Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-30
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Cattle Run for Week $1,000
Head, with Prices Is Cents
Lower; Hogs 20 Cents
Higher.

1dllc-NtCtlplS were nominal THIS
morning, only five cars Of cattle. or 1925
head, being reported in making supplies
for the week $500 head, some 5000
short of last weeks run OF 81 900 head.
Trading on practically everything closed
with very weak undertone, especially
on the heavy beef steers and choice heavy
cows. Steers were anywhere from rs to
rs cents lower than last week; best kinds
were quotable at S1450 and $3.50. me-
dunn grades from $40 to s1450 Butcher
stock has been draggy all week and sales
closed from rs to so cents lower than a
week ago. the bulk OF the grades selling
at $3.50 and $3.50. Stockers and feeders
| closed from rs cents to sl.0O lower than a
week ago with the largest decline on the
plain, light steers
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves. $1750@1sOo; good to choice
beeves, s16.O0Q1725; fair to good beeves.
$l35OGl5.75; common to fair beeves,
$1O.00Ql300: good to choice yearlings,,
Sl6O0QlSO0: fair to good yearlngs, $1,000
1850; common to fair yearlngs, $500
100: choice to prime grass steers $500
@1725; fair to good grass beeves, $4,000
1850; common to fair grass beeves, $s.25
@1l.25: Mexican beeves, s9.0O011.00; good
to choice heifers, $9.75Q12.00; good to
choice cows. ss0o911.50; fair to good
cows, s7,50@S50; common to fair cows.
| sS.25q6.25; prime feeders, 1880
$50: good to choice feeders, s10.5091300;
fair to good feeders, ss.00@10.25; common
to fair feeders, S600Q7.50; good to choice
stockers, $l000@11.00; stock heifers, Sc. SO
$500; stock cows, s6.0O@7.50; stock
calves. $6.50@1o50: veal calves, $1,000
1880: bulls, stays, etc, sS.00G950.
Hogs-There was very light run Of
hogs here today even for Saturday. es-
timated at 1890 head, which brings the
receipts for the week to $4,000 head. To-
days light supply was soon disposed of,
with shippers paying 10000 higher than
yesterday at q range of 1880 to $685..
Packers were strong and In some cases
5000 higher, with the good end Of the
market towards the close. Counting in
a few early sales at the low and the bulk
today is $1s.75 to 1885 to packers. The
general market will probably average 15c
higher than yesterday.
The market has been a down affair
nearly all week. with the last two days of
the week showing little strength, with
a slight tendency upward. The week
closes with hogs 654S5c lower than a
week ago
Sheep-There were 1000 sheep and
lambs reported in today bringing the to-
tai up to the record figures of 2l3,700
head, the heaviest receipts for any one
week in the history of the yards. The
market the fore part of the week was
inclined to be saggy, Tuesday reaching
the lowest levels in prices for this sea-
SON. at lambs have gradually worked
downward until the close of the week
finds prices fully 800 under a week ago.
Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to
choice, s16.O0@16.50; lambs, fair to
good, $l4. 0O116 90; lamb feeders, $3.50
@15.4O; yearlings, good to choice, $3.50
@13.NO: yearlings. fair to good, $4,000
1850; yearlings feeders $10.O0@12 rs;
wethers. fat, $1o.75@12,25: wether feed
ers, $11.75012.25; ewes. good to choice.
$s250s.5O; ewes. fair to good. 5000
9.25; eve feeders, $600QS50.