Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Cattle Receipts Number 500
Head; Values Steady; Hog
Trading Halts Early;
Market Strong.

| Cattle--Receipts this morning numbered
| 500 head or 20 cars mostly direct to pack
ers. making suptses for tho week total
so,sos head, or around $4,000 larger than
| last weeks run OF 1884 head. There was
| hardly enough stock to test the market and
values were quotably steady with yester-
| day. For the week beef steers are Csc to
| soc higher. On Thufsday and Friday beef
| steers reached the high point Of the trade.
| bringing S17.s0 TO n7,75. the latter price
being for prime sugar-fed steers sverag-
ing 1858 pounds. The fair to good grades
of 1000 to i2eo-pound beef gained. favor
during the week and are fully 25c to SOC
higher and auotable FROM 1855 TO s17,o0.
Bulk OF the receipts thfs week has been
yearlngs. which. have been active OF late
and SOC TO 7sc higher than a week ago.
Best kinds are quotabls from 1850 to
siz00, with tho fair to goodly fleshy grades
from 1880 to 1850. Butcher stock. with
the, exception OF Gamers and cutters 10
around csc TO 40c higher for the week and
trade closed active with a strong UNDER
tone. Stockers and feeders were steady.
Quotations on cattle--Good to choice
beeves. 1750G17,75; fair TO good beeves.
Si6.2sG17.00; common to fair beeyes. $3.50
0isoo; good to choice yeariings, $4,000
common to fair yearlings, $9b0G13.2S:
good TO fair heifers. $f2,00Gil50; good
to choice cows. si2.0o@1H0o; fair 10 Sood
cows. s975Q1fT5; common TO fair cows,
$I7bWbJ5i prime Ieeuer6s $lz.VUWl3.OU;
good TO choice feeders. slo.250iL75; fair
to- good feeders, ss.oo6lo.oo; common to
fair feeders. s75o@s.5o: good to choice
stockers. $I0.00@1200; stock heifers, $500
@f0bo; stock cows, ss.oo@looo; stock
calves. $s.50Uii.5o; veal calves. $500
1896 bulls. stays. etc, st0oo@1s.o0.
Hogs--rhere were lis loads OF hogs re-
ceived hero today. estimated at $500 head.
making the total for the week 5s,66& head.
The hog trade was rather uneven/and while
trading began early In the morning u did
not take buyers long to I'LL their demands
and the trading came TO = halt before noon
with a few scattering loads that It was
very difficult to secure buyers for. The
general market today was steady TO strong.
possibly bs higher IN spots. The bulk OF the
hogs sold at $1s.sSQis.So; top. $685.. The
hog market has worked higher practically
every day this week. closing the week IS
@ t0c higher than last Saturday.
sheep--There were no sheep placed on the
market today, the run for the week being
2f.7lt head. There has been q healthy
condition In the sheep barn all week and
clearance made before noon practically
avery day. Spring lambs have shown the
greatest advance, extreme tales possibly
looking 3i.eo higher. ShorH lambs have
also scored advances OF 2sc or more the last
three days Of the trade The general mar
ket, however, il quota bly, sfound $50 higher
for the week. Demand for aged stuff has
been broader and receipts absorbed at
higher prices nearly every day. The gem
eraI advance for the week waA around ).
Quotatiom on sheep: Shorn lambs choice
Hight. $ls.76OtI25; shorn lambs, fair TO
Hight. 3i6.250i650: fair to choice yearlings,
t16.o0@17.bo; fair to choice wethers. 1850
0ieoo: fair to choice ewes. $3.50 @13.bo;
spring lambs. sfs.oo02o5o.
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