The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 5000, calves, 1000; fed steers fairly active, strong to 25c higher, better kinds mostly 25c higher; top handy weights, $1075; bulk, $6.50@9.00; medium yearlings and heifers dull, canners. cut ters and beef cows strong to 25c higher; bulk butcher cows and heifers, $3.25@ 500; canners and cutters, $2.35@3.15; bulls steady, calves strong; practical top veals, $9.0O; stockers and feeders, steady.
 Hogs: Receipts, 16.0Oo; shipper mar ket fairly active 10 to 200 higher big packers inactive, bulk of sales, $8.75@ $40; packing ,sows, $8.75@9.00; stock pigs steady, $5.50@6.00.
 Sheep: Receipts, 4,000, lambs 10 to 15c lower; top fed lots, $15.25; others. $15.oo Q15.10; clippers, $12.25; odd lots sheep steady; feeding lambs weak to 25s lower at $1465@14.75.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 17-Cattle 125; steady; heavy steers, $6.50@7.00; beef steers, $5.O0@6.00; heifers, $5.00@ 600; cows, $3.5O@4.5O; feeders, $4.5O@ $50; stockers, $2.50@4.50.
 Hogs, 1,2o0; light hogs and pigs soc higher; 1SO pounds and up $9.65; 1855 to 180 pounds, $875; heavy pigs, SIPS; light pigs, $6.75; throw outs, 8.15, down.
 Sheep 100; steady; choice fat lambs, $1OOo@11.oO good fat lambs, $7.OO@s,OO; cull lambs, $5.0o@6.0O; sheep, $1,ooQ4.5o. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 17.-Cattle 200; steady; heavy steers. $7.5oQs.oo; beef steers, $4.5o@7.5O; heifers. $40O@ $50; stockers, $3.O0@5.50.
 Calves 200; stea-y; best veals $9.OO down; seconds, $500 down.
 Hogs 1,600; steady; 175 pounds up, $965; 13O to 175 pounds, $7.5O pigs. $6.25 down; throw outs, $s.1O down.
 Sheep 100; steady; no quotations.
 CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.-Hogs receipts $500, active and 15@25c higher; heavy $9.75; packers and butchers, $9.75; medium, $900; stags, $5.00@6.25; heavy fat sows, $5.ooQs.50; pigs and light, $500 Q8.OO.
 Cattle: Receipts 600; slow. Calves steady.
 Sheep receipts 15O; steady. Lambs steady.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Dec.- IT, Hogs receipts 21, ,000; butcher hog mar ket 25 to 40c higher; light lights and pigs 25 to soc higher; closing active and strong; top $9.90; bulk desirable butcher hogs 1S0 pounds and up, $9.25@9.70; 170 to 18O pounds, $9OO@9.25; 150 to 16O
 
 $7.50%S.25; 130 pounds and down, $6.50 Q725; packer sows, $8.75A8.90.
 Cattle receipts 5000; beef steers big 25c higher; fat light yearlings strong to 25c higher; cows, canners and bologna bulls, 10 to 15c higher; top light vealers, $11.OO; other light calves, $1050Q1075 steer quality plain; mostly light weights; part load yearlings, SLOTS; bulk steers, $6.00A8.50; most fat year lings, $s.O04 1000; cows, s375Q475; can ners, $225Q2.50; bulls, $3.25@3.S5.
 Sheep, receipts, 1,500; steady; top fed western lambs, $15.85; natives, $15.75; bulk receipts, $15.50Q15.S5; best fed lambs, $15.0O; pest light fat ewes, $750Q 500; heavies, $6.5097.00.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 17. Cattle: Receipts. soc higher; kinds of value to sell at $500 upward and suitable for shipping account fully soc higher; spots more; these in instances $1.00 or more higher than recent low time; low grade steers comparatively slow, uneven; generally strong to 25c higher; numerous loads weighty bullocks, $10.00Q1O.35; some l. 415 pounds at $10.55; between grades yearlings scarce; short lead, $13.50 fat she stock slow; spots strong; better grade cows more active; other killing classes about steady; most canners, $2.60@265; bologna bulls, $3.5OQ3.90; few weighty kind, $4.00 and above; bulk desirable veal calves to packers, $9.O0@ $50 and above; bulk desirable veal calves to packers, $9.00Q9.50; lighter weights downward to SS.50; outsiders hand picking at $10.50 and above; coun- try demand stockers and feeders show ing more breadth.
 Hogs: Receipts, 10000; opened slow, 10 to 15c higher; closed active; spots up 25c; shipping orders moderate;' top weight butchers, 5000; bulk, $2.75 and up, S990@10OO; lighter weights uneven; bulk TAO to 159 pounds, $7.75Qs.27; 70 to