Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

FORT WORTH, Aug. 24.-CF1-
CUSDA)-Small receipts Of cattle
and calves were posted for today's
trade here. Butcher cows $3.50 and
low cutters at $4.25 and $500. Heavy
slaughter calves S11.O0 and less; Gull
sorts at $500.
Slaughter calves 25 to soc lower.
Very few 300-pound to 425-pound
slaughter calves are now selling
above the $l1.00 level. Choice stock
steer calves SLIPS to Sll.75.
No sheep or lambs Of consequence
included in the days receipts and
trade presented a nominal appear
ance. Fat yearlings closed steady
TO 15c lower; 2-year-old fat wethers
% to SOC lower; aged fat wethers
about 25c lower and feeder grades
weak to SOC lower.
FORT WORTH. Aug. 24.-(Pl-
Hogs: 800; steady: top and bulk
170-230 ID. rail hogs s1l; truck top
s10.40; bulk better 180-240 Id. truck
hogs $l0.20910.40; packing sows
$7.75G8.50.
Cattle and calves: $50. including
$50 calves; nominal. For week:
Slaughter steers 25G50c lower;
palmer yearlings lower to weak,
good grades steady: she stock low;
bulls steady; calves and vealers Is
assoc lower. Weeks tops: Slaughter
steers s11.60: y~earlirgs sl3.75: cows
SO; heavy slaughter calves S11.50;
light vealers $3.50; stock steer
calves So.
Sheep: 100: nominal. For week:
Fat lambs soc lower; yearlings
steady to 15c lower: 2-year-old
wethers 25M SOC lower; aged wethers
CSC lower: bulk lambs Sl1ql2: year
lings $1,000 1850; 2~-year-old weth-
ers $3.50: aged wethers S7.O097.75;
feeder yearlings S7.00G625.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 24.-(P)-
OSDA)-Livestock trade around
the Il-market circuit this week was
featured by an increased movement
Of western cattle. Killers were quick
to take advantage of a liberal sup
ply Of grass cattle to reduce prices
to the lowest levels Of the season.
Current values OH killing classes
were unevenly 25cd 81 90 lower than
a week ago. with western =howing
the most loss. Highly finished a
tive fed steers in Chicago realized
Sl7.00. the weeks top. Receipts were
100000 as compared with 189. 449
last week and 232. 802 a year ago.
Hogs were lower the fore part
Of tie week but lighter receipts on
late days resulted in most OF the
loss being recovered. Chicago had
a late top Of $1,000. Total offer
ings 377,9 600. a decrease OF 1000
from last week but $4,000 heavier
than a year ago.
Fat lamb trade was marked bv
moderate fluctuations steady to CSC
lower than a week ago. The move
ment OF ewes was more liberal and
declines OF 25ca$l.0 90 were enforced
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 24.-(Pp-
Hogs: LOCO; steady: top sll.35 on
l10-2l0 ID. weights; packing sows
S8.2569.I5.
Cattle: DDS. calves 400. For week:
Native fed steers and yearlings,
along with grain fed she stock. 25T
soc lower; bulls 5067 5c lower; veal
erS and calves $1.00n1.50 lower.
Weeks tops: Heavy steers $l6.25:
medium weight steers and yearlings
SIG: vealers $3.50.
Sheep: $50. For week: Top range
lambs $500: bulk Sl285ml 1910;
best natives sl2.25: most Sl1.256
1900; top ewes s6.25; most fat west
erns sS.0045.O0.
CHICAGO. Aug. 24.-P-Cattle:
300: compared week ago most kill
ing classes SOC 70 Sl.00 lower: few
steers topped sl7.00: most granted
offering sl3Ql5.75; grassers and
short feds s10d 1880: most stockers
s9mio: feeders Si0.25G1l.75.
Sheen: $500: ewes SOC lower: top
range lambs sl4.65: natives sl40o:
ewes 5000: bulk range lambs 1925
n 1865: natives sl3.25Ti3.75: ewes
$4,000 $500: feeding lambs lighter
WEIGHTS sl3.50m 1865: heavies STATS
Hogs. $500: steady to l0c higher;
ton sl200: hacking Sows s8.75M9.90
pigs Sl0.O0Gll50.
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