Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-28
SUNDAY.


CATTLE-Reoeipts were liberal again
this morning. ls6 cars being reported In.
This brings the total for the three days
up to 1852 head. While this Is larger
than for the corresponding days last
week, IL is smaller than for most recent
weeks and smaller than a year ago.
Fat cattle generally sold at steady
prices, there being little change In either
direction. This would apply not only TO
beef steers but TO desirable kinds OF
cows and heifers.
Owing to the snow storm and to the
lack OF good country demand, the feeder
trade was slow, with prices l0c or more
The break in prices at Chicago reported
early as amounting to 0d3Jc on account
OF the Quarantine at this point aid not
cattle market here. II Is well under
stood that the increased restrictions at
Chicago are not due to any change In
the foot and mouth disease situation In
Illinois. where the government has failed
TO stamp out the disease. II IL due
simply to the finding OF the disease
from Chicago which necessitates the
closing q Chicago against further ship
ments until the yards can again be thor
0 Hb;5n aispfectsd This means that
stock of all kinds for immediate slaughter
ct local packing hC"ses. no stock OF any
kind can be shipped out of the Chicago
yards for any purpose whatever. This
leaves the sellers of stock on the Chicago
market entirely at the mercy of local
packers, outside packers and shippers
being unable to compete for the reason
that they cannot ship out their purchases.
Quotations on cattle Good 20 choice
corn-fed beeves, &.O0@S %: fair to good
fair corn-fed beeves Sc 5Od7 so; good TO
choice cows, t5.75d6.5 90; fair TO good cows,
- .OOQb 80; common TO fair cows, 5000
900; good to choice stockers and feeders,
2Sgs .sS; fair to good stockers and feed
ers, Sc. t0d7 .25 common to fair stockers
and feeders. S5.76GS. co. stock heifers, $3.50
go; ;6o stock cows. H75aS 2 stock calves
s6VoaSOo; veal calves T'5Oqs'O; bulls,
HOGS-Another very liberal runshowed
up this morning, something like % cars
supply for three DAYS totals 42'i 1856 head.
being almost 10000 larger than a week
ago. and more than 5000 heavier than last
year.
Reports of a very bad break at Chi
cago this morning caused the local trade
to open sharply lower, and a very few
early sales were made at a 10G1bc de-
cline. Not much of anything sold at this
time, however. and when the big bulk
OF the supply began to move values were
no more than 6nl0c lower. As the morn
ing advanced these prices were raised
good many sales were made which were
not over Sc lower. and some hogs sold at
almost steady figures. Towards the close
values eased off again.
The late arrival OF many trains made
the trade draggy throughout, and what
otherwise might have been a fairly lively
market was turned into very dull at
fair The general market was anywhere
from weak to as much as l0c lower, the
average cost showing q decline OF big
nickel Most of the hogs moved at So, $50
$50 with a sprinkling at $685. and S.
The longest string sold at $45, with a
days best figures
SIiEIsP-A liberal run OF sheep and
lambs this morning had the expected re-
suit IN that trade was drasgy and prices
were estimated at 1900 head, compared
with 9,IS4 a week ago and 1896 year
ago. AS to quality the offerings were
| 1t was late in the forenoon before the
market got started and the first business
transacted included some fed western
lambs that sold on shipping account At
not far from steady pricee. Aside from
that, however, most everything was hare
TO move at a lbd?5c decline. The top
price on lambs paid by the packer buyers
crn lambs selling at s.. 2oqS.50.
! In the case OF aged sheep trade WINS
even slower than In lambs and some Of
these were the last offerings to change
hands. A bunch of handy Mexican ewes
sold up to s6.lO, with the most 90 the fed
westerns being picked up 49,. bOd5 %.
disposal OF buyers. The clearance was
late.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs,
Mexieans. SS.40qsJo; lambs. fed westerns,
$50: lambs shearing. N.65QSB; yearllngs.
light, S.20q1.50 yearlings, heavN s.. 65n
40: wethers. good to choice. selsa6 go;
good 70 choice. S55d6.1O; ewes, fair TO
good. $5.4Od05.65.
HORSEs-The run of horses this week
and prices unevenly lower. The bulk Of