Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-29

Omana, Aug, IS, 1918.
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs Sheep.
official Monday .......lIls2 4,O49 2s,S5s
Official Tuesday ..,....1S,445 s,023 S6,05S
Wednesday Estimate -. 5000 1900 $500
Three days this week. 3S.62T 2S.779 0,4I1
Same days last week ..2O,905 24,l67 S9.692
Same two weeks ago....l9.2S7 23,537 65,O44
Same three weeks ago. 40, S4s S2,2S0 Sg.l56
Same a year ago...,...Sl.200 f544 64,4l4
Cattle-Receipts were moderate, estimated
at 5000 head, or $40 cars. Packers were
out early with liberal orders and bought at
prices, fully steady with yesterday and
strong on the desirable weighty westerns.
Several strings of grass steers sold at sl2 SO
gl5.25. Butcher stock was fully steady
with yesterday and considerably more sc-
tive, .best kinds selling from ss7sR12.00
and fair to good grades from sS269s.25.
Stockers and feeders were steady on the
best weighty kinds at sl3.00@l500 and
lower on the medium and commoner grades.
Quotations on cattle; Choice to prime
beeves, S17o0@is.00; good to choice beeves,
s15.00916.50; fair to good beeves, $lS 500
ia so; common to fair beeves. sl0,00@lS00 i.
Good TO choice yearlings, $l40O9l66o: fair
to good yearlings. .s1l.001140o: common
to fair yearlings. ss.00@lO.00; good to
choice grass beeyes. sl4.2S 0l6.0o; fair to
good grass beeves, sl20011475; common
to fair grass beeves 50, l2oo; Mexican
boeves. s9,00@ll.O0; good TO choice heiters,
sl0.0O112.60; good TO choice cows, ss75p
400: fair to good cows. ss5@s26;
common comm to fair cows, s6.75as25; prime
feeders, Sl3.600S1S.O0; good to choice feed
ers, sl0.5OQl3.OO; fair TO good feeders.
SsoOQ10.25; common 10 fair feeders. $500
$500. good to choice stockers, $4,000
ll50; stock beifers. $7.0009,00; stock cows.
s7OO@SO0; stock calves s7.004ll.00 veal
calves, $700qlS76; bulls, stays, ETC., $s'oo
@120o
Hogs-There was a fairly good supply OF
hogs here this morning, 1853 loads, estimated
at l0,700 head, making the run for the first
half of the week 23,772 head. While the
market was just a trife slow in getting un-
der way 1t was active after once opening
and the receipts changed hands quickly at
an early hour, The shipper market was
generally 1Ogl5c higher than yesterday,
bulk OF their supplies cost from $ls.7b@
1915 with a top of Sass. A few hogs sold
to packers early at around steady prices.
The general market was mostly l0c high
er Bulk of todays sales was sls.5OQlS76
with a top al $685..
Sheep-There was another fairly liberal
run of sheep received this morning. 81 loads,
estimated at 24,500 mead, making supplies for
the first three days of the week eO4ll head
Trading was a little slow In getting under
way, one string of feeder lambs that sold
early looked about steady with yesterdays
prices going at $3.50. No fat lambs had
been sold, but there was indications OF
trifle weaker The general market 10 quot
ably steady to weaker.
Quotations on sheep; Lambs. good to
choice sl7.O001775; lambs, fair to good,
1$4.O0G17OO: lamb feeders, sl5,2b @ Il. so'
yearlings good to choice, sl2.5O@l3.26;
vearlings fair to good si2.00@l2.50; year
ling feeders. s12.25013.oO; wcther feeders,
ll35@l2.25; ewes. good to choice slO.6O@
ll.5O ewes, fair to good, $s.5OQlO.6o; eve
feeders. sS.O0Q10.0O.