The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Cattle: Receipts, 1000. Compared week ago: Yearlings and better grades handyweight beef steers strong other grades and weighty matured steers 15c to 25c lower; stockers and feed CTS slow, steady; fat she stock 500 to S1 up; canners and cutters strong to 25c higher; bulls 5oo up; veal calves g to S2.5 50 higher. Weeks bulk prices follow: !: Beef steers. s7.75 @1o; stockers and feed CTS S5.25@6.76; butcher cows and heifers, $4.50@675; canners and cutters. $2.650 3.50 veal calves, s1o@11.5o.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2o0o; today's market generally steady; large percentage of total receipts direct to packers. Compared week ago; Fat lambs and yearlings 25c to 50c higher; feeding lambs around 25c higher; week. s1S.5O; best feeders, s12.50. Bulk prices follow: Fat lambs. S13@13.40; ysarling wethers. s1o.7ss@11 sged wethers lambs, S11.75 912.25.
 Hogs Receipts. 10000; fairly active; all interests buying; strong to 1oo higher, mostly 6c to 1oc higher; bulk strong 1SO to 225 pound averages mostly s7 up bulk packing sows, around se.50; desir- able strong weight pigs, $5.I5 @ 6.25; esti-
 KANSAS CITY. Dec. as.--cattle: Re- ceipts 800; calves 1OO For week: Desira ble steers and yearlings steady to strong; weighty kinds weak; low priced steers selling below S7.25; steady; better grades of she stock s5c to 75c higher; tanners
  75c to s1.25 higher; heavy and medium weight calves 75c to s1 higher; stockers and feeders steady. Bulk prices follow Short fed steers S7.5O a 9.S5; beef cows, sS.75 Q 5.5O; canners and cutters. s2.25@ 8 50; bulls ss,75Q4.25: veals, ss.5o @ s.50 i; stGGkers and feeders: ss@725. - higher packer and shipper top, s6.9o bulk of sales, s6.6o @6.s0; bulk desirable 22o to 29O pound butchers, ss.s6@6. 90; ITO to 22O pound average. mostly s6.6o@ 6.S0; 135-pound averages, S6.2b.
 Sheep: Receipts, 500. For the week. Lambs around soc higher; top. s12.so; 75c higher; top ewes, s77b; other fat lots mostly around s7; feeding lambs generally 25c higher; bulk. s11.25 @11.75.
 CINCINNATI. O.. Dec is.--Hoss: Re-
 Cattle: Receipts, a5o; steady; calves Il
 sheep: Receipts. 100; steady. lambs steady.
 LOUISVILLE. Ky, Dec. ss.-cattle; Re- s75o@s5o; beef steers, s4@7So; heifers s49si cows. sS.25 @ $50 feeders. s4.6o@ $50; stockers. 2.5o Q @5,75.
 higher; 1s5 pounds up, s7.26; 12o to 1eb pounds, ss,so; piga l2o pounds down. sS;1S; throwouts. ss.4s down.
 EAST ST. LOUIS. Dec. ,s-zogs: Re- ceipts, 5000; active. mostly 6o to 10 higher on butchers; light hogs 1oc to .15c higher; pigs and packer BOWS steady; best bucher hogs. s7.3o@725; strong weight pigs S6.2 @ 650; packer BOWS, S6.10 46.15.
 Cattle: Receipts 100: Compared with week ago: Common beef steers 25c lower; others 25c higher; light yearlings. beef bologna bulls soc higher; light vealers sA25@4.75, higher. Bullss for week: Steers. ss.75@s; yearlins, ss.5o9s.6e; cows. hOIn bulls. ss.75@475.
 Sheep: Receipts, 800 For week: Fat lambs and yearlings mostly 25c higher; cull lambs and sheep unchanged; week s top. SIS; part loads to butchers. s13.25; receipts mostly fed lambs: bulk s12.65 @13; natives. mostly s1225 @12.5o; culls, ss@s !; few good clipped lambs, s11; bulk light mutton ewes, s6@6.bo; heaviss. s4@6.
 NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. as.-cattls: beef steers, s5@s; heifers, 5.bo9s.5o; i; CTS, s2.50@5.
 dum hogs and throwouts 1oc higher; 200 pounds and up. $40; 1s5 to 200 pounds. s7.4o; 1So to 165 pounds, s67o; pigs. s0sSe@ sheep o'' Nominal. s steady; s % fat sheep, s3.5o@4 choice lambs. ss&1o. s3.25@ 6.5o cows. s1.5o @4.75.
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