U I, irii UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS I MARKET PJWS SERVICE 223 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS TELEPHONE: 6-2209. DAILY LIVESTOCK IAKET REPORT SATURDAY DECEMBER 20, 1930. TODAY' S ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF LiVESTOCK AT ELEVEN MARKETS, (10:30) A'.M.CENTRAL TIME) HOGS CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP HOLDOVER DIRECT*THP''. FORT WORTH 100 200 300 --- 237 CHICAGO 400 200 11,000 5,000 3,000 8,000 KANSAS CITY 300 150 50Q 150 200 NATIONAL STOCKYARDS 150 t00 50 I,200 3'0 OMAHA A00 --- 5,000 o00 OKLAHOMA CITY 25 25 200 -- SIoUx CITY 00 -- 3,000 500 ST. PAUL t00 100 400 2',300 ST. JOSEPH I r00 --- 1,500 1,000 Wll CH I TA .200 100 1 100 100 400 DENVER 75 .800 2.400 TOTAL 11 MARKETS 1;750 875 27;800 1180X) *APPROXIMATE NUMBER C0 ONE '.EEK AGO,1 MARKETS 2.575 G00 17,100 2L,600 DIRECT AND THR'U HOGS TOTAL THIS WEEK 175,400 49,575 485, 00 29,90, INCLUDED-IN THE DAYS TOTAL LAST WEEK 20)0.,075 56,600 546,200 325600 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. FORT WORnTH RECEIPTS, SHI PMENTS AND PACKER PURCHASES, FRIDAY, DEC. 19,|930. CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP ACTUAL RECEIPTS 816 407 661 1,596 TOTAL SHIPMENTS UNREPORTED - PACKER PURCHASES 627 702 528 240 FT.WORTH TOTAL THIS WEEK .9,600 4,500 3,650 7,550 FT.WORTH TOTAL LAST WEEK 13,377 8,869 4,341 10,936 FT.WORTH TOTAL THIS WKLLAST YR. }4,149 6,881 7,548 6,365 LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND QUOTATIONS SATURDAY DECEMBER Z0.,' 1930. (BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS AND SALES REPORTED UP TO | 1:00 A.M.) FORT vORTH CHICAGO KANSAS CITY. ST.LOUIS CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE HOGS:(SOFrT OR OILY HOGS AND ROASTING PIGS EXCLUDED) LT LT 140-i60( G0-CH $ 7.25- 7.90 $ 8.00- 8.[0 $ 7.60- 7.80$ 8. 0- 8.25 LT WT 60-,1 0A COD-CHO 7.85- 8.00 7.90- 8. 0 7.60- 7,80* 8, 0- 8.25 G, TfC" GD-CH 7.90- 8.00 7.90- 8.10 7.60- 7.80* 8.10-.8.25 MED WVT 2' 2"^ GD-CH 7.90-8.800 7.85- 8.05 7.50- 7.75* 8.00- 8.15 .''. ,, GD-CH 7.90- 8.00 7.75- 8.00 7.40- 7.65 8.00- 8.15 HV-Y W"T 22D.. GoD-0H 7.7R- 8.00 7.70- 7.85 7.35- 7,-0 7.80- 8.00' .29 GD-CH 7.4- 7.90 7.60- 775 73- 7,50 7.75- 7.95 PKG SOws 75-500- L t ME G n 6.50- 7T25 6.65- 7,26 G;5- 71L5 .6.60- 7.OQ SLAUGHTER IGs (100- n.-QH 7,50- 8,ol 70 7.75" 7,0Q,, l,, FDR &STKR iGS... Q U.. -OH --- -,- -,- 70,0 7,75 6.50- 8,| __________________________________________*NOMINAL. FORT WT1ORTH ...,.. CATTLE: TODAY'S TRADE NOMINAL. FOR WEEK: SLAUGHTER STEERS MOSTLY STEADY, SLAUGHTER YEARLINGS AROUND 255 LOWER; SHE-STOCK AND LOW-CUTTERS ABOUT STEADY, SOME WEAKNESS AND SMALL DECLINES IN LOW-CUTTER COWS; SAUSAGE BULLS STRONG TO 25, HIGHER; 'SLAUGHTER CALVES AROUND 50 HIGHER, SPOTS MORE; STOCK CATTLE AND CALVES UNCHANGED. WEEKS TOPS: STRONG WEIGHT FED ,STEERS $i0.50, FAT YEARLINGS $9.50, FAT COWS $5.50, DULLS $4:,50, PRACTI-CAL TOP HEAVY SLAUGHTER CALVES $7.00; STOCK STEER CALVES AND YEARLING $8.35, GOOD YOUNG-STOCK COWS $5.35. BULK PRICES: PLAIN AND RATHER COMMON GRADES .LAUGHTER TEERS 5.00 TO $6.0, BUTCHER HEIFE5S AROUND $6.00 DOWN, BUTCHER COWS 3.25 TO 3 5 LOW-CUTTERS 12.25 TO V2.50, HEAVY SLAUGHTER CALVES 5,.75 TTO "7.00, 'CULL SORTS 3.o2'TO 3.5.0, B3ETTER'GRADES STOCK STEER CALVES 8.00 TO $8 .5, SEVERAL PURCHASES STOCK STEERS'6.S65 TO $7.25. REVIEW COMMENT: SEVERAL MINOR CHANGES IN CATTLE VALUES HAVE OC- CURRED DURING THE WEEK, ALTHOUGH MOST CLASSES .CLOSED NOT FAR FROM STEADY. SOME WEAKNESS AND SMALL DECLINES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN LOW-CUTTER COWS AtND THE TENDENCY TO SLAUGHTER YEARLINGS HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY LOWER. BULLS HAVE BEEN SELLING AT STRONG TO SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICES AND OTHER CLASSES OF CATTLE HAVE BEEN MOVING MOSTLY AT STEADY RATES. OUTSTANDING SALES LATELY INCLUDE STRONG WEIGHT FED STEERS UP TO $10.50, GOOD 'FAT YEARLINGS AT $9.00 AND $9.50, A FEW GOOD FAT COWS UP TO $5,50, ONE -LOAD OF RATHER HEAVY DULLS AT $4.50 AND WELL-BRED STOCK STEER CALVES AND YEAR- LING.S UP TO $8,35. BUTCHER HEIFERS ARE LISTED FROM AROUND $6.