Evening star., 1933-12-29
LIVE STOCK PRICES
SHOW STEAD|NESS
Dependable Trade on Most
Species Features Final
Week of Year.

The tollo,Utng reUie1D OF the tDeek's
activities in the livestock markets
has been especially prepared for the
Associated Press by the United
States Department OF Agriculture.
CHICAGO, December 20 LR.-A
rather dependable trade on all species
of livestock featured the closing week
Of the old year. Generally speaking
all fat cattle advanced, although me-
dium to good grade weighty steers
slumped 25 cents as the week closed
This was the only dent in the cattle
market. however. anything and every
thing light advancing unevenly 25 cents
to 81. Light heifer and mixed year
lings scaling $50 pounds downward
along with all light steers shot up SO
cents TO 81, compared with the de-
moralized close a week earlier
Light hogs sold off, using last Satur-
days f1ighty advance as a basis OF
comparison, but aside from these 180-
230pound averages which sold up to
S3.75 last Saturday, there was not much
change in the market at any of the
large trading centers. Compared with
the nighttime prices were most 1886
cents lower on light hogs at Chicago
but on the remainder Of the crop there
was gradual strength each day, packing
soWS at Chicago closing 1915 cents
higher. 1t was a holiday week which
accounted for the abridgment in re-
ceipts. Sub-zero temperatures were also
factor in cutting down receipts.
Heavier Kinds Predominant.
Of interest was the fact that medium
weight and weighty steers predominated
in the run at most big market centers.
Strictly choice l.467-pound steers sold
up to Sc at Chicago and highly finished
1,6l6-pound averages made $525. All
markets saw a fairly good trade on
1.35o-1 ,5o0-pound fed bullocks, but
shortfed kinds ran in larger numbers
also and most such cattle sold off as
| the week closed. These shortfeds are
only 60-90-day cattle. Yearlings topped
at Chicago at $3.50; medium weight
steers selling up to S6.l0; mixed offer
lngS-SteerS and heifers-made S6.25
most of the predominant supply OF
weighty steers at that market going at
81 475S5.7o.
The race for light cattle was evident
at all markets. Few arrived, mostly
because OF the previous weeks semi
demoraliZed market. Little steers and
heifers that had had to sell at 1884
the previous week were very similar to
offerings that brought s3.75-S5.25 dur
ing the week under review. Killing
classes Of cattle sent more money back
to the country. COWS advancing IS cents.
bulls, 25-40 cents, and veal calves, 81 =
50 per cWt. more. But very few bulls
and vealers arrived at any trading CEN
ter, heavy sausage offerings reaching
1926 at Chicago.
Hogs Top at S3.40.
The closing top on hogs at Chicago
was SO 40: at Kansas City, S3.35; at
East St. Louis, S340, and at Omaha,
s3lO. The decline from the week S
high time was largely on 180-220-pound
offerings. killer demand ebbing and
flowing but closing rather active with
the price range on light hogs very
narrow as indicated by l80220-pound
offerings at s3.36 and s3.40, and 100
l8O-pound kinds at S3l0-S3.35.
Fat lambs became more active and
unevenly higher each day until most
good TO choice WoolSkinS were selling
at Chicago at s7.50-S735. There was
mild slump at the close. top falling
to s7.75, against $795. the highest since
August, paid early in the week.