and anything arriving will be cared
for but not offered for sale until Mon
dev July Il.
steers SSS599.l6; fair to good beef steers,
SS.l0aS36; common to fair beef steers, $3.50
as 10; good to choice cornfed heifers, N.25
100, fair to good grades S.7S6p6,75; COM
mon TO fair grades s. @pS.5; good to
choice ttoekers and feed RS, tLOCsaS,O0; !, y,
80; common to fair stockers and feeders,
| IS. 25dD675; stock COWS and heifers, $40, a
.s5; stock calves, seOdtlsb; veal veal calves a.
Representative saies'
HOGS-There was another very size-
able run on hand this morning, ,estl-
mates calling for 1bl cars. or 10000 head.
n'his puts the weeks total at Ss,1l6 head,
being a little over 1000 larger than q
week ago, but more than 1000 short OF
| the corresponding days last year.
! Trade opened out very dull again today.
Shipping orders were not or much con-
sequence, and MS packers refused TO bid
until along towards 10 o'clock the early
! trade was practically lifeless When first
offers were firmly made, they looked to
be just about steady with yesterday 3
early sales, that Is, Sls was @ Sid rood on
! rtuff to draw an offer of more than
that Some hogs were sold on this basis
but the majority of the salesmen were
asklng a nickel advance, and they were
not inclined to take off without putting
up fight. As a result the movement
was slow for a while, but In the end
packers raised their hands, and when the
hulk of the supply started 10 move prices
were steady 10 IA shade higher than yes
! terday's average, and fully steady with
| the best time. After trading basis
was reached the movement was continu-
Gus. and while trade was not very lively
at any time practically everything was
The general market is steady 10 a
shade higher than Wednesday. Two
| prices, $s.l7h and $50, catch the long
strings, although the sales are pretty
| we'll spread out over a range OF ". l06
s,22Ls. Quite a sprinkling sold as high
| as S&, this figure again being the
| highest paid After four days of rather
| uncertain markets prices are scant
nickel higher than at the close OF last
| week
SHEEP-There being another good run
here for a Thursday, the buying side OF
| the trade another play for lower prices
this morning, but the sellers resisted any
steady on both sheep and lambs; The re.
ceipts footed up some 5000 head, against
4,SS7 "a week ago. ,4SO two weeks ago ana
44,25O on the corresponding day year ago,
1t was a noticeable feature this morning
/ that the packers took the feeder end or
the lamb supply as we'll as the most de-
srable offerings, the. good demand from
measure to the fact that Kansas City and
St Joseph were lightly supplied, as mas
been pretty much the case OF late. Chl-
cago had only a fair run
As the general quality Of the lambs was
little, II any, different from yesterday
the range OF prices was about the same,
most Of the good lambs selling anywhere
! from $3.50 to S8.S5, and the sorting as a
! rule being light Trade was fairly active
and most everything cleared In good
season in the forenoon.
! A rather limited number Of yearlings,
wethers and ewes formed the aged sheep
supply, and as there was good competi-
| tiOn among buyers for some mutton offer
changed hands before the lambs began
| to move, the yearlings excepted. As al
| ready noted. values were fully steady.
| The offerings In this division We're only
OF average quality, there being some
range ewes included among the early
| sales at A7b.
For tire week lambs show "a decline of
| 2Odl35c and aged sheep 100000, which ia
nothing more than was expected, owing
to the unusually high range OF values
prevailing for range stock Receipts have
been liberal this week and buyers are ex-
pected TO continue TO bear the market.
! Quotations on range sheet and lambs
Lambs. good 10 choice, ss75dD9. 90; lambs
I fair 10 good, $500 L75 lambs feeders
! s5.75q650; yearlings, good 20 choice. i6SG
| wethers, good to choice. S. 356i5. 60: weth-
ers. fair to good. s.. aiD5.95 ewes good
20 choice. S4.JOG4.sO; ewes. fair TO good
A.95q4.jo.