Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Chicuoo Livestock
Furnished by the National Association

CHICAGO. Feb. 13 R;.Hogs Ad-
vanced around IS cents this week as
receipts fell 70 the the Lowest yS ieve! Tor any
Prices generally tended lower in the
early part OF the week. reversing theI.
trend on Thursday and Friday, Part OF
the late strength was attributed 70 an
advancing wholesale pork market some
pork cuts gained 81 90 to S4.OO. Top
at the close was S?6.75. the same Is
last week end
Receipts in the cattle section were
about 10 per cent larger than last week;
steers comprised about 90 per cent OF
the suNnly and sold strong to ou cents
higher with instances up 81 90 or more
on types grading choice and below: Top
for the period was 81 80, paid Tor =
load OF high prime l,l35 pound fed
Vealers were steady to strone. while
cows gained % to 80 cents. But bulls
dropped 80 to 70 cents. oooo c
salaole hoes 800. total 5000; com,
at 1918 paid for choice 1902 0-pound
weights; closing bulk o ehocs ls9 Choice
s s50-sso-poand weights, $500:
390-350 pounds. 24.25-25.25: sows. in
larger lots weighing under 600. pounds,
sold late according to weight from
Il .oO-23.I
not given: compared week ago. slaughter
steers and heifers strong to 80 higher
with instances LOO higher on KINDS
grading choice and below; cows 23-30
higher: bulls 500 lower; vealers steady
TO strong; stockers and feeders mainly
steady to storing but some two-way steers
as much as 30 higher owning to the up
turn in beef steer prices; load high prime
est price, 3O5u, with three loads prime
l,0jU-1 ,20O-pound weights. 800 and
1880: other prime and high choice steers
scaling l,0O0-l 400 pounds, 25.5u-30 90:
most prime Grades 27.5O-:9. 90; bulk
choice steers and yearlings. 22.75-25.25:
most good to low choice grades, 1850
30; commercial to low good steers
16.50-20.Ooi load l,l50-pound CONNER,
ciaI Holsteins. 80; utility Y50-pound
Holstein steers, 1890 with few in cutter
flesh. 100 1900; two loads high prime
/ ,l05-pound mixed steers and heiferS.
900; few sales high choice and prime
mixed steers and heifers. 23.3o-2G. 20;
several loads average prime to high
prime l.003-1 90 5-pound fed heiters.
25.25-2650; good to low prime heifers,
1S.00-24 90; bulk choice grades. 2l.0o-
$500; utility TO low good heifers, LOO
1900: half load commercial and good
weighty fed Angus cows, l4.jU; bulk
utility to low commercial COWS, Hoo
12.50: few commercial COWS. l2.11-
1880: Gamers and cutters, 9.U0-l %;
late sales utility and commercial bulls
l3.00-l5.50i good heavy and medium
weight fat bulls, ll.o0-l2.U0; few high
choice and prime vealers, 1900; CON-
mercial TO choice largely, l7.O0-2S.uO;
bulk Gull and utility vealers. 1900 1900;
good and choice under l,o0O-pound feed.
ing steers and yearlings. lS.uU-2:.25;
low medium to low good grades. lJ.JO-
l7.5O. few HolStein steers in Gamer and
load choice 7oO-pound feeding heifers
1900.
Salable sheep. 100 (estimated): tota,
not given: compared week ago. during
the week bulk good and choice wooded
| lambs ITO pounds and lighter. 1000
31.2J: choice and prime grades Of cor.
/ responding weights, 2l.50-22.S5; scat.
tered loads and lots Of choice and prime
67l30- pound lambs, .lS.50;20:75; cul
and choice to choice and prime 95- OS.
pound lambs carrying No. l and fall
shorn pelS. 1851 90; Gull to choice
slaughter ewes. 6.00-9.00; with choice
handyweights eligible to $50; most ole
slaughter bucks. 800