Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-19
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CATILE-W hlle there were no catue
.of consequence in sight today the re-
ceipts this week have been very liberal
beng the largest since four weeks ago
and larger than a year ago by over S,OOO
head. The trade has been very unsatis-
factory on cornted beeVes not only mere
but at every other market point. and
country shippers have lost money on
large percentage OF the cattle disposed OF.
Good to choice steers, especially, nave
been neglected and 1t taxes very choice
medium cornfeds have. II anything, sold
little more freely than the better
grades, packers apparently having a de-
mand for cheaper grades of beef, but
they too have eased off ana are at the
low point of the season to date.
Cows and helfers, largely on account
steers, suffered a seveere reverse, be-
ing 30Q5Oc lower, which means that they
too are the lowest they have been thus
Stockers and feeders were little more
active at the beginning of the week and
good grass feeders are perhaps no lower
run of stockers and feeders coming for
ward is generally little lower, which
means that that kind of cattle Is also
the lowest of the season.
Quotations on Cattle-Good to choice
beeyes. $.5OQS.25; fair to good beeves.
So 75Gp7.40 common to fair beeves, 1910
q6.50; good to choice grass heifers, 800
Q6.50 good to choice grass cows, $3.50
6.26; fair to good cows. S45O@5.26; COM
choice feeders, s6.6Oa7. .i6; fair to good
feeders S6.OOQ6.6O; common TO fair feed
ers, $5.0OR6.0 90: good to choice stockers,
fair to good stoekeTs g OoS sSoo% S
stock heifers. $5.25GD6O0; stock cows, A.5O0
5.25i stock calves, Se.Oog7 .26; veal calves
T9HqsSo; bulls stage etc. S1SggS'SS soGg sSons
and the big end OF the supply moved early
at prices that were q big nickel, and in
many cases 6QlOc higher than -yester-
days average. Both shippers and pack
ers apparently wanted everything in
sight, and a good share of the offerings
had been cashed by o'clock or shortly
after.
Towards the close, however. prices
weakened off. The early life died out Of
the market and II was impossible to get
yesterdays general market while sellers
who had light hogs found that steady
bids were scarce, and in most instances
had to accept prices that were weak to a
nickel lower. As was the case yesterday.
the extreme close was the lowest spot.
Several loads of light hogs, as we'll as
some butcher weights, were still unsold
at rather late hour. What bids were
put out at this time looked a nickel or
more below yesterday, and even then
packers did not seem at all anxious to
The big end of the hogs moved at a
strong nickel advance, while the close
was slow and a nickel or more lower
than yesterdays average, clearance not
being very satisfactory at that. Most OF
the early sales landed at $6.4016.45, with
a sprinkling at S6S5. and quite few of
the later ones dropped 10 So 25. with some
below that. A number of loads sold as
high as $3.50, the days top.
Prices paid for the bulk of the hogs
today were anyway 106p15c higher than
last Saturday, although some OF the light
hogs looked little II any higher than at
last weeks close. 1t has been a very
uneven week all around, for while heavies
were consistently wanted, lights were
variable, selling right up In the bulk one
day. only TO be almost unstable the
next On the whole IL is not safe to ex-
pect very much from the light stuff, as
II is prstty sure, 20 pc PlentiLIui L righi gsfi
as well as could be desired. but anything
that isn't good Is overlooked
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