The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
LIVESTOCK

EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-Hogs: Re. ceipts 16,0O0, general market steady; top $9.5O; bulk ITO to 190 pounds, $s.75@ 800; 19O to 22O pounds, $9.OO@9.25; 22( pounds and up, $9.25@9.40; few heaviest loads s9.4O@s5o; good 14O to 15o pounds $7.50@8.25; 120 to 130-pound pigs, $6.75@ 7.25; packer sows, $S.40@S.60. Cattle: Receipts 1000; one load com. mon beef steers, $5.10; no fat light yearlings in; low priced heifers, cows and bulls, steady with little demand foI bulls and heifers; cows, $3.50@450; heif- CTS, $4.00@5.50; bulls, $3.OO@3.5O; canne1 strong; bulk, $225@2.40; top and bulk light vealers, $1O. Sheep: Receipts, 1,O00 two loads good to choice fed lambs, $14.5O; balance wool lambs largely medium quality $13.75@ 14.00; culls, $10.50; best light ewes, $S. CHICAGO, Dec. 5-Cattle: Receipts 5000, general trade most killing classes steady to strong; veals, 2t to soc under yesterdays high time; bulk late $S.75@ 9.25; few $9.50; killing quality fat steers and she stock. run very plain; most fed steers, $7,50@9.50; few above S10; most fat COWS, $3.75Q5.00; heifers, $5.00@6.50
 Hogs: Receipts 73,O00; mostly 15 to 25c lower; weighty butchers showed $ Ito 10c decline; light lights and slaugh- ter pigs fully 25c off; spots more; top $96O; bulk good and choice 225 to 350- pound butchers, $9.10@9.50; 1sO to 200 pounds, $8.00@S.75; bulk 14O to 15O pounds, $6.25@7.00; packing sows large ly $8.50@8.75; majority strong weight killing pigs $5.50@6.00; receipts for week to date approximately 370,000, heaviest on record; estimated holdover, 10000.
 Sheep: Receipts 10000; fat lambs, Is to 25c higher; bulk, $15.00@15.25; top, $15.50; few clipped, $12.5O; fat sheep steady; handyweight fat ewes $8.00@ $50; feeding lambs steady to strong; bulk. $14.25@15.oO; top, $15.
 CINCINNATI, Dec. 5-Hogs: Re ceipts, 6,100, slow and weak, 25 to 50c lower; packers and butchers, $9.O0@9.25; heavy fat sows, S5@8; pigs and lights, $5$7.
 Cattle: Receipts 800, desirable killing classes steady; medium and common slow and weak.
 sheep: Receipts 800, steady: lambs steady.
 KANSAS CITY, Dec. 5.-Cattle: Re ceipts 1000; calves, 500; beef steers scarce; not enough offered to test val ue; few loads short feds $7.00@7.65; she stock strong to 15c higher; canners up most; bulk butcher cows and heifers, $3.40@5.25; canners and cutters, $2.25@ 3.25; bulls and calves steady; bulk veal CTS, $SQ9; stockers and feeders steady.
 Hogs: Receipts 13,000; opened steady to 10c lower; close active, strong to 1Oc higher; bulk of sales, $S.SO@9.15; pack ing sows, $S35@S.860; stock pigs strong, $6.00@6.5O.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1,5Oo, lambs steady to 10c higher; 866-pound fed offerings, $14.50; others $14.25; clippers, $11 30; odd lots sheep steady; small punches fat ewes, $s.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 5.-Cattle: Receipts 300, steady; heavy steers, $7.5O QS.00; beef steers, $4.5O@7.5O; heifera, $4.OOQ7.5O; cows, $2.25@6.50; feeders, $4.6OQ6.5O; stockers, $3.00@5.50.
 Hogs: Receipts 1,700, 30 to 40c lower: 175 pounds up, ,$9; 130 to 175 pounds. $7: pigs, $6 down; throwouts, ,$7.35 down.
 Sheep: Receipts 100, steady: calves receipts 300, steady; best veals. SS.5O down; seconds, $5 down.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 5.-Cattle: Receipts 100, steady; heavy steers, $6.5O Q7.0O; beef steers, $5@6; neifers, $596: cows, $3.50@4.50; feeders. $4.5OQ5.5O; stockers, $2.50@4.5O.
 Hogs: Receipts 1000, 30 to 65c lower; 18O pounds and up. 80; 135 to 18O pounds, $7.50; heavy pigs, $6.50; light pigs, $6; throwouts. $7.5O.
 Sheep: Receipts 100 steady; choice fat lambs, $10Q11: good fat lambs, $7@ 8; cull lambs. $506: sheep, S1.OO@4.5O.