Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
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CATTLH-only five cars or cattle were
reported In today. which was not enough
10 make market, the feeling being nom
up %. los head. the largest OF any week
smaller tnan for the week ending Septem-
weeks receipts on record at this point.
namely 42,664 head.
Under the influence OF liberal receipts
and heavy declines at other points espe-
cially Chicago, the market here on some
kinds OF cattle, at least, has shown con-
siderable decline during the week.
Cornfed steers. owing TO their scarcity,
good TO choice grass beeves are as much
as lbQD2oc lower and from that down to
az much az soc lower on the medium to
orally 2544Oc lower and on some kinds
as much as SOC lower. The break on COWS
and heifers has been aided by tho liberal
supply OF low priced steers at southern
markets, which take the place of COW
beef. Thin stockers and feeder steers
going into Chicago can be sold only 70.
they, too. take the place of COW beef,
helping TO depress the market on cows
Feeders have been In large supply at all
points and even the best OF them are
1bd25c lower. with medium kinds &G60c
lower. Thie means that stockers and feed
ers are selling right around the low point
OF the season and still the country de-
mand lie non too brisk. as buyers in
iVartAbly hoid or until they are pretty
positive as to the outcome of the corn
crop. Stock cows and hsifers have been
In very good demand and only moderate
Ss al week SO that they . asws shown
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
| fed yearlinEs, $e.00gl9.sS: fair to good fed
yearlings. s. 50Qe,00; common to fair fed
| yearlinEs, t6b0ffs 80; good to choice heavy
beeves. ss00Qs. S.; fair TO Eooa cornted
| beeves, sS.S06f3.00; common 20 fair corn
| fed bseyes, te.75ds.so: mime grass beeves
g. 4oRs.0O: fair to good grass beeves, s. q
| ", ~; common TO fair grass beeves, s. $50
el6 good TO choice grass heiters, N 26Q
r tO oG 5000 q s sS%S Ss GSws common 10
fair fair. eIys ykos oO@ScSi prime prime feeding
common 70 fair fesderss $A6Oqs, 80; good e
choice stoekers 1ouSs6 fair 70 good
sgiSsi ,,SS bsIfor to f 1
100 stock cows. s6.5O96, %; stock calves,
g 60pS.50; veal calves, sS.OOQl0.oo; bulls,
stays. etc. S5.o096.5o.
| HOSS-Recelpts. while lighter than or
most recent Saturdays. were the larges
OF the week, fifty-three cars, or Rbou
$500 head. making up the days supply
been received. being Il 600 ' smaller so thai n
n week ago. Just about half as large al
two weeks ago. and 1850 smaller thar
run since August, 1914 and with tina
exception the ightest for several years
Packers started out buying a few hog
at prices that were strong TO, IN MANI
cases, Sc higher. Two buyers, however
refused To- give better than steady prices
and long before the close bids weakened
until II was question AZ they were stead,
with yesterday. The market draggeI
along until through the better part o
} the forenoon. but In the end most of tn
heavy hogs, which made up the big par
OF the stuff left for the wind-up sold a
prices that were steady with yesterday
or very close to It. AZ a late hour. how
ever there were still some four or fiv
loads In first hands, and IN some case
sellers had not been able to even get a.
offer.