The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Cattle: Re
Receipts, 2,s70; steady; veals. $13.50q14:
eulls. and little calves, s6@6.5o; grassers,
Sheep and lambs; Receipts $50; steady
sheep, s4.25@e; culls, $s93; lambs, IS
Hogs: Receipts $50; firm; light to
z.25; heavy hogs. s72o@7ao; roughs, IS
q 6.25.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.Tcsttle: Receipts
$1,000 very uneven; better grades year
lings in response to urgent Christmas de-
mand active: strong to % cents higher:
top long yeaerlings. s1S?5; best light
merous loads. s1i.5o@i25o; weshty
steers semi demoralized rs cents lower:
spots off considerably more; many unsold
at noon; top matured steers to shippers
s11.S5, weight 1896 pounds; best handy
weights. S12.S5; fat she stock excepting
we'll conditioned light weight beef heif
%. cents lower: lower grade bulls weak
to Is cents off; others steady; vealers
ers paying up to ,ss.75; bulk. ss@9.6o;
practically all stocker steers dull, weak
to lower; feeders averaging 700 up steady.
Hogs: Receipts 10000; uneven; mostly
10 to Is cents lower than yesterdays
best time around weak to shade lower
than average; bulk good and choice 225
Sound sS a% we: ' ss4oss.ss: packing s s'S
to 10 cents lower desirable strong
weights. s5.75qS.15; estimated holdover,
sheep; Receipts $4,000; better grades
fat lambs closing fully 25 cents lower;
in between grades heavies and clipped
s SSs dn 1.y n.t is sns feeding
and ohoiSs fat woOied lambs sIs@ls.io;
$685.; Clipped lambs largely, s1i@ 1880;
best fat ewes, $3.50; top feeding lambs,
s12.40.
EAST ST: LOUIS, Dec. 12-Hogs: Re-
ceipts 10000; opened generally steady;
closing tone 5 higher than early; top.
S6.T5; bulk 100 pounds and up. $500
SOS; 1870 to $50 pounds, 1925 % $50; good
weight pigs, s6@6.26; under. 10 pounds.
Rs psfpsT sSc bs sss Steers
cents lower; some bids SO cents lower
on medium grades. s12;2b paid for ma
s sSTss steers pa E %sdu snd
good light .yearlings: Is to SO cents lower;
bulk. ,ss.76@s.50; beef COWS. 10 to IS
sales steady; now tending lower; can
ners about steady at $1.75@2.25 light
vealers steady to so cents down; stocker
steers unchanged at sos.
Sheep: Receipts 1000: best lambs 10
to IS cents higher to butchers and
packers packers steady; some closing sales IHV weak *
bulk Wool ' lambs SEES e1s 7GD' si cuis
~
heavies. 81
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Dec. l2.-Hogs:
Receipts 10000; late trading to 10
cents lower; packer top SEQ; shipper
TOP, seSS; bulk Of sales ESQ 500 s sn bulk
butchers. ss2o@s.5O desirable no to 200 200
pound averages, $6:l5 @6.$6; bulk 100 to
mostly. s696,15; stock pigs steady; bulk
IS $40.
10 to 10 cents lower: spots % cents off;
oil.
steady: other killing steers dull. weak to
Is cents lower; bulk short feds, $500
o. she stock omtsse eeser grades and
sS.5095: Gamers and cutters. s2@3.25:
bulls dull; calves steady to 25 cents lower;
top veals 50; bulk medium and hesvies,
is cents lower; bulk. s5.75d72o; late
trading dull; many steers unsold.
/, NASHVILLE. Tenn; Dec, 12.-cattls:
beef steers. $5@s; heIfers. $3.50 $3.50;
Hogs: & Receipts 1000 light hog. up
30 pouna. $500 $50 to 1s ap pounds sss ssas
9ig., s5aS.5O; throwouts, $3.50 down.
sheep, nominal, fat sheep. ss.5o94.5o:
'hoics lambs, $500.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. l2.--cattie:
TsaceIpts 800: slow: lower; heavy steers.
'7.soMs; beef steers s4H7So; heifers
1870: cows. S2@6.60; feeders, $500
stockers S2.6oMS.76,
aSs ", ss so Il '9 rs pss sasy ss
gs, 100 pounds down. $500 throwouts,
80 down.
Sheep Receipts 100; steady; lambs,
II.
CINCINNATI. Dec. IA Hogs, Receipts
100; steady, pigs rs cents higher.
unKsi Receipts 40nI piEe and lighia IL