Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-26

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CAT'TLE-Recelpts were small as usual
on Friday. but the total for the week
IL the largest since four weeks ago and
larger than O year ago by over I,WO
head The demand was better than usual
on Friday, and everything In sight
changed hands in very short time.
Prices paid were fully steady with yes
terday. The beet beeves here were good
enough to bring $40. Cove and helfers
commanded good steady prices, and the
same was true Of feeder stock.
Quotations on cattle Good 20 choice
yegrlngs. &.15Q9 y; good TO choice corn
fed beeves. SSone.& fair to good corn
fed beeves, ESousso; common 10 fair
'cornfed beovcs, S.SfI&s0; good 10 choice
heifers. E.e0qSoo; good 60 choice cows,
Sc 75fT7.60; fair to good cows, 81 7ba6. Is;
choice stookers and feeders. F6cns. %;
far to good stockers and feeders, $1,000
$50; common to fair stockers and feed
ers, &.&d7.0o stock heifers, s.. 7S9f7. 90;
stock cows. s. 50u65O. stock calves. 5000
500 veal calves, sS,Ooff1OOo; fat bulls,
stays, otC.. &.3q1.&.
HoGS-Recsipts were only fair. some
ITO cars. or 1910 head showing up. The
being 1900 larger tan last week. 6,5OU
heavier than two weeks ago. and q gain
Of nearly 1000 as compared Nth the
same week last year.
Advises from other markets we're OF an
encouraging nature and shippers bought
freely, taking nearly third OF the re
ceipts AT prices thAt were AtronH, 10 IN
a good many cases &c higher. Bulk Of
their purchases was made at 81. 40aT.b0.
quite showing landing at the latter
figure, which was the days top.
First packer sales were about &c higher,
and they bought the big end of their
droves at figures that were no more
than good nickel higher. Towards the
close however, hard competition boosted
values TO n fully 56plCc higher basis. and
some OF the very last sales looked nearly
a dime mp. Trade was very active after
II was once started. and practically
everything had been sold before 10 o'clock.
The general market was n big nickel
higher. Bulk of all the sales was made
at F.%qi.465, with tops at $50. the same
sprlnkling OF heavy hogs sold below the
bulk, as has been tho case every day for
nearly month; Values have now re
OF the week and are fully steady, " not
little stronger that at last weeks close
SHEEP--Recelpts were. compare lively
speaking, very liberal for a Friday. some.
thing like thirty-one cars. or s,4OO head
being reported In. The five days total
of 6.HO head Is gain of more thar
1900 over last week, nearly seven times
5000 heavier than last year. This weeks
liberal supply has cut down the years
decrease over a third, and the receipts
for the year to date are now only 42,esi
In spite of the fact that lamb supplies
continue to be very generous as compared
with the recent runs values are slowly
regaining last weeks drop and today
went up another iOu1bc. bulk of the OF,
ferings again selling at one price 50 80
This 10 the higheEt price reached since
Tuesday OF last week, when the bulb
moved at $40, and Is 4oc above the tor
last Friday. In view OF the fact thai
the lambs received during the last couple
of days are considered by most traders
to be Of better quality than last weeks
offerings, prices are not quoted as any
more than 3O640c higher for the week
and some sheepmen do not even concede
that much advance. Culla and thrown.
outs, which are scarce as sorts are light
are selling largely at t7.O0657. rs, regard
less OF whether they so TO a packer OF
feeder buyers.
There was a fair sprikling OF aged
sheep In today's supply and they sold al
generally firm prices. Sheep have shown
no tendency to follow the advance OF
lambs. and while they are going at good
firm prices current values are very little
stronger than the figures paid At last
weeks close. Two loads OF ewes sold
today at R.S6. as high as has been maid
this week, and yearllngs moved M "a 60
which also equals the weeks top. Weth-
crs moved at g. which has been the
weeks outside price for anything except
few head.
Quotations on Sheep and Lambs
Lambs, good to choice, S. 7ediR 30: lambs
fair to good, $7OO6p7.75: lambs, surinS'
81. 00n990; yearlings. fair to choice, So b
also: wethers, fair 10 choice, O. Oc1ls 81
ewes, good 10 choice, H766S Is: ewes
fair to good, N00QD4.H