Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04

CATTLE-There were not enough cat
tie here to make market this morning,
and as July 4 win be observed as a holt
day the trade this morning partook
largely OF the character OF a Saturday 8
market
Beef steers OF desirable quality have
been In good demand all the week, with
prices firm every DAY. As compared
with the close OF last week there has
been very little change In the market
prices; In fact. being almost stationary
for the last two weeks.
only few dry-lot cows and helfers
are coming forward and they are meet
Ing with very ready sale at good. firm
prices. On the other hand good grass
cows and heifers which come into direct
composition with low-priced grass steers
from the southwest are around sc
lower for the week Good cornfed bulls
have been steady throughout the week,
with grassers slow and lower. Veal
calves are around CSC lower for the week,
tlOO per hundred lower than two weeks
ago,
stookers and feeders have been In mod
crate supply all the week. but the country
Ssi'ono Ssn no mas been 30 meager that there
mas been an accumulation OF cattle I'm
the hands OF Spectators and ward trad.
erS The tendency OF the market mas
Deen lower, but in spite OF that fact
~ oeIe whl prohably be quite n number
OF cattle carried over until next week
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice beef
steers, B.S5@9.1S; fair to good beef SteeTS,
sS;ivgo - yS 80; common to fair beef steers s75j
ts rs good to choice cornfed cows, - '''-'
IeV; talr 70 good grades, s.. .7b6l6.76; COM
mon mon 70 fair grades, @T4S.B; good 10
Iair to good stockers and feeders, ID ibd
10; common to fair stockera and feeders
sC%sEegS1S; S,, stock COWS " an and heifers. tkood
N;eOul00O: bulls, stays. etc. t6. .2577,Gb.
REPRESENTATIVE sales:
HoGS-Supplios were moderate thls
showing up. For the week receipts totaI
4o,OoO, being nearly l,6O0 smaller than the
same days = week ago and 1000 short
the corresponding week last year.
Packers were very slow In starting out
again today, but shippers and spectators
could use at prices that looked to be a
nickel higher. Most of these early ship
per sales were made at range OF S.25df
before killers finally started bidding at
steady figures. In view OF the fact that
receipts were not very heavy and other
markets were reported higher statesmen
priced their holdings a nickel better. Buy
ers refused TO raise their offers 10 any
great extent and In the end the supply
were no moro than steady TO shade
higher. Movement was very slow
throughout and the market looked shaky
TO weaken values. but the bulk OF the
supply finally sold on the basis named,
that is, steady to shade higher than
yesterdays average.
Bulk OF the sales can be quoted at s. 20
@S.25, with a fair showing up TO $3.50, the
top. As was the case on Thursday the
longest strings landed towards the bot,
common stuff slightly under the general
range OF prices. Trade has been rather
uncertain az week but the eiSss Sig OF ,cRsi ine
higher. After going up on Monday and
Tuesday reaction set In. and Ia the
decline Wednesday a good share OF the
very sharp changes have been made; al
though small gains were registered both
Yesterday and today. As customary
Fourth. Such stock as is received viii be
yarded and cared for. but will not be
SHEEP-For good range lambs II was
largely an $3.50 market, for In the neigh
borhood OF eleven cars OF such lambs
sold at that price this morning, this being
practically everything in the lamb division
were steady TO a shade better as COM
pared with yesterday and the sorting was
about the same. There were 800 head
sorted out Of four cars at $50 lSo heaa h4d
out OF about 100 lambs at $3.50 and l5O
head out OF throe-oar shipment at the
same price. the packers, as on Thursday,
taking the feeder end as well as the tops
OF each shipment. The demand seemed
very good, which was due TO the light
receipts OF only some aSde head and 20
the fact that tomorrow Will be hohuey
all day for the killing gangs at the pack
ing houses. While a strong tone featured
today's trade sellers do not expect prices
10 hold Up any better than of late.
A limited supply OF aged sheep sold at
steady prices. The early sales included
a load Of Idaho ewes at Ao0 The move
ment had fair activity and the clearance
was seasonable For the week prices are
quotably 1OD86c lower on lambs, lOQ2Oc
lower on yearlngH, wethers and ewes.
Receipts have been liberal most of the
week and while there has been a little
decline in values the market ON most
days has been fairly active, indicating a
very good trade for this time OF the year.
Quotations on range SHEEP and lambs
lambs, good 10 choice, SS.750900; lambs
fair 70 good, gS.5O9sTb; lambs, feeders:
i16 81: yearitngs. fair 20 good, So .OOQb 20
wethers. good 10 choice, g. .SQS.60; weth--
era, fair 10 good, t6.8q5.@; ewes. good
to choice. N.5cq4.so; ewes. fair TO good