Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-24
ION---IiEAD.


Catt,.--For a Saturday the run Of cat
tie was unusually liberal. fully l,C00 head.
and all on the market. The six days sup
ply has been approximately $4,000 head, or
nearly 5000 more than week ago. and
5000 more than year ago. On both Fri
day and Saturday the beef market was
steady to somewhat lower, but for the week
the trend Of values has been higher. and
closing quotations on both beef steers and
butcher stock are fully 25050c higher than
q week ago, the advance being more on the
light cattle than on the good heavy beeves.
Good to choice beef steers are selling at
12.50@13.00. and prime cattle would COM
mand sI325 or more. Business In stockers
and feeders has been active and strong all
week. closing prices being fully 2b040c
higher than a week ago. and good clear
ance being effected
Quotations on Cattle---Good to choice
beeyes. s1225@i3to; fair to good beeves.
$Il25D12.00; common TO fair beeves. 1900
61i.0O; good to choice yearlings, sl0.75@
1925; fair to good yearlings ss.o001o0o:
common to fair yearllngs, s700D9.00; good
to choice grass beeyes. s10b0G1l.76; fair
to good grass beeves, s9.00@10.2b; common
to fair grass beeyes s7.6o@sbe: good to
cows, 5000 300; fair to good cows, s7.75
@s75; common to fair cows. s6.500750;
prime feeders. sio.6001f.50; good to choice
Feeders, ss.75@10,25; fair to good feeders.
$s.7b@s5o: common TO fair feeders, $500
7.50: good to choice stockers, s950 Gp1050
stock beifers, y75e0s50; stock cows. $3.50
@s.75; stock calves. T0oGf0.oo; veal
calves. ss.oo@t3.oo; bulls, stays. cts. $3.50
@10.bo.
Hogs--The week closed with heavy run
here, and shippers opened the trade buying
q few loads at prices that were steady with
They bought most OF their hogs early
paying prices that might be called about
steady to possibly a Ehade higher than
yesterdays average. The best price was
3ie.30, paid by shippers early In the morn
ing. and steady with the top yesterday.
at si710@I7.25. Trade for the most part
was fairly active ana n good clearance was
made. Majority Of the hogs were sold around
1880, q few loads being reported back.
With today's steady trade the market
for the week rules s1.0o higher
sheep--There were only few sheep
ana lambs here today. Receipts for the week
have been comparatively moderate. Closing
trade in killer stuff was the best or the
week, Packer demand showed great im-
provement over the first half. and an early
clearance was effected the last two days
Best fat lambs brought up to Sl6.4b. and
looked around csc under week ago. Medi-
um kinds showed about the same decline
and were good sellers at 316.00Q16.lb. Heavy
lambs suffered a drop OF Sb@foc bringing
31426@15.75. Fat sheep closed mostly
steady, best ewes selling up to $1,000. with
yearlings bringing s1a.6o014.s0. The un-
dertone was good and the demand strong,
FEEDER trade In sympathy with the improved
conditions in killer stuff closed strong.
Buyers were taking on all the available
offerings, and prices looked fully steady
with q week ago. Best feeder lambs are
uuotable up to s1625 @ 1850.
ouotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs,
handyweight, $500 20 1850; lambs. heavy
weight, si4.2501b.7S. lambs, feeders. $l4.sb
0i6.2s; lambs, shorn. sii.50gis.so: lambs,
culls, S1oo0@ti0o: yearlings. fair to
choice, s11.60@i45o; yearlings, feeders,
SI2.00@i425; wethers, fair to choice, sl1 90
eD13.00: ewes. fair to choice, $i1.00@12.00;
ewes breeders, all ages $1obo@i6.bo; ewes,
feeders, s7.6O@to.5o:; ewes, culls and can
ners, s500@7.25.