-00 DOWN AND BUTCHER COWS' SHOW A BULK. SPREAD OF, $3.25 .TO $33.75. LOW-CUTTER COWS'HAVE BEEN FINDING AN OUTLET FROM $2.00 TO $2.50, STRONG WEIGHTS AT THE LATTER PRICE. COUNTRY DEMAND FOr' STOCK CATTLE A"tD CALVES HAS BEEN REASONABLY GOOD, ALTHOUGH A TRIFLE QUIET DURING ,THE PAST DAY OR TWO. SHORT RECEIPTS OF SLAUGHTER CALVES HAVE TENDED TO STIMULATE PACKER DEMAND AND PRICES HAVE SCORED ADVANCES OF 50 OR MORE. DESIRABLE HEAVY SLAUGHTER CALVES HAVE BEEN SELLING AROUND $6.60 TO $7.00. RECENT SUPPLIES OF CATTLE AND CALVES AT FORT WORTH HAVE SHOWN QUITE A LITTLE DECREASE. TOTALS FOR T"'r WEEK AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY 9,600 CATTLE AND 4,500 CALVES. QUALITY IN THE CATTLE MARKET HAS BEEN PLAINER THAN USUAL .AND NOT MANY GOOD TO CHOICE STICKERS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CALF RECEIPTS., .. HOGS: TODAY'S LOCAL HOG RECEIPTS WERE ESTIMATED.AT ONLY 300 HEAD. THIS SHORT SUPPLY INCLUDED 237 HEAD DIRECT TO PACKERS AND ABOUT 75 TRUCK HOGS. THERE WERE NO RAIL HOGS OFFERED. PACKERS AND SMALL KILLERS WERE EARLY DUY- ERS OF TRUCK HOGS AT PRICE'S STEADY TO 10" LOWER, MOGT SALES STEADY WITH YESTERDAY." TRUCK HOG':MARKET. BEST TRUCK HOGS MOVED AT $8.00, THE DAY1S TOP, AND MOST OF THE BETTER GRADES OF 170 T," 240/- TRUCK HOGS SOLD FROM $7,90 TO $8,.0, A FEW PACKING SOWS WERE REPORTED AT $7.00, OR STEADY. SHEEP: TODAY'S TRADE NOMINAL. FOR WEEK: FAX LAMB$ AND YEARLINGS 25 TO .50,, LOWER; FAT WETHERS AND FEEDER LAMBS -5- LOWER; FAT LAMBIS-MOSTLY $6,35 TO $6,75' GOOD TO -HOICE FAT LAMDS UP TO $7.00; FEW FAT YEARLINGS P$600;J, UL< FAT YEARLINGS 5.25 AND 5,.50; AGED FAT WETHERS MOSTLY 4,00 TO $4,50 FEEDERLAMS $4.50 TO $5,25; FLESHY FEEDER, LAMBS UP TO $6.25; FEEDER YEARLINGS.$300, " REVIEW COMMENT: MEDIUM TO GOOD FRESH AND FALL SHORN FAT LAMBS, YEARLY NGS AND WETHERS" HAVE FORMED. BULK OF THE LOCAL RECEI PTS, DURING THE WEEK,' ALTHOUGH ARRIVALS MONDAY AND TUESDAY INCLUDED A FEW CARS OF GOOD TO CHOICE FAT LAMBS, AND YEARLINGS. THE TRADE HAS BEEN GENERALLY SLOW WITH DEMAND FROM ALL QU,-; E",S RATHER NARROW (SEE OTHER SI DE) I 2/?/30 r-dP PAGE #2. TELEGRAPH I C REPORTS FROM OTHER MARKETS S- OCHiAGO MrARKET' - CATTLE: COMPARED ,V ITH WEEK AGO GENERAL RUN. FED ST EERS AND YEARLI NGS .25,:TO. 50 -" ... HIGHER AOUND .$] '00' HIGHER THAN '.MONDAY OF0 TH. S WEEK; STRI CTLY, CHOIR CE YEAr. O.-.. G. H D ....< .c_'Tn I TLY ,C O C .. .. .. .. .. L'I NG HEIFERS STRONG ) OTHErS DULL AND WNEAK; 'UTCHER COWS. AND.. HEIFERS AND ALL CUTTERS _STRONG TO 250,' HIGHER; ,PUL ..S 'AND VEALERS PRACTI CAILY OTEAD.Y; DEST REPLACEMENT CATTLE -STEADYI OTHERS -WEAK TO. 20 'L0/ri7* SEVERAL LOADS CHRI STMAS yELARLINGm 'Yl.I4,OO.TO $t4.r MEbi U-M ANO STRONG WEIH I HT D E V, S 1I3 25 AND $1 3018; [550. 1 P.50; "6 $I.75. WEEKS DULK FED STEERS A',JD YEA LI NGS-, 8. 50, TO $12-. 