Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-23
LIVE STOCK
Omaha Live Stock.

Omhun LiNo StUrh.
Receipts we're: Carte, Hogs. Sheep.
Official Monday 80. 1859 1929 ISIS
Official tuesday,. 1858 1884 1874
Official Wednesday. 6s23 1894 11,o2S
Official Thursday. As3l 1890 6,4s7
Official Friday. 2.4s8 1906 2,e24
six days this wk. .2s,yos 1850 44.oss
Same day last wiz. 1921 97.6oS 1851
Same day wk. ago &c. 12 1QS,s77 1881
Same day wk ago 1920 163,714 46,s4I
Same day yr. ago. .3s,17s s5,2Se B.0es
Cattle-Only 10 loads of cattle trrived
today. estimated ESQ head Trading was
nominally steady in all branches. Deslra-
BILE beef steers are ESQ higher for the week.
with a weak undertoae on tn clos, Butchr
stock was extremely uneven all week and
closing 25@40c higher on desirable fleshy
cows and heifers at a. sprsad of S1l,000
1880, and about steady with q week ago
on plain grades, and Gamers and cutters
at sj.0019.50. Stockers and feeders
closed strong to Csc higher. best kinds
this week selling up to sls.G5, and bulk
OF the desirable grades ranged from $500
Ql425.
Quotations on cattle: Prime steers.
$1s.0oQ1s60; good TO choice beeves.
s1715Ql7.65; fair to good beeves, $500
G17o0; copmon to fair beeves, sl4500
1915; good to choice yearlings. $4,000
1900; fair to good yearlings, s13.50@
1900; common to fair yearlings. s105O@
1900; good to choice hefers, s1275@
1925: prime cows, s1300@14.5o good to
choice cows. s1o.25@12.50; fair to good
cowS. s9.00Q10.25; common to fair cows,
s625@s25; choice to prime feeders,
sl3.0O@1400; medium to good feeders,
sl1.50@1300: good to choice\ stockers.
$10.00Q12.00; fair to good stockers, $500
$1,000: common to fair stockers $1,000
$50; stock heifers, $7.0oQs.00: stock
cows. $7.o0QS.5o: stock calves. 5000
II b0. wal Sk huII
stays, etc. $10Oo912.00.
Hogs-There were 1873 loads of hogs re-
ceived here today, which brings the total
for the week to 91,600 head. The mar
ket was rather lifeless throughout.
opening with few sales, perhaps steady
with yesterdays general market, gradu-
ally weakening to 5000 lower. Bulk Of
sales today is $1s.90@19.20, and top at
$19.40. The market has been fairly &C
tive most days of the week. with a grad
ual higher tendency the first half OF the
week. but prices began to slip on Thurs
day. and while there were signs Of
strength Friday, today's weak market
brings scale of prices down a trifle more,
but at that hogs are selling at from soc
to 75c higher than last Saturday.
Sheep-There was a very light run Of
sheep and lambs here today. only 400
head. Receipts for the week totaling a.
600 head Todays supply consisted Of
feeders which sold at generally steady
prices.
The market for the week has been
rather uneven and the fore part of the
sessions each day were as rule rather
slow. prices advanced the first half, Mon
day seeing $4,000 lambs here for the first
time Of the year, the advance carried fat
lambs up until Thursday a top Of $1,000
was recorded, but with slight weakening
prices on Friday the market still remains
in the neighborhood OF 50@75c higher for
the week. Good handy weight lambs are
quotable from s2025 @20.50, while those
carrying a little more weight selling down
to even money and possibly below. Choice
ewes are quotable up to s1450, wethers
up to $500, and yearlngs up to $500
Quotations on Sheep: Lambs, good to
choice, s20,00@2o.45: lambs, fair to good
$l9s5020.20; shearing lambs. $4,000
1875; yearlings. good to choice. $4,000
1900; wethers, fat, s1s.00@15.00; ewes,
good to choice. s13.75@14.25: ewes, fair to
to good. $12.00@is.76; eve feeders. $1,000
$50.