Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-24
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Cattle Advance Maintained De.
spite Quiet Trade, Hogs 35
Cents Lower; Lamb Re-
Neipts Fall Off.

Catte-There was fair run Of cattle
for Saturday, about 1900 head. and the
market was much the same as on Friday.
as far as prices were concerned but trade
was quiet from start to finish. In tie
main, howol 49,. the weeks 25c advance
was sustained, and both beef steers and
cow stuff closed fully CSC higher than
a week ago Choice beeves scored a new
high mark of $l3,75 this week. and bulk Of
the fair to good, 1000 to 1,200-pound steers,
are selling from sl2oO to sl2.00. Feeder
buyers are taking good many Of the light
weight short fed steers at better prices
than the killers will pay, sales ranging from
$1,000 to s1l.75.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beeves, sl2.sS 1880; fair to good beeves,
J Sl1.769l2.7S; common to fair beeves. $3.50
Qll.5O; good to choice yearlings, s11.500
1880; fair to good yearngs, S10.00011.00:
common to fair yearlings, $S.5o99.50; good
to choice grass beeves. $l1.G9Ql2.00: fair
10 good grass beeves $9,50411.00; common
10 fair grass beeves. sS,00Q9.00: good to
choice heifers, $95O91l.00; good to choice
cows, ss.5O91o so, fair to good cows, $3.50
@s.So; common to fair cows, $7.00QS.so;
prime feeders, $il. 0l225; good to choice
feeders. $lo.0o91100; fair to good feeders,
ss.009l0.oo; common to fair feeders. $3.50
@s.oo; good to choice stockers, $500
100; stock heifers, ssOO@loo0: stock
cows. s7.00@s,S0: stock calves, 5000 o@l0.5O;
veal calves. 50 oo@1aOoi bulls. stass. etc,
S50@l0.0o.
Hoss-For a Saturday receipts o. hogs
were liberal, but the trade was uneven,
some hogs selling much as steady to
Yorobably 15c higher while again values
were made that looked SC lower The top
today was $500, showing decline OF 15c
from yesterdays best price, and 3Sc lower
than was paid week ago today. The trlk
OF the offerings moved at $500 0l6S0.
npfu 4Nr hz ali 1ha sIt~kk A.
crease over last week. and the genera trs de
ruled around 35c lower
Sheep-Receipts for the day In sheep were
four cars of 1000 head, most of which were
direct to the packers. For the week re-
ceipts have amounted to 1890 head as
compared with $500 head a week ago end
falling off Of over $4,000 from the same
week year ago Prices for the wasx in
lambs of choice quality and liga, and
handyweights are strong to Csc higher than |
last weeks close, Quality Of the offerings
this week was not especially good toward !
che last end and good weight lambs are |
uuotable UP to sls25. with majority Of the |
offerings OF tiis class going from $17 IS to |
$lS.25. The heavyweight lambs have not |
been quite as strong sellers as week |
ago, and the feeling was a little easier on |
these Quotations on this class ran from |
sl6.75 to s17.4O. There have been a few
loads of shorn lambs on the market that |
have sold at $3.50 this week, ths first |
that have been here for some time.
Aged stock generally Is about 25c higher |
than last week. Ewes sold up lign as |
s14.O0, and today one Of wethers aver |
aging ia pounds went to the pack at |
sI4.00. There were quite few feeders on |
the market in good wool that sold at prices |
25G higher than last week. and the de- |
mand for the last two weeks has been |
sharply higher on eve lambs for br4eding |
purposes.
Quotations on Sheep and Lambs Lambs, |
.sood to choice, s1Z7591s.Oo; lambs. fair to |
eood, s1725@1775: lambs, heavy weight. |
Vs17.Oo@1776; lambs. feeders, s165O@l7.25;
lambs, shorn. $1S.oo@145o: lambs, culls,
s12.00@160o; yearlings, fair to choice,
s14.00@165o; wethars. fair to choice, $13,25
11475: ewes, fair to choice, s12.o0114.0o;
ewes. breeders, all ages. $12.00@1s.50: ewes,
culls and Gamers, sS.OO@1000.