Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-23
'ate 1874. isis 7isi2. Iieii 1910 Iiso9 igoS.
Sunday

CATTLE-Receipts this morning were
very large. 4i3 cars being reported in
This makes the total for the two DAYS
this week LIPS head, tho largest for any
similar period thus far this year. but
only about ON par with the correspond
ing time last year.
The trade ON beef steers was slow and
late in opening, largely due to the fact
that some OF the trains were late In ar
irving la the yards, and that Il took some
httle time To get shaped up and ready
TO be shown When the trade was finally
under way prices ranged anywhere from
STEADY on some OF the best. to loo lower
on some of the less desirable kinds.
There was nothing very choice with
cornfed steers good enough to bring
@l5 with westerns at SS7b
Cows and heifers were in about the
same condition as beef steers except that
II was the common grades or Gamers
that were steady, while the beef COWS
and heifers were weak to as much as
Toe lower in some cases.
The best feeders that Just happened to
suit the idcns OF buyers commanded
steady prices, but the medium and com
mon kinds were fully l0c lower. and In
spots perhaps worse than that.
Quotations on cattle Good to choice
cornfed beeves, t9.b0fp-O.25: fair to good
cornfed heeves, 81 15@a50; common to fair
cornfed beeves, S75qS7b good to choice
range steers, 81 ,40aS75; fair to good range
steers. $6.SO6t7.4O; common to fair range
steers, S6O0a6.S0; good to choice grass
heifers, $6,5oq750: good to choice grass
q6 Is, common TO fair grades, "a. Ood6. 30.
good to choice stockers and feeders,
S7.50dS %; fair to good stockers and feed
ers, $6.00Q660; stock heifers, 81, 5O0l6. 7h;
stock cows, S4.75a625: stock calves. S6.OOdG
800; veal calves, S.O1lO,25; bulls. stays.
| etc. 81. 25a70O
HOGa-supplies were the largest for
several days. but at that were very mod
crate for Tuesday. something like
sixty-six cars or 1900 head being re-
ceived Total for the two days amounts
TO. 5,66S head. being about COO larger than
a week ago, but more than $500 short
Advices from other points were dis
kinds, being in light supply were picked
! up at generally steady prices, the pack
| ers insisted on making their purchases
at a sharp reduction. Early bids were
! ali OF a dime, and in spots iOdl5c lower.
| and while values improved slightly later
| the long end of the supply moved at
! prices that were all Of 64lOc and IN most
| Instances a flat dime lower. Trade was
| dull all the way through, The general
| killer trade Is largely l0c lower, but with
| shipping grades holding firm the average
does not show any more than eeloc
Eight dollars and thirty-five cents
| proved TO be the most popular
| price, although there was a good show
! ing of heaviea and the more common
| mixed stuff around $3.50 and S.32h.
| shipping hogs moved anywhere from a
| quarter to as mucn AS VVc hpoNo tne
| killers. best lights selling as high as
Today's average IL just about the same
| as Saturdays, but prices have been un-
| even and while shippers are some high
| er for the week. packing grades are sell
ing at figures that are right close TO a
nickel off.
! SUFEP-The last sales OF lambs or
/ Mondays market averaged Toe lower thar
| the close OF last week, with trade iastinl
until late in the day. and about a dozel
loads being carried over Tor today mar
ket The general run OF aged sheep or,
| ferings Yesterday showed r. decline OF "
d6Oc from last Friday, and while feeder
lambs were generally l0qlSc lover theT,
\ there being very few feeder yearnnks
wethers and owes available;
| Mondays big run WAS followed by an
other this morning, As the receipt!
amounted to some 1000 head. agains
81, 900 a week ago and 1900 on the SAM
day a year ago, Chicago Was repqIted q
offerings consisted OF lambs, and the gen
eral quality OF both sheep and lambs wa
lacking there being not one choice buncl
had a liberal supply to fill orders from.
The packer buyers started out on thei
first rounds early as compared win IN
standstill trade yesterday. and APPARENT!
wanted some good killers, They bough
such lambs as we're on sale In good sea
son in the forenoon, paying prices Tor ia
lambs generally steady to dime lowe
and about steady for the light supply o
There seemed to be a good demand 70
| ali kinds of feeders, but as feeder lamb
were plentiful prices were weak 10
! shade lower The best grades OF teede
lambs are duotable at t.s5d1 20, wit
some carrying a little flesh at S.2Oq7 y
The commoner kinds are going TO IN
country largely at Sc JOa6 IS. Feeder shee
continue scarce and prices are Just
high as ever they were.
Quotations on range sheep and lambs
Lambs good 10 choiceC s.. 4O617. g; lambs
fair TO god S7.l5d74O, lambs, feeders
So 3OIf7 20; yearlings, good TO choice, So
G6lO, yearlings, fair TO good, IS bOq5 81
yearlings, feeders, 81. 4Oq5sO; wethert
good To choice. $5.2Od5.50; wethers, fair {
good S52Od6OO; wethers, feeders, 81 800