Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-07


CATTLE--Reoeipts were liberal this
morning, being about on par with
Monday of last week. At the same time
Chicago had an overwhelming run, cary
point, with prices prospectively lOqz0e
lower. Kansas City also sent In reports
Of heavy runs, their early estimate pc
favorable advlces from other selling
points the market here was very back
ward about opening. Buyers were nat
other selling points before doing any
business of consequence. Whatever they
did make early bids they were way
lover and large part OF e RSd
been transacted to really call II a market.
The trade continued drag throughout
the day, Killing cattle were pretty gen.
of really desirable beef was not very
large. Gamer COWS showed less decline
than better grades, being close to steady
were also in moderate supply, being as
much as 10Qibc lower, while the yards
were full of common native stock cattle
that were extremely hard to move with
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
fed yearlings, IS ;ooqS. 5oi fair to good fed
yearlings. g COOS 90; common TO iair rec &c,
boeves. s.. 0oqS.5 fair to good cornfed
beeves So. 7508.O 90; common to fair corn
fed beeyes, $4,000. 70; prime grass beeyes'
sUU
81 .0oGl7 so; fair to good grass beeves, $3.50
az 90; common to fair grass beeves, y. q
G6.S5; good to choice grass heifers, 7S@
SIS; Fair to good COWS, 81. zoos 80; COM
mon TO fair COWS. k3.6o04.50; good to
choice feeders, ts.7bQ7. fair 20 good
feeders. Sc; qe.75; common 70 fair feed
s. .OOGT 80: fair to good stockers SO. $50
100; common 70 fair stockerE. S.sSVG: 2s;
stock heifers, f6.5oge, e; stock cows $40
q. 00d9 rs; bulls. stays. etc, A.SqeOO.
HOGS-Receipts were the largest for
any one day since the middle OF August
and were the heaviest for Monday
since May. Estimates called for l4S cars,
or 1900 head, this betting twice as large
as any recent Monday. and almost 5000
heavier than for the same time last year.
ana pretty decent SsP' runs eyery~hers else,
precipitated q sharp decline all around
the loop this morning. shipper buyers
did not get In very oh ssSV syo Sao s wns
lower than last weeks close. Tops
reached $40, a flat quarter below the
high price at last weeks close;
flat quarter lower basis Little sold on
first rounds, and by the time the move
ment started bids had been modified
somewhat In most cases. so that when the
bulk OF the offerings began moving
| scaleward prices were In many instances
not over zoe lower, although in spots they
were a QuhTteT OH luhllNy was not Do
good as at last weeks close, In that light
hogs made up the bigger share of the
supply.
Movement was, as, general thing,
fairly active, considering the size Of the
decline. Local values are plenty high
as compared with the prices paid at
other points. and sellers. realizing that
the local decline was In line with the
/ break at other points, cut loose with a
degree OF freedom once a trading basis
was established. Bulk sold at IS 1905. Is.
with quite a sprinkling OF lights down 70
500, and a scattering even below that
| There was larger percentage OF pigs
in the days run than on any one day In
a long time, and prices broke sharply
looking anywhere from a quarter to zoe
lower on the few sales made during the
sold 10 packers as high as A.75. but only
| one packer was willing 20 go that high
and one buyer expected TO purchase pigs
around $500. Range pigs, Of course, were
wanted by stocker buyers ana serum
men, and some real good ones sold a
| high as $3.50.
| Representative sales: