Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-23

CATTLB-There was a rather liberal
run OF cattle for a Thursday some 800
head being reported In and the four days
supply has been nearly 1900 heavier than
for the corresponding period last week.
owing to very bearish reports from east
ern markets and the Increased supplies
this week the trade closed very weak
yeHterday and opened sharply lower
again this morning. Bids and sales were
In the neighborhood OF l09l5c lower, and
that were fully Csc lower than a week
ago. Both heavy and light cattle that
have quality and finish are still quoted
up to 1000. but the best beeves here
today sold at SEQ and the bulk OF the
fair TO good 1000 to 1.300-pound cattle
went at ss.75dIg.5O; the common to fair
warmed up and short fed grades selling
undertone to the trade was weak
throughout and It was we'll along toward
noon before anything like a clearance
had been made
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
yearlings, 50 0oQl0.Oc; fair to good year
iinBs. SOOqgU; good TO choice heavy
6eeves. ts.SoQlt:lo; fair to good .cornfed
fed beeves, T.75aS 5O sood to choice heif-
ers, N.OOus,7b; good TO choice fed cows.
$4,000 90; good TO choice grass heifers
fair s TO good 90 P" eo%s So%s e Ss
mon TO fair cows, a. e6Gl6 80; good to
choice feeders, 81 ;eOaS.2 20; fair to good
stSSscr. g sS stock SSP% Seters to ss
100; stock cows, q, 5Odi6,6O; stock calves.
S6.0OG7 80; veal calves, OOd9.76, fat
bulls, stays, etc, s5,5Oa7 So
for Thursday, being estimated at
ninety-seven cars, or 5000 head. The
total for, the week 70 date Of 1884 Is
twice as large as week ago, 1000 larger
than two weeks ago and a gain Of about
3,o0Q over last year.
The shipper trade was very uneven,
carly at prices that were fully steady
and even a little higher In spots, some
OF the later sales looked weak to as much
ranged largely at N0OQ745, with some
OF the later ones under the hill. As com
per business was the heaviest Of tho
week.
Packers first bids were a good big dime
fiSht they S " refused to raise their offers
10 any great extent and when a trading
basis was finally established, prices were
pretty close to n dime lower. Trade was
draggv all through and ii was we'll alolg
towards noon before any sort OF a clear
The bulk OF the killing hogs sold at
Se.bbqp6.7 20 with y sprinklirg on either Of
these figures. Shippers were scattered
all tho. way from 500 TO 7ab. the latter
SHHEP--RecelptR amounted TO about
fifty cars or 1900 head, which is the
heaviest Thursday run In some time, and
with the exception OF Monday the heav,
lest for any one day since March. Total
for the week OF 81 ,i62 head Is 1900 larger
than last week. 1900 heavier than two
weeks ago, and 1900 larger than a
year ago. Supplies for the four days
are the largest since January, and with
one exception the heaviest OF the year
| TO date.
The local market was the only one
in the west decently supplied, even Chi
| cago having less than half the number
! received here, and sellers thought them
selves entitled to another slight advance
! this morning Buyers offered ssteady
| money from the start, but refused "a
| do any better than that. and In the end
| the bulk of the lambs was cashed on a
| steady basis. All tho good lambs took
| ns5. which IL. on paper, a nickel higher
| but quality was somewhat better than
| Wednesday and taking this into con-
| sideration, prices we're no higher than
| yesterdays. There was a gprinkling OF
/ butcher stuff on down to SIS, but the
/ bulk OF the offerings went over the scales
! at tT.S5. which was both bulk and tor
| today. and the highest price paid 30
| far this week.
Quotations on sheep and lambs; Lambs.
good 10 chni'e. S7.606p7 Ks; lambs fair T.
good. s7tOcr77b; lambs. feeders, s.. 1Oa
/ 100; yearlings. fair to choice, s. .60d660.
wethers fair 70 choice. s.. 35d6B ewes,
good 20 choice. S.25g51b. ewes, fair 10
| good 81 66fh2.