The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
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CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Cattle: Re ceipts 19,000; excepting choice yearlings, general fat steer trade 25c lower; spots more; slow at decline, many weighty steers without bids; moderate supply held off market; trade semi ling kinds selling at $11.50 downward; ; choice to prime long yearlings $14.50; several lodas $13.50@14.00; numerous loads medium grade youngsters unsold at noon; fat she stock 15 to 25c off; canners and cutters 10 to 16c lower; bulk late $2.50@2.6O; bulls steady; bulk bolognas $3.75@4.15; few weighty kind $4.25; largely $9.50; market on good to choice vealers early; few upward to $10 to packers and outsiders; medium to good light vealers $9.00Q9.25.
 Hogs Receipts 72,OOO, mostly steady; weighty butchers steady to strong; un- derweight 25 to soc higher;' extreme top $10; bulk good and choice 225 to 350- pound butchers, S9.5O@9.85; 170 to 21O- pound weight largely $8.40@9.40; bulk l40 to 15U-pound, $i.25@7.75; packing sows largely $S.90Q9.20; bulk strong weight slaughter pigs. $6.5OQ7.00; esti- mated hohover, 10000.
 Sheep: Receipts 26,oOO, active; fat lambs fully steady; bulk fat natives and fed westerns, $15.50@15.75; top, $16; fed clipped S12.25@13.50; yearlings wethers $1250@1300; fat sheep dull; closing around 25c lower; bulk, $6.500 $50; feeding lambs steady to strong; bulk, $14.50Q15.50; top, $15.6o.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 11.-Cattle: Receipts 4O0 slow heavy steers 7.509S.00; beef steers 4.5007.50; heifers 400@7.50; cows 2.25Q $50; feeders 4.5og6.5o; stock CTS 3.00@5.5O.
 Hogs: Receipts 1,400, steady to 25c lower; 175 pounds up 975; 130 to 175 pounds 750; pigs 6.25 down; throw outs S.10 down.
 Sheep: Receipts 100, steady.
 Calves receipts 300 steady; best veals 800 down; seconds $50 down.
 NASHVILLE, Tenh., Dec. 11.-Cattle 125; steady; heavy steers 6.50@7.OO; beef steers 5.OO@6.O0; heifers 5OO@6.OO; heifers 5.00@6.00; cows 3.50@4.5O; feed CTS 450@550; stockers 250Q4.50.
 Hogs 800; steady; 180 pounds and up 9.75; 125 to 1S9 pounds 825; heavy pigs 6.75; light pigs 6.25; throw outs s25 down.
 Sheep 100; steady; choice fat lambs 1O.OOd11OO; good fat lambs 7.00@8.00; cull lambs 5.O0O@6.OO; sheep .1OO@45O. | KANSAS CITY, Dec. 11.-Cattle $500; calves 500; slow; quality plain; beef steers and yearlings weak to 25c lower; bulk eligible to sell at 6.50@850; butch CT cows and heifers slow; steady; can- ners strong to 15 cents higher, calves steady; practical veal top 300. Bulls 5 to 15c higher; stocker and feeder steers very dull, 15 to 25 cents lower; one load choice stockers 7.65; stock cows and heifers and calves dull, steady Hogs 15O00; packing sows s.S0@915; stock pigs dull; bulk 5OO@575.
 Sheep 1000; slow; killing quality plain; lambs steady to 15c lower; fed lots to packers largely 146O@15.OO; clip pers 12.OO; sheep and feeding lambs steady; odd lots fat ewes up to s.5O feeding lambs 14.75
 CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 11-Hogs, receipts 5000; slow; packing classes and medium 10 to 25 cents lower; higher grades steady; heavy 9.75; packers and butchers 9.75; medium, stags 50O@625; heavy fat sows 5.oo@s.5o; pigs and lights 5.00@7.5O.
 Cattle, receipts 300; very slow; can ners dull Calves choice steady; com mon dull.
 Sheep, receipts 200. Strong 2.oO@7.0o Lambs choice hopdurr1oIobt