Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-01
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Totals. 1881 0,

SottiC-pcSCAPls toudy were dS USUAL Oh
a Saturday SO small as to cut no figure
whatever in the trade. For the week re-
ceipts have been the largest of the year
showing heavy gain over the correspond
ing period of last year. In spite of the big
run the market has held up In remarkably
fine shape and there have been no COM
plants from the selling interests as they
really Jared better than any one had reason
te hope with such large run.
Beef steers which showed considera bic
weakness at the beginning Of the week have
strengthened ur SO that good grades are
steady to stronger than last weeks close,
close to steady
Cows and heifers, owing to the competi-
ton from the common to medium grades Of
steers, have eased off and they are not
tar from l0@ csc lower than last week
world of stockers and feeders has been
on sale this week, but strictly good to choice
cattle have not been so plentiful and have
held about steady. On the other hand the
medium grades and poorer sellers generally
are around 15@2bc lower or In the neigh
ago.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beeves, s10.09Q10.60: fair tv good beeves
S8bO9l0.O0: common to fair beeves. IS. 500
$50. good to choice grass beeves. 1850
$50; fair to good grass beeves $7.00@760,
common to fair grass beeves. s6oO@7 100;
good to choice heifers, s67O@700; good to
choice cows $685. 067b fair to good cows
Sb6OG636: common to fair cows. $500
$50 good to choice feeders s7oo0L76:
fair to coed feeders. SO. 5097 20: common
10 fair feeders. S6O096.50 good to choice
stockers. s7.00@760: stock heifers, $3.50
70O stock COWS. $500 500, stock calves.
$700QS.60: veal calves. 5000 100: beef
bulls STAYS. ETC.. $S.0o0I00. Bologna bulls.
s5.25@6,S5.
Afty mine cars. or 1000 head. This puts the
total for the week at 29,417 head, which IL
Just about normal for this time OF year
being 5000 heavier than last week, and
1000 larger than year ago. but about
1000 short of two weeks ago.
Packers rounded out week of steady
breaks by reducing costs another dime this
morning. Shippers bought a few scattering
loads at steady prices on the opening, pay
ing as high as 5000 for some real good
butchers. The killer market was generally
dime lower The usual irregularity was
noted. individual sales ranging from a
nickel to 15e below yesterday. Movement
was fairly active and clearance early. Sew
very unevenly, sellers who had desirable
stuff calling the market fully good as
any time. while on the other hand three
or four statesmen who received Just ordi-
nary packers late said they had to sell
them 15c lower than yesterday.
Bulk of the sales was made ct 1850
975, with a sprnkling OF the better stuff
q little higher, and one load at 5000, the
top. AS compared with week ago today,
current values are fully soc lower, or sOc
@$1. 90 below two weeks ago. when the av-
age was set at the high spot for the sea-
son. Packers have succeeded In breaking
the market every day this week, though
receipts have been only slightly larger than
Of shipping ders has been of material
assistance In this bear campaign, but even
on Tuesday, when order buyers took over
a fourth Of the run, the average market
broke a dime.
sheep-The quality of the bulk of the big
run of sheep and lambs here this week has
been the poorest of the season, and the mar
ket for II about the rottenest. The feeder
demand, which previous to this time has
absorbed big runs without any price reduc-
lions. went to pieces early In the week. and
packers who were unable 20 get more than
a 10c decline on Monday and Tuesday en-
forced some pretty stiff reductions toward
the weeks close, fat lambs winding up 60@
60c lower than week ago, or at the sea-
sons low time. Draggy trades were the rule,
and fr I'M the midweek sessions on good
share OF the offerings remained unsold till
noon after. On the close good fat lambs
are selling around ss.75, with the rest on
down according 10 quality. There were very
few. II any, real choice lambs here at any
time of the week.
Fat sheep held up fairly well the first
two or three days of the week. but before
the week was out broke asa The slump
carried decent to good ewes down to $6.76M
500 Not enough yearirg s or wethers were
offered to show the decline.
Real choice feeding lambs were in lin
tied supply nearly every day, and under
the influence Of this scarcity prices broke
barely a quarter. few punches of hand
picked" stuff selling Thursday at $1,000 and
better. one load setting top OF $40 90.
Except for the very best, however, prices
broke generally 50c during the week with