Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 21.-(P)-
Livestock trade around the IL mar
ket circuit this week was marked
by a sharp break in beef steer
prices. Fed steers were in liberal
supply and with eastern dressed
beef trade very sluggish packers
enforced declines Of SOC TO $1.50.
WcAssrn grass steers closed mate
rally lower at most points. Fat
she stock worked lower at markets
where supplies had an appreciable
volume. Cutter grades of cows and
bulls were In broad demand at
higher values. The stocker and
feeder markets continued somewhat
erratic. No material pr e changes
were registered on replacement
stock. Aggregate receipts 261 900
as compared with 246. $40 last week
and 362 1863 a year ago.
Hogs staged 4 comeback and
closed 25G80c higher than a week
ago. Choice light butchers. on the
close at st. Louis. scored $1i.3
Total offerings 388. 800, a decrease
Of 81 900 fro mlast week but 49,
500 heavier than a year ago.
The sheep supply was 512. 800
against 444.963 last week and $40
020 a year ago. More liberal re-
ceipts enabled packqers to obtain
moderate concessions on fat lambs
but values on aged stock were un-
changed. Choice native lambs in
Chicago made S1400 while test ran
gers caShed at $3.50.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 2l.-(P-
Hogs: 100: steady; top $1,000 on
lS0-3l0 lbs; packing sows 5000
8.85.
Cattle: 400; calves 100; weeks
tops: matured steers and long
yearlings $l5.25; mixed yearlings
and vealers $500.
Sheep: None: top range lambs
Sl335. bulk western 13.00d13.35:
natives ll.75@ 1880; best ewes S5.25:
others 4.7595.00.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2l.-CP-Hogs:
5000; steady; top s11.10 for $50
BIS: packing sows 6.35d9.50.
Cattle: 700: for week: top 100
for ~specialties: yearlings Sl6.25;
most grain fed steers l2.75 to 1900:
grassy Snd short fed kinds 1000 to
1900; stcckers and feeders $50 a
lI.25.
Sheep: 1000: weeks top native
lambs Sl400: rangers $3.50; ewes
s5.25: bulk prices: Native lambs
l3.00dl3.50: rangers 1900 1850:
range yearlings $50; ewes 1000
SIS.
FORT WORTH. Sept. 2l.-sP-
HOGS: 400: steady 10 10c higher:
rail top Sl050; better light AMI
medium rail hogs 10.451l0.50: truck
top S10.05; desirable i80-225 10
truck hogs 9.851i0.00; packing sows
7.50n3OO.
Cattle: $50. including $50 calves:
nominal: weeks tops: Steers 1880:
yearlinTs 1888; cows s.75: stoc..
calves 1f.50; heavy calves slaughters
lbs.
Sheep: 700: for week: Lambs 100
Gl2.75: yearlings mostly $50: two
vear-old wethers $50: aged wethers
6-5oa725; feeder lambs 10000
1915.
FORT WORTH. Sept. 2f.-CF-
Fair demand WIS reported for corn.
oats and barley at the weekend but
other grains including wheat were
slow sale on the Fort Worth cash
grain market.
Wheat: Exporters still holding
off: dealers bid as follows, basis
Galveston EXPORT rate: No. / ordi-
nary hard 128 1-2a1.29; No. / soft
red mixed 100 IL to l.3l. Mills bid
as follows. basis delivered T. G. r..
No. / ordinary hard 100 1-2 to I.31:
IL per cent protein 1.34 1-261.35;
II per cent 1873 IL to 1.39: Is per
cent I.42 l-2 a 1.43; IS per cent
LAG i-261.47.
Coarse grains: Dealers bids and
offers on other grains as follows.
basis delivered T. G. p:
Corn: No. 2 mixed corn 1.07 to
1.08: No. 2. 95 per cent white 1857
90: NO. ? yellow 1.16 N lit.
Oats: No. 2 red oats 81 to 81 10;
No. 3 white delivered Texas group
one points. So to IS IL.
Barley: No. 2 barley 70 70 IL.
Sorghums: No. 2 milo per hun
bred pounds 190G1-s3; No. ? kaffir
Sorghum heads: Milo Der ton
27O0G $500; kaffir 26.O0627.00.