The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

 kets of 211c, carried over into the week ending January 26, Further price re- sessions occurred at Philadelphia and Chicago, but by the middle Of the week the decline was checked and a reaction Of almost equal intensity as the pre- ceding decline followed. Prices at the close of the week were materially high CT than at the outset. Buyers who had remained out of the market or worked on hand to mouth basis. during the decline displayed more interest. Pur- chases were made in anticipation of tivity assumed considerable impor- tance. LIVE STOCK F
 CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 26.--Hogs: Re- ceipts, 5000; packers, classes mostly 10c pigs and roughs steady; heavies, $7.S5; packers and butchers, s7.s507.90: me dfdn, $7.40QD7.60.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2.5oo; slow and steady; calves steady. =. Sheep: Receipts, o5; steady; lambs steady.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 26.--Cat- tie: Receipts, 100; steady; heavy steers, S7.00@8 800; beef steers, $500@6.00; hei- fers,, $5.60@6.s0; cows, $3.50@5.00; feed CTS. $4.5oq6.5o; stockers, $2.500b.00.
 Hogs: Rece|ts. 1,2OO; light, medium and heavy hogs, 2oc higher; 200 pounds and up. $7.65; 165 to 200 pounds, $7.55; 130 to 165 pounds, s6.95; pigs, $5.00Q 5.60; throwouts, s5.75 down.
 Sheep nominal; steady; fat sheep, $3.5og4;5o: choice lambs unchanged, Ss.00q10.0O. U, ,' KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2e.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 300; calves, 100 for week; bette grades handy weight fed steers and yearifngs around steady; weighty kinds and short feds, lacking quality, uneven, l5c to 40c lower; better grades beef cows and -heifers weak to 15c lower; canners and cutters mostly steady; bulls 1 and veals steady; bulk short feds, $7 50 @9.2o; better grades stockers and feed CTS steady to Ioc lower; palmer kinds dull, 25c or more lower; weeks top fleshy feeders, $s.40; several loads, $S.0o@8.25; bulk, ali classes, $6.0O6DT 25. Hogs: Receipts. $500; Dc to 10c high CT; bulk of sales. S6.75@710; packing sows, $6.30Q6.4O; stock pigs steady, SAFE @595.
 Sheep: Receipts, 800. For week Lambs 10c to 15c higher; top, S1S.SO; bulk fed lots, $12.65Q13.0O; sheep and feeding lambs steady; ewes largely ST .25 gs.1o; feeding lambs mostly $12.0o@ O
 LOUISVILLE, ky, Jan. 26.-Cattle: Receipts. 100; close steady; heavy steers, $S.0008.50; beef steers, $5.0OQs.50; hei- fers, S5.00@S.50; cows S3.5oG6 .OO; feed CTS, $4.5oQ65o; stockers, s2.50@5.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1900; steady to 200 higher; 165 pounds up. s7.6o; 120 to 165 pounds, $6.9o;. pigs, 120 pounds down, S55o; throwouts, s5.75 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 50; steady; lambs, $11.o
 EAST ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.-Hogs: Receipts. 5000; early sales 1Oc to 15c higher; subsequent tone steady to Sc Qf45; pigs, little change; no to 13O pound pigs, $5.5o46.25; packer sows 1Oc to 15c higher; bulk, S64Om6.50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 250. Compared with week ago: Beef steers 10c to soc lower; light yeariing steers and heifers 25c to 15c lower; beef cows 50c lower; can ners and cutters 25c to 40c lower: bo- logna bulls 15c to 25 higher; light veal CTS, S1.25 to $1.75 higher. BuikSfor week 1; Steers, $7.25Q9.00; yearlings and heifers, $56o Qs,2o; cows, S4.00G5.50; canners, $2 216@2.5O; bologna bulls, S4.25@5.oO.
 Sheep: Receipts, 150, For week ]: Lambs steady; clipped lambs and year lings 25c to soc higher; sheep strong; bulk wooded lambs to killers, $12.75G 13.40; fed lambs,~ $125001275; clipped lambs $1lo0@11.50; ,kulls, S9.00as. 50; fat handy weight ewes, $7.5oQ7.75.
 . CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-Hogs: Receipts, top, $7.35; heavyweight, $720@7.35; me dium weight, S7.15@7.35; light weight. $6s5q7.25; light lights, S650@715; heavy packing sows, smooth, S6.7O@ 6So; packing sows, rough, $6.45a6.65; pigs, $4.50Q6.50.
 steady; choice and prime, $1O .O06p1 II .OO; medium and good, $S50@9.5O; good and choice, $11.00@12.00; common and me alum, S7.5ON9O0. Butcher cattle: Hei- fers, So00d 1000; cows. $350G7O0; bulls. $i0Og7.0O. Gamers and cutters: Cows anu nelfers, $2 2504.50; canner steers. weight. $11.Oo@1s6Oy feeder steers s5 K G77o stocker steers, S5.50@7 65; stock CT cows and h/fers, $3.O0G5.5 50; stocker calves, S5.50G7.5G. Sheep: Receipts. 1000; market steady; i; lambs, s6 pounds up, $125OQ14.Oo; lambs, culls and common, $10.Ood11 OO; CTS, Si,ooQ9.50; ewes, $6.5008.50; ewes. culls and common, $250@55O; feeder lambs, $11 .50Q13.25.
 NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-cattle-Re- ee'pss; Ssl5s tge: ee :o steady steers, s55o@1o25 Calves-Receipts: tso; firm; veals, SIS 016,50; culls and little calves, $7@s5o; grassers, $.@5.25. ''''
 Sheep and lambs-Receipts: 56o; steady; sheep. $t.50@6.5o; culIs, s2.25G S,95; lambs, $1O@14.75; culls, $sds.
 Hogs-Recefpts: 970; steady; light to medium weights, s7.90Gs; pigs, $76o0 1.S5; heavy hogs, S7.S5@7.5O; roughs. $6.30Q6.75. MARKET FLASHES
 NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The Middle States Oil company has agreed to buy a minimum of 276.000 shares of the Southern States Oil at $14.75 a share. the committee representing a numbe. of Wall stree, firms which negotiated the sale announced today. The 276,0O0 shares represent more than a majority If the company, it was advanced.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 26-A committee agreement has been reached between a number of New York Stock exchange representatives and officials of the Middle States Oil company under winch the ccnoany will purchase from oi> ! through other companies 216, coo shares
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