Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-01

Cal TLk-lleceipts were quite liberal
this mOrnIns, Ssc cars bei"g Reported
ms makes the total tor the two ddyH
TINS week l7.bii head. the largest OF ANY
similar period since tie opening OF the
range season. but slightly smaller than
a year ago. Most otner market points
were fairy well supplied, - that the
trade here was little Sow in opening,
buyers being inclined TO feel their way
before filing oruers. AS n general think
they started out bidding prices that were
n little lower than yesterday, although
they picked up n few Of the better cattle
at what looked like steady prices.
In the end desirable becVes brought
prices that were steady 10 strong. There
were no choice cornfeds here, but year
lings sold up to $9.D, with range beeves
as nigh as $3.50. Common and inferior
kinds were slow to loo lower.
Gamer cows were about steady, but tho
general run of killing cows and heifers
Desirable stockers and feeders COM
manded about steady prices. while other
Quotations on catue: Good 10 choice
fed yearlings, $s.00Q9.75: fair to good Ted
yearings. M; lsSls S common 70 TAR teS
beeves. sS.75n9,&: fair To good cornted
beeves. S. 25G1S.75: common TO f0ir corn
fed beeves. S7,0oGs Is; prime grass beeves,
s., l0dTRb0; good TO choice grass beeves,
81 b06rS,0O; fair to good grass beeves, N.&
II.eo; common to fair grass beeves, 500
N726: good to choice fed heifers, I.OO9p
$50; good TO choice fed cows. $1,000. y;
good to choice grass hefers - bOnl. 90:
good 70 choice grass COWS S6OOu6.50 fair
TO good cows, g, 10000. common to fair
iibOGe.OO; fair to good feeders ss7O8 so;
common to fair feeders $6,50QD6.70i stock
heifers, t5.7bg6. %; stock cows. R.bon6;S0;
stock calves, .eSoaseO; veal calves 5000
HOGS-Receipts were very light. the
run of elghty-eight cars, or $500 head.
being the smallest for Tuesday since
o,29l head, being over 1000 head sms Ter
than last week. and 5000 short of the
same days last year. This is also the
week OF last November.
Shippers had orders for all the lights
there were on hand tn 8 morning, and
prices were fully steady, to nossibly u
little higher. x couple OF punches of
| sorted hogs sold as high as $685. with
full loads again touching $3.50. Good
butchers also came In for their share of
| attention, and sold on the same bass as
lights, that e steady to stronger
Bulk of the packers purenases was
made up at a range of ;6.S5q6.65. with a
| few good butchers on up, and a sprink-
| ling of gifts all the day to the top.
Heavies and good lights are a little lower.
| Saturday, while the mixed and butcher
grades are strong. and In many cases a
| nickel above last weeks close.
RHEEP-S nth Omaha receipts were the
Lar gest OF any the liz marke Q. and ac-
| coIdlng to cary est mates from her
points, the local run was larger than the
markets. Early estimates called for SO O0l
| head, but later this was cut to III cars,
| or $1,000 head Total for the two days
is 6s,S6s head. being $1,000 larger than
| last week, and 27,700 heavier than two
weeks ago. but about 800 smaller than a
year ago, This is the largest M lnday and
1 TueBdA YAEun Of the season. Besides all
| this, todayg run topped off the heaviest
| August supplies the local sheep market
| ever saw, almost III, 600 head having been
| received here In the last month.
As was natural with another heavy
run on hand, buyers were a little slow
! In getting stai ted, and made early offers
| on q somewhat easier basis. Sellers, how
ever. set their mark at yesterday prices,
and by 1890 q few strings of lambs had
| the basis of the early sales. bulk of the
| offerings was again selling at $S.SOqS, 30.
with choice stock up to $500. yesterday
Feeding lambs brought good. steady
prices this morning, bulk Of the desirable
were .plentifully supplied. but were
cleaned up readily at figures fully as good
| as yesterdays, more than one sale being
reported as high as $500. A bunch OF
yearling ewes. the first TO show up in
some tim, time touched MSG which is higher
Big end OF the mutton offerings again
| consisted of ewes. which landed In about
| the some notches as on Monday: The
| best ones offered were real wetghty and
sod at 1870 but good handy weights can
still be quoted as high as 35.75.
good to choice sS7Sds.Oo; lambs. fair to
good, tS.5Oqs rs; lambs, feeders. 5000
| $40; yearl.ngs, IA e to choice, S5.75QD67
yearliags. feeders. s6.00Q7. 90; wethers
fair to choice s5.25eIs.26; ewes. good g
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