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Show CATTLE AiVD SHEEP PRICBJICING Upward Trend Is Clearly in Evidence on the South Omaha Market. The following views expressed by W. H. S'-hellverg, traffic nager of the t'nion Stockvards company of Omaha, will doubtless be read with interest by sto'-kmn in L'tah and other stock-raising states: The general rains that have prevailed pre-vailed throughout Nebraska and neighboring states during the entire spring and early summer have thoroughly thor-oughly staked the fields and pastures, practically assuring the corn belt states of the largest yield in their history. his-tory. Pastures, at this time, are In better condition than ever before, with evpry indication of an abundance of fall feed. The alfalfa producing section? sec-tion? of Nebraska, as well as surrounding sur-rounding states, report the first and second cutting as excellent In both quality and quantity, and this fact, together with the enormous amount of prairie hay being made this year and the assurance of the largest grain cron in the history of the corn belt states, all Indicate there will be the heaviest demand In many years for feeder cattle and sheep. At this early date the prospects for more than an ample supply of feed on the farms of Fhe corn growing states, coupled with a general scarcity scarc-ity of feeding stock in those sections, has created a general tendency toward to-ward flJi upward trend In prices on the south Omaha market for feeder cattle and sheep. During the past week there has been a marked increase in-crease In orders received by commission commis-sion men and traders operating on the south Omaha market over other years at this time, and if present reports of range stuff to be marketed can be relied upon, it would begin to look as though there would not be enough feeder cattle and sheep to supply the demand at western markets mark-ets this fall. The marketing of range cattle and sheep has not yet begun In real earnest, earn-est, but taking into consideration the fact that all the old-time feeders as well as numerous new ones in the corn belt states have signified their deelr to feed up their large crops of hajr and grain, it is questionable whether or not, when the range run is on In full blast, there win be anywhere near enough to meet the enormous demand. These facts are based upon present Inquiries at the south Omaha market, if they can be taken as any criterion. crite-rion. Feeder cattle and eheep have been selling on an even basis, and higher, than Chicago, and every indication indi-cation points to these conditions continuing con-tinuing to prevail all fall. Speaking of the feeder cattle and sheep situation at south Omaha, representatives rep-resentatives of various prominent feeder bovine- flrmtj thprp ntntoA th1 firms had, at this early date, received re-ceived more bona fide orders for feeder feed-er cattle and sheep than ever before at one time, and it was now Blmply a question of getting the stock to fill the orders. It Is, of course, e?cpeoted that this demand will meet with a better supply when the range movement move-ment to market really commences, but the fact that there is a general tendency to market short from the ranges, and the further fact that the corn belt feeders are more than anxious anx-ious to secure stuff for their lots, will create a strong feeder market throughout the entire fall marketing Reason, with prevailing high prices. Furthermore, with the crop of grass over Dnactically the entire range country coun-try the best In years, there should be no necessity for marketing stock In great bunches, as has been the case In some former years, uniformity in prices being maintained when the marketing la distributed over the entire en-tire range season. |