Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-12

CATTLE-Receipte, as usual on Friday.
were comparatively small, In fact there
to afford q satisfactory line on the con-
dition OF the market. Demand from PACK
eTs Was apparently very urgent ana the ere
cont, SO that although there were com.
psrativeiy few cattle here. they moved
ysry slowly and az prices p Ear m ass week.
the trade has been 10 very seusIoctoIy
shape as far as the good TO choice TIN
shed beeves arc concerned. These snow
al average advance OF l0Qi5c. On the
other hand, the medium and common
cattle. especially anything showing grass,
figures In q word all classes OF buyers
are paying more attention TO quality
than recently. and while the well Iattea
and finished are selling TO better advan-
tage than a week ago, the half TAT and
grassy kinds are unevenly lower ana
M cows 90 and heifors tho market has
been pretty mach the same as IN beef
steers Good TO choice dry-lot stock has
t msnsas T whiis the ETassy stuff coming
In competition with southern cattie mas
been running toward lower basis ana .na
week. Veal calves are closing about 2oc
higher. with best vealers up 10 5000, but
6uils. stays. etc. are hardly selling as
Voinme Of business IN stock cattle and
feeding. steers has been comp,ar sg
cy,s az ws Strictly Ts soo oG 70 esoce srSdes
~ ~eiehts have been scarce and
6uotabiy strong, while the medium and
fsoneSt and have sold unevenly through
0s Quotations on cattle. Good 70 choice
vearlinae. g. AOI915: good to choice corn
Id beeves, S. SQs.e; fair to good corn
led beeyes kS zoos, IS; common 10 iair
cornfed beeves, t7.b0ds 90; good TO choice
heifers, rOo17. rs: good to choice cows,
az go07 3d. fair 20 good cows. S.DWe sOi
cosnmon 10 fair cows, tooQ5.75 u; good TO
choice stockers and feeders. VcOus.l0
fair 10 good stockers and feeders, $1,000
$50: common to fair stockers and feed "a
stock cows. s.75ae7b; stock calves, $500
$50; veal calves, ss0091O.B; fat bulls,
staEs. etc. tS.bo87@; stock bulls. 5000
HoGs-rhere was fair Friday. run on
hand. some 40 cars, or $500 head show
anE up With the exception OF Monday,
this is the liEhtest run 90 81 &, the Tesss s
ing 5000 smaller than a week ago, but
2scoo larger than for the same week
rhe supply rcn largely TO heavy butch
ers and hekvies this morning, and ship
ping hoEs on the light mixed order was
acarce. What was here moved early 81
planned that quality was not nearly 80
good as on other days OF the week. Most
81 the shipping salea were made around
equHling yesterdays top.
Owing 70 the Increased percentage Of
heavy hogs the average showed full
bel0s decline Bulk OF the killer sales
was made around t1.a0tr7.8, with q good
showing OF heRvies as low as s7.N. and
some big rough packers down to N.oo
The bulk OF all the sales was quoted Al
&.z5tSq.t1. and there wac sprinkllng OF
either side Of these figures tops reaehinl
Nab rhis mornings spread of T.O04
765 was the widest for long time.
SHEEP-Receipts this morning totaled
four cars. or about 1000 head, and. ~
one OF these was consigned direct, ths
days offerings consisted OF only thres
cars. Total for the week is 6s5i head
being over 1000 short OF last week, anc
$500 smaller than both last week and
year ago This weeks run Ii smaller
than for any similar period since Christ
mas week. 1907. when only $3.50 heac
were received during the first five days
Ewes which have been strengthening
UP ali week. continued firm today. and
some good iiS-pound range stock landec
as high as $500. For the week prices ar,
easily TO a quarter higher. and. as II wa
stock would reach 3S.26. tops are 90
better than last weeks closing quota
tons. THIS weeks strength In ewes hai
borne out the prediction made last weel
by some OF the local sheepmen that I
lambs continued 10 hold stronger owe
would share In the general uplift Las
weeks close was the low point for tn
year IN the aged sheep trade.
Quotations ON sheep and lambs: Lambs
good 20 choice, Sl035fl10 70. lambs. fair 4
good, ss5Oqi0&: lambs, spring, $1,000
il.7b: ewes. good 70 choice, 6bOfj6 y
ewes. fair TO good. A.eoetb.60