Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-20

CATTLE-Receipts were very light this
morning, only fifty-ono cars being re-
ported in. still 1t was fair run for a
Friday, The receipts for the fire days
this week foot up iL069 head, being the
| smallest OF any recent week
Killing cattle were generally steady
with yesterday. with some OF the more
| desirable kinds OF beef steers. that Is
| light handy welghts that would do for
s s,rppHn account possibly I hs9e
at Sc higher than the low point last
| week.
There were no fresh receipts of stock
ers and feeders of any consequence, but
| the feeling was firm and the market IL
around 2bo higher than a week ago.
Commission men are advising their
| customers to ship all tat stock In cleaned
and disinfected cars. billing all Of II as
| feeders. In this way the stock can be
sold as feeders should feeder buyers
prove to be the higher bidders, as is fire.
/ Quently the case. on the other hand, II
| the stock Ii shipped In unclean cars and
| billed as killers, II can be sold only for
feeders for shipment back to the coun-
| try. II would be we'll for the country
TO bear In mind that while the above IL
| based on the quarantine established by
the national government tho regulations
adopted by the Nebraska state Sanitary
board Is still in force. These regula.
ton provide that no stock can be shipped
into Nebraska from east OF the Missouri
river or from South Dakota, Kansas OF
Missouri, except for immediate slaughter
quotations on cattle Good to choice
oornfed beeves, 81. 4Oql7 so; fair to good
cornfed beeves. s5.76Gpe.75 good 20 choice
lheifers, 81. 00q6.7b; good to choice cows,
E.75ar6.io fair to good cows, 81, $500 rs;
choice stoekers and feeders, Sc. soS7 20;
fair to good stockers and feeders, So SD
l6 so; common TO fair stockers and feeders.
s. .O0fl6. rs; stock heifers, 81. 25dp6. 90, stock
81. 50dD6.0O
HoGs-Receipts continued large, esti-
mates calling for sis cars, or 1900 head
The total for the five days is IS, As, being
shortage OF 1900 head as compared
with week ago. but nearly 5000 larger
, than for the corresponding week a yeai
ago.
, Trade opened out very dull today, with
packers trying TO force the biggest break
of the week, their early bids being al
OF 10qi5c lower Shippers and speculatori
bought a few very early thqt were all the
way from almost steady to as much al
dime lower but most of their purchases
showed the long end OF this decline. Sell
ers were willing to take off a nickel. but
showed no disposition to make any larger
concession, and as packers refused u
raiBe their hands there was nothing done
until late hour I'm the forenoon. In fact
II was after IL o'clock before the dead
ing the bids a trifle Even this did not
start anything TO moving but once the
trade started TO brace up. II continued "a
improve. and while a few Of the first
sales were pretty close TO a dime lower
the most OF the offerings finally moved
on 5Q10c lower basis. Trade never llv-
ened up great deal, and II was after
midday before clearance Of any sort
had been made.
The general market was fully bR1oc be
low Thursdays AVERAGE. Bulk OF the Of
ferings moved at s6.&Q6 20. as against
yesterdays long string at $50. and while
only a few loads sold over $40, one bunch
sold early as high as @:47h. the days top
DHrins the laTt IhEee DAYS me y, nSayy , re.
down fully Csc, and the weeks trade
shows a net decline of 2O42Sc.
SHBEPErhe receipts we're liberal for :
In, which Is 1851 more than last Friday
and 1856 more than on the corresponding
day year ago. While the supply wal
: generous this morning the weeks suppl
falls a little under last week and thu
same week a year ago
Both the sheep and lamb markets were
in good shape again today, notwtth-
standing the liberal run on hand. The
shortage in the weeks supply had q
bullish effect. ana the packers were good
cleared up both the heavy and handy.
weight sheep and lambs In short order
> at prices steady TO strong on lambs, and
strong 10 a dime higher on aged sheep
5 1.-The range on lambs was at 8. 35QS 40 with
5 two loads OF fed westerns making a tot
; of $3.50. Ewes sold largely at ts50d6. %
The early sales included a load of iambI
I that sold TO shear at Sis. Most every
thing was weighed up In good season.
y The shortage In the weeks supply al
= compared with last week amounted L
4 | 8 ,049 head and as compared with the sam'
, time a year ago 9,6S2 head. This falling
: off in the receipts accounts for the rise
. in prices this week Both sheep and lamb
are fully 25dS6G higher than the close o
last week. with good percentage OF the
lambs showing a l0c advance.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: lambs
B Mexican. So 25fis.5O; lambs. fed westerns
IS OOds.BO. lambs, sheartng. T75nS p
| yearlinRs, light. T60a7.7bi yearlngs
. | heavy, S6.750g7.b0; wethers. good 70 choice
4 ~ 50dC75; wethers fair 10 good. y. 2N
$50; ewes good TO choice, g. 2505. 60