Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
LOCAL LIVE STOCK
Cattle Fifty Cents to a Dollar
Lower; Hogs Ten Gents
Higher; Sheep Are
Steady.

Same days Wks. ago.blSlO Jf,tSs lSo'oEs
Same days year ago..4S,423 25,s32 1896
Cattle-Receipts this morning were IA
cars, or 400 head, and trading on steers
was nominally steady and SOC to 100
lower than a week ago. Packers have
been bearish all week as result from
poor eastern outlet FOR dressed beef and
quality has been none too good, consist
ing mostly of medium to plain steers
averaging 1000 pounds and under Very
few native offerings were available this
week. Good to choice western are quo
able from $14.o0 to $3.50, fair to good
kinds from s11.SO to $3.50. Butcher
stock also fell off sharply. Soc to 800
lower than a week ago, and the outlet to
packers has been very limited and outsid-
ers have bought very few cattle. Best
grades are quotable from 1915 to 5000,
medium grades from s7.75 to $3.50 Cam
ners and cutters ruled ESQ to soc lower.
selling largely at $500 to $3.50. The
feeder situation was very dull all week.
traders closing the week with heavy sup
plies still on hand Prices on everything
are soc and s1oO lower than a week ago.
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves, s17.5091S.5Q; good to choice
beeves, sl6.O091725; fair to good beeves,
$1350@15.75; common to fair beeves.
s10DOQl3.OO; good to choice yearlings,
s16bO@1S.0O; fair to good yearlings,
$12OO@l6.5O; common to fair yearlings,
| SS,50@11.00: choice to prime grass steers,
s1450@16.00; fair to good grass beeves,
s1260@1A25; common to fair grass
beeves, s9.5012,00; Mexican beeves, $4,000
H. 90, good to choice heifers, $9.76@12,OO;
good to choice cows, ss.00@1200; fair to
good cows, ss.00@s.o0; common to fair
cows, s6.0097.50; prime feeders. sl9,25Q
1900; good to choice feeders, 5000 q
1850; fair to good feeders, sS.5o@10.0O;
common to fair feeders, $6.o0@7.5o; good
to choice stockers, s9.50@11.00; stock
$50; stock calves. s6.5C@1O.5o; veal
calves. s7OO913,50; bulls. stays. etc., $500
| QS.75.
Hogs-Thers was q light run Of hogs
| here today, even for a Saturday. only SO
| loads. estimated at 2.700 head The total
for the week, however. Is about o 900 more
| than last week, totaling 35.100 head. The
market opened active and trifle higher.
| closing weak. Shippers bought few hogs
| early at Be and in some cases loo higher
but paid mostly steady prices. Packer
hogs showed little strength on . few
heads, but were generally steady and
| closed rather weak. The bulk of all sales
| was $17.5O@1Z65, but 1t was largely q
| $3.50 market. tops going to $17.s5. The
general market is steady. The market
| has been rather slow and draggy most
| Oh tn6 week with the lore part very
| bearish, but a little firming up In prices
| being noticed toward the end. The mar.
ket on the whole Is 65@S0c lower than q
week ago.
sheep-There are snly $50 head OF
sheep here today. the receipts for the
week being 1928, 100 had. Today's market
is nominally steady There has been q
weak undertone to the fat lamb market
all week. opening Monday at prices that
looked fully 25c and possibly lower
There was a tendency to firm up q little
| during the week but the close was weak
The market !s steady with a week ago
I The feeder lamb market has been active
| all week and with moderate supplies
there has been a fairly good clearance
| from day to day. There has been a lit.
the higher tendency most days and the
| close finds choice light weight lambs 81
| 950c higher with common lambs possibly
| 50975c and light lambs on the Peewee
order from s1.0OQ1.5o higher than week
ago. Sheep are largely steady for the
| week.
Quotations on sheep: Lambs. good Ia
choice, $15.oO@15.76; lambs, fair to good
s14o0@15.0O; lamb feeders, $10.00@14.35i
yearlings, good to choice, $1,000 1880
yearlings, fair to good. $1,000 oil 90; year.
ling feeders. $1o,0O812.00; wethers. fat
$9.O0@11.25; wether feeders, s1175912.25
ewes, good to choice, ss.00@S75; ewes
fair to good. s7,00@s.00; eve feeders
| ss.oo97.5O.