Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12

LIVE STOCK PRICES
MOVE |RREGULARLY
Cattle Was Only Class to
Score Improvement
During Week.
BY FRANK /. WELLER,
Associated Press Farm Editor.

Except in Chicago, cattle was about
the only class Of live stock to score ad-
vances over a week ago. Pigs. light
| lights and packing sows were strong
to 10 cents higher in the best market
recorded in two weeks, although the
carly top of $3.50 subsequently was
beaten back to 1855.
At East St. Louis the slightly early
upturn was erased and values finished
, 5 to Is cents lower, with the bulk going
| at $40 to $3.50. There was weak
to lower trend at Kansas City, heavies
taking the full force OF a to 20
cent drop under narrow shipping de-
mand. Packe!s stopped at s3.05 when
| the top stood at $50 and the bulk
! of offerings sold at $500 to $305.
Omaha was to 20 cents lower,
heavies suffering most when the top
, stopped at 49,
Steers and Yearlings.
Fed steers and yearlings were steady
/, to IS cents higher at Chicago, most of
! the offerings going at $5.75 to SIPS.
The extreme top on light and weighty
steers was s765. Yearling heifers ad-
yanced Is to SO cents and vealers so
cents. A stronger undertone dominated
| the fat steer and yearling trade at
kansas City Choice heavies were
strong to Is cents higher and others
advanced 25 to 40 cents. While the
bulk of fed offerings sold for $3.50 to
sc. 80 the top was S765 and light mixed
yearlings and fed heifers advanced Is
cents
NEST classes showed strength at East
St, Louis. where steers mixed yealings
and hcifers rose IS to so cents. The
top there was 81 and the bulk Of good
offerings brought Sc to $6.65. Year
lings advanced IS to so cents at
Omaha under broad demand and heavy
and medium weight steers were steady
to 25 cents higher after losing earlier
advance. TIL top on medium weights
vas 81 and light heifers advanced
IS o so cents.
This weeks Monday run out Of Ne
braska and Iowa was fairly liberal. 1t
is too early to predict sharp curtailment.
but the general trade believes that next
MONDAYS receipts will tell whether the
Nebraska crop is dwindling in way
that likely will stimulate the market
on finished steers and yearlings.
Lamb Prices.
Fat lambs literally Jumped to SITS
this week at Chicago-the highest point
since April l3-only to 60 into a tail
spin when receipts expanded. They
closed steady with week ago while
yearlirgs sank IS to so cents as in
creased offerings and top-heaviness of
the market caused the plunge. Fat
lambs held the early advance at East
ST Louis closing steady to IS cents
higher They lost only part Of 1t at
Kansas City. where values we're up Is
cents YearlingS we're weak to IS cents
lower. as they also were at Omaha.
The volume Of live stock trade around
the circuit was light, rejecting condi-
tons Of the retail market. While steer
meat was so cents higher. veal and
mutton 81 higher and the upper grades
Of lamb 81 above a week ago. pork
Ions were so cents to $3.50 lower at
Chicago.
The general demand was less active
in New York but fairly dependable ex-
cept on fresh pork. A light to medium
supply in most classes counterbalanced
the lack of consumption. Steer meat
and mutton advanced so cents to 81.
pork loins mostly so cents, veal 81 to
50 and the higher grades of lamb so
cents to 81.