Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-20

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CATTLE CO., Receipts today were ex-
tremely small, there not being enough 70
cut any figure whatever In the trade;
For the week receipts amount to li,ibO
head. being the largest OF any time since
three weeks ago and larger than IA year
ago by about 400 head.
All kinds OF beef cattle broke very
sharply on Monday, but since that time
the tendency has been gradually upward
At the close of the week good to choice
well-fnlshed dry lot cattle are tully
steady with last weeks close. and some
are quoting It even stronger. The so
called in-between kinds the common and
Grassy kinds. while somewhat better than
on Monday. are still around 10qlbc lower
than at last weeks close. The Fpread
between theA good and the less desirable
kinds 10 gradually widening, as usual at
this season of the year.
Cows and heiters; well tatien EEL N CRY
are fully steady with last weeks close.
The less desirable kinds showing more
oil less grass have been gradually easing
| off and are still lower than last week
close. Cornfed bulls show little change,
| but grassy bulls are lower and slow sell.
ers. Veal calves have been steady all
week.
The best feeders, having both weight
and quality, are as high as any time, but
the trashy light feeders and stockers
that constitute the bulk of the receipts
at the present time have been slow and
n little lower than a week ago
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
yearlinRs S. 5000 10; good to choice corn
fed beeves, IS. 4(s1S So: fair to good cornfed
beCves, IS .209S 40; common to fair corn
fed beeves, 81. 21S rs; good 20 choice heif-
ers. 81 .O097 IS; good to choice cows. $3.50
al 20: fair TO good COWS, 26.6O3e.b0; com
or dice stockers and feeders. 81. SO1s 20;
| fair TO good stockers and feeders, 81 .O0'd
$50; common to fair stockerH and fsoders,
50. 0oH 90; stock heifers, ss.Ooa7 90; stock sl
veal calves, Ss00Ql0.25; fat bulls, stays,
etc, q. 5Oa7 d; stock bulls. B,OOG0 90.
HoGs-Receipts today were the larg-
est of the week todate, being estimated
at iH cars, or $500 head. The week 8
supply foots up in the neighborhood of
AZ, sl4 head, being 5000 smaller than last
week. and a shortage of almost 5000 head
Of the few weeks this year that has
| shown n decrease as compared with the
corresponding period OF 1914.
| Shippers. while willing to buy hogs
early, refused 10 pay much, II any, ad'
vance over yesterdays prices. and such
hogs as they bought we're no more than
steady 70 strong, and at the outside a
nickel BYE e their the aIssT nrss
being the days top.
| Packers first purchases were a full
| nickel up, and towards the close some
sales were made that looked nearly q
| dime higher. The trade closed up fairly
active, and practically everything had
been cashed by 10 o'clock. OF shortly
! after. AS a general thing. packer drovef
were a good big nickel, and some traders
thought as much at 5Qi0c higher.
Average trade was all OF a nickel
higher. Bulk OF all the sales was quoted
] at S7s0ll7.i6, and there was quite q
! sprinkling as high an $3.50 the top. Fol
| the week. prices are on the average
| largely dime up. Packers hogs are 9
| full dime better, and In some cases az
much as l0G15c higher. while shippers
! do not show much more than a ncke
| advance and tops are Just the same al
| they were last Saturday.