Evening star., 1935-01-14
OGPR|CESSTAGE
FURTHER ADVANCE
Chicago Quotations as Much
as 10 Cents Higher
Than Friday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January l4.-Strength
appeared in the hog market again to-
day, coincident with another small
supply in prices were as much as
10 cents higher than Friday. Weights
above 240 pounds sold from So TO s810,
the latter price being the days early
top, dime higher than Saturday.
The run totaled 24,O00, about 1000
short of expectations, 5000 below Of
ferings week ago and about half of
the supply year ago. The trade had
1000 stale hogs on hand, however.
Slaughter pigs sold at $3.50 to S6.75
and packing SoWS at $3.50 to S765.
Outside markets were steady to strong
In most instances.
With big buyers showing resistance
to high beef prices, small killers and
Shippers were the most active bidders
IN the cattle trade. The general mar
ket was steady to strong, with light
heifers and mixed yearlings as much
as rs cents higher in instances. Prime
hnlshed steers and yearlings were
scarce, but up to Sl2 was bid for the
few available.
Cold-storage holdings Of beef and
pork January we're the largest On
record for the beginning of the wear.
Pork in storage amounted to 62O.-
862 900 pounds, compared with 5O4 =
$4,000 November l, 629,696. 900 a.
the beginning of 1884 and 565, ,2O6 900
the five-year average. Frozen beef
aggregated ll5,9O5,OO pounds. with
a beef total of l41, ,l86,0O0 including
meat in cure. December / the figure
was 127,953.000 and at the start of
1884 1t was 79,232000. These figures
do not include meat held for relief
purposes.
The undertone of the lamb market
today was fully steady to stronger.
with sellers asking Is to 25 cents and
more higher. eBtter grades were held
at $3.50 and more. Receipts totaled
$4,000 in the sheep department.
=, CHICAGO January IA lp ~. Dep.
OF o. o Asrieulturel HOGS. $4,000. incIud,r9
than Friday, weights above c4O lbs. s'G0a
ie;09; top $40: 1s0-230 lbs. T75as OG:
a95d: 9?5o9 sansibte-9 aDS;i 92as lsht liehts 200
soVs 75osa5 Psh PF6t o2Hsa1'5 sst so6a SacknG sn6
choice. l40-I6O lbs. 706a7 So: leEt tT
weight. 5G0-2no lbs. 1.33aaO: medium
weight. 2?0-35O lbs. g O0as 10; packing
SONS medium and FOOD. 275-55O lbs
., pa 10; piRs. good and choice. loo
CATTLE. 10000 commercial: 500 Gov
ernmert calves. 1000 commercial: 500
government; big local killers making somc
eaort 70 stop recent sharp advance. but
haeIfer and mixed yearlines strong 10 -
hlgher mostly on small killer and shipper
account; highly finished steers and year
sales better srsdes IO.50a / IS: liberal
supply lower Grade steers in crop: these
selling at 6.o0as00: rp to 1925 paid for
goo 10 heifer yearlines. new high on crop
and choice, 551-9eo lbs. s.OOa1l.25; 300
LOO lbs s.3all.!5; l;I0O-1 300 lbs.
9.O0a1".0 90; 1.300-l 500 lbs. 9"5all.15:
common and medium. 550-l 300 his 4e5
lbs. 7.25aH5O: common and medium, 90
a. 20; cows good, 5,00a6.50; common and
eos".15; bulls tyearlines excluded. good
,heef 23a5.25: cutter. common and me-
6igm q gTIa "a ga 9; yeaiers sood and choice
common. 4 0Oa5.5 stocker and feeder
cattle: Steers. good and choice 5O0-I .G50
lbs; 5."5ab 30: common and medium. 4 90
Sheep. $4,000; fat lamb undertone
fully steady TO stronger; generally asking
Is 70 25 and more higher: bulk better
srades held $50 upward; as yet ,prac-
firm. Siauehter sheep and lambs: Lambs
go lbs. down. good and choice. s.35a9. 50;
Gcommpn and medium b.ooas' ,: ewes 90
WelEhts. common and medium. 3.00a3. -:
feeding lambs. 50-75 lbs. good and choice.
6.50a1.50