Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-20
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Prices Quarter Higher
Than Week Ago-Demand
Exceeds the Supply,
LAMBS START OFF HIGHER

Cattle--As usual on Friday the run OF cat
lie was Of very moderate proportions, nifty
cars, about 1900 head and the offerings
included little that was particularly de-
slrsble In the way OF beef steers. So far
this week supplies have been about $4,000
head, or nearly 5000 short of the week pre-
yious, and largely for this reason there has
been considerable Improvement In the de-
mand from all quarters and trend OF values
has been upward for anything at all useful
in the way Of killing stock. Prices ruled
Just about steady today. but closing quo
tations are all of 26c higher than they
were a week ago for both beef steers and
butcher stock, and there Is a strong healthy
undertone TO the trade.
Business In stockers and feeders was
rather quiet today, but during the greater
part Of the week demand has exceeded the
supply and prices have been the highest
In the history OF the trade All grades are
In vigorous request and good clearance
for the week has been effected.
Quotations on Cattle-Good to choice year
ling beeves, Si0,25dli.50. good TO choice
beeves. 31o,oo11l.oo; fair to good beevcs,
ss6o9io.oo; common to fair bceves, 1880
a.sb; good 10 choic- hctfers. s7.5O@s.56;
good TO choice cows. s7.261s.O0; fair 10 good
cows, &6.oo9Ioo; common to fair cows. $500
Ms.25; prime feeding steers, Ss.75@9.60;
good TO choice feeders. $S.0o@s.50; fair to
good feeders, f7.b0qG0o; common to fair
feeders, 6.2b872b; good to choice stockers,
s77b@s.a5: stock heifcrs, &s.2sqs.25: stock
cows, Sb.5097.50; stoekt calves, s7.00@e00;
veal calves, Ss00m1050. beat bulls, stays
etc, ss.509s.50. bologna bulls, s5.50W6.50.
Hogs-Receipts were far larger than at
any other river point and were exceptionally
liberal for Friday. The market opened
draggy 10 far as packers were concerned,
buyers making only a few bids and talking
l0c lower prices. Shippers had liberal or
ders and while the car shortage situation
handicapped them somewhat they made
o.. A..W.
to In some cases LOG higher. Shippers
want the good light and butcher weight
stuff at present and are not going against
the choice heavies.
In the end packers had 10 pay higher
prices for their hogs. shipping competition
being keen all through the day. and their
own orders being plenty broad TO absorb
the supply. Some packer droyes sold at
the start that were no more than steady to
stfong but before the general movement
started buyers had to give &c higher prices
and from then on values improved steadily, |
o good deal OF stuff selling 56pl0e higher. |
Close was the best time OF the day, move
ment being very active at figures that were |
easily dime higher. and looked In some |
cases even more than that Prices aver |
aged close to 6W1oc higher than yesterday. |
AZ 1t was so late when movement started |
the number Of hogs that were weighed in |
time TO get In the paper was again small, |
the representation giving an Inaccurate Idea |
OF the market Yesterday. for instance, the |
market was io6i5c lower, but an the best |
hogs were sold and weighed first. the sales |
reported averaged less than SC lower. Bulk
today landed at ti0.b0@i090 and tops |
reached tii.00, the market being a quarter
higher than last weeks close.
Sheep--A higher lamb market was as
sured right from the outset this morning,
but sellers were out for all the strength
there was In the trade, most of them prize
ing their holdings q quarter or more higher
than yesterday Packers bid stronger prices
right from the start. but 1t took quite awhile
for traders to get down to business and II
was midforenoon before lambs finally
started moving.
Old sheep were, II anything. stronger. A
deck Of choice ewes sold as high as $1,000,
the best price ever paid. and a string OF
good pulp feds landed at $3.50, The feeder
market drew a. blank. nothing OF conse-
auence being offered.
Good Hight and handy lambs are closing
The week 2S@36c higher than last Friday.
Tho absence OF any Of the heavy and In
between lambs that have been causing SELL
srs so much grief this week today makes
on these grades rather uncer-
lain. but they were credited with the gen.
srai advance by most traders. and Oh that
basis can be called strong TO little higher
han last Friday Old sheep have held
ully steady since Monday, when they moved
~ dime, and look at least 1o@isc higher
han last week, Feeders have been lacking
he last couple OF days, but on the basis
Il the prices paid Wednesday are half a
iollar or more above week ago.
Quotations on sheep and lambs Lambs.
rood to choice, sls,75@l4o5; lambs, fair
o good. $i3.t0G1375 lambs. clipped, $ii25
9i2.oo; lambs. feeders. sl2.oo@fs so: year
ings. good to choice. si1,50@I226; year
ipgs. fair to choice, sii.50G12.26; year
air to choice. ,sSo91oSo: ewes, good to
'hoice, tsso010.oo; ewes, fair to good,
's2b6aso; ewes. plain to culls, 5000
.oo ewes, feeding, s6oo@&o0