00., Ml.XED YEARLI NGS TOPPED ATf V, AND YEARLING HE1 FERS$12.50, STRONG WEI GHT VEALES $10.,00, HEAVY SAUSAGE ,.ULLS 5,7 HOS: ,ACTIVE'TO SHI PPERS," STEADY TO TRONG 'I TH FRI DAY Y S' AVERAGE;,.PACK I NG SOWS ,- STEADY TOPG 8 D; GOOD TO CHOICE 170 ^T 2, $7.90 TO $ 8.10; 220 TO 29O. $7.,75 TO $7 90: FEW*iW7.7.'DOWN;' PIGS 7.75,To 8.4O00; LIGHT LIGHTS SCARCE; PACKING sows $6.75 TO 7.00 '" C H C 0 SHEEP: T OAYst MAnKET' DARELY STEADy; FEW LOADS GOOD TO, FAT LAADS $8.00 TO PACKERS) 'AVEARING 87 TO 92- FOR WEEK 34 DOU:LES FROM FEEDINGN STAT IONS S rO;000) 51 RECTS. CoMPArnED. WITH WEEK AGO: F-AT'LAMqS AND YEARLiNGS NMIOSTLY. 25, HIG..HER; FAT EWES., STEADY; FEED N0 'LAMtS STRONG N "GEEK S TOP ,'LAM- S $ .50., FED YEAnLNGS. .UP TO 7.00. CLOSING,' --N3JLKS P.ETTER GADE LAMOS 8.*00 TO' c.5, KINDS SCALING 95 TO 100:, 7.50 TO $8.00, NATIVE DUCKS $ -.75 TO H7.2o, THMOWOUTS $5.F)' TO $6.00, FED YEAR- LINGS $6.U0 TO 5; FAT'NATIVE EWES .3.0C TO ,$3 .. 50.: 'WEEK RANGE OF FEEDING LAMS 'D "D0 TO $ 7.40.* S' ....- ANSAS CI TY MAIfET : ' CATTLE : FoR, WEEK: ."ETT.ER "GRADES .FED STEEL 25 TIO :50 GHIGHE.R; MEDIUM .OFFERINGS'. STRONG TO '6 HIGHERR. SHE-STOCK UNEVEN. STRONG TO 25, -HIGHR.;.. FAIRLY ROAD DEMAND FrR COWS AND 'A LITTLE BETTER .ACTION ON SHOR,.T-FED. HEI FERS .,:DULLS .STRONG TO 25' HI GHER; VEAL-ERSG 'AND CALVES MOSTLhY STEADY; STOCKERS.,AND .FEEDERS SLOW, .STEADY TEP F5 ELW "K I S',TO,'P f, "~ Y T1- TO 25 LOWER; WEEKS S TOPS.: SPE CIALTY YEARLINGS FO',,.HE HOLIDAY TRADE .UP.TO .. T :,O:50, MEDIA UM WEIGHT .,AND H EAV'Y SEES. $]2.25, VEAL ERS $9.00.; STvOCKER.S $9A25; ULK SHORT FED STEERS $8.00 TO .I Q.025; sTOc4ERS AND FEEDERS MOSTLY $6.50, TO $8 '50:... . HOGS: STrONG WITH FRI DAY-1.'"CLOSE OR AROUND I O' LOWER THAN. 3ES.T TIME;.. N.O SHIPPERm F-1 .... DA '1 "L C')F LIN .. '.' LOW El .. :I N"; TOP $7G.5 ON 22O TO 240A-- NO CHOICE LI-.GHT HOGS OFFERED" SCATTERED' SALES 200 TO 270j WE'IGHTS $7.50 TO $7.65; ODD PACKING .SOW'S .$.75 TO '$7-00 .:: . SHEEP: ,FOR WEEK: SLA.4CHTER LAM:D3S 5 TO, ., HIGHER;..-,SHEE.P. -.STEADY;. :TOP .F.ED LAMODS L AS 7.75 ETTE.n GRADES, NATIVES AND FEDL.OTS LARGELY *$7,00 TO. $.7:50, SHORN A 7S $7.00 TO ,.7.U5A ,EST EWES OFFERED $..00, OT.HERS 02.75 TO $H3.35; .FLESHY F.EEDI _. LAMPS URPWAD TO ..7.06, M'ST -SALES. $62 L5 TO. ,$,O 11 ; ' NATIONAL .STOCKYARDS (E T.L MARKET. CATTLE: COMPARED WITH WEEK AAGO: ,S rT E STEADY TO 5 HIGHER, .S',OT.S 50 UP, MI XE "= .YEARL:INGS AND HEIFErS 'STtADY TO UNEVENLY LOWER; 'COWS STEADY CUTTE'R.S AND LOW-CUTTERS STRO.*,h';. '.ULLs 250 LOWE.n; VEALERS ',\ .00 LOWE R; STOCK'EF AN'D F-EEDER CATTLE STEADY. ToPs. X-O.R'LWEEK: .7Y0#'.I.XED' -YEARL"NGS $O 4 0 ....SER 75, -0 N G -onQ HE I F,-. 71, tt -Qr s E RS. I' T ( YE, )r\ .. N .E.:.U m DULL8 6) Pn ...V AL-S 8 YEARLINGS $iC.00 HEIF.ERS .$..0,25 COWS $7. 00 MEDI UM ,ULLS $5.5 M, VEALERS, : '25- STOCKER STEERS $8.500* .,. BULKS FOR -WEEK: STEERS 7.50' TO )9.75, FA:T MIXED YEARLINGS AND HElFFr-s: $8,..00 T.,Ot'-0^5 MEDI-UM FLESHED "DESCRIPTIONS $60 "b $7.50, COWS "4O.2" r) LOW (-, TT S'o 7.25 .TO 5.00, LOW-CUTTES -2 75 TO $3.,00, STOCKER AND FEEDER STEERS $5.50 TO $7.25, CLOSING VEALER TOP A10 .. HOGS: UNEVEN, .T.ADY ....TO ...0 LOWER -THAN FRIDAY S AVERAGE SO .'MEDIUM AND HEAVY WEIGHT 3UTCHlr-S UNSOLD; TOP $3.25, MOST 1 50, To E5 :TO $8.25, 2.., TO MOST 1.50J TO "-2 i 0V$ .1 5 :TO $8./25, 2.15 TO 240.- $8.00 TO' I, SOME ..81 '; SMALL LOTS 2l75L $780; PIGS NOMINAL; .ULk SO WS $6 .65 TO $6 90 ... .. .. SH EEP: COMPARED. '- I TH WEEK" AGO: rAT LMS STRONG TO. 250 HI rGH:ER; 1r'-SHEEP qMaSTLY eSTFrA .... S OTS ?5<''UPr; WEEI(!S TOP, LAMSS. TO C t:TY .UTCH; R$ $-:25, RAIDAT THE. L'0E. CLOSING "UL< TOPACK.FS J7G TO *t$.7'.75; J.UCK LAMKJS $i"'5O TO $6 75',*'.CiMMON' "HROWruTS $5, 00TO $5.50; CLt'iPED LAMpD $7..5 TO $.7.o5; F4AT. EWES,:2.50. TQ. $3v, TOP ,$3.7.. ,.., .... ... .... ,..,, :.V..V ,,. ** *. ,. t* "', : *> ,, ,**'. ',, ,. r ; : * <.< _. *. .- ... ; .