Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02

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CATTLE-Therc were no cattle in eight
this morning of any consequence, but tue
receipts for the week have been very
liberal, showing a considerable gain over
year ago.
Beef steers at the beginning OF the
week were stronger but commenclng
with Tuesday the market eased Oft quite
rapidly and at the close OF the week
prices are l5a2oc lower The decline has
been the most severe on the medium
grades. but even good cattle are lower
The slump has been due apparently TO
unreasonable weather prevailing during
the greater part OF the time at eastern
points, which has reduced the demand
for meat production of all kinCs At the
same time the liberal receipts have given
packers an opportunity to bear the mar
ket. The report OF three boatloads Of
Argentina beef on the way 10 New York
may. have contributed sofnewhot to the
Cows and helfers we're in liberal re-
ceipt and as prices at this point were
very heavy to begin with, the market
steadily declined, closing around 25c
| lower than last week,
Stock cattle and feeders were In light
supply all week and az there was rea-
sonabiy good demand prices were strong
being II anything little higher than last
Quotations on cattle; Good to choice
beef steers, SS.25dsT5; fair TO good beet
steers, E.sOQS,25. common TO fair beef
heifers, ss.T5G775: good to choice cows
| S. 60f17. so; fair 70 good grHdes, 81. 4O6J6. 80
! common to fair grades, s4.01il5.l0; good
fair "a pS 10 good stookers % and feeders sf.aSS
| 7.50; common 10 fair Htockers and feed
ers, s6.75@7 25: stock cows and heifers
$5.50d675i stock calves, H60us,2S; yea
calves, sscDnlc2o' oniis' stays etc. sS-S
HOGs-Receipts were light even for q
saturday only about 81 cars, or 500
the weak foot up e0sSo. almost 3'Oo0 largel
than a week ago, but q shortage OF Is,
as compared with the same week las
Trade was slow in getting started th
morning. as sellers were asking an hd
vance OF nearly lOc, but buyers .woul'
not meet the figures asked, and in th
sold at prices that were generally 6
higher. The market on light hogs, whicl
has been in poor shape all week, was,
Buyers simply ignored the pnderweigh
hogs no matter how good the quality
and up TO late hour IN the forenoon
packers refused TO even bid on anythinl
| light and shippers were very careful
about taking hold of tn am. In the end
as there seemed to be nothing else to dc
sellers were forced to cut loose. Price
paid for the light and light mixed hog
did not look I'm any caee TO be better tha
steady, and some saiesmen quoted ther
as slightly lower.
| Dulk OI the safes WAS NuOtHu AT foslV'
sS and tops reached H.42h. being IN
higher than yesterday, and only 2lhc be
low the high mark at the close OF las
week.
than a week ago. During the first fou
days OF the week the trend OF the maj
ket was downward, but a good share z
the decline has been regained during th
last two days, and values today are n
| more than weak, to at the outside
lower than last Saturday. Light hos
have been in poor demand al week an
! OF the lights landed at $500 and beloy
Values braced up little on Friday, bl
the sales are still hanging close TO u
isHEEP-Nothins in the way Of shes
; and lambs arrived at the yards N
morning. which is often the case on Il
, ! last dav OF the week.
'"st Sn excessive supply of sheep and lami
during the week and unseasonably war
weather generally were the reasons 4
J a big slump 10 values. Ihe reeelpts u
! compared with $3.50 last week and D.6
for the same week year ago pm
,, markets were also literally supplied, r
suItinx in q substantial price decline
aii points. On the whole. the offerlnl
here were much the same as last wee
: WITH a fairly large percentage OF warns
up grades Of both sheep ana ian'os o.
. The bulk of the lambs az the close
tho week sold on a basis OF ~g4Oc low
| than a week ago. WINE What uut,nVn
| .rings were on sale showed decline
|. about 15725c for the week. =,
ON Friday OF last week most OF u
a transactions in lambs were made aropi
. ~ 506l7. so, as compared with range
|, N 20fi.6 at the close OF this week. ~
|, | s,e eioritv of the ewes a week ago broug
: nricss around 8. 4Ol15,5o. whereas III
) weeks close shows sales ranging fro
: Sc ibd5.3. Wethers and yearlings, co
r Un1ed In very limited supply all q
!, week. Among the high sales were SOL
k ewes that sold up 70 $500, this being u
}. highest price paid for ewes since May
J. last year, when t6.l0 was the RECORD
z that month.
}. Quotations on sheep and lambs; Lam
: GOOD TO choice, t7.boGlT.G5; lambs, fair
!. good, 81 .ooI 4e lamps s sus 1i 20 s1iT
Z. heavy, S625Gie.50; wethers, good 70 ehoi'
J. IS. .5oQt6 so; wethers fair 70 good 70; =
$50: ewes, good 20 choice: so'lSVo''
ewes. fair 70 good A.SO9o'iS'