The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO. Dec. i7-Cattle: Receipts. 27,ooo; slow; uneven; killing , . aualIty rIo dominating; better grades yearlinss, ma tured steers and beef heifers about steady; others spotty, uneven. weak ak to Zoe loads at that figure less desirable young sters. s1o@12; Christmas demand for yearlings and handy weight weigh steers 0 iss so kind choice matured steers, $11; many short fed kind unsold at noon; canners s9.25@2.5O; cutters, upward to 8 and above bulls weak to 25c lower; most bo- lognas s4@4.25; few .weighty kind. $4.50; yealers closing mostly 50c lower; light and handyweight kind showing most de- cline; few lots dehorned western grass steers to feeder buyers. SI.1o; feeding light stockers slow at last weeks de cline.
 steady to strong; mostly to traders ship pers and small packers; closed uneven. mostly around steady; spots 5Df0c lower to big paekersi bulk, 225 to 3oo--pound pound average mostly S6.S5@7.05; packing sows mostly se.5o@ Q @ 6.76; strong ,i $50 downward; estimated holdover,
 Sheep: Receipts 22.ooo; slow; fat lambs s12@12.50; few, $12.75; best clipped lambs S11: culI natives largely s7a1o; ss5o popular sheep and ofs feeding s choice fat lightweight ewes, SIPS: me dum to good wethers, $750; bulk feeding lambs, $ll @ l1.S0.
 CINCINNATI Dec. 17.-Hogs: Re ceipts. 5000; steady 10c lower; heavy. s7.4o; packers and butchers s74O; me alum. s7.50; stags S4@5; heavy fat sows S5@6; pigs and lights. $5G7.
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 Calves steady to soc higher s4@11,
 Sheep: Receipts, 100; steady, s195.5o.
 Lambs; Steady, s5@13.
 LOUISVILLE Ky, Dec; 17.-cattle: s75o@8; beef steers, s4@75o; heifers. s4@S; cows. s3@55O; feeders S4,50@6 stockers. s2.5o@5.75
 pounds up, s7.25. 12o to 165 pounds, s66O pigs 1sO pounds down, s5.s5; throwouts
 sheep: Receipts. 100; steady; lambs s11.0o.
 D NASH NASHVILLE; tas Tenn, Dee; 17:-cattle: s5 Ssst 5es5s s'g fssdePs RssTs
 Hogs Receipts, 5000: steady; 200 pounds and up. $40; 165 to 200 pounds $40; 1So to 1e5 pounds, ss.S5; pigs, s5.5O 96; throwouts, $6 down.
 sheep; Nominal. steady: fat sheep ss.5O @ 4,5o; choice lambs, ss@1O
 EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.-cattle: Re ceipts, 4.o00; beef steers generally steady; spots strong; bulk, s6.50&S.25; top. $9.35 light yearlings and heifers, steady; beef cows steady to 25c higher; canners 10 to 25c higher: bologna bulls strong to 25c higher; light veaers steady; stocker steers steady to strong; bulxs follow Light yearlings. s7.S5&s.25: cows. S4.oO& LOO; canners. s2.00&2.25; canners. yearl- ings. s2.25&2.50; bologna bulls. sS5o&4.25; ; calves. s9.50
 sheep; Receipts, 2.Ooo: fat lambs and yearlinSs mostly 25c lower; cuIl lambs and sheep unchanged; two decks good 90-pound fed lambs to packers. $12.40; bulk good nattve1 st2.00&1a25: goodI yearlings wethers, s9.50: medium to good southern wethers, S6.75; light mutton ewes s6.00&6.5O; heavies, s600.
 KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.-Cattle; Re ceipts, 290Oo; calves, 4.0Oo; few desirable handyweight steers and yearlinSs steady: closing weak to 15c lower; nothing strict ly choice offered; fed >earings, s10. 25; bulk short feds. s7. 4S.7S she stock steady to 15c lower; spots off more on in between grades.
 Hogs-Receipts. 15,ooo; sloM mostly steady to shippers; late trade steady to S690
 Sheep-Receipts. 5000; lambs around sec lower; early sales fed lots, mostly S11.75 1900; sheep. steady to strong; shorn wethers, s7.e5 fed ewes, $6.75.