Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-23

,attie--Recelpts were liberal this morn
ing making the total for the three days
as,4i5 head the largest since three weeks
ago, and 10000 head larger than year
ago Fortunately there was a good demand.
so that the market was In fairly active
and entirely healthy condition. Pricey were
Just about steady with yesterday on prac-
tically all kinds, although feeders were a
little slow. AS high as slo.s5 was paid for
good yearing beeses.
quota tons on cattle. Good to choice
cornfeds. sIo.oo0ii.1o: fair TO good corn
feds, ss60@t0.O0; common TO fair cornfeds,
ss,6o@stU: fancy heavy grassers. $500
1890: good to choice grass beeves. 1850
common to fail. s6.75@s.7s; good to choice
heifers se.5o@72s; good to choice cows,
s6.5O97.00; tar 10 good cows. $5.76@660;
common to fair cows, s42605.50; good u
choice feeders, Sz5o@so0; fair to good
feeders. sS.75@7.6o: common to fair feed
ers, ss.oo@s75; good TO choice stockers.
s7.609so0; stock heifers. ss.oo@I16; stock
cows. s5.0o@65oj stock calves. ts.oo@s,oo;
vesl calves. ss.oo0io.oV: beef bulls. $500
$50
Hogs--while receipts OF hogs were not as
heavy as yesterday, when the largest run
since last spring showed up, they were toler-
ably liberal estimates placing the supply
at III loads. or $4,000 head. Yesterdays
official run was, as usual, greater than esti-
mates. and the total for the first half OF
the week db'pOf menu, 10 UrevV
larger than last week. nearly twice as large
az two weeks ago and three times as heavy
AZ for tho corresponding period last year.
Another unevenly higher market was on
the cards for today. Many Of the early
packer bids were no more than steady, and
few were actually lower. but FIRST sales
were quite little higher, while the aver
age market was a big 5010c higher than
yesterday, trade being the best towards the
close except on few very common loads,
which were passed up entirely Owing to
the unevenness that has featured the mar
ket so far this week. there were nearly as
many opinions concerning the market as
there were traders In the yards. Some who
sold At the best time Tuesday did not call
their sales more than strong to &c higher,
claimed they sold hogs that were lo@l5c
higher.
At any rate, 1t was q good, active mar
ket for desirable hogs of all weights. and
1t was the opinion Of the majority that on
an average prices were somewhere near 80
l0c higher. A good share OF the sales
landed at tsso0s.75. with quite a showing
Of lights downward from $3.50. and top
Of 1880.
shsep--After opening little STOW with
some early bids at easier figures the fat
lamb market firmed up, and when move-
ment started prices were strong 10 an much
as Toe higher. A good share Of the desirable
offerings sold at spread Of ni6bW
li.s6. with some that were good but
wsighty down to si1.5o. The top came with
in loo OF the seasons high time. reaching
tii0o. Some OF the lambs were late getting
up to the barn, but after the market really
got started II was tolerably active, and
bulk Of the later arrivals sold Just about ~
fast as they were yarded.
The percentage Of feeding lambs In the
supply was unusually large. but prices held
and were II anything strong TO 4 little
higher. demand exceeding the supply as It
has al week. Tops Of q string Of wyomings
sold at 5000. equaling yesterdays top,
with second lot at t10.7b, and the re-
nainder. about two cars, at 5000. A one
car bunch boosted the record another Nickel
touching t10.S5.
Quotations on Sh, cp and Lambs--Lambs,
good 10 choice. sii.s50ll,so; lambs. fair
to good. tll.1o@ll.60; lambs. feeders, 1915
010.s5: yearllngs, good to choice, $4,000
s.7S; yearllngs, fair to good. S7.75Qs76;
yearlings. feeders, t1.o00S.0o; wethers, fair
TO choice, $500 OSLO; ewes, good TO choice.
S7.5eV7.S5; lambs. fair to good. Ss.50G7.5o;
owes. plain TO culls, S4.o005.76; ewes, feed
ing 3tb0@e.6o: owes. breeders. all ages
ssooGs5o.