Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-28

CATTLE Receipts were only moder-
ate for "Wednesday, 24i cars being re-
ported i'm, For the three days receipts
foot up A62 head. being the largest OF
barring only the record-bteaker OF two
weeks ago. As compared with a year ago
the receipts are Just about double.
Beef steers were fully steady and In
spots strong. While the market was not
particularly active there was a fair move
ment, so that the bulk Of the offerings
changed hands In fair season,
Cows and heifers were In good demand
at prices that were steady TO stronger.
Desirable feeders were sought nfter ana
were generally a little stronger than yes
terday, while other grades were fully
steady. The whole market on practically
all kinds OF cattle might best be described
as steady to strong.
beeves, S9.7bdl0,O0 good to choice fed
yearlings, $90d(g 75; fair to good fed year
lings. %, common TO fair fed year
beesveis, sSi sSvSS5as.i5; fair to good cornfed
bCeVes, &.30Gi90O; common to fair corn
fed beeves, 81. 751S30; prime grass beeves,
pd, to SoSs SsoSs ETs.s srSss Sesves SeeySs
Q7.50; common to fair grass beeves, ~
Q6 rs; good to choice grass heifers. 5000
go; good TO choice grass gNs cows, 1s SIogO'z,1 ~
fair cows, S7bd6 90; prime feed
feeders, 81 .lOqs,OO; fair to good
ers, t6,75d6S0: good to choice stockers,
S1.500S.00 fair TO good stockers, 81, e,1bIi, ~
common to fair stockers, S,6O9t. ibi stock Sd.
heifers, S575d67b; stock cows. N,bYbO,
stock calves, S6.50lS.00; veal calves. N.OOa
1000; bulls, stays, etc, N,2bnS. 70. -.
HOGS-p Irivai. were Extremely nghI
again today only twenty-se%, % en- ears OF
The weeks total Is only 6,9A head, being
less than half as large as last week, and
more than 5000 smaller than the CORE.
al a. N..NN. md
last year. The run for the first half
Of this week Is smaller than for any
similar period for several years.
The lightnsss Of local receipts failed Lee
points this morning, A heavy run al
Chicago and sharp breaks at all out
side points gave packers the club they
have been wanting for fresh attack or
values, and the trade went back to th'
price slashing basis OF last week. On'
or two loads sold TO shippers at pricei
$40 being paid. paid but shipper buyers w weT, r.
almost entirely out Of the market
First sales to packers were around
16q20c lower. but only two buyers were
that after about half the supply had
been cashed. prices dropped TO a BOX
lower level and last sales made wer'
fSsd to %uSa set IN &s az c all %Sd bef
the last OF the packers left the yard,
there were still seven or eight carloads
in first hands, most of which had never
/ signment OF light Idaho hogs failed tC
| find favor with any OF the buyers and
no one had tried to buy them up TO q
| late hour.
Bulk OF the sales made landed at so
@7l5. the former figure buying the Ions
string. Weighty sows sold as low al
$685. on the close. and, as noted above
there were several loads Of all descrip.
tions which no one would even bid on.
| SHEEP-Supplies were about the sam
as on the mld-week trade n week age
but were lighter than for most recen
Wednesdays. About eighty loads. or 20.
800 head, were received bringing the tota
| for the three days up to n, ,4O5 head. Thi
Is shortage OF 1900 as compared witt
last weeks moderate run and 30. 900 smalle
! than two weeks ago, but is 1000 large
{ than for the same days a year ago.
| Fat lamb trade opened early, and Will
GSeS so%eThat o,ins uneven the general marke
we're quoted as only i0ql5c up, while I
! few traders thought prices as much a
I l66i25c higher, but as general thin
values looked around lbc above Tuesda a y
| A cut of the same lambs that brough
! sS.65 yesterday made $3.50 today under
westerns reached ss.7b, with others a
/ rangers topped the market, bringing ss 9,
/ the highest price paid here since August
! Trade was fairly active and eVerythin
| cleared I'm good season.
! Feeders sold freely again today. nm
( yesterdays prices were well sustained
most OF the trading being done on
steady to strong basis. Best lambs agai
touched SS.G5 while s. 5O6IS 60 bought top
! out Of several strings, with the less dc
sirable offerings and second cuts o
down Feeding ewes brought good. flrr
figures and breeders were ready sellers
moro than one bunch going as high a
] $5.75.
Fat sheep were on about the sam
basis as the killing lambs, scoring a
! advance that on the whole amounted (
about 15c. Best fat ewes reached s. 6
while good wethers sold as high as $50
/ Yearlings scaling ninety-two pound
brought 800 while fed westerns set
top OF $675, a quarter better than IN
best rangers sold yesterday
I Quotation on sheep and lambs: Lambs
good TO choice, s. 75dS9O; lambs, fair [
I good. ssG5dS75; lambs, feeders, no
/ S65 yearlinRs fair 10 choice 8O1i6 n
feeders, S6OOd7OO; wethers fair to choice
/ 81 5ONi6 or ewes, good ~ choice. S5.2jG5 81
ewes. fair 70 good. A75q5.s5; ewes; feed
! ers. A.50g6.50