Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-18
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Beef Steers Close Fifty to Sew
ty-Five Cents Lower Than
Week a Ago-Hogs
Make Advance.
Omaha, August is, 1915.

Cattle-Trading was nominal this morning
on supply OF 100 head and receipts for
the week amounted to 22410 head; beef
steers closed 50Q75c lower than a week ago
and were in poor demand, trade was dull
Best kinds were quotable from $1700RlS.00
and medium grades from $1S50@16.Se
Butcher stock was active all week and
s15092,oo higher. choice to prime grades
Quotable from $S75611.50; Gamers and cut
ters sold from s6.O09T50, and 5O975c
higher than week ago. Best feeders were
quotable from s12,5o@1AOo; fair to good
kinds from ss,009l200. Western rangers
were in light supply all week. while the
cows closed at sl009200 higher; bulk Of
the steers sold 5o975c lower
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves. $1,000 0QlS00; good to choice beeves,
$4,000 1850; fair to good beeves. s1S So:
common to fair beeves, sl0,0OQ150O; good
to choice yearlings. s140O@16. .O0 fair to
good yearlings. slo.OO914OO: common %
fair yearlings, S.0oQ9.O0; good to choice
grass beeves, s14, ,50al5.5o; fair to good
grass beeves. sll,50@l3,50; common to fair
grass heeves, $9.00@1l. 90; Mexican beeves,
S.5O@10.5O; good toe hoce heifers, 1000
11.00; good to choice cows, sS.75@1O50; fair
to good cows, s750QS.5O; common to fair
cows, s5.75@775; prime feeders, $l2 75@
14.25; good to choice feeders, sl1 0061250:
fair to good feeders, s9.00@10.50: common
to fair feeders. 81 00@9,50; good to choice
stockers, $s501l.50: stock cows. $500
$50; stock heifers, s75OQ9.Oo; stock
calves. s6.5OQ1OoO; veal calves. $500
1850; bulls stays, etc, SS.OO4lO.
Hogs-There were not enough hogs here
this morning to make a real good mar
ket. only IS loads, estimated at 400 head
making receipts for the week 422S6 heLd
Quality Of the hogs today was very rom
mon as ar ule. the market was a rather
uneven affair and opened largely &c high
ar uyti foty nj A.
weakening off to not more than steady.
The bulk OF the sales was $ls,o6 to S1s.26.
There were no real toppy loads, highest
price being slss5. The general market
Is steady TO &c higher than yesterday ~he
week opened with prices lOQ15c higher, the
next two days seeing decline of 2b0+5o.
prices then firmed up toward the close Of
the week until there is very little change
today in prices with last Saturday.
Sheep-There were no sheep reported In
today. receipts for the week being 7422s
head, the largest Of any week this year
except one. The lamb market has shown
considerable strength all week and the
quality Of the receipts has been a little
above the average Fat lambs are 30D4 40c
higher than last Friday, selling largely at
$l775@1S15. large proportion of the
receipts has consisted OF feeder lambs and
with good demand and broad outlet
the market has gained strength from day
TO day until feeder lambs reached the
highest price paid this year. $3.50. The
market is closing 40050c higher than a week
ago and feeder lambs weighing around so
pounds and under selling largely at $17S56
1900. Aged receipts have been light and
prices have been steady but the undertone
Is decidedly weak.
Quotations on Sheep: Lambs, good to
choice $l700Q1s.l5:; fair to good, $4,000
1900; lamb feeders. s15.25@18.O0; year
iings, good to choice, $13.O0@145o; fair to
good, $l275@13.OO; yearling feeders $3.50
@13.25; ewes, good to choice $l1.0001S00;
fair to good, $l00O@1l.00.