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

CATTLE Receipts were light this
morning even for Ihursday, but the
total for the four days this week has
been very fair for the last week OF the
head larger than "A year ago.
There was not much change in market
conditions. Prices as rule were just
about steady with yesterday, being per
haps strong In some spots and weak in
others. This would apply to all kinds of
Killers, that Ia, cows and heifers, as well
as beef steers.
There was no material change In the
feeder trade. II was feared that the SEN
sattonal report given out at Lincoln
Wednesday to the effect that foot and
mouth disease was suspected In Dundy
county, Nebraska, might scare some
would-be feeder buyers out of the market.
The prompt denial OF the report this
morning, under the authority OF the state
veterinarian, will. Il Is hoped. Danish fear
from the minds OF buyers.
Quotations on cattle: Prime yeariings,
tS.IbQ9.l5 good TO choice cornfed beeves,
N.0OQ6.1b: fair TO good cornfed beeves,
u 5OqS00; common TO fair cornfed beeves,
S6.J0HtbO; good to choice range beeVes,
tLl5a&2b; fair to good range beeves,
SO. loqI.l5; common to fair range beeves.
S:lbu6.ISt good to choice heiters, 5000
to good COWS s5.O0d5.15; common TO fair
cows, M00GJ00, good TO choice stockers
and feeders, H.50dns.i-: fair to good
stockers anu feeders. S6.sOa75O; common
stock heifers. S5.25d625; stock COWS. t4.7b
b.19i stock calves, $6.O0dS00. veal calves,
Stos0qSeO; bulls. stays. etc, seosg6,75'
HOGS-ln sympathy with slight adj
Vances at other points tho local market
opened out n big nickel higher, and before
the close strong competition from all
flat dime advance. Early bids were
more than steady. but before anything
sold prices were anyway &c higher, and
az both shippers and packers wanted
n Ir - 81 ha am Ntxg
moved at prices that were dime higher
than yesterdays average. The general
market was mostly lOc higher than
strong at the advance. Practically every
thing had been sold before 10 o'clock.
Bulk OF the offerings moved at Ni0n
80, the long string being Sis. and tops
reached N.25 equaIling the months high
price. Values are now as high as they
nave been at any time during the last
month being about steady with the close
or November. but quarter higher than
the first day of December, the decline
on that day amounting to about 25c For
the week TO date the market shows an
advance OF about 1Oc. Current prices arc
about Soc lower than at the opening OF
the year.
Receipts were estimated at i5l cars. or
1000 head. The nineteen cars that ar
rived too late for yesterdays market are
included in this. as are eleven cars that
came consigned direct to a packer from
another market point. For the week 10
Ndte INC tOldl ~ 90 tVV. hnoIlHHG OF less
than 5000 as compared with last week,
but more than 1900 heavier than the cor
responding week OF last year.
Generally II was an active market
with prices on both sheep and lambs
steady to strong compared With the gen
eral trade on Wednesday Prices were q
little higher than on the close yester-
DAY, but tully steady with the nigh time.
IL might be noted that several cars OF
lambs on Wednesdays market sold flat
quarter lower during. the closing trade.
The moderate run today put back all of
yesterdays decline, with the result that
current quotations are practically steady
with the close of last week on lambs.
Ewes are possibly a dime higher than
last Friday. Tho range OF prices on
lambs this morning was at SS45GlS.b0, with
two cars OF ScottB Bluff offerings bring
ing the latter figure. The bulk OF the
led western ewes moved at S550GD5.60 A
shipment OF yearlings brought T65, and
some clipped lambs sold at T.75. Trade
being lively. most everything was cleaned
up by 1890 o'clock.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs,
good TO choice. Ss.401S 60; lambs fair 10
good, ts.0O9IS40; feeders. fair 10 good.
N.Oa1O; yearlings, good TO choice, $500
74e; yearlings, fair to good, S650D6 90 ;
yearlings, feeders, &,75ll6.25; wethers
good 10 choice, S6.25@650; wethers, fair to
good. Ss.00aS25; wethers feeders, A.4OD
500; ewes, good TO choice. tb.40dI6. 70; ewes,
fair 20 good, S5.iog5.4O; ewes. feeders.