The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
-GENERAL LIST ISI MUCH HIGHER ASI
 SESSION IS ENDED

Y S6~0AON A1 AAV VDAD ,st74 NEW YORK, March IT. - Profess sional operators, apparently fearing that any further reduction would be likely to result in a loss of public Np confidence in the market and pri- Hia mary liquidation, actively supported 2 today's prices in the brief session of the stock market and the gem eral list closed substantially higher.
 The optimistic tone of the week " mercantile reviews and brokerage 'la house letters, combined with the more hopeful news from abroad en- :" eouraged operations on the long side of the market. The relatively easy " money rates of the last few days ',n were an important factor in shap- ing speculative action.
 Equipments showed the most con- S sistent strength, American Locomo- tive climbing 21a points to 1375s. a new high record for all time: Bald win rising l 7s to 142 and Lima Loco < motive, Pullman and General Elec- tric each closing points higher.
 Sinclair Oil was another strong and 2 active feature, nearly 100000 shares changing hands, the closing price of 3Ss, up 2ls, representing new high for the year. Pan-American issues made partial recovery from yester- days heaviness on the announcement of the head of the company that their properties have yielded and are still yielding excellent returns. Motors Show Strength.
 \ Motors showed moderate strength 1 Ion announcement of a price in- ], crease by the Hupp company. re- garded as the forerunner of many ,yothers, and the retirement of the preferred stock of Moon Motors at D 105. Studebaker crossed 125' for a net gain of IS. Rubber and tire E stocks made only a feeble response ,st to announcements of additional ad- fevance.s in tire prices.
 f4 Erraitie fluctuations again char acteriz ed the trading in Piggly Wig sly, which ranged between 65A and ug72. closing at 6s1a, up A. points or slightly less than half of its loss s,of yesterday. Sloss Sheffield prefer red and Reynolds Spring were con- was noted in Delaware and Hudson, Associated Dry Goods. American waterworks, six per cent preferred, and Producer and Refiners. 7 ef Trading in foreign exchanges was D dull with no important changes in rates, demand sterling selling around s4.69A and French francs between e.25 and 6.3o cents.
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 Days total sales. 409.oo shares. Twenty industrla1s averaged # 104.S2: net gain, .89.
 l High. 1923, 1O5.2s; low, 96.s6. Twenty railroads averaged Ss.11; net gain, A.
 H,A LIVE STOCK
 CHICAGO, March 17.-Hog receipts. 1s.- 900; slow unevenly 10c to 25c lower; n 1losed dull: bulk 16o to 200 pound aver axes ss.45@s.56 bulk good and choice y" iy s7.2Sas; estimated hold over. s s.ooe; sssyy lisst. hHss sha snn fight, ssS s.b5: packing sows, smooth s7.a6@7 ;75: !, packing sows. rough. s72e@7.46; killing al ''ecs Cattle receipts. 1,5oo. Compared with er; 'H good to choice yeariines and handy weight reflecting advance; extreme top tured steers. $1o.1 numerous lots beef and heifers largely soc higher; spots up xsa sis :S se s .,osssr. and and heifers s5 .26 CT. so; canners and cut ters.- s. 4.5o; veal calves, ss26@ < ensheep receipts. 1.5oo; market steady. to 5es s' fes esa yearns W to 25c lower: fat sheep steady to strong :; top so.ns fas spD sep tt pssasr. sS sy Vii. 60; good kind. s11; ;25@l2; fall shorn iinss. ;isio: heavier kind. SIP 50; de
 sshs fsd hnd '0 s h..Ssa SS fs .Ss to ,0si s 50: bulk, $ S@s; Weeks top feed1 ing and shearng lambs. $l5.
 EAST ST. LOUIS. Ills. March 17.--Re-
 aers 'ss ssS sns down @ " etSsr steer. steady; canners, 15c to 25e higher; light seng 5e sEhs fight veaers s1 50 lower; stocker steers steady: weeks
 on % matursd steers snd yesTlings $ Gsss:: canner'' 'sss's5; bologna bulls $ sHog receipts. 5000: market 6c to 1oc layer toP BsN sd 5Sl9T sS asS to to ,ogso pounds. $. 5o@s. 60; no heavies on |, sales uiga scarce; few good weights. $7,5o @s packer sows steady to loc lower; bulk
 sheep receipts. 15o; compared with week All sassss eOay seUgt stsasg; no sSs s { tbps follow: Wool lambs. si4. S5; clipped. ss; wool wethess s ss25 Siipped; ed; q 7So'
 sssviissss fn' fat sPpsSi lsSi eWes. ssa A's 50; heavies. s6.
 x LOUISVILLE. Ky March 17.--cattle re- N9s.75: piS. 5v'i beef ' steers Sos. .25 hsifer.. E4fs5o@ @9; cows, s2@6.25; feeders s5 soc
 Hog receipts 1.50o. 1Os lower; 1s5 to 25e pounds. s 50; l25 to 1s5 pounds, $. 35; 22 pounds up. SS.T5: 90 to I'D pounds. xs25; 90 pounds down. SC; throw outs, &sheep receipts. 5o steady; lambs. sl4 Es EINcINNArI, O. March 17.-Hog re ARstpts, $500: steady to 10c lower; heavies, Rk@ 8 .50; packers and butchers. SS 80; H3hble deck. $s 90: heavy fall sows, $64T; pSs and lights, $s. 60GS.75; stags, $4m5.
 Cattle receipts 450 steady; calves soc
 Sheep receipts. 1000; steady; lambs steady.
 ceipts. 525. For week: Beef steers strong to 25c higher; top. s92 25; bulk, s7 600 S.75; yearlngs. big 25c higher; best S9; she stock mostly 25c higher up lnoreA canners. cutters. bulls. l sc to 25c higher: calves steady to 50c higher. stock CTS and feeders steady to l6c higher; stock cows and heifers steady to 25c higher
 Hog receipts. 4.500; mostly 5h lower than yesterdays average to packers; top, ss.s5; bulk desirable leO to 2so pound butchers. ss.259s. 35; 330 pound butchers. Ss. 30; bulk of sales. ss O5qs.3o; packing sows steady: bulk, s7. 3607.5o.
 Sheep receipts none. For week: Killing classes steady; top lambs, sI 70; bulk hekvies, SIS 3OGls.75: top clipped, sl1 75 ; others mostly s1o. 76@11 S6; shorn weth- CTS. s7.40; practically top wooded ewes ss.75; part deck. $e; bulk. ss 25@sso. NEW YORK March 17.-,cattle. re- slSsady; veaies. s7@14; cuiis, @5@s.5o; little sheep and lamb receipts, a,s6o irreg- g~ufAr: sheen, $5 M5 .60; culs, S2. 50 n 4 60 f;