- :. *- *. '**, ,' '.*. ',*, , HOGS SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL; MEAT INSPECTION :*-.:*:-: W E E I F I A .. I N R ,, .E.. ,. .3.DE M, O L 4'". .. ..E N I N F R .. .' > .,-i~ _S r .:', N C E. ... E P .. O -.: >J 9 9. *: .. . 930 7929 .: I ^o ** . 1 0. V --. ** ^ CHICAGO, ILL. J3.j356 196;077 I NDANAPOLIS HoND. 3- 3 0 -36,930 KANSAS CITY, KANt '* .. 39 039 68 150 NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, ILL. ANM $T.LOUIS,: Mo. 5f 054 526 10 NW .E-, VORK, No Y AND JERSEY CITY, N.J :-. 34'746 38,187 JERSE 01 T Y4S 38 187 M AAHA, NELR, 2 4,2137 63,780 SIoux CI TY, IOWA, 3... ".- .. ..." 30 2 ..2 39 553 SOUTH S *r4 JOSEPH, Mo ,. ,' ,: ,,; ,' .'. .". 957 3,1,863 S SOUTH '-ST. PAUL, .MIN-N.; i... ,: ... i 076 8 9,633- .. .. TOTALS. 440,787. 606,783 " :" : ,. *, ". : 12/20/30 RP ' S1:20 A.M., STERLING EM.ENS, i LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. 6V69 99890 Z9 C VGIUOId dO AliSH3AiNn UNITED STATES DPA.RT'.ENT OF AGRIrC'JL ,.": .., SRA!.! OF. AGR ICILTIRAL ECONOMICS :MA.4KET MN'VJS S'1VICE 223 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, FORT 'VC1TH, T-EXAS TURE TELEPHONE 6-29.. DAILY LI.VESTOCK FMAIKET REP.OT MONDAY DECDEBER 22, 1930O TODAYIs ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF LIVESTOCK AT ELEVEN MARKETS., -(1 1:00 A.M. CENTRAL TIME) CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP HOLDOVER HoEs DIRECT"THRU FonT 'vORTH - CHICAGO KANSAS CITY NATIONAL STOCIAYA.DS OMAHA ; OKLAHOMA CITY SIOUX CITY ST. PAUL $T. JOSEPH WICHITA DENVER TOTAL 11 MARKETS . ONE WEEK AGO,] I MARKETS 2,500 13,50,0 12,000 . 5,500 rlod S" 4,;00 2 ,500 2,000 .:"I,:500 3,000 .55,-3S00 -73,100 ,000 I [n I| 400 ,500 55 000 23 000 ,500 8 00 5,000 1.,500 '15 000 1,500 1,000 12,500 11,000 ,'40 0 on 0 IO. 20r0 I 000 6,500 1,700 9 500 5,000 300 7,000 .1,500 .600 ,900 300 .*400 4,500 :6, I00 1O0, 1:00oo 5,3PO 1 ,400 1 G,000 .. I08,2O 91,000 ' 523 ,000n 30,000 1 ,050 3,000 I *.5' *.APP rOXIMATE NUMBER .F DIRECT AND THriU. HOGS. INCLUDED IN THE DAY't OTIMATED RECEIlPTSo FORT 'VORTH RE'CEIPTSG SHIPMENTS ACTUAL RECEIPTS TOTAL SHIPMENTS PACKER PURCHASES FT.,WORTH ACTUAL,MONDAY ,'VK AGO FT.'*ORTH ACTUAL (,MONDAY ,Yn -AGO AND.PACKER .ATtLE .94 192 S 41 3,566 :1.4 19 PURC.ASES,-SATURnAY,. DEc. 20. , :.CALVES 2] 0 269 2,287 Sl 1 FORT WORTH .LIVESTOCK MARKET MONDAY -..DECEMBEr 22, 1930. (BASED ON.MARKET CONDITI(NS'AND SALES'RlEPORTD UP-TO 1:30 F.M.) CATTLE: CATTLE SALESMEN COLLECTED GENERALLY STEADY PRICES FOR PRACTICALLY. ALL CLASSES nF SLAU.GHTER CATTLE HERE.TOPAY AND A FAIRLY GOOD CLEAC- ANCE.OF .L jE .,REgElPTS .FEATURED .,TRIE TRADE ;q G.d 'IN :IPyNO., YARD ESTIMAATES CALLED FO aNE 00 S CATTLE. -06& vESt L .n. YAR Es .sFAE4 hTEs SLAUGHTER STEERS:AND THE REMA I N ING CATtLE SUPPLY *.ltCONSI ST:ED LARGELY OF MIXED- DUTCHER, CLASSES. .. CARLOT SALES OF SLAUGHTER STEERS :INCLUDED PLAIN. KILLING CATTLE AT 6'.35 AND TWO LOADS OF FED CATTLE AT $7.50- AND $8.25. THE STEERS THAT D0POUGHT $8.25 WERE LIGHT WEIGHTS. -TWO LOADS OF GOOD HEAVY FED STEERS'REMAINED IN FIRST HANDS AT A LATE HOUR. THESE CATTLE'WERE SIMILAR TO GRADES THAT HAVE DEEN SELLING AROUND $9.00, THE BETTER GRADES OF FAT YEARLINGS'WERE VERY SCARCE AND. PRACTICALLY NO BUSINESS IN LITTLE CATTLE WAS "TRANSACTED A3OVE. THE .$9.00 LEVEL. SOME DESIRADLE LIGHT WEI GHTS.'WE.E RE:'ORTED AROUND $9.50 AND -UTCHEIR HEIFFERS SOL~.,FROM AROUND $5.00' DOWN i' A FEW GOOD FAT COWS DROUGHT' 5.35 AND BUTCHER COWS FOUND AN OUTLE T IN THE $3. RANGE SELL NG MOSTLY FROM $3. 5- T.$3.75. LOW-P-UTTERS CHANGED HANDS FROM $2.25 TOh $2. 