Evening star., 1952-07-20
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO; July 19 R SUsDA.-sal-
s6n aD1e hogs Es SGS; total l.Soo Sestimatedl;
gifts under S s40 pounds @ es seneraily u"s s5-40 a
higher, weights over 240 pounds steady to
sows around 400 pounds and above mostly
cally and around the market circuit so some
market total nearly 10 sf per cent cent tn Smaller Ter
ued broad. with order. buyers accounting
purchased choice I9O-220 pound weights
mostly, but took some choice light and
medium weight butchers as well as sows.
days advance demand for light butchers
proved sufficiently broad to maintain
prices. while other butchers worked, lower.
tinued relatively scarce. and l9O-25O|
Tn Ine SOW, SOW percentase was the largest Of
no merit buying as the demand for light
hogs was So, broad that. practically ali
%as sc.sS sGd on rss s Close. Sp0s SDs TYP
week there was q holdover most days.
Major packers operated to only a limited
extent and shippers and smaller packers
top Of 2.s5. highest since mid-May. was
Paid Pal in. in q limited w Way o this week. but on
and ss 'noe Sfoarhs % pSSnds mosts
ssyssSrsgins 81 over leo pounds. Mos t1is CHOICE
VSoG vifS pSu1ds Butchers sold At LOO.
6esver buteheqs ransed osf,nss down as
to 1850 for 4O7 pounds WEIGHTS. soWs
S5s soms az seq Resnds ses. dSEn
1880. sows 4O0-5Oo pounds brosSht
16e0-!7;9o: GO heavier weights down to
salable cattle. 200 (estimated); COM
pared Friday last week: Receipts largest
Tor any week since early January; ted
steers predominated BY long odds includ-
pounds Up. high good to low prime grades
most numerous; slaughter steers, yearlings
and heifers closed weak to fully so lower,
but continued liberal receipts finally weak.
lover buns steady 70 SSti 81 lower S 'S SeaIeTs
and yeariings. 3I.75-55.25; numerous loads
asah sn0:s sGa PI%s oss sS Bound
weights, $500; modest supply prime long
yearlings and steers weighing up to 1850
peSrnssS peu1f SO 81 SS prime nad
A6oisteins, 56 Sn 5000; low good lighter weights,
'H low low %S hSod rrssssFs
down to 22.5O; choice and prime heifers
AM; and mixed yearlinss, $2,5o,35;50; good toI
high commercial fed cows and young cows
;,E,tR on the heifer order 24o0,26O0; most
asiy sgf ,sa 3 pd sstT
bulls, $4.SO-$S.0o; late M practicai. TOP. TOD
bulls SS.oo-S7: Is; cutter bulls, 20 90.
"a 80; few prime vealers. SO. .50-34. 90;
bulk commercial to low prime vealers,
20. .00-33. 90; Gull and utility grades, 1900
$500, only odd head under 1900; choice
quality partly fattened 775-pound yearling
feeding steers, 32.0O; good 925-pound
strictly green feeders, 27.0O;. some good to
low choice 100000 pound stock steer
calves 80; 90; bulk medium and good stock
steer calves. 26: 6:Oo-32. SO, oeompssIable
few common stockers, 2l.v0-24.OO.
SaIable. sheep. 100 (estlmatedD; COM
pared Friday last week, GOOD to prime
and utility kinds and a Sd6,crOp shorn
closing dull at advance; sheep, 1.OO-1 so
higher, scarce; choice to prime native
spring lambs topped at 90 to ali in
terests; shorn lambs and yearlings selling
straight reached $500 paid freely; choice
115-135 pound ewes regained 800 top
price, highest since mid-June: bulk good
to prime native SLAUGHTER lambs. &c. .OO-
81 90; culls. 1S.00-22.00, underweights as
low as 1900 late; bulk average good to-
prime shorn No. skin lambs and year.
lings, "a .00-26 90; utility and good kinds,
! 8.00-22. so. most old troopers including
25 to go per cent yearlings. but usually
selling straight; several loads as to So
1868 90. mostly $50 down. with Guns.
heavies and biIcks R (10-T 0O