The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
FOREIGN BONDS


CHICAGO, Dec. 13.--Cattlei Receipts,
Il. 900; warnings and handy weight steers
of desirable finish and quality steady to
strong weighty kind very dull. weak. with
yesterdays extreme deciihe, 'oD sa riinss
sis25; several strings yearings, $19@
ills; most short fed steers, $7.7e @ s;boi
1856 pounds; some good to choice about
1.550-pound average, S10.25; plain but
rather weighty warmed up steers to kll,
steady: bulk to packers. S9Q9.5O; few
choice kind, ss.75; upward to 5000 to
outsders; other classes general steaay'
ers lacking sufficient finish to interest
killers; light. stocker steers dull; meaty
feeders in fairly active demand.
Hogs: Receipts, $1,000; opened $50 zoe
higher; closed 25 35c higher; bulk good
and choice 200 to 325-pound butchers,
ss.75Gs.sS; top, 81; good and choice 80
packing sows largely s6.45@6.60; saugh
ter pigs. strong to 25c higher; bulk De,
sirabie strong weights Sc G6.25; estimated
Sheep: Receipts 10000; fat lambs weak
to around 1oc lower than yesterdays
b BULK choice ss and prime fat wooded lambs,
Sl285@13.00; top, s13; Gull natives largely
s9.5o@1O; prime .yearling wethers,, s1l;
weight ewes, 81; heavies around $3.50; me-
dunn and good feeding lambs, sll25g
1870; some choice kind held higher.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-cattle: Re
ceipts, 1870; steady; steers, .s5@1o25;
0' Calves: Receipts, $3.50; weak; veals.
s13@14a culls and little calves, s6@6.5o;
grassers, s4.O0@4.5o
steady; sheep. s4.5O@6.5o cuils, s2@S25;
lambs. ss.25@14; culls $500.
light hes to h @ssa Weights 'aFsy sisaqS
roughs, ssQ6.25.
NASHVILLE, Tenn: Dec. 1s.-Cattle:
Receipts. 1925. steady; heavy steers, sos;
beef steers sS.@s' ,.a hsifers' s5sS9ssS:
stockers. s2.5O@5.
Hogs; Recepts LOO all Grades 1Ss
n to soo POUNDS pOu s. a so 70 is5 pounds
s645; pigs. $500 $50; throwouts. $3.50.
Sheep Nominal; steady; fat sheep,
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. 1S.-Cattle:
Receipts. 900; slow, lower; heavy steers,
s7sog Sssf hfsTg
stockers, s250@5.75.
Hogs: Receipts, 2.4oO; 1Oc higher: 165
Pigs. TO o. pounds c down $50; rhrowo o
Sheep: Receipts. 100; steady; lambs.
sll; sheep, 1905; bucks So down
CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 1s.-Hogs: Re-
higher; heavy. $40; packers and butch
ers, $40; medium, $500; pigs and lights,
$5@660.
Cattle: Receipts, 400; Gamers and cut
tiers steady; other classes slow.
Calves steady, $4@10.
Sheep, $3.50 steady; lambs steady.
KANSAS CITY. Dec 1S.-cattle: Re-
ceipts $500; calves 500; beef steers slow
around steady; offerings mostly short
feds selling s7@s.5O; beef cows. s3.50@
4.6o Gamers, $2.15Q24O; bulls dull;
calves steady to 20 cents lower, prae
tical top vealers $500 stocker and feed
ers slow steady to weak; bull all classes.
s6@7;s choice yearlings. $12.15. averaging
9S2 pounds.
higher; bulk Of sales $3.50 @6.7O; good
@6.70; packing sows mostly. s6.15Q6.25;
stock pigs steady. bulk s5@5,50 Late
trade dull to packers 10 cents higher.
Sheep: Receispts 5000; lambs about
steady with yesterdays close. or ID to rs
cents lower than yesterdays early sales
sl1.5e @12.5O sheep steady to strong. odd
lots fat ewes. $6.15 $50.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Dec. 13.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts 1000: light vealers steady at $3.50
@s.75; with late bids. So; closed almost
sg i steers ;gss light ysarllnss ;ssa
stockers steers, $5.50@s.
Sheep: Receipts 1000: slow about
steady; s12.75 paid for good quality fed
lambs; two loads medium to good natives
swes 'l hosylss lsA' mutton
Hogs: Receipts $500; active rs to IS
cents higher: bulk 1850 pounds and up
se,s5Gsi good weight killing pigs. ss,2S
$3.50; light kinda and pewess. $3.50
s.25; packer sows. ts.lo@61k