Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Mar. II R;-Hoes de-
IS to 30 cents. while types scaling over
230 pounds held steady to IS cents
lower. Top at the close was S25.S5,
end and the lowest top at the end OF
q week so far this year.
Receipts In the cattle section were
about the same as last week and In
the comparable week year ago. Steers
grading high good and better sold
good and below kinds were mostly
steady. Two loads Of average prime
to hieh-prime steers, sold at S31.25 and
S31 do, the weeks top.
mercial grades. Bulls were strong to
90 cents higher. but vealers sold weak
lUsnAl salable hogs. 200: total.
1000 lestimatedl: compared week ago:
$3.50 lower; weights over $50 pounds
steady to 20 lower; sows 1.00-l.25 lower:
Ct the close. top stood at 1855 for .
form in weight and grade: other choice
l80-230-pound butchers closed ct 20. 90
1915: bulk 240-29U pounds 25.00-25.5 so
and most 3O0-360 pounds 24.25-2b. 90:
350,600 pounds sold late largely ac-
cordins to weight from 20.50-22.76, O
few choice iishtweights to $500.
Salable cattle. 200 festimated): total
not given; compared week aso: Slaugh-
ter steers grading high good and better
strong to fully so higher; cows steady
to 90 higher with most advance on COM
mercial grades; bulls strong to mostly
90 higher Id ve sa.a weak to lower
mostly steady TO weak: two. loads aver
I.Iss-pOund led steers. SI.s5 and 31.5o;
hSa choice TO O0S oS prn s .s Gsa: $SSSS
1850 pound Nebraskas, 200; good and
mostly Is. so up; bulk choice grades.
22.75-24.5O; load choice to prime 1.434-
pound steers. "a; so; two loads high
erai loads choice / 1901 $50 pound Ne
braskas. 23.OO-24. 90; load good 1904
low good steers. ie:oo-1e.0O; fed Hel:
fns sG Santa s tHsa fsoo
eral loads utility Holstein steers. 400
1900; load at $4,000 CARRYING o cutter
f ssi,e.s oa? aSa P PEW prime ssc
pound mixed steers and heifers. $500:
1915; half load prime. 1.100-pound
heifers. $500: bulk eood and choice
choice to low prime grades. 23.50-24.0O:
most utility and commercial cows 11.56-
1900 1900 and few good arades u I to 1900:
Gamers and cutters. lO.00-12.0O. mostly
bulls. IA .o0-17.00.. mostly 16. so down;
good heavy fat bulls. 12.50-13.50; COM
mercial to choice vealers, 16.0O-2S.0Q;
kinds grading good and better mostly
steers and yearlinss. ls.5O:21 IS; me
load s8s-pound Hoisteins 1925 on re-
placement account these grading cutter
and utility from q SLAUGHTER standpoint.
salable sheep. 100 ESTIMATED: total
not given: compared week ago: vooled
slaughter lambs fully steady: shorn
lambs 25-50 lower: slaughter ewes steady
to so higher; choice and prime vooled
lambs weighing around 10 pounds and
less sold at "a 0O-25.25 during the pc
Rod; closing top stood at $500; 5000
and choice wooded lambs Of similar
weights, -. 00-24. 90; utility to low good
sorts. 1s5O-22. so and culls down to
1900; two loads, around 115 pouncs.
Wheatfield lambs. $3.50 early in the
period; at the same time. mostly choice
l1S-pound No. = skin-shorn lambs,
$50 and mixed No. | and 2 skin
lambs. weighing 100 pounds. % 90; from
there on mostly choice shorn lambs.
buiked at 3o75-3i sd: mostly. choice
fan shorn lambs. 95- l13 pounds. brought
ewes. 600 1880. mostly $50 down: no
breeding ewes or feeder lambs OF conse-
quence were offered