The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
LIVESTOCK

ter grades, light and handy-weight steers, firm; spots unevenly higher; pro- portion grading, good, and better, very small; extreme top long yearlings. $14.75; average weight, 1,076 pounds; mixed steers and heifers, S13.50; only new loads yearlings above $13; best matured steers, $10.50; bulk-fed steers, $7.50@9.00; active demand for better grade beef heifers at stronger prices; other grades she-stock in line with yesterdays de- cline; bulk canners, $2.659275; cutters. around $3 mostly; vealers, strong spots higher; bulk, $909.50; outsiders, up- ward to $10 and above; stock steers, scarce, firm; fleshy feeders in little de- mand.
 Hogs, 5o,oOO; opened moderately ac- tive, mostly 15c 70 25c higher than yes- terdays average; light lights and slaughter pigs, largely 50c up, spots showing more advance; closed slow; top, $9.s5; bulk desirable, 210 to 325- pound butchers, $s.25@9.75; ITO to 19o pounds, ss25@9.oo; bulk, 14o to 15o pounds, $7@7.75; strong weight killing pigs, mostly $6Q6.50; bulk packing sows, $s.s0Q9.0O. Estimated holdover. 30 00O.
 Sheep, 1s,Ooo: fat lambs, fully 25c higher; bulk fat natives and fed west erns, $15.5v@1575; fed clipped, $129 1900; fat sheep apd feeding lambs, steady; handy-weight fat ewes. $S.250 $50; top, $8.S5; feeding lambs, $14250 1500; full-mouthed breeding ewes, $S.5O.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 9.-Cattle, 25O; steady; heavy steers, $6.5OQ700; beef steers. $5@6.00; heifers. S5@6.00; COWS, $$3.5o@45O; feeders. $4.5o%550; stockers, $2.5O@4.50.
 Hogs, 800; 25c higher; 1So pounds and up, $9.50; 1855 to 180 pounds, $775; heavy l,~;rr F. Iftyhf frc $500.
 Sheep, 100; steady; choice fat lambs, S10@11. .OO; good fat lambs, $T9s.00; culI lambs, $5q6.Oo; sheep, $1Q4.5o. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 9.-Hogs: Receipts, 2,sOO active; 15@25c higher; pigs, slow and steady; heavy, $.65; packers and butchers. $9.65; medium, SS.5Od9.OO; stags, $5@6.00; heavy fat sows, $5QS.50; pigs and lights, $5@75O.
 Cattle: Receipts, 500; slow and steady.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5o steady; lambs steady.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 9.-Cattle: Receipts, 500; slow; heavy steers, $7Q 500; beef steers, $4.5047.50; heifers, $4@7.50; cows, $225@5.5O; feeders, $4.5Oq 6.50; stockers, $305.50.
 Calves: Receipts, 200; steady; best veals, $9 down; seconds, $5.50 down.
 Hogs: Receipts, 900 25c higher; 175 pounds up, $950; 13O to 175 pounds, $7 50; pigs, $6.25 down; throw-outs, $7.s5 down.
 sheep: Receipts, 300; steady.
 KANSAS CITY, Dec. e.-Cattle: Re ceipts, 1S,O0O; calves, 4,0O0; very slow; fed steers, about steady; bulk-fed steers, $7@9.50; other killing classes slow around steady; bulk butcher COWS and heifers, $3.25@5.50; canners and cutters, s2G3.0O; practical veal top, $9; bologna bulls, S2.5o@3.5O; stockers and feeders, slow, steady, mostly $5Q6.so; stock cows and heifers, dull; calves steady.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1S,OOo; shippers market, 15c to 25c higher; bulk of sales S9Q9.50; packers bidding, steady; pack ing sows, $7.7598.95; stock pigs, $555q 6.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; killing classes 15c to 25c higher; fed lots and better grades natives, $14.40@14.S5; clippers $12.25; top ewes, $s.6O.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-Hogs, 16,' GOO; market 25c to 35c higher on better butcher grades; light stuff, 170 pounds and less, slow ana uneven; very iLHlteo outlet and many unsold; top butcher hogs, $9.s5; bulk, 200 pounds and up S9.5OM975; 1S0 to 200 pounds, $9.25d $50; 16O to 1sO pounds, $s.50d925; 14( to 15O pounds, $7.25@soO; bulk pigs $6.5O@7.Oo; packer sows, ss.75@s.so.
 Cattle, $500; strictly choice to prime yearings higher; other steers. mostly medium flesh kind, 15c to 25c lower top vealers, $10; bulk, $975; othel classes, steady; two loads yearlings $14; one load, $14.25; bulk steers, s6q $50; most light yearlings and heifers S5. .5069.00; cows, $3.50@4.50; canners langley $2.1OQ2.25; bologna bulls, $3@ $50.
 Sheep, 5000; fat lambs, 25c to 800 higher; most late sales average 6O' higher; top, $155O; bulk sales, $15d 1850 best light killing ewes, $S.25; bulk light weights, $86S.25; others, $6.