Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
DISPOSITION.
Total disposition. on

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CAT1DE-rhere were not enough cattle
here to cut any figure on the market
The feeling for the day however, was
steady. Receipts for the week foot up
1887 head, being slightly smaller than
last weeks heavy run and larger than
ior the corresponding week last year by
The market on beef steers cows and
heifers advanced sharply during the mid
die OF the week in spite OF the large re-
ceipts. but slipped back little on Friday
Still al the close OF the week the market
on cornfed beeves and on the general run
OF tat cows and heifers IL 10Nl5c higher
than last weeks close, or hose higher
than the extreme low time the middle OF
last week. A few Christmas cattle have
been received this week and have sold
higher than ever before In the history
OF the trade. 1t might be well for ship
pers to remember that the demand for
short-fed beef steers Is never very brisk
during the month Of December. when the
consuming demand seems to cali for a
higher grade OF beef.
Stock cattle and feeders moved more
freely this week and they are 10gl5o
in a good healthy condition
Quotations on. cattle; Prime yearlings,
y. l5gl0 ~; good to choice corn-fed beeves,
g; 1Sql0: 90; fair to good corn-fed beeves,
s. AlM876; common to fair corn-fed beeves.
~ .004S. 20; good 30 choice range steers,
I;I6efs 70; fair to good range. steers. H.2i
Q1 e: common to fair range steers, $500
choice heifers, s. 1S@7 co. good 70 V cheio g
cows. $.75@6.T5; fair 20 good cows, d. 256
b.1b; common TO fair cows, A.50ff5. 70
good to choice stockers and feeders, 81. rs
81. Oea7 .7Bi common to fair stoclSers and
feeders, S6.O097 90; stock heifers. 50 .5vf
500; stock cows. % .0O@6 .25i stock caves.
Se:oOgS,Oc; veal y. calves. T.OOuS5o; bnlla,
HUGs--W1th the lghtest run OF the
week on hand trade opened out ia fair
shape and early sales were steady to
a few scattering loads sold on fhia basis,
for as the morning advanced prices
strengthened UP and the most OF the
sales showed 5ql0c advance. while tne
market Was fairly active after the first
rounds and clearance was made by g:SO.
The general trade was 5QlOc higher.
Bulk Of the offerings moved &C sS.sOa
$50 with sprinkllne ~ 1915 and . top
OF 81. equainng the best price that has
been paid since December 1. For the
week prices are fully l0c higher. With
very moderate supplies throughout pack
efs remained bearish most OF the time.
but on days when shippers were active
prices strengthened up enough to more
than offset such declines as the packers
managed TO get by Witn Chicago IL the
only large market which has mad any
thing ike good run during the week,
ana local killers used the neavy runs
and Consequent breaks at that point aG
4 club ON this market. since the flood
| OF hogs that poured In at the Missouri
river markets. at the first or last weeA
| the opening of Iowa has failed 20 swel
the supplies to any great extent. lt Il
generally believed that farmers ana stock
men think present prices entifeiy too
| low, ana those who are able to hold aOtc
their hogs are doing so.
/ Receipts were estimated at forty-ons
cars, or $3.50 head. The weeks supply
| foots up 23,z12 head. being over Sl,O1
smaller than last week and 50,500 shorl
| OF the same week last year. The de
crease for the year to date has almos
1 reached the 800 900 marx, the rigurei
| showing a falling off OF 2gs, sl6 heaa al
4 compared with 1913.
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