The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 11:-cattle: i25 steadys heavy steers. $7.15@s.6o; beef soss sts' ssesSsS ssSssS fssdsrs Feeders ssSSsSS stockers. 3.5066.00 .
 Hoss ,i.5oo; light. medlum and heavy and up, sI.es: 13o to 165 pounds. ss.so; pigs. s4.soq 5,7o; throwouts. s5.6O down.
 sheep nominal, fat sheep. $e.oog 100; choice lambs si2.oQ Q l5.oo.
 LOUISVILLE. Ky, April l7-cattle re- eeipts. 2oo; slow steady: heavy steers. sS:eo9 soc; beef steers s4'oo@s.75;
 Cows. !s5ags5S; feeds. s4.5O@7,oO; 'tgshsrs. aas rsS.,Of sS;S0SsoO am. .t..av ,oo pounds. sssS; pigs, ss.s5S5.s5 throw 0i Sheep p.' receipts 5o steady. fall lambs. sheep. ss.oO@S.OO.
 cefpts, 20.090; calves 500: beef, steers gen erally steady; bulk fed steers $s50 o 1925 better grades she stock steady to strong: others steady; beef cows s45o@6.75: fed heifers up to ss.o0:. canners and cutters. s2. s.25; bulls strong bolognas. s4.s5 e best stockers, sS; bulk, s6.50@ 1850. r Hogs-Receipts 1000; mostly Sc nigh CT to packers; bulk of sales s6S5 97.15 1 packing sows mostly s6.50Q6.60; stock pigs. Is to 25c lower; bulk $5.to 0s.6O. Sheep-Receipts 2.500: lambs steady, slow generally steady to weak; top to | shoppers $16; native springers $16.65 practically no fat sheep offered.
 CHICAGO. April 17.-cattie: Receipts | 10000: most killing classes steady; in-be tween grades weighty beef steers strong we'll finished fed steers rather numerous top. $12.50 for 1859 pound averages; big l1.60; most fed steers and yearllngs. $s. 50 l @11.00; best yearlinss. $11.00: moderate supply she-stock run dairy. breeds; most fat cows. $5.5o@725: beef heifers largely | $6.506s.50: most bologna bulls, s4.75@ | 5.15; veal calves steady to 25c lower; bull, to packers. $s.50@9.OO; some plain light kind downward to $s.o0; stockers and feed. CTS strong to 15c higher; spots more; bulk $6,6007.5O.
 Hogs: Receipts. s2.oOo: steady to 1oe lower; light weights off most; bulk good @Z5o; top. s755; desirable ITO to 91t pound weights mostly $7.I0@7,4S; packing sows 5c to 10c lower: bulk. $6.76@6.S5 killing pigs slow; bulk better sows Dc to slow bulk better strong weights. $5.75 O 6.25; estimated holdover. 16.00o.
 Sheep; Receipts, 7.o0o; fat lambs strong to 25c higher; bulk of supply wool ed kind; sheep steady to strong; bulk desirable fat wooded lambs. $15.s5Q16,3 35i top. sIs.S5; odd lots common and medium kind on sale; few springers mostly $1s.OO l @2O.O0; odd head to local small butchers up to s30.00; best fat wooded ewes. $12.OOi clipped ewes up to $To.25.
 NEW YORK. April 17.-secretary Melfon's survey of national business con dtions, which were described as general ly good despite lessening activity in some | lines. was partly responsible for some of the buying that came Into the market l today and such issues as United States Steel and American Can and other 1n- dustrials, showed more snap than In any other session this week. Weak spots ap- peared in the list during the morning hours. Woolen dropped to 65 but recov- cred later. therjspeclahties such as 1n- dustrial Aicohof<And United States Cast Iron Pipe were cratic. Pipe finally | closed up about 4 points. The demand l just before the close was most pronounced ed in Southern Pacific, Studebaker America T Can, Baldwin and Steel. Final tone strong. Total sales 621, 900 shares.-Fen- ner and Beane to Kahn, and Virgin.
 EAST ST LOUIS. IlI.. April 17.--Hogs, | 5000; steady; bulk good and choice of- ferings ITO pounds and up. $7.45@L50; 100 to 1S0 pound pigs. .s6.0o@6.75: packer sows, $6.50 o 6.60.
 Cattle. 1.5oo; native beef steers scarce. slow barely steady: three loads 1925 0 s.25: quarantine Texas steers 25c lower at,