Evening star., 1932-12-25
LIVE STOCK PRICES
ARE HOLDING WELL
Beef Declines, However, Due
to Christmas Demand for
Other Foods.
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
Demand for poultry and other Christ
mas specialties took a belated whack
1T beef, knocking Is cents off the rather
substantial upturn at Chicago earlier
In the week
Influenced by q decrease of about
Is 900 head Of cattle at the principal
markets and some advance in whole
sale markets, good and choice light
steers and long yearlings on Thursday
were largely 81 up on prices Of week
ago and lower grades advanced so
cents. Strictly choice weighty steers
shared the yearling advance but the
bulk Of weighty steers were only steady
to as cents higher.
Yearlings made a top at $725, al
though numerous loads went at S675
to 81, while the best medium weights
went to a $715 peak and big weights
took $3.50. At $3.50 to $5.25 the bulk
OF weighty steers sold back to levels
about equal with three weeks ago when
Chicago was paying So top. The aver
age cost of steers looked to be around
t525.
Yearlings Advance.
Light steers and yearlings advanced
limited supplies, choice long yearlings
chalking up $3.50 and best weighty
beeves. s5.25. There was an improved
demand for fed steers and yearlings
at Omaha, the market was moderately
active and prices showed strength.
Yearlings and lights advanced 25 cents
for a top of s675 and medium and
heavy cattle we're mostly strong to 25
cents higher
Steers were strong to 25 cents higher
ut East St. Louis, the bulk turning at
SIS to IS. The yearling top was Sc.
The Chicago dressed market was
weak and sales in all classes were
forced. Upper grade light steer meat
was steady to so cents higher, but
other grades were steady to 55 cents
to 81 lower. Lamb was so cents to
$3.50 lower and pork loins so cents
to 81 lower The New York dressed
trade was influenced chiefly by mod
crate supplies. Veal and calf prices
got back about in line with midOc-
tober. Steer. veal and mutton we're
mostly 81 higher and pork loins mostly
81 lower.
The late thrust at beef had not hit
the hog market at the close Friday
and prices advanced 10 to 20 cents
for the day at Chicago. Thursday S
weekly comparison, however, showed
values ranging 5 to 10 cents under the
previous marketing period, with We'd
nesday's new low partly erased. At
$4,000 head, hog receipts at the II
principal markets were 81 900 heavier
than the first four days of last week
and late runs narrowed. 1t was the
first time since September that receipts
were in excess of a year ago and the
top slipped from $3.50 to $3l0 and
came back to 1920 on late sessions.
Hog Prices Improve.
At Kansas City hogs reacted from
the years low and closed steady to 10
cents higher, the top advancing from
81 80 to s. Omaha was steady to S
cents higher. with Thursday top of
$3.50 Lights closed steady to 10 cents
higher at East St. Louis and heavies
steady to 10 cents lower. The closing
top was 1925.
Chicago advanced lamb prices Is to
30 cents on killing classes. paying $6.25
to $640 on choice natives and fed
Westerns and s5.75 to s615 on less
desirable kinds There was strong
undertone at Kansas City and prices
advanced 35 to 40 cents to s5.85 on
natives A stronger tone advanced
Omaha prices Is cents, Thursdays bulk
OF sorted natives going at $3.50. East
St Louis had a strong market at S5.75
top, after once making s6.25.