6, STRONG WEIGHTS AROUND AND S IGHTLY.AD3VE $2..50.. THE CATTLE RUN DROUGHT IN 'THREE LOADS OF -ULLS THAT MOVED AT $3.9. AND 4 .'0,: LATTER PRICE PAID FOR ONE LOAD OF STRONG WEIGHTS.-:. . NO QUOTABLE CHANGE OCCURRED 'IN PRICES PAID FOR STOCK CATTLE AND CALVES. SOME GOOD STOCK COWS :RAN-GED UP T0,d.$5. J AND A .FEW CUTTERY TYPE STOCK COW$ SOLD AROUND $3.00. G"OO TO CHOICE STOCK ;STEER CALVES WERE REPORTED FROM.' 7.50 TO $0.00 AND COME DESI RALE STOCK HEI.FER CALVES MOVED OUT FROM $3.50 T- $6.75. SLAUGHTER CALVES WERE WANTED AT PR ICES I'IrM: TO 25-E'NTS HtGHERt. DESIRAOLE HEAVY SLAUGHTER CALVES, INCLUDING, BRAH-MAS SOLD AT $7.00.AND $7.10 .AND TWO LOADS ON THE SHORT YEARLING ORpER RANGEDm.P TO '7.60. PACKAGE LOTS OF.WEIGHTY SLAUGHTER CALVES IN THE PLAINER GRADES MOVEO.IFROM AROUND $8.25 DOWNWARD, INCLUDING CULL SORTS FROM $3.00 TO $3.50. . HOGS: RECEIPTS OF HOGS HERE TODAY, ESTIMATED AT [1,00. HEAD, 1NCLUD.ED 523 HEAD DIRECT TO PACKERS. MARKET 'SUPPLIES CONS:S.TED OF THREE LOADS OF RAIL HOGS AND A.-OUT 310 TRUCK HOGS. LOCAL TRADE PROVED VERY UNEVEN, O'NE LOAD OF RAIL HOGS SELLING TO SHIPPERS 15 TO 25 :ENTS HIGHER, WHILE TRUCK HOG PRICI-O RULED STEADY TO 25 CENTS LOWER. SHIPPERS PAID THE DAY'S TOP., $0.25, FOR ONE LOAD OF GOOD TO CHOICE 220-POUND RAIL .HOGS. ONE LOAD OF. MIXED GRADE LIGHT HOGS SOLD LATE AT $7.50 WITH A SORT. ,BEST TRUCK HOGS WERE PURCHASED rY SMALL KILLERS AT PRIG UP TO $0.00 AND -ULK OF THE BETTER GRADES OF 170 TO 240-'POUND TRUCK. HOGS SOLO FROM p7.75 TO $8.00.. PACKERS STOPPED AT $7.75 ON TRUCK HOGS. PACKING SOWS WERE REPORTED AT $7.00, OR STEADY. A CARLOT OF LOWER GRADE PIGS REMAINED UNSOLD AT A LATE HOURe S SHEEP:'.. SHEEP AND.LAMD SUPPLIES HERE TODAY WERE.:ESTI MATED AT 1,400 HEAD.. NINE PECKS- ARRIVED -0Y RAIL, THESE CONSISTING OF FAT YEARLINGS, WETHERS AND FEEDER LAMBS. FOUR DE'CKS OF FAT YEARLINGS CARRYING A FEW 2-YEAR-OLD WETHERS DROUGHT A STRONG PRICE OF $5.50. FEEDER LAMDES MOVED OUY AT STEADY PRICESp FOUR DECKS. OF FEEDER LAMS SOLD AT $5.-00 AND FLESHY FEEDER LAMOS WE'RE REPORTED FROM $ 5.25 TO$,5..75, THtE'.E WERE PRACTICALLY NO FAT LAMOS. INCLUDED IN THE DAY'S RECEI PTS . S2/2230 RP S:4'5 F.M* (SEE OTHER SIDE) HOGS 407 S274 ' 399 - I ,288 SHE EP .7 990 ,739 4 _i PAGE #2. DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND QUOTATIONS MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 1930. SCHICAGO MARKET--IO:50 A.M. CATTLE: FEW.GOOD AND CHOICE FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS STRONG TO 2 t HIGHER, MOSTLY ON SHIPPING ACCOUNT; INOETWEEN GRADES SLOW AND ADOUT STEADY; YEARLING HEIFERS SLOW, BIDDING LOWER; FAT COWS AND HEIFERS AROUND STEADY; CUTTERS AND LOW- CUTTERS FIRM'DULLS SLOW AND WEAK; VEALERS UNCHANGED; STOCKERS AND FEEDERS STEADY, AROUND 1,150# YEARLINGS $14.25; ONE LOAD LIGHTER WEIGHTS DID $14.0, 1,35~ DEEVES $13.50, MEDIUM TO GOOD STEERS AND YEARLINGS ELIGIBLE TO 18.50 0-" .50 PREDOMINATIF IN RUN; MOST FAT CQS. Q TO $6.00 NDALL CUTTERS 3.0 TO 4.00 CHOICE STRONG WEIGHT VEALERS $9.00 TO cIO.00,, LIGHT AND MEDIUM WEIGHTS 'n7, TO $8.50; FEW WEIGHTY SAUSAGE DULLS OVERn 5.50; MOST REPLACEMENT STEERS $7.50 DOWNWARD. HOGS. : MARKET ACTIVE, M STLY STEADY' Tb STRONG-W1TH FRIDAY'S AVERAGE, SPOTS 5;TO I 0N HIGHER ON S10 TO 21~0 ; "PACKING".SOWS"FULLY STEADY' TOIP $8.15-FOR CHiCFr 140 TO 18(k; SULK. 130 TO CGOi. $8.. 0 TO 1'10 J 190 TO 220A $7.96 TO $~.05, FEW *'8.10; 240 TO 300: $7.75 TO '17.90; PIGS Mo-tLY':7.75 TO $8.00, PLA.I -LIGHT KINiS DOWN TO $7.25 AND DELOW; PACKING SOWS $4.75 TO $7.00, SMOOTH LIGHT WEIGHTS $7.15 TO $7.30 AND ADOVE. SHEEP: ENERAL MARKET -STEADY TO STRONG, SOME FAT-LAMOS;HELD HIGHER; EARLY DULK GOOD TO CHOICE NATIVE.FED.ANtD'WESTERN' AMIS o$8.0 T. $8.2. 