Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
CARLOADS.
Cattle. HORR. Sheer
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

CATTLE-There were a few cattle re-
ported In this morning, but not enough 10
cut any figure in the trade, the market
being nominally steady with yesterday,
For the week receipts foot up 24,SlI head,
being the largest Of any week since &c
tober. At the same timo overwhelming
receipts were reported at Chicago, with
practically all markets the country over
heavily loaded. The result was the most
severe slump at Chicago experienced In a
long time, prices there for the week be-
ing quoted M.0Oml.75 lower on killing cat
tie. The bad break at Chicago carried all
western markets down the decline, being
helped by the heavy runs. As result
the weeks trade in cattle Is the most dis
astrous experienced In a long time. The
country has suffered enormous losses on
account of Its folly In shipping half fat
and immature cattle In large numbers
during the month OF December, whom
such cattle invariably sell TO the poorest
advantage OF any time during tho whole
year. IL is generally well understood that
December is a pouhry month, and while
q few fancy Christmas cattle are always
wanted. the demand even for the best
kinds is limited. while Inferior grades are
always more or less neglected because
consumers are not buying cheap beef in
anything like usual quantities.
While the market at this point did not
suffer as much decline as Chicago, the
general run Of killing cattle are safely
l5o9Sl.OO lower than at the best time last
week. Stockers and feeders have not suf-
fered 50 much decline as killing cattle
because the break brought in good coun-
try buy ng orders which helped sustain
the market on that kind Of stuff. They
are, however, 25QI60c lower
There Is every reason for believing that
the demand for fat cattle will continue
very moderate until the close OF the year
Quotations on cate. Prime yearlings
sSl5Qsl6; good TO choice oornfed beeves.
ss.OJQISI5; fair to good cornfed teeves
s.. 60egsO0; common to fair cornfed beeves,
S6.0Oq750; good to choice range beeYes,
N.hOasOO: fair to good range beeVes, 800
0150; common to fair range beeYes, s6.750t
100; good TO choice heifers, s600eIq. 90;
good cows, N.Ooa6. so; common 10 fair
cows, $s.75d5,0Oi good to choice stockeTs
and feeders, 81. 40Qy776; tair to good stock
ers and feeders, $3.50 a0; common TO fair
stockers and feeders, S6.O0Q6.7s, stock
stock calves. $6.OOq150; veal calves. Si.O0Q
900; bulls, stays, ETC., S6.0OQ6.7b.
HOGs-Trade opened out dull. and while
local receipts we've only Nmoderate, very
heavy ran in Chicago and sharply lower
prices at that point caused first bids mere
TO he made on a dime lower basis, Al
sellers were not Wiling TO make so large
a concession, early ROADS were very slow
and before much OF anything had been
cashed values siren thened up a little, Sc
that In the end most OF the sales were nc
more than 6QfiOc lower, in TACT, the gen
erai market will hardly show a full 30
Ito decline.
Rece pts amounted to eighty-nlne cars,
or about 60O0 head. The total Tor the
week Is 5l,619 head, which. with the eK-
eeplion OF Two weeks ago, Is the heaviest
for some time. This weeks supplies arc
more than 500 larger than last week,
while the receipts for the year to date
show a decrease of a little over 900, 900 ae
compared with lsla.