Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-13


Same days last week. 50.3l0 1904 20o,b27
Same days 2 wks. ago, 59,l0S 2s.Ss4 21S,oOS
Same days 8 wlts. ago,6l, 80 S77SS 1889
Same days year ago..4S,42S 2SSS2 SS,s66
Cattle-Receipts this morning were II
cars, or 400 head, and trading on steers
was nominally steady and soc to 100
lower than week ago. Packers have
been bearsh all week as result from
poor eastern outlet for dressed beef and
quality has been none too good. consist
ing mostly of medium to plain steers
averaging 1000 pounds and under. Very
few native offerings were available TINS
week. Good TO choice western are quo.
able from s14O0 TO 1850, fair to good
kinds from $3.50 to $3.50. Butcher
stock also fell off sharply. 500 to $l'Oo
lower than a week ago. and the outlet to
packers has been very limited and outsid-
ers have bought very few cattle. Best
grades are quotable from 1878 to $40 3d.
medium grades from $7,75 to $50. Cam
ners and cutters ruled Csc to SOC lower.
selling largely at $500 to $3.50. The
feeder situation was very dull all week.
traders closing the week with heavy sup
niles still on hand Prices on everything
are soc and 100 lower than week ago
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
heeves, $l7.5O@ls.50; good to choice
beeves, sl6OO@17.25; fair to good beeves,
s1O.OOQ12oO;, good to choice yearlings.
sl6.OO@lS.OO; fair to good yearlings,
$12OO6l5.50; common to fair yearlngs
sS5O01l.OO; choice TO prime grass steers
s1450416.O0; fair to good grass beeves'
$125O01425: common to fair grass
bceves, S9.50l2.00; Mexican beeves, $4,000
90: good to choice heifers, 1915 812.OO;
good to choice cows, $s.OOQ12.OOi fair to
good cows 5000 800; common to fair
cows. s6.OO975O; prime feeders. $1S.25@
1900; good to choice feeders, $10.6OY
1880; fair to good feeders. $S.509lo.00;
common to fair feeders, S6.009750: good
to choice stockers. $s.5G@l1O0; stock
heifers, $IO0QS.25; stock cows, $3.50
$50; stock calves, $6.50@10.5o: veal
calves, sI0OQ13.50; bulls, stays. etc. $500
Q8.75.
Hogs-Thers was a light run Of hogs
here today even for a Saturday, only 80
loads. estimated at 1900 head. The total
for the week. however, Is about 600 more
than last week, totaling $500 head. The
market opened active and trifle higher.
closing weak. Shippers bought few hogs
early at &c and In some cases l0c higher
but paid mostly steady prices. Packer
hogs showed a little strength on a few
heads, but were generally steady and
closed rather weak. The bulk Of all sales
was $1750017.65, but 1t was largely
$3.50 market. tops going to sl7.S6. The
general market is steady. The market
has been rather slow and draggy most
of the week with the fore part very
bearsh but little. firming up in prices
being noticed toward the end, The mar
liet on the whole Is 81 9S0c lower than
week ago.
Sheep-There are only $50 head Of
sheep here today. the receipts for the
week being 1928. 700 had. Today's market
Is nominaly steady There has been
weak undertone to the fat lamb market
all week. opening Monday at prices that
looked fully 25c and possibly lower.
There was a tendency to firm up little
during the week but the close was weak.
The market Is steady with week ago
The feeder lamb market has been active
all week and with moderate supplies
there has been fairly good clearance
from day to day. There has been a lit
the higher tendency most days and the
close finds choice light weight lambs rs
Q50c higher with common lambs possibly
50@75c and light lambs on the Peewee
order from $1.O001.50 higher than week
ago. Sheep are largely steady for the
week
Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to
choice, $15.OO@15.75; lambs, fair to good,
lamb feeders. s1O.00@14.35;
warnings, good to choice. s11 @11.50;
yearlings, fair to good, s10000l1.00; year.
ling feeders, $10.00@12.00; wethers, fat,
So 00@11.25; wether feeders, S11.75@12.25;
ewes, good to choice, $S.000S76; ewes,
fair to good, s7.00QS.0O; eve feeders,
Sc. 97.5O.