Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-01

CATTLE Receipts were very slow this
morning only fourteen cars being re-
ported In. For the week receipts amount
to 5000 head. the largest since two weeks
ago. and almost 1900 head larger than
"a year ago.
Prices on killers are 25d4Oc lower. while
stoCkers and feeders are 25dJOc lower,
common trashy feeders showing the most
decline.
Quotations on cattle. Good to choice
beeves S.75u9.3O; fair to good beeves, s.. 30
mS75; common to fair beeves, H.25dS3O;
good to choice heifers, s.. 25GtS2; good 10
choice cows So. 75GI7.75; fair to good cows,
S6,0H615; common to fair cows, H.60n
500; good to choice feeders, T,1JqS40,
fair to good feeders. N.30q7i5; common
TO fair feeders, S6JOd73O; good to choice
stockers, I.15nS.23; stock hetters, $3.50
rs; stock COWS, SG2Jdf73 stock calves.
81. .00dSSO; veal calves, s7.O0dl0.25; bulls.
stays, etc, S.50d7.5O.
HOGS-The sharp declines OF the last
few days evidently shut off receipts
pretty effectively. for todays run was
the smallest In some time, only seventy
seven loads or 5,4i9 head being reported
IN. Supply for the week to date is 80, $50
head. being 1000 short OF last week. 1900
lighter than two weeks ago and a fall
Ing off OF 1000 as compared with the
same days last year
other markets. particularly Chicago,
reported fresh declines today. and while
local shipper buyers were not very ac-
tive early the short local run proved to
be a bullsh factor and bulk Of the hogs
sold on a strong to &c higher basis. Early
bids were fully steady, but before many
hogs sold packers raised their hands a
| little and put up the big end OF their
droves on a strong TO &c higher basis
many sales showing a flat sc advance.
| Shippers got In to limited extent after
packers started the trade. AS general
| thing movement was fairly active, and
| a fair clearance was made before 10
showed a preference for the good light
and butcher weight hogs, and holders of
choice heavles had some difficulty in get
| ting higher prices for them, although
they were finally cleaned up on about
the same basis as other grades.
Bulk OF the days sales was made Mt
iieSt iGTue and mixed @ Stuff s on down oi ana a fair
| showing OF best butchers and heavies up
to s9.sO, the top.
less than half as large as on most re-
| cent Fridays, ten cars or 2,Jl4 head max.
ing up the days quota. Five days
supplies foot up to 1856 head, being
1 1000 larger than last week, and II 900
| heavier than two weeks ago, but smaller
than for the same period last year by
| G0OO head.
Instead OF raising their hands yester.
day packers IL anything trimmed early
bids n little, and what sales were made
| in the afternoon were about quarter
lower than the PREVIOUS day. Even at
near to o.eanlng them up, and upwards
OF dozen cars, all a. lambs, were
forwarded,
/
only four doubles and a single OF lambs
| In the receipts, there were hardly enough
here to make market The tendency
| was, however, easier. Nothing choice was
offered, ana there was little chance 10
| mako accurate comparisons. but the
| feeling was In the neighborhood of l0C
lower than yesterdays close, One load
OF good light fed western lambs was
cashed at Sii.20, while three loads OF
unfinished stuff went for shearing pur.
poses at tl065 with 100 head out. Traders
Na anA NFWNNR ,N.a.l..
lambs would sell. but ventured the opln-
ion that fll. % would stop even best
Mexicans. As compared with the high
SOC lower with weighty grades showins
6Odi76c decline. while best handywelghtl
ere SSd40c under last weeks close, and
ether grades 6oc or possibly little. more
dcwn. Towards the last end of the
week. buyers of shearing lambs were
about the only ones who would touch
anything weighty,
total receipts, and while owing 10 scarcity
of supplies all week demand was fair
the market was late, sellers being un
willing TO make the lOc reductions asked
by packers. Buyers, however, refused
to bulge from the first offers, and wher
holdings were finally cashed II was at
dime decline. Rest ewes sold to 81 20
some being another cut OF the same stuff
that sold at $500 yesterday. Two carr
OF good yesrlings made $40. 20, as agains
so. 20 for their mates yesterday. AS com
pared with last weeks close aged sheeI
show almost no decline. current valuei
being only quarter under the high TIM
Monday.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs
good To choice handy, $ll .00dtll %; lambs
fair to good handy, $40. 65Qfll 90; lambs
fall clipped 50 .O06ie.1b lambs. fresl
clipped. sSioGa.25; yearlings. fair 10 choic
light. So 26alO 20; yearlings, fair to choic
heavy. N5Od9 20; wethers, fair TO choice
IS O0dS.Th; ewes. good TO choice, SSl5a
$50; ewes, fair to good. N.50QS Is.