Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-23

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Cattle-wth only few odd cattle on
sale today the market. as usual on Satu"-
day. was nominally steady. Receipts for
| the week have been very liberal. approxi-
mately 46,500 head or fully 1000 more
| thar were here last week and 1900 more
| than for the third week in December
| year ago. Short feds and warmed Lp
steers have made up theb ulk of the Of
| ferings lately and they have sold very
unevenly, although the general trend Of
| values has been mower While the best
| dry lot steers as well as choice range
| range beeves, have been in good demand
| and fully steady all week. the medium ana
common stuff. both steers and cows, have
| sCld off fully 25950c and the market
| closed weak at the decline. In stockers
| and feeders volume Of business has bean
| fairly liberal for this time of the year
| and anything with weight and quality has
ruled strong Common lightweight and OF
quality steers and heIfers have been hard
to move and anywhere from rs SOC lower
| than week ago.
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
boeves, $17.0O6lS50; good to choice beeves,
$14.75@l650; fair to good beeves, Sl276@
14.75: common to fair beeves, S9.0OQ12.bO:
good to choice yearlngs. $l5.50Ql7.bO;
fair to good beeves $l2,00@15.50: COM
mon to fair yearlings, $9.O0@l200; choice
to prime grass steers. $15.0O@1700; fair
to good grass beeves, s13009l5,O0; conf
mon to fair grass beeyes. $9.00012.50;
Mexican beeves, ss00Q10.00; good TO
choice heifers. s9.50@12,50; good to choice
| cows. s9.25@l2.00; fair to good cows, S.75
$500; common to fair cows, s6.OO9775;
prime feeders. $l2.50Ql5.00; good to choice
feeders, s1O0O412.5O; fair to good feeders,
$7.5O@9.5O; common to fair feeders, $500
| 0750: good to choice stockers 50. 500
80; stock heifers, s70O@s.5O: stock
cows, s600@75O; stock calves. $1,000
1850; veal calves, $I50Ql3.75; bulls,
s7.5O@1375. Bulls. stays. etc. $S.00910.75.
Hogs-Fresh receipts of hogs today
amounted to $500 head, which, with
carry-over from yesterday Of $4,000 head,
made about 10000 head OF hogs on sale.
Although there was trife more activity
during the early hours, packer holdings
are so far in excess of their requirements
that the trade soon flattened out with
half Of the supply on hand unsod. Prices
remained unchanged from yesterday, with
few Of the better grades only above
$500. tops reaching sl7.15, and the pur-
chase of lightweight loads being limited
because Of the endeavor of packers to hold
their prices at the minimum. Bulk today
was $500, with a top OF sl715, where
they have been the most Of the week. al
though 10 cents lower than week ago.
are holding close to the minimum.
Sheep-Receipts today were light, only
500 head, the supply for the week reach
market has been a ifeless affair all week
and prices have gradually worked until
they are fully 40 and 65 cents lower than
week ago Thursday; most Of the lambs
now are selling at from s14.0O to SLABS.
Feeder receipts, although rot heavy, have
been fair and the demand broad, with the
market possibly trifle slow. lambs reach
ing n top during the week Of sl4.50 Most
of them sold at $500 and s1435. poorer
kinds down to $3.50. Fat sheep have
shown a decline in sympathy with the
lambs and are fully so cents lower than
week ago. closing with top OF 1885.
Wethers and yearlngs are selling at
s11.OO.
Quotations on sheep: Lambs. good to
choice. $1350Q1425; lambs, fair to good.
s11.OO@1O.5O; lamb feeders sl2 @1435;
yearlings. good to choice, $l05091225;
yearllngs, fair to good, ss.00@9.5O: year.
ling feeders, s9.5O@10.00; wethers. fat
s1O.Oo@11.OO; wether feeders, sS.5o@105o;
ewes, good to choice, s8,00@s.55: ewes,
fair to good. $7OO9s.Oo; eve feeders, $500
m6.75,