Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-27

CATTLE Receipts we're liberal Tor o
Wednesday 2ss cars being reported Ihis
brings the total for the three days ~ 70
i5,bis head. which " slightly larger lhan
last week but smaller than year HEQ
by annost 500 head. There was good
local demand but advices from Chicago
where the market was HHamped ~ large
receipts. indicated . break o. i6a2Qc on
he opening which placed the trade here
10 very weak condition.
Buyers started out right at The be.
ginning bidding sharply lower, that IL i0ff
i6c or more lower on the general run Of
beef steers. their bids being worse on
he heavy cattle. The trade, as uint'
Ter 81 course, was slow, and II was
late before very much business was
IN the end the most desirable light
yeariings sold ut about steady prices
vith other grades Of beef steers l0miac
lower. Cows and heifers are steady 70
little lower, while the best feeders are
about steady and others easier
Quotations on cattle. Good 10 choice
sesrilngs, N.00asb1. good % choice
Dscvee. p.s0asD, fair 70 good beexes,
sSNy1s1o; common 70 fair beeyes, HIN
$50: good 10 choice heifers ne00S.3,
good 10 choice cows. q. 26ffs00. fair to
good cows a., z54f1.25; common 20 fair
cows. NeouG.8 good 10 choice feeders
tl5usbo. fair to good feeders, .4oaf
good 10 choice stockors, t,.GDWS1O; stock
heifefs, fglIb0s00; stock COWS, t6zJql ~;
stock calves, N.O4ts.50. veal calves VISA
900: bulls. stays. ETC.. @.Vsqs.OO
H0Gs-The good markets Of the last
two or three days pulled big runs this
morning and the consequence was that
values reacted nj oil points. River mar
sets have been comparatively high With
eaateru points and the consequences was
that shipping orders were not 40 numer-
0ps today. outside buyers being able to
ret such hogs as they wanted NJ Be lower
prices.
Packers tried 10 put up their droyes
~ a fiat I0c lower cost. but shipping
competition, while not 50 strong az Il
wae yesterday, had its effect on the mar
ket and on the earlier rounds Ut least
packers bad 10 raise their hands. pay
ing prices that were IN most cases no
moro than &c lower for their earlier
purchaser. Later on, however, after the
shippers had quit killers they got n good
many hogs that were as much ~ 5nl0c
over and towards the finish were able
. buy AZ o flat loo reduction.
The extreme close wHE the plOwest and
Weakest time Of the day fun l0e de-
clines being quoted and some hogs fail
ing TO sell even ut that General market
wsa 5pl0c below yesterday. Bulk sold
II s9J0u9.s5, with sprinkllng Of com
mon light stuff on down. some selling az
low as 800. Several loads OF choice
peayIes sold as high az 1870, the. top
large as either Mondays or Tuesdays
something like thirty-one cars or 100
head being reported In. Only n little
over half Of these were offered 10 paek-
era. however. NJ fourteen cars were of
feeders which the owner intended 20 take
through for finishing and shearing. SO
far this week arrivals have been rs Sos
rad. being $500 smaller than last week
and 800 short Of two weeks ago, but
100 larger than for the same days last
year.
Despite the fact that offerings OF fat
lambs were comparatively limited. most
buyers we're still IN a bearish mood. and
the forenoon market WAS another dull
affair. One packer bought a few wooded
lsnhs at prices about steady with the
late trade yesterday, paying slia5 for
few loads OF good Mexicans. but
other buyers were trying for still further
The wooded offerings was still unsold
AnotheF car of the California spring
lafabs was here and sold on the same
basis as yesterday the tops bringing
@ With sixty-two head sorted out at
5000 II was stated yesterday that the
nillls from the two loads 81 CALIFORNIA;
went 81 HOS. but this was erroneous
the price being 5000
Clipped lambs are enjoying a fair
amount Of popularity, and two cars sold
early this morning at figures that were
~ least steady One bunch Of handy
weights OF very fair quality made 81 81
and some good IS pnundera brought IS %
lip to late hour the situation re-
deney was easier and packers were bid
dir lower Ia some instances, but what
salff we're made 40 20 noon looked gen
ereilv steady With the late market yes
tfrdaN, After frs, rounds buyers OF
sheArinR lambs nrcvlded most Of the oX
element they taking a big string 81
W9omlngs ~ 5000 aud some heavy west
erns Al si0 95mlQW load ~ rough
NhAajea sold 10 packer al MOO. hut
some good MrNirans were stll IL the
rans under bids that were quoted as
much a. lsc lower ana bunch ~ fani
h~avv shorn lambs had found the so
irr slow
only few sheep we're here. como
MNoninu bucks sold the same way the
fdahak did Yesterday. thai II. ne EI
nith feN emils al $3.50 Another aut
~ the ewes that weff here yesterday
VISA included in the offerings. and fhn
seller thought that owing 10 supply scar,
sits they ought 70 hrine 4 little more
moneY tNt 30 10 late hour he had
been unable 10 Eet q
Quotations on sheen aud lhmhs lambs
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fair Is Hoaf hanls tfH safii fH iaH9hH
feig ta FhnifH hsNFt So st4la % lamha
fipfed handy q lssa q iamhs eitnftd
lsatN q ns - YeafiinRs falf 10 fhaian
isht. - ssfiH ~ eAfNUKs faif ~ rhaiee
hssNY a oaa ~. ssghers fali o. fhaief
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