2 LOADS $0.35 TO CITY DU CHEERS, SQME HELD AT $8.50; NATIVE :DUCKS MOSTLY, 7..0 TO $7.25,.FEW THROWOUTS ,5.50 TO R.00; FAT EWES MOSTLY .3. 00'TO 3.,.50G NO FRESH RANGE FEEDING LAM3S OFFERED. KAN CITY MARKET-I I:A.M CATTLE: SHORT STEERS 'ND YEARLINGS OPENING GENERALLY STEADY, FAIjLY ACTIVE ON " BETTER KINDS ELIGIdLE TO SELL A.DOVE' 900; SHE-STOCK STEADY TO STRONG;I DULLS.FULLY STEADY; VEALERS. AND '.CALyES CMARATIVELY CARCE, LITTLE CHAN ED; TOCK- ERS AND FEEDERS SLOW,.STEADY; GOOD. ..05. SgSERS. 25 .MEDrfUMWEIGHTS :Q 50 nULK fED STEERS ELIGIBLE TO SELL AROUND .00 TQ 9.6,5 PLAIN WARMED-UP KINDS DOWNWARD TO V7.00, SEVERAL LOADS SHORT-FED HEIFERS ~700 TO QM.50; ULK nUTCHER COWS $4.50 TO 5.75; LOW-CUTTERS AND CUTTERS $2.75 TO 4.o00; MEDIUM DULLS OF STRONG WEIGHT'UP TO 4.75; MOST VEALERS .0050 DOWN, FEW .$9.0. MOST STOCKERS AND BREEDERS $6.506o $8.50; OICE YEARLING STOCKERS HELD' UPWAR T; CUU H STOCK SO HE FER CALVES $8.25. ' HOGS:. FAIRLY ACTIVE TO SHlIrtERS ON: 230 DOWN.' WEAK TO MOSTLY '106 LOWER THAN' FRIDAY S AVERAGE, LITTLE DONE ON'WEIGHTJE KIND IG-.PACKERS INACTIVE; TOP $7 75 ON 150 T 2L.p ; ULK DESIRA3LEI 40'To-23C 7. 60 T 7.75; PACKING s8WS 15 TO 255 LOWER, o,0 i5 TO $7.00; STOCK PIGS STEADY, $725 TO $7.75. SHEEP: -'KLLING CLASSES ACTIVE,-10-TO-150. HIGHER, TOP WOOLED LAMCS $7.65, rEETTER GRADES NATIVES'AND FEEDLOTS MOSTLY. T7.50 TO $7.65; DEST CLIPPERS $7. oU OTHERS $7.50; ODD LOTS BEWES DOWNWARD FROM $3.75& NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET--I 0:00 A.M. CATTLE: STEER RECEIPTS LIBERAL) EARLY TRADE SLOW WITH A FEW DEALS AROUND STEADY AT $7,.5 TO' .10.40; MARKET UNDEVELOPEDD ON MIXED YEARLINGSj HEIFERS AND COW STUFF WI TH IND ATONS AROUND STEADY'. MEDIUM DULLS. 25( HIGHER, TOP $5.25; GOOD ANY CHOICE VEALERS I.$10 HIGHER AT I.. , HOGS: MARKET STEADY TO' 100 LOWER THAN SATURgAY:,LIGHT ,WEI UT OGS SHOWING DE- -CLINE; PIGS AND PACKING SOWS MOSTL' UNCHANGED TOP .1~., ON.LOAD LOTS' FEW COIC LIGHT LIGHTS UP TO ,8.25; MOST 50 TO 21,0- g 10 AND 8.15; 210 TO 2501 $0Mg,0O 0.10; NO HEAVIES SOLD; BETTER, 00 TO 140 7.00 TO $8.0; OULK SOW 6.5 TO 6.05. .1. .. SHEEP: LAMDS OPENED STEADY, CHOICE LA MS QCfY rTfY TCCEs"3 5GD25 'NO'ACTION ON SPART'OF PACKERS, COMMON THROWOUTS i' 00 TO ..; F.AT EWES UNCHANGED, $3..50 DOWN. FO OT '.TH CI.AGO KANSAS CITY E. ST.LOUIS HOGS: SoFT on ILY HOGS AND .- ROASTING 5IG EXCLUDED T Go 'I '220-25C" GD-CH 25Q-2902 GD-CH .290-35.... GD-CH. 275-500 ) ME D-CH SPIGs~A(lT00 I)GD-CHL PIGS O-I L GD-C0 & WT. SAT.(PIGS. EXCL , WT.FOR WK(.- ..".' " 1 CATTLE, CALVES AND \ S LUSE.' .. -. :.CLU .- ULUS.. C.OLUsL s!75 02 7.75-.. 825 7.75- 825 7,50- 8;-00 S7.40- 7.90 6.50- 7.25 7.70- 189# 7.91- 205# DEALERS: STEERS (600-900)'.,,. CHOICE - .... GOOD 8.50 MEDIUM 9.Q COMMON "75 STEERS (900-1100#) CHI CE 00 OOD 8.0-- MEDIUM $. - STEERS (I I00-1300,-) CHOICE EDGOOIM 8. STEERS (1300-1 500r) CHOICE GOOD - GOOD HEIFERS (550-8502L) CH ICE ME9IUM . COMMON .. - COWS: CHQ CE SLow CUT-CUT '2.15- BULLt(YRLO EXCL) GD--CH(BEEF - T-COM- M& 3.25- VEALERS (MILK-FED) GD-OH - MEDIUM - CUL --OM CALVES (250-50p.-') 0 C 0u : - FDn & STKR CATTLE AND CALVS : STEERS (500-800) -GDH D. -- STEERS (800-1050'") Gon-H - COM-MD - HEIFERS: COM-ED . Cows: GD-CH - COM-M4 - CALVES (STEERS) CMGD-H 7.7 MEDIUM 6.50 LAUGHTER SHEEF AND LAMBS: [AMDS: (9 O DN) -CH - E EE). MEDIUM - ALL W). ,, MMDN - YRLG 'ET" rs.'. 0),ED-H - WES: ED- H - o ) ED H -E FEEDING S N LAMA AGE STOCKS FEEDING LAM S (50-75)M ,' D-CH 5: Of lum T 37 - -1 S:8 4.25 -,- 9: * 7 7' 700 57 75 8 8 7 7 S: t: 7i. 74 7 5-00-8, 7 7 * 7 O^-^O *70- 7 70 ..7 9- 8. '775- 790 7, 35- 760- 7,75- 8)0 7 60- .780 7,25- 7.50 7.65-;7.00 6.75- 7.35 6.25- 7.00 6.60- 7.00 7.50- 8.10. 