Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
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ported IN. The total for the five days
this week foots up n sac hoad, being about
the Same at last week, but smaller than
Tour weCEs ago. Ae compared with a
year ago there has been very little change
II the hiSo OF the receipts for the week:
The total receipts for the first half OF
january amount TO 42,S7S head, being the
largest FOR any similar period In over six
years.
There we're not enough cattle Of any
one kind In sight TO make very much OF
market, still there was a fair demand
and practically everything changed hands
SSG sn S ear e eoSr s II me s. moTnSS The
little stronger as compared with yes-
terday. All In all Il II Q gooo healthy
market considering the near close %
Quotations on cattle Good to choice
oornfed beeves. t20lQs,to fair TO good
eornfed beeyes, ts.OOGa 80; good 70 choice
Ss sso SSF q s sScS % Uow Sh0iss $50
common to fair cows, A0od6oo; good 10
ehoics stockers and fecdefs. 81 SafS 10;
oo SSSS S 10 fs s aSs ,ssde Sss
srs, %. I6@6,b0 stock hetfers, 6.2SQ1S,15
stock cows. N.7bcS6O0; stock calves, $4,000
500; veal calves, F0ods.n; bulls. stays,
HoGs-Receipts were moderate. only
about nlnety-four loads, or $500 head DC.
in5 reported IN, The weeks total OF
ago and more than 1000 short OF the cor
responding period a year ago.
Moderate receipts failed TO strengthen
prices up this morning. end, although
sellers worked hard FOR more money. the
best they could do was to caFh their
offerings At generally steady prices, As
has been the case ali week, tho market
forenoon before any sort q . clearance
was made. During the last few days "
has looked as though all the life had loft
been the daiiest aSd most teStureiess II Tor n
long time. Packers are buying hogs
are keeping up the fight Tor stronSer
three hours each morning the market 10
practically deadlocked. The quality Of the
offerings this week has left nothing 10
to fili their orders with the very prirnest
sort OF hogs. Todays offerings were
hardly, as good as those OF yesterday and
s SSy sefGrs there esns more mixed
that there we're very few Of what could
be called undesirable hogs of sale. IL
might be noted that the excellent quality
made buyers very discriminating. and as
both the light grades and the extreme
heavies are In poor demand those kinds
ths h Ieen a. sI ho sale at the low end OF
Most OF today's offerings sold at 5000
80. with tops at s6.7b. these Figures being
the same as yesterdays.
The extreme close OF the market was
very dull and slightly easier, last sales
being weak to as much a. SO lower than
the earlier trade. The average, however,
is Just about steady with yesterday.
ket OF late caused the reeelpts 20 let up
this morning as only = moderate run
Tut In an appearance. but this was more
than enough to meet the demand. Like
the last two days the packers were ex-
tremely bearibh. Il being late in the fore
noon before aIy bids wero made and
when buyers did commence 20 do bust
ness their first bids were a flat duarler
lower. on both, sheep and lambs. This
brought prices on killing stuff down to
point where feeder buyers became in
10 sell we're sold on feeding and shear
ing account at $500 top for the day. The
feeder buyers and packers were good
competitors all the way through with the
bulk OF the lambs selling on both packing
and feeding account at q range OF prices
anywhere from $50 10 500.
The lowering Of prices all around today
makes the general trade for the week 70
date at least 5Od66c off and IN some In
close OF last week The weeks receipts
foot up $1,000, against 662l3 last week,
"A, 500 two weeks ago and s., So a year ago.
The depressing influence was due 20 an
over-supply OF dressed mutton on the
faio, chicago and south Omaha and the
low level OF values prevailing on the
cattle and hog markets. The continued
moderate weather las also been a bear
ish factor.
rS Sso e SScs S a S lamb: snS. :r IS
lambs, feeders, Ge6ds 66; yeariinss, light.
R,SQ7l5; yearlipss, heavy .84ess;
we!.hhsrs. good 70 Nh9 q s.. sS.7sae %;
good % choice. tsibas.tO; ewes, fair 10
good. s4.90d5.i5.