Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-30
Date. i9il. Ii9l3. Iisi2 .isIi .Iisi07 Iiso9 M


q Thuraday. while the demand for this
late IN tie week was very satisfactory,
As a result prices on all kinds OF cattle
were steady and tho trade reasonably
active. Pretty much everything had
changed hands by 10 o'clock In the morn
INK Prices are now back where they
means that last weeks sharp break has
been entirely recovered this week. The
trade Is now In a good. healthy condi-
ton and the feeling In very much bottei
than II was week ago nt this time
when prices were practically at the low
point OF the season.
Quotations on cattle; Good to choice
corn-fed beeves, SS.OOq9.O, common 70
fair corn-fed beeves, t6,16dfSOo; good 70
choice range steers, 81 l0aS. -; fair 70 good
range range steers steers. SSgs.sS GSo0n sood To Go Choice S
grass heifers. 36O0dTOO; good to choice
grass COWS, tS7Sge.5o; fair to good
Grades. ,iooS5'S;' prime % feeders 50 ,scoss tSa
$40, good to choice stockers and feeders
H.@Q7S6i fair to good stockers and
feeders, $5.6Ou7 20; common to fair stock
ers and feeders. S5.sOdpbG0; stock helfers,
81. .I6a6O0; stock cows t450lT6 90; stock
calves, f1b0ul0O0; veal calves, S7,5OdlO. W;
bulls, stays, etc. N.5Oa62
HOGS-Supplles were larger than on
Wednesday, but at that were moderate,
estimates calling for sixty-one cars, or
1000 head. The total Tor the four days
is 1850 head more than 1900 short OF a
NSth abOt dllu diiuOHN HtNVu lnHn
for the corresponding days last year.
Trade opened out SLOW and early
NpAcker bids we're In many cases a dime
lower. shipping demand was in fair
had bought "a few loads at prices that
were right around steady, the killer
trade braced up There was good
packing inquiry for good hogs OF all
weights and as shippers were buying
this sort OF STUFF at Yesterdays prices.
packers were forced to pay the same
money As a result. anything good sold
at prices that were steady, or very nearly
so. On the commoncr grades, packers
insisted on n flat nickel reduction, and
while sellers held this stuff until late
In On effort to get more money they
finally cashed II at fully Sc lower prices.
hogs left at this time were on the COM
mon order. they probably brought as
much as they would at any time In the
morning. Movement was far from active
at any time, but the moderate supply
was pretty well cleared by i0:3O.
Bulk OF the sales were made at 17.O0a
Il0 sprinklipg OF common heavles
sold down to $50. while tops again
fluctuating all week, and on two days
showed sharp gains, while prices on the
other two were slightly lower. The gem
erel trend has been higher, however. and
today'B values are a big dime above the
close of last week
SHEEP-The fresh receipts were mod
crate again, amounting TO only 2lOOO head
ana making for tho week TO date only
some %, 4Ob head, against 1A. Slb for the
same time last week, i24.4l0 two weeks ago
and 12s.1a1 year ago There was no
great change in the quality from yeHter-
days offerings but more cornfed stuff
The continued shortage of something
good TO choice In the killing line stlmu-
lated composition among the packer buy
ers ana the consequences was that no
time was lost in buying anything at ali
decent as killers At prices strong 70 I0dp
ibc higher Cornfed lambs numbering
around 600 head reached the HS5 mark
top for the day and the month to date
Range lambs, such as were available
brought as much as F.6S, with the bulk
of the range offerings going at 81. 16I7. 80.
sight were sold and this In spite OF the
fact that outside points reported slow
trade at steady prices. There was about
the same advance on aged sheep as, on
as active. everything clearing at an early
hour. Cornfed yearl ngs sold up TO $50.
with some heavy range yearllngs bring
large or as good as on the former days
OF the week. but what were on sale
changed hands largely at Booq5.55.
hands at $4,000 so. with a load here and
there at So 80. Most OF the feeder ewes
sold at t3S5q4.l0 on the whole, trade
was not quite as active, though very fair
for the closing days OF the week.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs,
good to choice, S,6Jd1 20; lambs, fair TO
good, 81 15er7 O.; feeders. fair to good, So
1850; feeders. common TO fair, S.. &6pji0;
yearlings. good TO choice, $50 oGl6. 40; year
iings, fair 10 good, t5.756I600, year
lings. feeders, 8. iOqb.9O wethers good
10 choice, $b.5O6l5B; Vethers, fair TO good,
IS 25lI5. 80; wethers, feeders, A.SOa4s5;
ewes, good to choice. $5.iOq5S5; ewes, fair
TO good. s475@5lo; ewes, feeders, 1880
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