The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, June 4.-Cattle-Receipts, 12,000. Better grades beef steers and yearlings, fairly active; steady to strong; spots, higher; lower grades $11.25, average weight 1,234 pounds; numerous loads weighty steers, $10.75 @10.S5; some 1,373-pound averages, $11; part load long yearlings. $10.50; year lings numerous at $9@10; plain kind, downward to $6.50 and below; shipping demand broader; fat cows, excepting grassy kind, selling at $4@5.25, steady; others slow and weak; vealers. unevenly higher, largely soc over yesterday. bulk choice calves to packers, $9; some $9.25; outsiders, up to $9.50; stockers and feed CTS, very draggy unevenly lower for week; country demand very narrow; other killing classes, steady; best heavy bologna bulls, $5,15Q5.25.
 Hogs-Receipts, 25.OOO. Mostly steady to Sc lower; weighty butchers in good demand at steady prices; others slow; lightweights, 5@1oc off; bulk good and choice 250 to 325-pound butchers, $7.400 7.50; top, $7.50; bulk better grades 170 to 225-pound weight, $7@7.30; desirable 14O to 150- pound averages, largely $6.50 | Q6.S5; bulk packing sows, $6.40@6. SO; choice strong weight killing pigs, strong to 25c higher; others slow; bulk good and choice 120 to 130-pound weights, pO'iO4o'SOJ cSllLHdleu uOlQONSrp 10,UUU. Sheep-Receipts, 16,000. Lambs, un- even; best range springers and better grades fat clipped lambs, steady; others 25c to soc lower, with cull springers in spots $1 lower; sorting on spring lambs severe; fat sheep, 25c to soc lower; very slow; bulk, soc lower; choice 72-pound Idaho springs, SIPS; bulk natives, grades clipped lambs, $13,75014,10; top, $14.35; few lots mixed weight fat ewes, $5@5.25; Texas wethers, $6.25.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 4-Cattle Receipts, 5000; calves, 1,50O. Slow Fed steers, uneven, mostly steady; fed steers closed weak; bulk fed steers, $s @9.50; Texans, $6Q740; better grades she stock and canners. steady; in-be- tween grade cows dull, weak to 15c lower; bulk beef cows and heifers, $4.5O 95.70; bulls, steady; weighty bolognas $4,5094.S5; beef bulls up to $5.40; calves, steady to weak; bulk vealers to packers $7.504S.50; medium and heavies, $407; stockers and feeders, slow around steady.
 Hogs-Receipts. 120,OOO. Shipper mar ket mostly 10c lower; packer market steady to 5c lower on yesterdays aver age; bulk of sales, $6.70@6.95; bulk 1SC to SO0-pound averages, $6.7507.95; pack ing sows, 15Q25c lower; mostly $6.250 6.35; stock pigs, weak to 25c lower; de- sirable kinds, $5,25Q5.75.
 Sheep-Receipts, 1000. Native spring lambs, 25c to soc lower; top, $15; others $14,50Q14.75; sheep, steady; 113-pound Texas wethers, $6.6O.
 SUGAR MARKET
 NEW YORK, June A further de- cline of S-16c in the raw sugar market today established the lowest level recorded in the past two years. Offer | ings were more liberal, and at the close Cuban was available at 490c, duty paid. Sales included 10000 bags Cuban, June shipment, at 5.09c; 5000 bags prompt at 5.02c and 5000 bags June at 4.90c.
 The decline in spots was followed by another sharp break in raw sugar flu lures, where both local and European interests sold heavily, leaving final prices at the lowest and from to 25 points under the close of the previous day. July closed 3.16c; September 3.30c; December, 3.15c, and March, Sc.
 Refined was easier, influenced by the lower cost of raws, and prices were unchanged to 10 points lower. Fine granulated is still quoted from 6.7oc to 6.s0c, with nearly all at the inside level.
 Refined futures were nominal. NAVAL STORES
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June fur pentine, firm; 7715Q7S%c. Sales, S76; receipts, 1,7O5; shipments, 15; stock, 13,9S1.
 Rosin. firm. Sales. 1.472; receipts, 4,s31; shipments, none; stock. 1Os,OOO.
 Quote: B, $4.15d4.20; D, $4.25@43o; F., $4.45@45O; F, $4.659467la; G, $4.65d 4.67ia; H, $4.6594.721a; I, $4.65Q4721a K, S4.S5; M, s4.90; N, S5.05q 5.1O; VIC S5.9O; wv, S6.45G6.5O.
 | STEEL MARKET
 | NEW YORK; June 4.-steel prices