Evening star., 1924-05-25
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, Md, May "a (SpeciaD
The general live cattle market rules
firm, as receipts are running light,
especially of top-grade stock. and
trade wants are being supplied most
ly from the stock yards, as wharf re-
ceipts run principally of common to
ordinary cattle. Demand good for
spring, lambs weighing forty to forty
five pounds, which are in light re-
ceipt Good demand also prevails for
handyweight calves which move out
promptly at full quotations. but ordi
nary rough stock is slow to find fa-
vor. Quotations today at Light
street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, lb., to 9;
medium. h., s to z. Bulls, as to
quality, lb., 4 to 6. Cows, choice to
fancy, ib., Az to 5s; common to
fair, h., 2 to 4. Oxen, as to quality,
fancy, head, 5000 to 1900; common
to fair, head. 5000 to 5000. Calves.
veal, choice. lb. 1O1a to IL; ordinary to
medium, h., 9 to 10; rough, heavy,
common, h., s to 8. Sheep, choice,
lb., to 8; Old bucks, lb:, 5 to s;
choice, h., is to Is; fair to good, h., ~
to IA; common. thin, lb.. 9 to 10;
spring, as to quality, h., 16 to Is.
Hogs, straight, lb., to 8. Sows. lb.,
to 6. Stays and boars, h., 3 to 4.
Live pigs, as to size and quality, lb..
quality, h., s to 9.
CHICAGO, May "a Omitted States
Department of Agriculture).-H
ers unchanged; others steady to s
lower: poor demand; bulk good and
choice 25O to 500 pound butchers,
75Oa7.55; top. $50; bulk better
grades, $50 to 225 pounds weight,
7.15a7.4o; bulk packing sows, 6.75a
q nd ohnino CT o.
weight killing pigs, 6.00a6.25. Esti-
mated holdover, 10000.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; COM
pared week ago. matured steers of
value to sell at 1000 and above.
largely SO lower; others Is to rs off; !;
all grade yearlings closing sluggish,
SO to IS lower; spots, LOO down on
,, good to choice kind; extreme top ma
tured steers, 11.S5; best at the close,
11.35; top yearlings. 11.00; in-boween
heavy cows and heavy heifers and
cutters fully steady; veal calves clos
ing with early advance lost; Gamers
strong to 25 higher; bulls, stockers
and feeders about steady. Weeks
bulk prices follow: Beef steers and
500; beef heifers. 6:75aS.50; Gamers
and cutters. 3.O6a4.25; veal calves,
| 9.50a10.50.
days receipts mostly dlrect; Tor week
! around. 1900 direct; 4S cars feed
lots compared week ago; fat lambs,
SO to rs lower; spring lambs, LOO to
LBS lower; handyweight fat sheep,
rs to LOO lower; medium and heavy
weight fat ewes, LOO to LIS lower;
top fat lambs for week, 1876; best
springers, 1915. Bulk prices follow
Fat lambs, 14.25a15.25; spring lambs
16.5Oa17.50; fat aged wethers. S.5Oa
$50; fat ewes, 7.00a8.25; few old crop
wooled lambs, 16.25a17.40.
NEW YORK, May 24.-Cattle-Re-
| ceipts, so head; irregular. Steers
7.O0a11.00; state bulls. 2.S5a5.5o; cows
1.75a5.50.
Calves-Receipts, $50 head; steady
veals. 11.50a12.50; culls and little
calves, 5.50a6.50; buttermilk and fed
calves, 4.00a6.00.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, FAC
head; steady. Sheep, 4.50a7.25; culls
3.00a4.00; lambs, 9.00a17.00; lambs
clipped, 12.50a15.25; culls, S.00a9.25
| spring lambs, 1850 each.
Hogs-Receipts, 100 head; steady
Light to medium weights, 7.90as.15
pigs. 7.98a725: heavy hogs, 7.50a7.75
rougEs, 6.5oaI.0Q.