The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-23
GRAINS AND PROVISIONS

RAW SILK
 NEW YORK. Dec. s2.-Haw SIX WAS steady. Prices unchanged.
 CASH GRAIN CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-wheat: No. red. s1's5. No. hard, si.2s% @ 1.2s. Corn 1 No. mixed. TAX @74&c; No ? yellow, 7la a76hc Oats; No. g. 47Ae; No: ds s1ae' Ms.ss' B Barley. ssh @1oc. Timothy ssea, 1, ssslS.7b. Glover seed, sf6@eo. Pork nominal lard. $1oss; ribs. s1e@l1.2o.
 ST LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. 2s.-wheat: No. red. si.ss@1.S9; No. red. sl;so e l.se December, s1.2S: May, $1.e2as. Corn: No white, 75hc; No. white. lsc; peee,n- sshc; M No. white. 7@47Ac; December, 4sAc; May. 471sc.
 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn,, Dec; 22.wnea, ,hn, si.22A; May. s1.22; July s1;17h. Corn No. yellow, 64@s4hc. Oats: No. white. iols e 42c. Flax: No. 1, ss.e4'a Q2.65.
 KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2s-wheat: No. 1 hard, s1.1s@1.24; No. red. sl.so. corn No. white. Tic; No. yellow. fse. oats No. white. 46@4Shc; NO. i"iNeo' Q45c.
 NEW ORLEANS. Doc. 22.-Rough rice rice quiet; no sales; receipts. 2s7s; mllers receipts, 2.S79. Clean rice steady; ,e. re, ceipts, none; sales: s,79o pockets blue Rose, s.77@4Ac. Bran and polish uh- changed.
 PRODUCE
 CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Butter lower extra firsts, 4s@5oc firsts, 4sa 4s isc; see. onds. 4294sc EEgs lower; receipts. z,eaa = | cases: firsts. 43@44c; ordinary firsts, 50 % i sac; miscelaneous. 4o042c.
 NEW YORK. Dec. ss.-Butter easier receipts, 4.063: creamery extras. sz score, k6mc Eggs unsettled; receipts s,lSs l New Jersey hennery whites locally can i d1ed extras. 7sc: state nearby and nearby western henery whites firsts to ex.ras' s2 e 6ac. Cheese steady; receipts 2'oes'
 POULTRY
 NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Liye peu,srs weak; chickens, 1sg 22c; fowls, 1e0 zzs; | roosters,. 1sc; turkeys. s5R 4oc. Dressed poultry weak: western chickens, 2zW soc' I turkeys No. 1 fresh, 414 65c.
 CHICAGO VEGETABLES
 CHICAGO, Dec 22.-sweet po,at0e, 2, i.1s. Lettuce weaker; Florida. Big Bos. hushe, basket. sl.66@2i Louisiana bar Auction Thursday--Florida grapefruit Brlshts, large, s275@s.6o; medium. ss.ol @4.s5; small, si.55 @4.2s, Goldens' largs sl.s59s2s medium IsTss si7sSaso saast medium. s2.so0s.70; small. s2.so s.4o;
 Florida oranges; Brights, large. I.so@ @ 2so; medium, s2.35G4: small, ss.so~ s a;i, .. i, Goldens. large, si7s @2,ao; pa,snts meaia"' large si.soG2,15; medium. si.6o@2.55; small | S1.60n255. .a Florida tangerines: Brights. large ssg s.ss; medium. ss.1o93.4o: small, $2 70 g asb. Goldens. large. ss;25; medium. ss,4 Is.15: small, s1.1o@2.s5 Rusets. large 1 medium and small, s2.45.
 | Alabama satsumas; Large. sl.IeWs'i'' medium, s2.4o9s.25; small, s2.ss Vz.so.
 LIVE STOCK
 1 CHICAGO, Dec. 22.--Cattie: heceipts 4 BOO: beef steers active; 16 to 2bc higher | better grades steers suitable for shipping 1 reflected most advances; yeariings scarce Top matured steers sf Several loads at .....','-'.. ie'o0@ Soo@ Q si W Hogs: ~ Receipts. 5000; active; mostly Bulk i4o to 225-lb. average. ' sss9 s.f' weighty butchers ....-.-,.' seoa s.ao 9, Pigs .......,-.......'... s'vo% eo% e7; @ Sheep: W Receipts, 5000; choice ia, wooded lambs IS to 2sc higher; othe' i grades steady. - | Top to shippers ........,...si To packers ...'...'i..-''..'-. isgsm,ks Bulk ......s. ...,,....-..... ia-1s is'a D ., Fresh clipped lambs, ....... 19.l6 l2.s' 
 Lighter weights up to.-...... '-oo
 EAST ST. LOUIS Dec. 22.-sheep: Re l ceipts 400. steady to butchers; steady tS 25o higher to packers.
 Two decks of s0-lb. lambs to packers -...,... i...-. sio.ov Balance of offerings. ........ i3.lbU l4.5' Bulk handy weight natives. 6,6o Al Heayies ........i....a... 4.25Q s.o
 Cattle: Receipts. 1l,ooo; insufficient l beef and stocker steers here to make s | sto fo sfrp bulls slow rows 4.00@ 5.2 e,anners ..... 2.35@ 2.b nuIk light yeariings 5.5o0 7.b
 Hogs: Receipts. 15.000: active on ligh and light mixed hogs, 13o to lso pounds auIIx s.3b@ s.4 Butcher hogs steady; top..... s.Se Bulk sales ..l..'.. o.so :. Pigs bulk .................-. S.0oW o.z Packer sows 10 to 1Sc lower; + bulk ..........-.'-'. '.....,. .iVw ''A
 SUGAR
 NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Raw sugar wa steady and unchanged with spot Cuba I quoted at 3%c cost and freight. equal t 5.b3c for centrifugal. Four thousand bag of Peru afloat werc sold to a local re ] finer at s3sc cost and freight. promp shipment. Five thousand bags of Cuba were sold for first half January shipmen ut sMc cost and freight to a local refiner and 10, 900 bags second half went to al operator at 3hc cost and freight. equa to 5.40c and 5.2sc. respectively for cen trifuzsl.
 Except for an advance of 12 points il la ,i<ar ,auif nn