Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
LIVE STOCK

Iattle-RaCeipts were light In the cat
tie division this morning, estimated az
seven cars, or 200 head Trading was
nominally steady on steers and fully steady
for the week on good to choice grades,
ranging In price from $3.50 TO $3.50,
fair 10 good kinds changing hands any
where from $500 TO $3.50. YearlinEs
outside Of the good TO choice grades have
, been on tho catch-as .catch-can order,
but closed steady with a week ago, best
kinds selling freely at from $3.50 to
| Si6,25. Butcher stock was nominally
steady this morning and steady TO 25@
soc lower for the week. Good feeders
were strong and light grades steady for
the week
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
beeyes. sl6.5o@1S6O; fair to good beeves,
$1400016,0o; common TO fair beeves,
$l275014,o0; good to choice yearlings,
s15.500 l7.50; fair to good yearlings,
&i3.00015.a0; common to fair yearings.
10000 1900; choice TO prime grass steers,
S15.01@iG0o; fair to good grass beeves,
$4,000 1900 common TO fair grass beeves,
50 90 1880; Mexican beeves, ss.00@10 90;
good to choice heifers. S10.00@t2.50; good
TO choice cows, $io.000l350, fair 10 good
cows, SS 25Q950; common to fair cows,
$I0O@S.25; prime feeders, Sl3.60915.60;
good to choice feeders, s11,O0@1350; fair
to good feeders. ss.50@9.5Oi common to
talr feeders, S7,00@S.00; good TO choice
stockers, s9.50@1250; stock heifers. $3.50
QS.50; stock cows S6.25@7.5O; stock
calves, 81 O0095O; veal calves. $500
1850; bulls, stays, etc, Ss.25@Io,50.
Hogs-Receipts today were 1913 loads es-
tlmated at $500 head. Trade was uneven,
the market on the whole being generally
steady with yesterday. At the best time
sales looked steady TO SC higher than the
best time yesterday making a top Of ST.
so, Yesterdays weak close was dupliea-
ted in practically every way. opening
steady to strong and closing week covers
the market with Its variation. Bulk Of
sales was Sl6.90@1725. Quality Of the
receipts has been extra good this week
and the market has been fairly active
during the early hours generally strong
hut with the exception Of Tuesday. when
the close Of the market was at the best
time. The market has weakened with
the close at the lowest figure Of the day.
Foday's trade Is fully loo higher than
last Saturday.
sheep-Eight loads Of sheep and lambs
were reported in today, estimated at
1880 head but most Of these were billed
through The few head on sale at gen.
orally STEADY prices compared with yes
terday.
Trade for the week has been good with
strong demand most OF lifetime Wed
nesday saw the highest price for the
week on fat lambs reaching a top OF
$3.50 only little better than steady with
last week Friday. Feeder supply has
been light but prices have flrmed up IL
anything being a trifle higher than the
preceding week. Aged sheep have shown
and maintained the largest advance Of
the week, fat ewes selling yesterday and
today at S1O75 with a few heal at SiI ID.
which Is a quotable top, fat ewes are
fully bO@75c higher than a week ago.
Yearlings made and maintained top Of
$685. at the week end.
Quotations on sheep-Lambs good to
choice s16.OOq165O; lambs, fair and good,
$1,000 1900; lamb feeders. $18,OO@I5.4O;
yearings good to choice, $l2.006l9.35:
yearlings fair to good. S900@9. So; year
LIS feeders, ss.5O@l0OO; wethers fat
1880; wether feeders $S.5O91O. so;
ewes, good to choice, S95O@I05O, ewes:
ewes, fair to good, ss.0O@s So: eve feed
ers, 5000 yearlngs. good TO choice, s12. 90
6 lSSSi yearlings, fair to good, ss.Oo99.50;
yearling feeders 9Q.50mfO.On