70- 7.75. 75 0 8.00 7.80- 225 762233 800- 20 7.80-25- K .&7..-7223 8.00- 201O .2 ,50 1 c. -0 '" 5 ' 9 5- e 7 . 5- 4 0 6 - S- 67 :E : r a- . .9 - - 3. . h- . B5- v. 3: -4. 12;50- 3.50 I . Ii. ;f 0-11 25 i 2 . *i~ ce . q. . .e- . *. * * 9* * tUU I /2a/30 RP 2 -'"- fP.I . STERLING EMENS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. MED WT HvY WT PKG SOWs SLAUGHTER FDR &STKr Av COST ( Av COST & SLAUGHTER b I ":88 9:6M LZl6 09880 Z9UZ c va1ao -i8 :1 O A1.IS8 AINNn 223 LIVESTOCK UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE . 8!REAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS .: RY MARKET NEVS SERVICE - ;K EXCHANGE, .FOT northH TEXAS -TELEPHONEt 6-2209. DAILY LIVESTOCK" MARKET RE-ORT TUESDAY DECEMBE'R 23,.1930. TODAYIS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS SOF LIVESTOCK AT ELEViEN ARWETS. * : (1l:00 A.M.CENTRAL TIME) CATTLE FORT "WORTH I 0( CH I CAGO 8,( KANSAS CITY 7 5( NATIONAL STOCKYARDS -3,5( OMAHA 4,0( OKLAHOMA CITY '8 SioUX CITY .2,5( ST. PAUL 1,4 ST. JOSEPH 20( 'VI CH ITA 4( DENVER 3 TOTAL II MARKETS 31 ;4 ONE WEEK AGO,II MARKETS 3.;7( To DATE THIS WEEK 87,0! SAME PERIOD L"AdT "'/EEK 108,8( FORT WORTH RECEIPTS, SHIPMI ACTUAL RECEIPTS TOTAL SHIPMENTS PACKER PURCHASES FT.WORTH ACTUAL,TUESDAY,WK AGO FT.WORTH ACTUAL,TUESDAY,YR AGO LE CALVES 0O 500 00 2,000 00 1 ,200 00 I,200. 30 500'. 00 500 o0 150 00 i,900- D0 400 00- .300 50 .75 50 8!675 DO 9 650 50 18,775 30 25,650 CENTS HOGS SHEEP: 500 34 0.00 5 500 14,500 9500 200 6,000 7,000. 1 500. .2.400,. 87, 00- 100,.00 212,400. ;1 ,300' HOGS. HOLDOVER D I.EOTTHRU. 200o 13 000 7, 000 4,000 6,000 .... S2,o 200 :1,200 8,000 200 149 3,500 : 2,500 - * 3;50.0 300 600 1,100 :.: : 40,300 *A"',ROXI.MATE NUMBER OF 49700 .DIREcT AND"THRU MOGS IFN" 101,700 CLUDED IN fHE DAY'S E--: 140,7D0 TIMATED RECEIPTS'. AND PACKER.PURCHASES,. MONDAY', DEC. ?22 CATTLE GALVES HOGs -SHEEP 2,054 IT.,04j I 142 1 6 A .7 "777. ,4 646 806. 692 -529 I,709 368 656 2,19.6 315 1-17' .484 I1930. FORT "VORTH'L'IVESTOCK. MARKET- TUESDAY DECEMBER 23, 1930.' (BASED ON MARKET' CONDITIONS AND SALEs REPORTED UP TO 1:00-P.M.) CATTLE: SHORT' RECEI.'TS. OF CATTLE HERE TOD.0Y ENCOUNTERED. 'A NA-'?OW "ACKER ,: : .;; .IDE.MAND AND. TH A, T.:FOq ,iAU.CHT. .' CLASSES A"'EAR ED DULL, ALTHOUGH MOSTLY STEADY. 6 L b -`FO!W CNLV 1 VLE A D 5 d "A L 4;' ; T MOSTLY STEADY. YAORD.ESTI4ATE^ CAL. O 'NL. ,LE" D ,6' ALVE' eV'TH.E., CATTLE QUN BROUGHT t'N ABOUT A DOZEN..CA-S OF. SLAUCiHT,E T S.TEErS -AND THE. -EMAINI.NG CATTLE SUL i ': CON- ST.ED. LA.3UELY 'f COWS AN b'.M IX ECC- RUe-Te.Ue+ LAS.ESL .. THE" BETTER GRADES OF -FED STEERS 'WEE LACKING AND OFFERINGS CONSI STED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF SHORT-FEDS THAT MOVED A-OUND .6.65 TO $7.P5. A FEW DESIRABLE LI GHT WEIGHT .YEARLINGS WERE RE'OT'TEp AT $8.50 AND SORTS.-OF BUTCHER HEIFERS RANGED DOWNWARD FOhOMAROUytD $6.00. S ME 'FAT COWS SOLD FROM 4.50 '0 -4, 75 AN-A SMALL AMOUNT OF BUSINESS.WA 'TRANSACTED IN' BUTCHER COWS FfrOM $3.25, TO $3.75. LOW-CUTTERS MOVED FROM' -.?5 rot0.."0 AND OCCASIONAL SORTS OF IOLD SHELLS' TOUCHEb BOTTOM AT $2.00. ..FRACtI CALL NO -BULLS WERE INCLUDED IN THE DAYS RECEIPTS,. S SUr',LY AND DEMAND 1-N THE STOCKER SECTION OF .TrADE WERE ,BOTH :TOO SMALL TO'OERMIT A FAIR TEST OF VALUES. ABOUT THE ONLY BUSINESS QN COUNTRY :ACCOUNT CONSISTED OF SOME LIGHT WEIGHT STOCK STEERS AT A QUOTABLY STEADY RICE OF $6.85. GOOD TO CHOICE STOCK STEER CALVES. WERE LACKING. - NO MATERIAL CHANGE WA'S OdSERVE.D' 1.N PI..CES. ,.A.ID. FOR SLAUGHTER CALVES AND THE SHORY SUO"LY PRODUCED SALES OF FA,'RLY' GOOD HEAVIES FOM $6.'50 TO'-'$B.75, WITH OTHER WEIGHTY AVERAGES RANGI NG DOWN'WA D FROM AO.UND $6.25. CULL SORTS WERE LISTED FROM $3.00 TO $3. 