Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-14

Cattle--The market as usual on Saturday
was practically bare Of fresh supplies OF
cattle, there being nothing OF any oonse-
duence on sale. For the week receipts have
been very moderate, In fact the hghtest
with one exception for number OF weeks
back On the other hand the receipts for
the month to date arc the largest that they
have been for over five years. The market
with lighter offerings has been steadily
working upward until at the close or the
week prices are around bOq1bc higher
The advance has been largely on the me-
dunn weight cattle and on yearlings, while
choice heavy beeves have not shown so
much improvement. As compared with the
extreme low point some ten days ago
yearlings are as much as $l.O0@l.25 higher
and in some cases more than that
Cows and helfers have been gradually
working up and are around so cents higher
for the week.
Suckers and feeders have been in light
supply and good demand all the week and
have sold very freely with the result that
the market at the close Is little stronger
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
heeves. sl2.O0@lS.OO; fair to good beeves
Sll.OO9i2,00; common to fair beeves, SsbO
pll.00; good to choice heifers, SlOO0q ll.po;
good to choice cows. $s7b@lo1b: fair TO
good cows, $S,75Q9.75; common TO fair cows,
s6.5O9S.75: prime feeding steers, S915g
10 90: good to choice feeders. $s.O0Q 1000:
fair to good feeders. $s.50q9Oo; common TO
fair feeders, s6,75@S,50; good to choice
stockers, ss.bO@lO.5O: stock heifers $3.50
rs: stock cows, s7.00@l0.0O; stock calves
$S.0OQlO,bO; veal calves, s9.OO@lS'25; beer
bulls, stays, etc, ss.O09 1000.
Hogs-In addition to the fresh receipts
offerings included ten or so loads that were
held over from yesterday. and as shipper
outlet was only moderate packers had all
the hogs at their disposal that they could
use The result was that while Chicago
opened strong and 10o higher the local mar
ket, which has been high compared with the
Windy City trade, was slow In opening, and
once started was not over DC higher as
general thing.
There was a great deal Of unevenness In
values some sales being called right at l0c
higher, while others were no more than
strong to a shade up Late rounds were
slow and weak, and many OF the later sales
when finally made were little II any better
than steady. 1t was pretty well along in
| the day before a decent clearance was I'm
| ally made. The general quality today was
hardly as good as yesterday, big proper.
| ton of the offerings consisting of mixed
hogs and as packers were not overly eager
| at any stage Of the game, plain mixed kinds
were slow sale, some Of them in fact never
| getting so much as an offer until late 10 The
| day.
| The bulk of the offerings sold at $157OG
1900, with the best kinds on up to $l6.lb
which comes within nickel of equaling tho
| record made last month. There was also
quite a sprnkling on down below the bulk
i The week opened with sharp break. but
values reacted the following day, and mar
| kets Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
| were the best seen here In several years, The
advance continued Friday and Saturday, bu
| the undertone was sluggish and CLOSING
rounds were weaker both days. Today'
| values are 40GpbOc higher than the close o.
| last week and are a big half dollar above
| Monday, the low day of the week.
| RnDrasentHt'N sales!