The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
LIVE STOCK

| CHICAGO. May 17.-cattle. receipts.
10000 killing classes active; beef steers
higher; spots up 25c on beef heifers; top
ISL pound st, steers, $3.50 best long
beet steers bulk beef steers s
and yearlings, $4,000: stockers and feed
ers slow: bulk beef heifers, $3.50 3s75;
Gamers and cuttrs. s37595; bulk bologna
bulls. s525 % $50; veal calves strong to 26c
higher; bulk to packers around 5000;
few fancy selected upward to s12 to out
Hogs. receipts, $4,000; slow; uneven.
| mostly DC to 1oc lower; spots off more
100 to 240 pound average, S7.8597.95 $50
to s25 pound butchers. $3.50 97,so; pack
! ing sows $6.35 q SIS: desirable 10 to 1870
pound PIGS s65o@7s5; estimated hold
Sheep, receipts. 1900; market SLOW;
i around st, stesdyi best s. pound clipped
weight ewes. $3.50 Texas wethers. $500.
few natives, S1740.
| EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,, May 17.-Cattle,
receipts. $500; not enough native steers
to test market: one load 5000; Texas
| t9p calves s11 to city butchers; others:
$3.50 81 30 @ ,o;75; cows ssa7; Gamers. s2.75
Hogs, receipts. 140oo mostly 1oc lower:
one load extra choice 2so pound butchers
S.: bulk early sales all weights: $500
pound pigs. s625@7; packer sows. 1925
sheep. receipts. $500; clipped lambs soc
top and bulk clipped lambs, s1b.es; best
sprngers. s17:2b; bulk; SIG 1925; culls
mostly Sl2@l -; best light clipped ewes.
NEW YORK, May 17.-cattle. receipts.
100 pounds.
Saygs r ssg ,7 Ss9 Tsa is caves ysss
Sheep. receipts. s47O steady. Clipped
sheep ,s4@5; CLIPPED lambs. s12@lb.5o;
spring lambs. sl7@ls:5o.
$3.50 $50; roughs, ss.25@s.5o.
CINCINNATI. May 17.--Hoss receipts
$780, steady.
Cattle. receipts. coo; steady; calves soc
sheep receipts. 1900; steady. Lambs
steady.
LOUISVILLE. KY, May 17.-Cattle re
cepts, 300' strong; heavy steers, ts@S75;
beef steers s6Gs.25 hefers. S4.50Qs.25;
cows, s2@6.5o; feeders, s6Q7.e6, stockers,
s3.5oQ6.75.
Hogs. receipts. ZOO; 1oo lower; 1s5
pounds up $3.50; 12o pounds TO l65
$685. 90 pounds down. IS; throwouts. So
stays $3.50 down.
Sheep. receipts 1900; steady: lambs,
s17.25: sheep, $500 $50.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 17.-Cattle
receipts. $500: calves. receipts. 500: beef
steers top slo.25; other sales, ss.26@1o:
yearlings and she stock steady to weak;
top yearlings, $40; others. $3.50 09.50;
stockers and feeders weak to lower; COM
mon to good stockers. $5.1o@775; no de-
sirable feeders available: all other classes
steady bulk bologna bulls around So;
Gamers and cutters mostly S2.75 q 4.2o
choice vealers. SlOG10.50.
Hogs, receipts, 10000; slow: mostly 15c
to 20c lower; packer and shipper top
s7.75; bulk of sales, s7.4o@7.55; bulk de-
srable $50 to go pound averages. $3.50
Q7.55: packing sows steady to loc lower;
bulk, 1925 $685. stock pigs steady; bulk
s6.55m6.s0.
Sheep. receipts 5000; killing classes
generally strong to 15c higher; no good
wooded lambs sale; best clippers Of
fered s14 top native springs s17: Ari-
zonas. SIG; bulk springers. SIG a 1915;
shorn Texas wethers. S7.sbmS.l5. Texas
ewes. sG.75; most natives. s6DG.50.
Florida grapefruit. Brghts. 81 .9044 So.
Godens 81. 90 a IS; Russets So. 1ols4 rs.
Florida oranges. Goldens. - SOFAS Is;
Russets. 50 .6546.
FLAX SEED
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