The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

AsNe "0sAeSt0u " Prot0cS thomseiFes' KAHN BRos. : VIRGIN
 NEW YORK. N. '. Jan: :.Ion tn. marked scarcity of contracts. developed scoring 2 quick advance which has, has been prominent local commission house, who has lately been against the market. was 2 isrEs and early buyer and expressed h.d y'r: son. . is fss sssi h. rs n. gether with reports that the liquidation in Liverpool on yesterday and today was for don caused a sharp apturn in the Eng fish market which was held at the close. The trade has been a fair buyer; There change and yesterdays sharp decline in sterling was attributed to the growing
 s. h,S as, sas ,se sTH n1 into bs feet of its policies on business.
 Spot houses here were credited with
 Motns nsy sna Mss 'Ssna Ssana f4o street except that the wide fluctuations in cotton tends to restrict the putting
 The market daily Is becoming moro sus- interests and for this reason we believe position on either side. treating the mar ket as . big and broad scaiping affair.
 NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. s.-cot:~ day ana then climbed Ss points and ended the day with . substantial gain. Weak Liyerpeci and u,s another break in sterling eear.r .s 'h' .1pianst,on n sh. . Ws.kpsss sss abroad than we have yet had changed Contracts became scarce as soon as iiqui- dation ceased and were never plentiful after after that except during periods of realiz- aos ts5n au. to fssr oi na, effect ., of socialist government, Liver shadowed other factors for the moment and was caused liquidation. Later ad- ton on the oiher .de may hsns about cables from New York predicting chat domestic situation and exports to- and that the carryover will be about the same as last year. Such actions as these were so digested as to create a buying European situation depressing on cotton prices. The tide appears to have turned once more in favor of buyers and fur Beane.
 LIVE STOCK
 CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Cattle: Receipts, 17,ooo; active. ,uneven;~ largely weak to 2sc lower on beef steers and fat she of loss up until noon; closed worst time beef steers run large short fed at $s.5o; yssrlings very scarce; top young steers eral loads less desirable finish handy and heavy steers s1o.oo@!o.5o; heavy at in short fed 1,51s-pound steers. $40: rela- | lively few short fed native steers to kill. CTS under s7.oo:. outside demand broad N.75 @s.5o: most beef heifers, s5.S5 a 7.5o; canners and bulls fully steady; earl. weakness :,s.Sn yssless resslnsa | 12.5o: outsiders selecting. at s13.5o@i+.oo
 Hogs: Receipts. .6s.oed; opened mostly Die butchers. .s7.soa7.fS; top. s74c; bet ter grades seo to s2IO,pound svsFags .s s7ec ss;ISo; ostimated hold9ysr. sss. 14:coo; ..,
 Shs'D mf''s sss ss:ds; s:' Er,ss: grades and fat lambs, l5c to 2Sc lower feeding lambs strong to sround 25e hiEh s5 soD 0ss sis.ss f clipped x9Ssf IsSs ;ii4sSisss shorn aged wethers; ;7.So; bulk fat ewes Kind sS' tSR ssfs'ps se amS ssc ss' medium
 NEW YORK. Jan. s-csttl.: Receipt, SSli, SSG' .s.sS tso; cows. si.So Sa1i5. ''a'' Calves: Receipts. s2o: steady. veais
 Se.lios. ep5s .soo dt,is calves 00e ,hssp: .: .:%ssSssss: .,;9 sSiis.. .. :ss;sSss;es
 amos Moss: Receipts. sso stssdy: fight to So S4sS; hssVy s"'s sos.. ;s.ssSiss;s ss' Ioushs' S
 FAST ST. LOUIS. H.. Jan. Seattle: Sess Sesler! s'G largely. ag sissoSis.75: on ssie s1S5o; other classes steady: top steers, Gsk ssss.s eos. asgSsS snd d. cutters, se 'a.5o 5oos.25; bologna bulls ''iGeSG'' Hogs: Receipts. 1s:ooo; hogs market 15c to 25c lower. Most good butchers, ssss wisa: l.nrsiy nii,Gs ,sSS 'sases7' sheep: Receipts. 500; steady on lambs two decks local fed Ted to packers. s!s.sss; sheep strong; one load medium to light ewes. $7.25.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan. s.-cattle: Re ssiss s Ss.Ss:. .. ] ssst 4. steers. :s.ecSs,es; sssdsT: ssldsss ,5esSSss5se? gP sS: n5sSa. asS to ssS. sss p9SnsS: ttSrow;outs tSi.S; s5.75 down. '''
 sheep: Receipts. 200: steady; lambs. $11oo.
 NASHVILLE. Tenn. Jan. Seattle: Receipts, 1oo; steady; heayy as steers, steer s7.oo :sS :ssS SsSS: steeksr.. sSx feeders ooaSS. o and FsSeD%7 Se % 1ss to 'sady ssc s9s5: S5?' 1so to iS5 pounds. sss5; pigs. s5,I0 655o; throwouts. $5.75 down.
 Sheep Receipts nominal; steady; fat sheep, ss50@45O; choice lambs sS.oo@ 1000.
 Receipts, 5000; few early sales, desirable steers. around steady; later trading slow. mostly to 10c to 15c lower: weighty steers sl0.l0: bulk short feds. $S.00@s.40; bet ter grades fat she-stock steady: other classes weak to 1oc lower; beef cows. s4.oo q 500; canners and cutters s2.15@ CT; bulk, $5.OO@S.O0: stockers and feed CTS scarce. mostly s6.00@7.25. Hogs: Receipts. 11,000 Dc to 15c lower: mostly 10c lower than yesterdays aver age; bulk of sales. $6.S0@7.15; bulk de- sirable 210 to 2So-pound butchers, $7.05@ 7.2O; stock pigs steady; mostly $5.Oo0 $50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; lambs generally mostly 'ls.ooe1a,s5; odd lots steep steady.
 CINCINNATI O., Jan. s.-HoEs: Re. ceipts, 7.50O: steady to 10c lower: heavy s760; packers and butchers. $T.00; me- dium $7.25 pigs and lights $5.o0@7.0o.
 Cattle: Receipts 1000; steady; calves steady.
 shep.; Receipts. 300; steady; lambs steady. .-1.
 Over $1,ooo,OOo is being spent on learning how to build highways so as to give the best and longest serV- ice per dollar.
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