The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11

CHICAGO, Ill. Dec. 10.-Cattle: Re
lings and handy weight steers better
grades fat cows and beef heifers. about
fed Vicinity steers soc Of yaSe TO se
at $40 and below closing 25c to 40c off,
many unsold late; clearing good on
practically. steady; former class closing
weak; spots lower; top yearings at noon,
steers hea e above az 6est Sn
fed steers, 1875 @ 1925; stockers and feed
ers except good to choice grades closing
15c to 26c off, vealers, ss.5O@s. mostly
to packers; trade largely 25c off.
Hogs: Receipts, $4,000; generally 16c to
25c, lower closing at low point; bulk good
1915 $500; top, $780, better grades 100
to 100 pounds average, largely s6:55 @67o;
s5.75@6; estimated .holdover, $4,000.
Sheep: Receipts, $4,000: fat lambs and
wethers and sheep strong to around 25c
higher; feelings lambs steady; bulk fat
recent clipped lambs, s11Q11.5o fail
shorn, mostly s12; Gull natives. $40 % 10 SO;
sssng fsw p ss5 and 5u fat
lightweights, $780, bulk feeding lambs,
EAST ST. LOUIS. H., Dec. 1o.--Cattle:
Receipts. 1000; beef steers 10c to 15c
lower; top steers 5000; bulk s6,75 9S.75;
steady medium heifers, 15c to Csc lower;
beef COWS Ss,od largely steady Gamers lSe
buIks follow, heifers. $50 SO; cows, ss.75
s@75; Gamers. s2.15 @23o: bologna bulls
Sheep: Receipts. 1000: lambs steady to
Csc lower, two loads 10 butchers sl2.75
@s 9gS w c%s nat5yss to few paesers
changed; bulk light mutton ewes S.
Hogs: Receipts. 20. 900: general hog mar
ket steady; few best weighty butchers
$3.50 @6.S6; bulk desirable 100 to 80
to 25c higher; bulk good 1870 to 100
pound pigs. around 1925; packer sows
mostly s64615.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. 1o-Hogs:
Receipts. $1,000: mostly 15c to zoe lower;
of sales, S. @6.so; desirsbi 40 to 800
pound butchers. $3.50 96.66 10 to zoo
pound averages, ss.25 @645; bulk 1870 to
sows mostly ss.1o@6.S5; stock pigs
steady; bulk s5Q5S5.
beef steers uneven; yearlings. SO SO; sport
feds s6.75@s:1o beef cows. ss-7596,25;
Gamers ssa2s5 bologna bulls ss5oa
So; best 't feeders, s7.7b; bulk, $50 S74o;
stockers, mostly, ss:25@76o.
strong to Csc higher, s1i.so912. 40 sheep
strong; fresh shorn wethers. $40.
CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. 1o-Hogs; Re-
ceipts $500; steady; heavy. 81. packers
snd butchers, 81; medium sss5 stays
Cattle: Receipts, $500; slow; steers and
heifers. So. as,75; cows. s2.5o@s.
Sheep; Receipts. So; steady at 81 G5.6o;
lambs, steady. s4912
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Dec. 1o.-Cattle: Re
ceipts, 1900; steady, slow; heavy steers
$780, beef steers, s447,5o; heifers s4a
stockers, $50 q 5.76:
Hogs Receipts. - 800; unsvenly lower
1875 pounds up; $3.50: l2o to is5 pounds ta
t throw e $3.50 down.
Sheep: Receipts, SO; steady; lambs. s11.
R.s.s. sa5 Stead Steady Dee heavy sts4
sT@s; beef steers, SIS @s; hefers, $500
$50; cows, s3.5o@5; feeders. $3.50 $50;
S'f HOGS: Receipts Receipts. 2,5oo light and heavy
hogs off 1oc to s5c; lights pigs off 25c;
200 pounds and up, $500; 165 to 200
pounds. $500; 1870 to 165 pounds, $40;
pigs, 100 down, s5@5.5o; throwouts. $3.50.
Sheep: Nominal; steady: fat sheep.
ss5o@4bo; choice lambs, $500.
2, go, lower; steers, s5@1O bulls, $50
$50; cows. s1.15@4.35.
Calves: Receipts, 1880; irregular; veals,
s14@145o; culls and little calves. $50
Sheep and lambs: Receipts $40; weak
sheep s4s5@s; eulls' s2@S' lambs $50
1915; culls, SO. sI@s. oas. ws,x. light n
medium weights, s7.25a75o; pigs. s7@
1875 heavy hogs. s7.2o9735; roughs.
s69s.25.
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