The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-19

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 1s.-Cattle: Receipts, 2,f00. Slow and weak: Heavy steers, $s@8.50; beef steers, $6@s25; heifers, $5@s; cows, $3@5.5o; feeders, $507; stockers, $SQ6.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1900. Prospects 15c lower; top hogs, S10.
 sheep: Receipts, 2,S0o. Steady: Top lambs, $12.50; choice, SIS.
 ceipta, 36,000; calves, 5000. Desirable handy-weight fed steers and yeariings, steady; other beef steers and grassy fed stock, weak to 25c lower; bulls and calves, steady; best matured steers, s10.10; practical top veals, sS.50; stock CTS, fully steady; feeders, weak; bulk, $4Q7. .25; bulk grain-fed steers and year lings $e 0io; grass cows sS@4.50s bolog- nas hglllss S2s5o94s sssss-. +ss ..sss4.s. -.s. q
 Hogs: Receipts, 10000. Mostly 1Bc to 25c lower: Bulk, S9.15@9.60; pack Ing sows, $S@8.25; stock pigs sold to 25c higher; bulk, $7@7.75. ~
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000. Killing classes were strong to 15c stronger: Top na- tiyes, s13.60; Colorado ewes, $70T25; Texas wethers, $S.25.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. .1s.ACat- tie: Receipts, 600. Market was steady; Heavy steers, $7@7.50; beef steers, $5.50 Q6; heifers, S696.50; cows, $5@6; feed CTS, $5.5o@6.5O; stockers, $S.5O@5.50.
 Hogs: Receipts, 300. Market was steady: Medium and heavy hogs, $9.90 down; light hogs, $9 down; pigs, s7 down; throwouts, $7.75 down.
 Sheep; Receipts, 200. Market steady; 6; cull lambs, $3.5OQ4.60; fat sheep, $8.60@4.50; medium sheep, $2@3; culIs, $1 down; bucks, $2.50 down.
 CINCINNATI, Aug. 1s.--Hogs: Re- ceipts, 4,600; 10c to 25c higher: Heavies, $10.40; packers and butchers, S1O.4O: mediums, $9.75; stags, $5@6; heavy fat sows, $6@8i pigs and lights, $60s.75.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2,700. Steers and cows weak; fat heifers. slow and weak; steers, $4@9.50; heifers, S4@9.25; cows, S2.75@6; calves, soc lower; $3@1i5s.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1900. Steady: $106; lambs, good, 50c higher; medium and common, steady at $5Q14.5O.
 FEAST, ST. LOUIS. H., Aug. 1s.- Hogs, receipts 17,000 mostly 25 to 85c lower at $9.75Q9.s5; pigs $S.75@9 925; packing sows $500.
 steers, light yearlings and heifers scarce; few loads of steers $7.50@s25; bidding lower on western steers; be- longna steady; canners S1.T502.25; bulls $3.75Q425;N top light vealers $tO.50.
 Sheep, receipts 2,500; early sales 25c higher at $13.50; good lambs scarce; culls unchanged around $7.O0; sheep strong good light ewes $500.
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 - CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-CattIe 25,0o0; better grades fed steers and yearlings 1INR s-tn 1aF. Ir weak to lower; kinds of value to sell S9.50 downward 10 to 15c off; instances of more decline; western grass steers 10 to 15c lower; extreme top fed steers SIPS; average weight 1,274 pounds; several loads handyweight $11.00@I1.20; best yearlings at inside price; bulk fed steers and yearlings $s.50@1O.75; about 126 loads western grassers mostly in killer flesh included in receipts; ap- kprOximately 15 loads Montana and Da- kotas to killers $725@7.75; tail end downward to $5.25; liberal supply of western run unsold at noon; few loads to feeders dealers around $7.00; fat sheep stock excepting desirable beef heifers very dull; weak to 25c loweri about % loads western range cows and heifers unsold at noon; bulls strong to 15c higher; vealers fully steady; stoclkers and feeders largely $5,25QT.OO; assortment broader, trade steady.
 Hogs 50,OO0; moderately active; open ing 10 to 15c lower; closing strong; top 5000; bulk good and choice 160 to 250 pound average $9.6599.s5; better 27o to $50 pound weight $9.6009.90; desirable 140 to 15O pound $9.25Q9.50; good and choice strong weight slaughter pigs $8.5O@9 900; estimated holdover 1SI000.
 Sheep 1s,0O0; fat lambs steady to strong; sorting light; bulk fat native Iauaba SIR 6Om1AOOs few fo outsfdara $14.25; culls mostly $9.000950; bulk western $13.50914.25; top S14.25; sheep scarce steady; choice range ewes to killers $7.50; few native ewes mostly $5.00@7.O0; choice 62 pound feeder | lambs /S131O; steady,