Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-23
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Killing Cattle Slow and Lower,
Feeders About Steady
Sheep Steady to Lower.
HOGS STEADY TO TEN UP

cattIe-Receipis were fair for . Friday
1000 head being reported in The trade,
however, very slow and dull buyers
having apparently filled their requirements
earlier In the week Prices ranged generally
little lower than yesterday or around $50
25c lower than last Wednesday. Stoekers
and feeders on the other hand were In
light supply, and the trade did not show
much change. prices being about steady.
Quotations on cattlc--Good TO choice year
ling beeyes. sio.2501i.50: good TO choice
cornfed beeyes. s1o.0oIil.00; fair TO good
cornfed beeves. ss.75aio,oo. common to fair
cornfed beeves s725WS.75; good 10 choice
grass beeves, ;775q900: fair to good grass
beeves, ss.75m7.7b; common to fair grass
beeyes. tJ75G6 rs: good 10 choice heifers.
N.0o@s.50; good 10 choice cows. $3.50
LIS; fair TO good cows IS 1906 rs; common
to fair cows, S4.50nB.76, prime feeding
steers. - to@9o0; good to choice feeders,
F75as25: fair TO good feeders, S6.75@f.2s.
common to fair feeders, S6.o0T6.15; good
70 choice stoekers. 37.b0Qs.26; stock heifers,
1926 as 90; stock cows, s5.00W7.00; stock
calves, $500 $3.50; veal calves, $500 " 1000;
beef bulls. stags, etc, ;s.00G7.5o; bologna
bulls, S6,00@5,76
Hogs--A very good fog run showed up
for a Friday, receipts Of 1853 loads, or about
10000 head, showing decided increase over
Thursday The weeks total of 1880 head
Is 1000 larger than last week and 1000
heavier than last year, but several hun
dred head smaller thar two weeks ago.
again today and packers generally reluct-
ant TO pay the prevailing prices the market
was another Of the Irregular affairs that
have been common this week. Shipping
outlet was very good and outside buyers
started things by putting up droves on a
nickel higher basis. Packers were slower
about coming across. .rying hard TO make
their purchases at yesterdays figures, and
the killer trade never did become very
lively. but In the end the bulk u the Of
ferings sold steady TO rs much as dime
higher or generally nickel above Thurs
day
The close was the most uneven time Of
day. Shippers were still In the market
late, and as packers still wanted good hogs
anything desirable sold aB high az at any
timo Of day. Lights and common mixed
kinds. which had not been very good sell
ers at any time Of tho day, were a drag
late. and when packers left the yards sew
eral cars were still In first hands.
Prices averaged up about nickel higher
than yesterday. Bulk sold at s975gto.Io.
and towards the close good wcighty stun
reached 5000. Today's quotations are the
highest In about three months and break
all December records.
Sheep--The run Of sheep was tolerabiy
liberal for Friday and exceeded expccta-
tions somewhat. Chute house estimates
placed the run ut twenty cars. or $500 head,
but the total run was larger than that. as
the figures given did not include some eight
cars OF drive-ins Tho five days supply
foots up 4l,0s4 head. being 1000 smaller
than last week and over $4,000 short Of two
weeks ago. but 5000 greater than year
ago.
On early rounds packers had decidedly
bearish ideas, despite the fact that other
markets wired lrm prospects Buyers COM
planned that there wns more stun here
than they could handle. as some houses
were not killing today. and said the short
Age OF ears prevented their shipping enough
dressed mutton TO relieve the situation SO
with only part Of the supply In tho pens,
and sellers asking steady to stronger prices,
little was done on hrst rounds Later on
bids which had been generally lower were
raised somewhat. and before last trains got
In n good share OF the early arrivals OF
lambs had changed hands at prices that
were largely steady to In no case more than
Toe lower. Up to II o'clock the best price
paid was 1890. but practically all the
good lambs sold there and II VIII be re-
membered that emily few loads sold above
that yesterday sThc few old sheep that sold
early were about steady, one load OF good
ewes eaualing yesterdays top of 5000.
When later arrivals came In most OF
them were Of rangers. and packers, who
already had about all the lambs they could
Use werc doing little Acouplo Of, loads OF
good fed westerns on the last train set q
new top for the day Of s1305. Heavy ewes
larnba was here. They were not Of the best
and sold at tli.4o
Compared with q week ago fat lambs are
it92bc higher on the good kinds mt least
Aged stock is selling at an advance OF Gao
foc over last Friday. Feeders have been
In rather light supply all week not enough
having been here 10 make markets most