Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-16
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Cattle-Recetpts of cattle have been very
liberal this week, the most OF THOSE arriv-
ing being beef steers, with a compare lively
| light showing OF butcher stock and a stu
smaller showing OF stockers and feeders.
The market on beef steers was higher at
the beginning of the week On Tuesday
cattle Weighing right at 1900 pounds sold
at 3l3ob. the highest price on record. Cat
Ito belonging TO that class, namely choice
heavy beeves suitable for shipping trade.
have shown little change since then. On the
other hand the medium TO commoner kinds
are s6@40c lower and half fat yearllngs
| might In some cases show even more de-
| clinl that that, but II will be remem bered
that they were bringing crazy high prices
a week ago.
ChoHe heavy cornfed cows and heifers have
held UP very well. the market on the best
| being strong, but pretty good kinds as well
as the medium kinds are around ESQ i0c
lower.
stockers and feeders have been steady
from day TO day and at the close Of the
week are selling in about the same notches
! rs week ago
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
! beeyes l$1l.so0l30O; fair TO good beeves,
Slo.7S@1l.o0; common to fair beeves, $3.50
6lo,76; good to choice helfers, 50. 0@1O.S5;
good cows, Ss.Oo@S.75; common to fair cows,
s66o975Q; prime feeding steers, $500
1875; good to choice feeders, ss.759s, 90:
fair to good feeders, ss00@S.75; common to
fair feeders, ss.7b3SOos good to choice
stockers, ss.5o01O,oO: stock heifers, $1,000
as; stock cows, 5000 ass; stock calves,
S,oo@lo.6o; veal calves, S9OO@l2.60; beef
$7So6s2s.
Hoss--Prioes paid for the bulk OF toiay's
| offerings had lost Just about what WINS
put on yesterday, being steady to Sc lower
than yesterdays average, or about steady
| with the packer trade Thursday. Ship
pers took about the same share of the run
as on Friday. The first hogs they bought
were Nsteady with yesterdays general mar
lower. -
After coming out with bids that were a
dime lower most Of the packers raised their
hands good deal and finally bought their
| first hogs steady TO a shade lower. These
| early hogs were selected pretty carefully
I and were mainly Of the better class OF stuff
One packer stayed out OF the trade un.
| I'll pretty well along In the day and the re.
suit was that after the more urgent orderi
had been filled prices weakened, later bust.
ness being done at weak TO mostly SC lower
prices, with great many sales a flat 81
lower. Light hogs, except the best, and
plain or highly mixed kinds were dlscrimi.
mated against as usual and quite Il sprin.
| King was left for. the finish. Packers were
| bidding 10915o lower on some Of them and
others were without even offers. Several
cars were still unsold up to late hour
Some of the, good hogs also remained IN
| first hands up to late hour and at one
time could be sold only a dime or more be-
low yesterday. but they were finally cleaned
| up not over &c lower.
The general market was steady to Sc
lower, closing easy on all kinds. and es.
pecially mean on light and highly mixed
stuff Bulk sold at stb.sO@l5.oo and fol
the fourth time In as many days the tor
was $500, Part Of sharp advance
scored early In the week was lost Wsdnes
day. but prices are stll lbc higher than q
| week ago.