Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-06
ssundav. seHolllnY.

CATTLE-There were no cattle in slght
this morning, at least none of any con-
been larger than for several weeks back
and slightly larger than for the corre-
spending week a year ago. Owing to the
large receipts and demoralizod condition
of the market at Chicago during the first
half of the week prices here on all kinds
of killing cattle broke sharply. Corn-fed
steers were quoted as 35q60c lower the
middle OF the week, but during the latter
half prices strengthened up so that at
the close OF the week the market Is not
over 15Q25c lower than week ago. Range
beef steers, owing to the fact that they
Kill out better percentage than half-fat
corn-feds, have been given the prefer
ence, as usual at this time OF the year,
and they have remained about steady
all the week.
Cows and heifers experienced about the
same decline as beef steers during the
first half Of the week, but later on
fiFmed up and are at the close only
about l5d25c lower than last week.
Feeders have been In good demand and
very moderate supply all the week and
are at the close 15n25c higher than a
week ago. On the other hand stock calves
have been I'm large supply, and in conse-
quence are 2Jd6oc lower than a week ago.
II would be well for shippers to thor
oughly understand that the break In
cattle this week at Missouri river points
shippers In flooding the Chicago market.
In consequence of the large reoeipts at
the Chicago market prices broke badly
and forced western markets down. The
best thing that could happen to the mar
ket would be a falling Oft in receipts at
Chicago for a few days.
Another thing that shippers should
bear In mind Is that stockers and feeders
cannot be sold In any market for reship-
ment to the country. In other words, all
the stock under present government reg
ulations shipped to market from terri
tory recently under quarantine can be
sold only for immediate slaughter. On
the other hand, feeders from territory
shipped from the South Omaha market
into any territory not actually under quar-
antine at the time of shipment.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
cornfed beeves, $.50GDS50; common to fair
cornfed beeves, s6OgQ7.60; good to choice
range beeves, T.15Q840; Iair to good
range beeves, H.40uL75; common to fair
range beeves $6.25Q74O; good to choice
heifers, $6.25q7O0; good to choice cows,
S66OQ6.25; fair to good cows $5.00Q6.6 so;
common to fair cows, 4.50Q500;, good to
choice stockers aud feeders. 1890. %;
7.@; common to fair stockers and feed
ers, $5.5OW6.50; stock heifers, $4G56S6.2 5;
stock cows, Si.5006.5O; stock calves, 6.5OQB
SIS; veal calves. SS.OOqlO.OO; bulls. stays.
HoGs-The total supply was hardly as
heavy Us on Friday there being some
thing like seVenty-four cars, or b,aVO head,
received, As twenty cars Of these came
direct, however. the actual offerings
amounted to about he same as yesterday.
For the week receipts total 6OSSO head,
being 2S,0OO larger than last week and
1900 heavier than last year. The weeks
run Is the heaviest since March, when
over $1,000 were received
Trade opened out this morning, with all
grades commanding prices that we're just
abouk the same as Fridays. shippers ana
spe Tiators bought q number of hogs early
at fully steady prices and while Their pur-
they accounted for fair share OF the rum
Packers first bids were steady to strong
and while sellers held OF Tor some ti me
in the end the bulk OF the offerings
moved on a steady to strong basis. AS
was noted YESTERDAY, there We're two as
and another for strictly killers. Conditions
we're about the same today and good
shippers brought premium OF from ioe
Ia as much as quarter. Most or the
hacking hogs sold around 1910. while the
bulk OF all the sales again covers "A 4
spread of Sc. 65G6.90, There were several
around 40 to 165 pounds here and as
ship ers Will not buy the extreme lights
and packers do not want them. they
the spread Today the more desirable
grades OF lightwelghts brought $3.50 with
some at $3.50 Trade was not active az any
time, but the light supply was practleaiiy
Extremely heavy runs the first Of tho
week started a break which lighter sup
plies never checked and the week 8 trace
aRo was 81. 3O61750, while today's top OF
sT0o Is just 60c under the high price az
the close OF last week. This break L. gem
oral Ne opening up OF guaranteed dis
tricta and the heavy runs that resulted
at Ali points being the direct cause. The
sharp discrimination against hogs from
the market al some points have been en-
tireIy lacking here and all hogs lookt,o
alike 10 the local buyers so far as theh