The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-19
LIVE STOCK

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., March 1S.- Hogs: Receipts, 16,Oo0; market mostly 5c to 1oc higher; top, $7.65; bulk good and choice 160 pounds and up, $7.50@; 7.60; closed weak: late top, $7.55; light lights and pigs little changed. S700@ 7.50 for desirable 140 to 160-pound aver ages; good no to 130-pound pigs, $6.25 Q6.90; light pigs, $5.00Q600; packers, sows mostly. $6.50@6.60.
 Cattle: Receipts, 4,OOO: light year ling steers and heifers steady to 25c lower; beef cows, 15c to 25c lower; light vealers' opened at $11.00 and closed at $10.50; other classes steady; bulk steers, S7.00@900; light yearlings and heifers, s7.50@s.25; cows. $4.75Q5.75; canners, $2.60@3.o0; bologna bulls, $4.75G5.25; stocker steers. $6.25Q7.25.
 Sheep. Receipts. 1000; fat lambs strong to. 25c higher; part load to butchers. $16.5o; bulk good wool lambs to packers, S16.25; clipped, $13.50913.S0; few medium to good lambs, $15.00@1575; two decks feeders, S15.00; sheep strong to Soc higher; fat ewes. $11.0O. KANSAS CITY, Mo- March 1S-Cat- tie: Receipts, 6,000; calves, 1000; beef steers mostly steady to 15c higher; weighty steers. $10.25; fed steers, $500 @9.85; beef cows, $4.2506.O0; fed heifers, $6.9O4S.OO; bulls and calves steady; top vealers. $9.00; stockers and feeders steady to strong, S6.00Q7.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; 10c to 20c high CT: butchers. $7.o0@7.25; pigs, s6.4O@
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market active; lambs fully 25c higher; others, $15.5O@ 1900; choice s5-pound Colorado ewes, $11.GO.
 CHICAGO. March 1s.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, I,000; less desirable killing quality considered most slaughter classes firm; comparatively fat steers eligible to exceed $10.50; top matured bullocSs, ,$12.O0; few low, S10.5OQ11.50; best yearlings, SIPS; bulk fed steers, $S.15q1O-2 -25; numerous loads plain light weight kind to killers under $500; good yearling heifers upward to $S.5O; bulk beef heifers. $6.O0q7.5O; weighty bo- logna bulls, $500; bulk sausage offer higher; bulk desirable veaIers to pack CTS. $1000410.50; lightweight kinds l downward to S9.00 and below; country demand stockers and feeders rather slow; offerings in first hands scarce trade firm.
 Hogs. Receipts, 24.OOO; opened active, 16c to 20c higher; closed slow, weak at early advance; bulk good and choice 16O to 325-pound average, $7.3067.45: i pound average mostly $7.O0@7.25; bulk packing sows, $6.4Od6.70; bulk desira- ble weighty slaughter pigs, S6.O0G6. .5O. estimated holdover, 15,00O
 Sheep: Receipts, 16,OOO; fat lambs and sneep strong to 25c higher; feeding and shearing lambs around steady; bulk fat wooded lambs, s15.75q16. 50; top, Si6.75: good and choice shorn lambs, $14Oo@ a4;fS; choice medium weight fat ewes. Sl125; .shorn ewes. $9.75; choice 130' pound shorn wethers, S1O.25; shearine lambs, s15.50916.0O ms
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 1s-cat- tie: Receipts. 300; market active and steaoy; neavy steers. $8bO@9.OO; beef steers' $5.00ds.75; heifers, Sb00Gs 5o. cows, $s,5OQ6.5O; feeders, $45OgS5O: stockers, S250G 500. T'''O@ O''O'
 Hogs: Receipts. HOO; steady to 5c higher; 166 pounds up, $7.75; 12O to 1S5 pounds. $6.9O; pigs, s4.55q5.3O; throw
 Sheep; Receipts, 50; market steady |. lambs, $12.oO; choice. S1S.OOG14.o0.