Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-07
Let-Up in Cattle Receipts This
Week; Hogs Ten Cents
Lower; Feeder Sheep
Lower.
Omaha, Oct. s, 1918.

Cattle--Receipts showed a marked letup
this week and today's offerings only
amounted to II cars or 220 head and 5o.-
900 head for the week Quality Of the
beef steer offerings was just fair and
prices 25@50c higher. best heavy west
ems quotable from $1450@16.5o. fair to
god grades from s12.5O9145O. and good to
fair light weight steers anywhere from
$9.504l1.50; butcher stock is 50@76c
higher on all but the Gamers and the
real good news which are arount 25G50c
higher. Toward the latter end Of the week
demand was very limited and the market
draggy, best kinds were quotable from
$9.0@11$0. medium kinds from 5000
800; quality Of stockers and feeders were
very good this week, prices on all de-
sirable grades from 50Q75c higher with
real choice kinds selling up to s15,S5.
Quotations on Cattle-Choice to prime
beeves. s175O@1s.OO: good to choice
beeves. $16OO@1725; fair to good beeves.
s10.00@13.OO; good to choice yearlings,
sl6.OO@1S.OO; fair to good yearlings,
s12.OO@15.5O; common to fair yearlings
sS.50@11.OO choice to prime grass feed
ers, s145O@16.5O; fair to good grass
beeves, s12.5OQ14.5O; common to fair
grass beeves, ss.50Q12,OO; Mexican
beeves. $9.OO@1.O0; good to choice
hefers, ss.75@12oo; good to choice cows
ss,O0@12.OO: fair to good cows, 5000
800; common to fair cows, $6.OO@7.50;
prime feeders. s1S25@15.5O; good to
choice feeders, $1O.50Q13OO; fair to good
feeders, $9.O0@10,25; common to fair feed
ers, $6.O0@750; good to choice stockers.
$1O.OO@11.OO; stock heifers, s6.50@S.00;
stock cows, s6.O0@7.50; stock calves, $3.50
@10.50; veal calves, $7.0O@l3.5O; bulls,
stays, etc. sS,OOQs.75.
Hogs-Receipts today amounted to 400
head. the total for the week being $4,000
head. Shippers were practically out of
the market this morning, leaving trading
nearly all to the packers, The market
opened fairly active, mostly loo lower
than yesterdays average market although
occasional sales were reported only
nickel off. Trade soon became draggy
and worked to 15c lower, finally closing
20@25c lower than yesterday. Bulk of
today's sales were $1s.20@1S.35 with tops
at 1855. The market Is 50@75c lower
than a week ago.
Sheep-Receipts for the week have been
of fairly liberal proportions reaching the
total Of 199,600 head. With the excep-
ton of possibly steady prices on Tuesday
and Wednesday the market on feeders has
gradually worked lower until the week
closes from $1.0001.50 under prices Of
last weeks close. Fat lambs have ALSO
suffered declines OF fully 70c@s1.00 for
the week, s1575 stopping the best fat
lambs to bring s14.OO selling mostly from
$1375 down to $1,000. Feeder ewes are
selling from s6.0O@750, although some-
thing real choice might bring $500.
Quotations on Sheep-Lambs, good to
choice, $15.0OQ15.75; lambs, fair to good,
$140O@15.0O; lamb feeders. s10.00@14.00:
yearlings, good to choice, $12.50@13 90
yearlings, fair to good, sl2.00@12.50;
yearling feeders, s10.00@12.oO; wethers,
fat, $soo@1125; wether feeders, s1175@
1925; ewes, good to choice, sS.50@S.75;
ewes, fair to good, s7.0O@S.00; eve feed
ers, S7.00@S.50.