Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

CATTLE-Receipts of cattle were very
light today, there not being enough OF
any one thing on sale TO make market;
For the week receipts have been liberal
showing a considerable gain over the cor
responding week of last year.
The demand for beef steers has been
very good for the mid-holday week and
as offerings have not been excessive the
trade has been in a good healthy condi-
ton throughout. Prices have been gradu-
ally working upward until they are now
at the close OF the week lOq20c higher
than last weeks close
Cows and heifers have also been in
good demand and they, have shown even
right around CSC higher than a week ago.
The amount of business doing in the
stocker and feeder trade has been limited
but receipts of that kind Of cattle have
also been small and prices have been
sirmed up In sympathy with the advance
on killers. The market on stockers and
feeders for the week Is 15q25c higher than
Quotations on cattle-oood to choice
yearlings. $;5@925; good to choice
beeves, s7.5O9a26: fair to good beeyes.
So; 40; common to fair beeyes, $40
a65O; good to choice grass cows, $3.50
SIS; fair TO good cows, A5ogS.Bi com
mon to fair cows. $3.5Oq45o; good to
feeders. s6OOGS.sO; common to fair feed
ers. SoOg6.oo; good to choice stockers.
$S75a7.26; fair TO- good Stockers Oo g O 0@
So Ss';nSs t. fs st coke coS @
BIS; stock calves, se.Oo97.2o; veal calves,
H:ooQ9.5O; bulls stays. etc. S.T9e.A
HoGS-Supplies were very fair for a
wanted hogs. and after slow open 'ng
first sales were made on a fully &c higher
basis. AS was the case yesterday trade
improved little after the opening and
when the big bulk of the hogs started
scaleward prices paid were largely 5@10c
higher, sales made at the best time be ng
pretty close to a dime above yesterday S
average. Although first rounds. were a
little draggy movement was active once
the market was under way, and a good
clearance was made by $3.50 o'clock, only
seemed to want being left at this time.
Most of the sales were made at $3.50
6.e5.. with a sprinkling Of lights on down
to $50 Several punches sold as high
as $50. and tops reached s6.75, the high
est price that has been paid since Novem-
For the week prices show an advance
market especially during the last three
days, and good lights show the most Of
the weeks advance. although common
ns sht and moea era6ss haze 6sSn the
Pigs also have found hard shedding most
or the time, and q good many OF them
weighing under 100 pounds have sold from
Receipts today were 100 cars or 1900
head. The weeks total OF 69,3f7 head is
smaller than a week ago by 1000 head,
and 5000 short of two weeks ago, but
5000 larger than for the corresponding
week last year
sHEEP-Receipts Of sheep and lambs
this week are the smallest since the
opening of the range season. On the first
two days of the week supplies were ex-
tremely light and lamb values scared.
! tops reaching $40 Tuesday when nearly
everything sold above $500 Heavy runs
| Wednesday and Thursday allowed pack
ers to trim off part OF this advance, but
the week closes with lamb values any
where from l5c to quarter higher than
which price was paid for the best here
Thursday, while most of the good lambs
are selling from 800 upward.
| Ewes followed lambs pretty consistently
oil week and are closing anyway 15c
above last Friday. Bulk of arrivals to-
wards the weeks close were Just fairly
being duatable TO $500 A few good 81
| being Notable to $500. A few good 81
pound yearlipgs set new d top FRIDAY Snyx
lyeariiugs made s7.S5 early in the week. :,
| Feeder trade was poorly supplied all
week No light lambs were offered ana
what few feeders went out We're or the
| fieshy order Best of these made S:S.
! Feeding ewes were in scant supply MOTH
| ing very good showing up.
Quotations on sheep and lambs LAMBS ~ !.
10 good. IS 7Hds co. lambs. clipped, 81 sod
$40; lambs. feeders. T.00dS. so; yearlings'
! good to choice light. 5500S.o0 yearlings
| fair TO choice heavy S00a7. 49, yearlings'
| feeders IS T5df8 26 wethers. fair TO choice
| Is 76eRs, 5O ewes, good TO choice. &.I0q
500; ewes, fair 20 good. N.bO96b; ewes
| feeders, A.0OG5f5.