Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
DIsPosrTIoN-HEAp.


CATTLE-There were no fresh Teoeints
or cattle In sight this morning OF any
consequence the market being practically
bare. For the week receipts. while iarssr
lhan last week, when Monday was a holi-
DAY, have been the smallest OF any other
seSent week: still tho run has been very
ar as SHOWN by the fact that there has
peen gain OF over h.0O0 head as COM
pared with the corresponding week of last
Beef steers of good to choice quality
nave been active sellers all the week az
sooo steady prices. Such cattle have sold
Eltsy LatteIy AT S6eQl0.OO, with a top at 1910
Sd.Ie from ts.bO downward have gradually
and steadily eRsed off and they are ali OF
lvQ1Oc lower and In some cases possibly
Zoe lower. The decline on this class OF
cattle Is due to the fact that a few
well matured grass westerns are begin.
nlnB to put In an appearance on the mar
ket, oregon and California cattle having
Sola G thls week as high as S.sOQs0O.
nave commanded steady prices, or very
nearly steady prices, throughout the
week On the other hand the common TO
pretty good kinds, that 10 kinds showing
grass. have been steadily moving down
Mard ana theV are 2bU60o lower for the
week, The best bulls have commanded
a little lower. Choice veal calves, on the
9tner @ ha1nd. are a6e higher than last
weeks close
demand all week and good grades are a
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
yeerlings, S;OOglO.OO; fair TO good year
beeves, s9.504plo00; fair to good cornfed
peeves, S.bOugbO; common 70 fair corn
fed beeves, 81. 7bdto.5e; sOOd TO choice fed
COWS, se.5OGfSO;, good TO choice grass
heifers, S.bIg1S; good 70 choice grass
COWS, t6.OOQp6. 70; fair to good cows 1900
300; common to fair cows, -. s6a6. SO;
good to choice feeders, ST.6Oas 20; fair 70
good feeders. Se.bOdqbO; common to fair
stockers, 3b.50Gl6.b0: stock heifera b'75dp
70 stock cows. sb.bOQ656; STOCK calves
se;OOq7'6O; veal calves, ss.O09s7t; fat bulls.
HoGS-Receipts were liberal for a Sat-
urday. about 1870 cars, or $500 head. being
reported In, The arrival OF a good many
hogs that have been held back by heavy
rains was largely responsible for the size
Of the supply. For the week the run
foots up S1.sTl head, the smallest run Of
the year. being 900 short OF last week,
snd rnsn mar y "a as lerge as two weeks ago
shipper trade opened In good shape.
OUTSIDE buyers operating freely at fully
loc higher prices, Shipper purchases wero
being the toD for the day and week and
sne highest price paid for nearly two
Packers followed the shipper advance
on nEht and butcher kinds buying the
desirable weight stuff at about a dina
ADVANCE. Heavies. however, were the OH
Iect OF considerable discrimination riFht
I@IoIn @ the start. and while a few Loads
mere mere nut across the scales that looked
iuo hiEher the bulk of them were isSt
untouohed Until the close when the hss,
steady. 'A' A"oro than
IL IN the end everything of desirsb,.
Weisht moved at 10c higher prices hr,t
rev heavies failed 70 bring more thar
sttSS1eoy n6ures and at noon there were
sun SILL q rev loads unsoid, which buyers
thing the market was about ne MEL
Most OF tho killers sold at N.bj and 1In
with few heaVies under the hiIi N uP'
Representative sales.