The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-23

American Hide and Leather preferred was associated with reports that con- trol was being sought in the open mar ket. Several strong shots developed in the merchandising group, notably Woolworth, May Department Stores and National Department Stores.
 Total stock sales, 972,000 shares.
 Twenty industrials averaged 97.44; net gam, IA.
 -. High, 1925, 1O5.3s; low, S5.76.
 Twenty railroads averaged 83.55; net loss, .UG
 High, le2G. 9o5l; low, 79.53.
 LIVE STOCK
 CHICAGO, .an. 22.-Cattle: Receipts, 13,000; beef steers and yearlings very uneven; generally steady to weak with yesterday $ extreme decline; spots lower at close on lower grades; top yearlings, S1I.T5; best weighty steers, SIPS; handy weight, S10.75; short horn steers numerous at SS00M9.25: plain kind to killers downward to $6.50s and below; fat sne-stock barely steady with weeks decline; canners and cutters scarce, fully steady; bulls and stock CTS and feeders easy; veal calves un- evenly higher, largely 25c to soc up to packers; some sales to outsiders, 75c or more higher; bulk veal calves to pack CTS, $1o.o0u1050; few, $11.00; outsiders upward to $13.00.
 GHogs: Receipts, 45,00O; fairly active; opened 1oc to 15c higher than yester- days average; closed mostly 1Oc high CT; bulk desirable medium and handy weight butchers. $7.So@7.S5; top, $7.35; bulk good and choice. TO to 225- pound average, $7.10@7.25; better grades, 1z0 to 160-pound average, $6.95 W7.05; bulk packing sows, $6.65Q 6.S0; weighty slaughter pigs mostly $600q 6.50; estimated holdover, 13,000.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1S,000; fat lambs un- even around steady; few weighty lambs and good to choice kind slightly higher; market easy at close; sheep and feeding lambs steady; bulk fat wooded lambs, $lS.6oq1s9o; top, $14Oo; clip, wethers, $50; choice handy weight fat ewes, $S.25; feeding lambs, $13.25.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Jan. 22.-Cat- tie: Receipts, 4.500; beef steers and fat light yearlings and heifers about steady; butcher she-stuff l0c to 15c lower; canners steady to shade lower; bologna bulls steady; light vealers and stocker steers steady; top steers, $10.00; steers, $7.754S.90; heifers, $5.O04I75; cows, $4.25Q5.50; canners, $2.2502.50; bologna bulls, $4.25d5.0o; light vealers, S1L75Q12.00
 Sheep: Receipts, 2.5OO; market steady; good and choice western lambs, $13.50; best natives, $13.0O; fresh shern lambs, $11.00Q11. 1.50l2; fall clipped, $11.759 12.25; culls, $900@ 1000; run largely fed lambs; bulk, sl2.50a12.75; sheep scarce; choice western ewes. $7.75; natives, $7.25G7.50.
 Hogs: Receipts 23,Ooo; mostly 1oc higher; bulk good butchers, 190 pounds and up, S7.4007.45; lighter kinds. $7.2O Q7.35; little changed; good 110 to 130 pound pigs, $6.50a G60i packer sows mostly $6.2506.40,
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 22.-CattIe: Eeceipts, 1U0; steady. Heavy steers, $soO@S.I5; beef steers. $5.O0QS.5O; hei- fers. $500d S50; cows, $3.50q6.0O; feed CTS, $4,50Q65o; stoclers, $2SoG5.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 600; steady to POO higher; lG5 pounds up, S7G0; l20 to f65 pounds, $6.S5; p.gs, l21 pounds down, S550; throwouts, @3.75 down.
 Sheep keeaipts. 70; st.'. ly lambs, SLIGO.
 NASHVILLE. 1enn., Jan. 22-Cat- tie: Receipts, 1U0; steady; heavy steers, s7O09s.00; beef steers, S5.Oo@60O hei- fers, S5.50dt6.5O; cows, $3.50Gi LOO; feed CTS, S4.50Q $50; stocliers, $4 .50u5 800
 Hogs; Receipts, 1000; hogs, 10c to 200 higher;. throwouts, 10c higher; 200 pounds and up, S7.65; 165 to 200 pounds, $765; 1S0 to 1G5 pounds, $685. pigs, xoO0@5.6O; throwouts, $5.75 down.
 Sheep nominal; steady; fat sheen, S3.50Q4.50; choice lambs, SS.00m1OGO.
 CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 22.-Hogs: Re ceipts, 2,3OO; very slow; a few good hogs early, 40c higher; bulk unsold; lights, 25c higher; heavy, S7.75msOO; packers and butchers, S7.75m8.OO; stags, $3.00@4.00; pigs and lights, $5.O06D7.25.
 Cattle: Receipts, 45O; slow and steady; calves steady.
 Sheep; Receipts steady; lambs steady.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 22-Cattle: Receipts, 11000; calves, 2,5O0 better grades handy weight fed steers and Rran nGli fDf
 plainer grades slow; best handy weight steers, $11.00; mixed yearings, S10.75; weighty steers, $10OO; short feds, S8 O0 Q9.40; desirable fat cows and heifers steady to strong; canners and cutters steady; between grades COWS and medium heifers dulI. h1iIls staad,,. L..