Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-07
SUNDAY.

CATTLE-Recelpts this morning nur-
bered lSs cars. fhe average quality OF
the receipts was far from good, there
receipts for tho three days this week
foot up 1911 head, being the largest OF
any similar period since tnree wesks age,
and larger than a year ago ey 1000 head.
In the yards, the offerings OF beef steers
were really very moderate, while strictly
good beeves were very scarce. There was
a very fair buying cemAnd, 90 that while
tho market opened slow, the desirable
cattle changed hands In very fair season
at prices not materially different from
those paid yesterday. Common and In
ferlor grades were slow and weak to
possibly a little lower IN some spots
Cows and hoifera did not show much
hahge as compared with " Ssterday, prices
WhiIe the market ,H S'GM Was no. exact exactly what
might be quoted active there was
reasonable movement 80 that pretty
much everything was disposed OF by mia-
Good. fieshy feeders were sodsh, after
and we're generally steady with yester-
SSs s anS Sf d.a sSn rSs 81 sns aSh 'Es %as %Ss
thin stookers and trashy stock o. all
Il late we're V slow wa and weak 10 possibly
Quotations a tons on cattle--prime yearnnss.
gYa TO 10 ISSS' sSSS so4nfsi SSts ssyss Sssyss
sOag q; common 70 fair eernfed beeyes.
sS5oq1boi 5000 to eho,cc range
Sssyss Sssys: & conSa ssr 90 So0s e fair roTosa corS
FED sseyss 7Ss5S good 70 SoOs chSlss q x
oS gSSO 70 fair fap IG ESSS sS%s eoMs % scOS S0 70
fair to good stookers and fssders t6,759
@ SSSh to ,tosE tsE 'ssSEsrs SsIisr. Gpa fssS
stock cows, A.764fk.76; stocR calves. 5000
500; veal calves, T,ceds.7b; bulls, stass.
HoGs~Recsipts were very liberal,
something like 207 cars, or $4,000 head
comprising the day'B offerings. Thirty
six cars % these were reported as BEING
! shipped direct TO packer from another
market point. For the three days the
supply totals s6,Tsl. gain OF slmost H.
cco over last week, and about i,SOO larger
consldering the fact that receipts were
| 70 generous, the trade opened out IN fair
shape. and a number of sales were made
on the early rounds that looked 10 he
strong 10 In some cases o nickel higher
than yesterdays average. rhis did nnt
last very long however. and before any
had weakened until they were no more
than steady. From this time on the trade
was very dull. as sellers were trying 20
gss back 20 early price,, but ns tss srnst sss
hogs were sold at prices that were about
steady Toward the close values weak
| oned again., and some OF the last selee
eral market, there being number OF
loads Etill unsold at the time OF closing
this report.
than ae sssdy sis' Bah nrN 81 tSs supply @ again sssip
sold at " 0Off7 .05. with q top OF sIiS, the
highest price that has been paid so far
this week For the. three days prices
sHEEP--It was a good. active market
on sheep and lambs. with prices steady 20
strong all around, notwithstanding the
smountinS % IN " TO s,s 1850 head, " compared With
l10,44s a week ago and S,639 on thej corres
spending day q year ago. Chieaeo was
reported as having SooQ head, with trade
sisted largely OF TED western ewes. were
scarce compared with yesterday, conse-
quently moved first with a range of
dition OF the offerings we're not as good,
some OF them being little wet because
| OF the rain. As lambs were more plenti-
ful. the demand was not as urgent 4
| spread OF N.l60S00 caught the bulk OF
the fed western lambs. with a shipment
Of fed Mexican offerings making top
II was a fairly satisfactory marset
70 the trade has improved since the close
OF last week IN spita OF the fact that
some tt,oie head OF sheep and lambs have
been reported in for the week to date
as compared with 1882 for tho same time
last Week, 1890 two weeks ago and
49, 40 A year ago. The quality OF the Of
ferings each day has been good each day,
with Montana, Colorado. Nebraska and
! Iowa being the chief contributors. II
might be added that common light lambs
sold 70 a feeder buyer on todAy's market
az H.fbG7O.
i Quotations on sheep and lambs; Lambs.
4 good TO choice. ts.l0gts,70; lambs. fair TO
| good, ST. e0ftA 70. yeariings, good TO choice,
| 81 BdT.60 yoaFlings, fair 20 good, $1,000
If8; wethers, good 20 choice, S8. $50;
| wethers fair 70 good e6.OOQA8; ewes.
good TO choice. tb.6og6.S; ewes. fair to
| good, S5.0005e0.
No. Ay; Price;