Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-23

lntTe WhA u NtA9 hNNAN
reported in. Still tho total for the two
days foots up only 9,2i6 head, being
slight falling off as compared Win laSt
week. but a gain over n year ago OF al
most 1900 head.
Good to choice beef steers, both light
and heavy. were In active demand ana
fully steady. A choice bunch OF neaNy
beeves sold up 20 ~ 30 the highest price
paid for cattle of their weight thus far
this year.
Cows and heifers we're in good demand
and free sellers at fully steady prices;
| The same was true OF bulls. calves and
practically all desirable kinds OF butcher
stock.
the demand for good to choice feeders
ia very liberal. but the supply Is ex-
! tremely light, there being little OF no
cattle Of that description in the yards
this morning; on the other hand hand trashy S.,ny
neglected practically every day.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
yearlinss. 81: eoas. Is; good TO choice corn
fed beeves, IS .e0qs 80: common to fair
cornfed beeveH, 81 B4S. -; good 10 choice
heifers, 81 .00q7. rs; good to choice cows
S % far sn,r to SoE 5000 SSgs soss 70
| choice stockers and feeders, 81 GOfs %;
| fair to good stockers and feeders, N.OOu
| I so; common 10 fair stockers and feeders.
J s. .00dD1 co. stock heifers, So .7Sd7 90; stock
| cows. S.5Odi6 so; stock calves. S60lfie. 90:
veal calves, tS.0ulO.S6; fat bulls stays
| etc, - .20dT Is
HOGS-keceipts were larger than at
any other market point. 81 cars. or II 100
head, being estimated. Total for the two
days is A,l62. being s.0oc larger than last
week, GOO heavier than two weeks ago,
and gain OF over $500 over the same
days last year. Supplies for tho week
to date are, with the exception OF three
weeks ago. the largest for some time.
With receipts the largest for several
days, all buyers started talking lower
prices right from the JUNO. but what
light hogs sold TO shippers went at a
nickel decline. One packer was in the
1.-THE purchases he made at that time were
at about tho same prices as tho shippers
were paying. Bulk OF the outsiders
early purchases landed at N.4oif 80. the
latter prices, which was paid by both
shippers and packers, being the day q
top.
As a general thing. killer buyers wery
even more beartsh than the shippers, and
their offers OF light and butcher hogs
were fully jdi0r lower. while what bids
were made on heavies showed n flat dime
decline. Sellers priced their holdings al
steady figures, but buyers would not
raise their early bids very much. and
when the bulk of the offerings finally
started to move II was on a 5dpl0c lower
basis. Some Of the heavy hogs that were
basis, but as a general thing buyers
were inclined to leave on tho weighty
kinds, and the most OF the heavy hogs
were all bearing down on them. the finish
was a pretty dun affair.
Most of the packer purchases were
made at H.aOG7S, while bulk OF all tbs
sales was quoted at Wilder spread Oh
81. 26fif. 40 Tops sold at $50. Be below
yesterdays high figure.
SHEBP-Another fairly liberal run
ssGS or 81 s1Oo head SsiRS about the sam
size as yesterdays receipts. Total 10
the two days OF sos head is three time
as large as last week, five times heavte
head over last year. Supplies for tn
week TO date are the largest since tn
third week of April. two months age
when nearly 1000 head were receive
during the first two days OF the week
Prices took a slight upturn this morn
ing. and under the Influence of re
| ported advance at otner points. lamb
/; higher. As has been the case nearl
every day of late, bulk Of the sprin
D lambs moved in one notch. which thi
. morning was t9eO. as against $3.50 yes
B terday and last Friday. Practically every
/; thing coming in Is fat enough To sell
packers and feeders buy ers are rot abb
, TO get hold OF many lambs.
II seemed 20 be the general opinion tina
; aged sheep did not share the lamb ad
+; vance. and they were generally quoted a
; steady to strong. although some trader
| thought ysarlings n dime higher In som
f: cases. No fed yearling lambs showed u
, though the bulk OF the offerings move
, | under this figure. There were no oil
, | wethers of consequence here and sur
plies OF ewes Were only fair These la
/; ter sold I'm about the same notches as o
/, Monday, the extreme top sgain reschin
:. S6.3S, with anything, except the bel
. kinds, moving at 500 and under.
n Quotations on Sheep and Lambs
!. lambs, good 10 choice, S7.756Is35 lamb
:. fair 10 good, H.0Od7Ti; lambs, sprin
S. 90; yearlings, fair TO choice, S..
}. al so: wethers, fair TO choice S5.O0dD6 0
, ewes. good to choice. A.75Q6. rs; eve
/: fair TO good, S4.o0dl4.7b.