The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
LIVE SHOCK

/ LIVE SHOCK .CHlCAGo April 21.-Cattle: Receipts steady to strong early: better grades fed buliocks closing slow, weak to 15c lower: top matured steers. $12.5O; average weight 400 pounds; few loads $1175 91225; bulk fed steers. $S.50@1O.75; killing ouaI, ny largely medium to good; shipping de mand nhnio. comp, Ssomparatiyely narrow; good and cnoice heavy heifers and cows 10 to 15c higher in spots; other grades she stock steady to strong; bulls weak to 15c low , nupply good to choice handy weight veal calves about stady at $9.O0 and slight ! y aoove; bulk vealers to packers ss.OO@ {. S8.60; medium grade light vealers down l. ward to $.5O and below; stockers and iedeers scarce strong to 25c higher.
 Hosss: Receipts. 57.Oo0: moderately ac- tive mostly 10c lower few sales 5 to 10c off; bulk good and choice 25o to 325 pound butchers, S7.4oQ755; extreme top. $7.so; bulk desirable 16o to 225-pound average, s7.25 @75O bulk better grades 140 to 150-pound weight, $6s0 a 72O pack inE sows mostly S67O969O; killing pigs, steady; bulk good and choice 12O to ISO- . pound weight, $S.o0G6 650; estimated hold over. 15,OO0.
 Sheep: Receipts, 15.oOO: best fat handy weight lambs strong to shade higher; in . between grades and weighty offerings weak fat sheep 25 to Soc lower; bulk fat wooled lambs. SIS; 5001S:5O; top. &16.sO, bulk clipped lambs. s1375@145o; top, S14.so; bulk spring lambs Sl75O@ 21.O0; O., best handy weight fat ewes, S11.5o; bulk wooded offerings. s1o0O@11.ooO choice
 
 a10.00
 eeipts, 1sOoO: calves. 2,00O; better grades desirsb be weight beef steers steady to strong; bulk fed steers $500 G1o.5o; she stock mostly steady; spots strong on bet ter grades beef cows: beef cows and heifers, $4.5O@75o; canners and cutters, s2.26 QS.75: bulls ana calves steady; bo- Veals. $9.50; stockers and feeders steady; fleAhy feeders. $S.5O; bulk, $6.5007.5O.
 Hogs; Receipts, 13,OoO; slow, steady to 6c lower bulk of sales. $s.sO @7.3o: pack ing sows mostly $6,55 s.6O; few at S6.75; stock pigs steady, s6,40@6,OO.
 Sheer Sheep; Receipts .ssaI 1000; % s!ippsd lambs wooded lambs slow; none sold early.
 EAST ST LOUIS, Ill. April 21-Hogs: Receipts 17,OO0; early sales to butchers and shippers mostly 5c to Toe oliver; bulk good light hogs, S755 760; top. $765; bulk most weighty butchers still unsold: bulk. 11O to 140 pounds. s6.25@7.OO; pack sows. s6.6O 06.65.
 Cattle Receipts, 5000; generally steady cows. $525965o; canners. $2509S.OO; bologna bulls, $4.50@4.75; few, $500; bulk and practical top light vealers, &s.OO; Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market strong; three loads medium to good clipped lambs, sIS76; asking s16.4 on good wool lambs; few medium to good wool ewes Sl1O0; medium to good clipped wethers, 5000.
 OINCiNNAIl, O, Aprl 21-EogS: Re- ceipts. $500: steady 10 15e higher; heaves, $8.o0; packers and butchers. $500; me dium. $500; stags. s4.0Oq4.e6; heavy fat sows. s5.ooG6.c5; pigs and lights, 34Oo9 Cattle: Receipts 500: steady: steers. t4.5o 1000; heifers sAoOd 9OO cows, Sheep: Receipts, 100; steady. $1ooQ 5000; lambs steady. $500 916.OO; spring lambs &l3.OO@2O.OO LOUISVILLE. Ky, April 21-Cattle: steers, ss.5o@9. .95; beef steers, s5.5o 800; feeders s5.5O0 5.7O; stockers, $s,OOQe,5o.
 Hogs; Receipts 2,OoO: steady to '5c lower; l65 pounds up. s7:sO; 1eO to 1s5 outs, s5.sO down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 50; steady; fall lambs, R1AoO @ 1900; sheep, s6,OoqS.Oo,
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 2l-Catus: Receipts. 500; bulls. 25e to 75c lower; 500: cows, $500 @7OO; feeders, %4.5O@ S'5o; stockers, $S.50 q6.o0.
 heavy hogs and throwouts, Dc lower; 200 pounds and up. S7.sO; 166 to 200 pounds, $7:70; 130 to 165 pounds, ss.sOi pigs, s4.56 @5.55: throwouts. S5.75 down.
 Sheep nominal: fat sheep, $500 O 100; choice lambs, $12.o0Q15.oO.
 GRAIN SUPPLY
 NEW YORK, April 21.-The weekly vs- ible supply of American grain shows the following changes. in bushels:
 Wheat decreased 1.S49.OOO Corn de- creased 652,0O0. Oats decreased 1403, ,000 Rye increased 56.OOO. Barley decreased S0.O00
 NEW YORK METALS
 NEW YORK. April 21.-Copper steady; plectrolytic, spot and futures 13A o ss C.. Tin firm spot and futures. $49.37 949.50. Iron steady; No. 1 northern, S22 .0O @ 2S.O %; i; No. northern. S21 co a LOO; No. south ~ ern. S92OOd 22 90. Lead steady spot $7.S79s.25. Zinc steady, spot and fu- lures. S6O5@6.1e; Anthony, spot, 3s.ST