Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22

Cattle-There were five cars Of cattle, OIL
rs head. in today's receipts, making the
total for the week 6l,s9S head, the larges,
weeks run ever recorded at this point
Trading for the week was hampered some.
what by congestion In the yards but yes.
terday practically everything In the beet
line was cleaned up and heavy shipments
to the country and disposed Of took almost
all desirable feeders. Beef steers were so @
75c lower than a week ago, good to choice
westerns quotable from l5.50to 317.25, me.
dunn kinds from $12.00 to $500. Butcher
stock ranged from 500 to $1.25 lower and
closed the week with a weak undertone.
Good to choice kinds sold from So 90 to
sl1.50, medium grades, which were the
principal sufferers. from $7.75 to IS.
Stockers and feeders closed 50@76c lower.
best grades quotable from $1,000 to $3.50.
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves. $17.5001s.4o; good to choice
beeves, $16.00@1725; fair to good beeves
s1S,50@15.75; common to fair beeves
$l0.00@l3.00; good to choice yearlings
s16,0O01S.00; fair to good yearlings, $120O
D15.5O; common to fair yearlings. $500
100; choice to prime grass steers, $500
@17.25; fair to good grass beeves, $4,000
1850; common to fair grass beeves, So 90
Q11.25; Mexican beeves, $9.00@11.00; good
to choice heifers. ss,75@l2.OO: good to
choice cows, s9.00911.50: fair to good
cows, E.75@8.75: common to fair cows.
S6.25@725; prime feeders, $13.50@15.b0;
good to choice feeders, $1075913.00; fair
to good feeders. ss.OO@1o25; common to
fair feeders, s7o0@sOo; good to choice
stockers. s10.00Q11.50; stock heifers. $7.25
9S.75; stock cows. ss.5o@z75; stock
calves, s700@11.00; veal calves, $1,000
1873; bulls, stays ETC.. sS009s.5o.
Hogs-There were only 1900 hogs here
today, very light supply. which was
soon disposed Of at prices fully 15@25c
lower than yesterday. The bulk of sales
was sl910@19.30 with tops at 1895.
The first two days OF the week
the market was active and worked high
er, Tuesday registering the highest bulk,
top and average ever recorded in the his
tory Of the yards. tops reaching 5000.
the market has declined. prices dropping
off in large chunks since then until the
market Is 55@70c lower than the high
time Tuesday, closing the week around
SOC lower than last Saturday.
Sheep-There were only 275 lambs re-
ported in today but the supply for the
week Is only 5000 under record receipts
for one week at this market. Fat lambs
gradually working up a trifle until the
week closes with prices 25Q35c higher
than the close last week. The feeder mar
ket was rather feverish affair, the first
two days Of the week as we'll as We'd
nesday morning with lower tendency
each day. Wednesday afternoon seeing
prices dropping to new low levels for the
feeder market this year, since which time
the movement has been a little freer,
especially on. common lambs than hereto
fore. The week closes with the best
feeders fully $3.50 lower and in some
cases more of a decline has been recorded
than this. Common, plain feeders are
quotably s2.oOQ3.00 lower than last week
Aged stuff both fat and feeders, has seen
but little change,
Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to
,hoice, s16.75917.6o; lambs, fair to good.
s14.O0@16.75; lambs feeders, sl2.0001s.00;
yearlings, good to choice, $12.50@13.oo;
warnings. fair to good. $12.00012.50;
'earling feeders, $12.00Q1275; wether
eeders, s11.75912.25: ewes, good to
,hoice, ss25@9.75; ewes, fair to good,
'sOO9s.25; eve feeders. ss.oo9s.00.