Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-03

CATTL E-Recolpts OF cattle. al usual I.
S S, = Friday. were moderate, only 20 head !.
peihs reported in. This brings the total =
LOT The five days this week up 10 1881 >
heao. being the largest OF any week =
uhus Tar this year and larger tnan for
o oUS Vfpaads6esppondinS week a year ago by
There were not enough beef cattle here
20 really make test OF the market, but
!he teeinG was generally stady with yes
teruay. lhis means that the market on
peer cattle 10 around lbd2Sc lower than :
week ago, tho amount of the decline
o ossp enc n upon the kind and character :
Cows and heifors were In light supply
today and steady. but for the week they =,
treme low point OF the year, The de-
mand on most days has been fair, but
sun the trade has not been any too ac-
tive feature OF the market IL the good
demand for Gamers,
stookera and feeders have steadily !.
tended Downward this week on account {
country demand. II would appear that !.
the scarcity OF money has kept many
way the demand has been diminished. In !,
this way, prices have gradually tended
downward through a lack OF sufficient
Quotations on Cattle; Good to choice
eornted beeyes. g, So fair to good
range steers, COOS ~ fair "t to good range
steers, e1eqTto; common to fsir range
steSrs, NWNoles GOOD TO choice grass
COWS, ts,3qIo; fair 20 good grades, $3.50 Z
s asca fs e sSOS Sss e oH SO%
aTcoi stock cows stStGSS;i stSc as' calves 'sss
WSsS'S9; veal bsS SaiNx ~ @.oo9io.sSi bulls.
HOGS Receipts dropped orr little to-
day, only about sixty-seven cars or 1000
date Ia y, aSv head, being 1900 head heavier
than q week ago. but about $500 short OF
Trade opened out rather duh this morn
ing and early packer bids were Just about I
a nickel lower, There were no good
lights here today; but shippers and spec Z
at prices that were quoted as anywhers i
from steady to a nickel lower, best butch n
ers again selling as high as tS2b. With 3
other points reported az opening dull and y
weak the feeling was not overly strong :.
here, and while sellers priced their hoga (.
early at stronger figures, quite q number =
forenoon al the packers first bids, that Z
Is, a nickel lower. Later on, when the
heavy shipping purchases began to show =
up competition became keener and values
braced up slightly, 80 that quite NUM- !
Der OF hogs sold at Just about steady fig
ures. II.
100. the most popular figure being H&
There were few scattering shipper sales :
on up above the even money mark with
tops again reaching tb.IO. values arc now
the lowest they have been since the eart
part OF August when the temporary Z
tlghtnsSs q money seat the average a.
sAEEP-Buyers went right after any
thing In the killing line and paid prices
l0fflbc higher for the bulk of the lamb
offerings and steady to strong, and pos7.
sbly a dime better, on ewes, there being
OF course few. II any, yearlings OF 49,
ers on the market. II was about a nor
were reported in, against b,s7t a week
ago and s,Sl3 on the same day last year.
Quality today was much like that on
Thursday. being fairly good generally,
prime order The offerings were pot as
good as at the close Of last week, and
on this account both fat sheep and lambs,
are quotable HtnOrS TO l0fti5c better than
the receipts on the local market have
been liberal during tho week, For the
first five days OF the week the receipta
foot up iJ6. 1873 head, compared with itA90s
year ago. In fact, the. supply this week
has been the largest OF any week so far
this season. bulllsh factor In the
trade has been the fact that the receipts
a shortage az compared with last week
The fat lambs this morning sold largely
at 81 lbdI7 40, with the bulk going around
s., s0a7. 40. Fat ewes moved at $500
Quotations on range sheep ana lambs:
Lambs, good 20 choice, 81 SOa7 GO; lambs
fair to good, 81 .00Q7 80; lambs. feeders,
CC7 iS ysSrinEs g9od r 70 eh9se ss S "a
yearllngs. feeders tSSoQ6So; wetherS,
GOOD 10 choice. s5.2od55O: wethers. fair
TO good, S5.0Od5.20; wethers, feeders, $50
81 81; ewes good 10 choice. N6od+ 80; ewes,
fair to good. SL4Og4.6oi ewes. feeders, $40