Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-02
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. II
DIsPosIrIoN.--HEAp.

Setie-Receipu today were a. usual on
a Saturday 80 small a. 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
nne shape and there have been no com
plants from the selling interests as they
r hope with such a large run.
Beer steers which showed considera BILE
weakness at the beginning OF the week have
strengthened up 80 that good grades are
| steady to stronger than last weeks close
with less desra BILE kinds uneven but pretty
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 lOq25c lower than last week
world Of stookers 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
are around 15@25c lower or In the neigh.
borhood Of so@Soc lower than two weeks
ago.
Quotations on cattle; Good to choice
eseyes' so.oo9lo.so: fair to good beeves,
Sb001o00; common to fair beeves, $500
sb0. good to choice grass beeves. $500
$50; fair to good grass beeves. t7.O0@760;
common to fair grass beeves. $500 17OO:
good to choice hsifsrs, s6,7007o0: good to
choice cows. s6.sb@6.7S; fair to good cows,
stbo06ab: common to fair cows. s+5O@
$50; good to choice feeders, S7.000776;
fair to good feeders. $Sb0a 1905 common
to fair feeders. SS.0o@s.bo. good to choice
stockers. 31,oo9I5o; stock heifers. $3.50
100; stock cows. tt60@S,OO. stock calves.
s7oo@S.6o: veal calves, sS60Ull.00; beef
bulls staks etc.. es.o04700; Bologna bulls,
Sb.2696.s6.
Hogs-Hog receipts were estimated at
nifty mine cars. or 1000 head. This puts the
total for the week at 2s.4l7 head. which is
Just about normal for this time Of year,
being 5000 heavier than last week. and
s'ooo larger than year ago, but about
s,o0o short Of two weeks ago,
Packers rounded out q 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 1920 for some real good
butchers. The killer market was generally
a dime lower. The usual irresularity was
noted, individual sales ranging from
nickel to l6o below yesterday. Movement
was fairly active and clearance early. sev-
erai loads that arrived on a late train sold
stun calling the market fully as 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 at 1850
e.7b, with a sprinkling Of the better stuff
a little higher. and one load at SO. 20 the
top. As compared with week ago today,
current values are fully soc lower, or SOC
@$1.0o below two weeks ago. when the av-
erage 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
either last week or year ago. Scarcity
Of shipping orders has been OF material
assistance In this bear campaign, but even
on Tuesday, when order buyers took over
fourth of the run, the average market
broke q 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 It about the rottenest. Tho 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 to get more than
q loo decline on Monday and Tuesday on
forced some pretty stiff reductions toward
the weeks close, fat lambs winding UP 90 @
soc lower than . week ago, or at the sea-
sons low time DragEy trades were the rule
and from the midweek sessions on a good
share of the offerings remained unsoid Till
noon or after On the close good fat lambs
are selling around U.76. 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 we'll the first
two or three days Of the week. but before
carried decent TO good ewes down to $3.50
$50. Not enough yearlings or wothers 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 . quarter, q few punches Of hand
picked" stuff selling Thursday at 5000 and
better. one load setting a top Of $1,000
Except for the very best however, prices
broke generally SOC during the week. with
some Of the in between and weiuhtv stuff
being called as much as 76c lower.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs
good to choice. Ss.66Gs.76; lambs, fair TO
good. ts.2b@s.66: lambs. feeders. $4,000
1920; yeariings. good to choice, 1880
s2b; yearlings. fair to good. $700p726;
yearlings. feeders. % b0O826; wethers, fair
to choice. e6,609776; ewes. good to choice
s6.7b0e 80: ewes. fair to good, ts0O@s rs;
ewes plain to cuils, t400@b7b: ewes, feed
Ing, teo96.oo; ewes. breeders. all ages