50. HOGS: .TODAY'S LOCAL HOG RECEIPTS WEREE ESTIMATED 'EARLY AT 500 -HEAD. MON- ING ARRIVALS INCLUDED ONE LOAD OF. RAIL HOGS.FOR THE OPEN MARKET AND ABOUT ?30 TRUCK HOGS. ONE LOAD'OF RAIL HOGS SHOWN ON THE I"BACK" R'EORT HAD NOT- BEEN DELIVERED AT A LATE HOUR. THE RAIL HOGS CONSISTED. OF LIGHT-LIGHTS AND rIGS THAT SOLD TO PACKERS .AT PRICES 5 TO. 35. CENTS' UNDER YESTERDAY'S SH I ""ERMARKET. TRUCK HOG "'ICES HELD STEADY.'THE LI GHT L..G.HTS AVERAGED AROUND I 56 ".ouNDS AND SOLID AT $7.75, IWITH l?5.-POUND BUTCHER "IG.'S OUTAT $7.00. THE DAY'S TOP, $8.00, WAS A:;C BY SMALL.KILLERS FOr A FEv LOTS OF TRUCK HOGS ,AND"MOST OF THE'BETTER GRADES OF 170 TO 240-POUND TPUCK'-;HeOS SOLD F-OM $7.75 Tr 7. 90. A FEW PACKING SOWS WERE REDCRTFr AT $7.'0, 'ABOUT.. SfEAtY. SHEEP:: 'NLY 200 SHEE' AND' LAMBS WERE. ESTIMATED FOR TODAYVS LOCAL TRADE; S.No RAIL 'OFFERINGS*!WERE ERECEIVEO AND ONLY A F'EW .HEAD ARRIVED BY TRUCK. THERE WE'E NO 'SALES OFR CONSEQUENCE RElOR.TED- AND o-ICES FOR ALL CLASSES RE- MAINED NOMINALLY.STEADY. 12/23/30 RP 1:25 P.M., (SEE OTHER SIDE) .. rAGE #2. DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND QUOTATIONS TUESDAY DECEMBER 23, 1930. CHICAGO MARKET--I0:50 A.M. CATTLE: CHOICE FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS SCARCE, STRONG, SP6TS 25 HIGHER; GOOD GRADES ADOUT STEADY AND OTHERS dRAGGY :TENDING WEAK; BUTCHER STOCK SLOW AND WEAK; ALL CUTTERS STEADY; YEARLING HEIFERS TENDING LOWER BULLS WEAK; VEALERS 50 HIGHER; REP.ACEtNT STEERS STEA Y BES DARLINGS B Io 1475; MEDIUM WEIGHT STEERS OLD AT 3.SANO HEAVIES 144& T.15. BULK,FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS ELIGI- BLE To 8.25 To ~Oll.; FAT COWS $4.O5 To 547 AND ALL CUTTERS $3.00 TO 4 00; PRACTICAL TOP WEIGHTY SAAA~BULS .50; STRONG WEIGHT VEALERS ,80.00 TO O0:50; MOST REPLACEMENT STEERS TO )7. HO.GS .ARKET. OPENED. RATHER SLOW, MOSTLY ,,0 LOWER THAN MbONDAYS AVERAGE; LATER S E ACTI'VE'ON 'WEIGHT BELOW 210o 8 EADY TQ 0 |OfOWER BULK 130 TO 18 T, O $ .-V; EXTREME TOP a8w l.FOR CHOjCE I TO IU IU TO MOSTLY $7.85' TO ; TO 2801. 7.65 TO 70; PIG8 7 TO 8785 FEW STRONG WEIGHTS ,EIGHTS.TO 8^ 15PACKING SOWS WEAK Td 10W LOWE, MOSTLY .75 TO $7*00, SMOOTH LIGHT SHEEP: SLOW, EARLY SALES CIQIE FAY LAMBS TO OUTi.DERS STRONG TO HIGH G G RAL AG RUN AROUND STEADY ; .9 PAID FOR CHOICE LIGHT WEIGHTS; BULK o VEAGEs $8.00TO ,To.,F.,. FEw T 8.35 BEAVY BUCK LAMBS MOSTLY AROUND $ .56, SHEEP SCARCE, FEW ODD LOTS HANDY WEIGHT EWES .3.U TO $3.25; FEEDING LAMBS SCARCE, STEADY. RANSA8 CITY MARKET-- 11-00 A.M." BATTLE*: LARGELY A FED STEER RUN, QUALITY IMPROVED; O.PENNG TRADE FAIRLY ACTIVE, STEADY 'BETTER KINbS OF'VALUE TO SELL-ABOVE $.00 0E .EIVING' MOST ACTION; QTHER KILLING CLASSES OF CATTLE CQMPARATIVELV SCARCE, STEADY; SLOW TRADE ON SHORT- FED. HEIERS; VEALERS AND- ALVES RSEADY TO STROFJG; .TOCKERC AND FEDERS SCARCE, STEADY E~ ED STEER8 U O 10. 5, NUMERO LOADS AROU-NDB .LOADS CHOICE 1 .STEE S ON;LONG ..EALING I OBR ,13 00U GOO YEARLJNGS O Q ; SHiORT--FED HEIFFERS b.0 TO .,850: BUTCHtERCOWS 4LD- TO E 75 'HEAVY'BEEF cows I00,U To 7.U0; "LOW-CUTTEnRS ND c'r Ea LARGELY 3.00 TO 4060; MEI-UM BULLS UP TO $4.75; qOOD AND CHOICE VEALEPS .7,5 TO L $9,00 . HOGS. FAIRLY ACTIVE ANDcUNEVEN STEADY TO'100 HIGHER THAN MONDAYIS AVERAGE; - --- 'OFFE.-Il SC.A 4LL4GA'aE 20 HOWtl NG :THE ADVANCE; TOP P. $~ ,7 N I40- T 2 WULK DESIRABLE 40 TO 20M 7.5 TO .To0; PACKING SOWS 6.35 TO $7.00; STOCK'PTGS STEADY, 7.25 T0, 7.75. SHEEP: LAMBS ACTIVE.: GENERALL~T STR NG TO 15 HIGHER; CHOICE SHORN LAMBS $7.85, "- ... MOST CL.IP.PERS .e5 TO $..70 BEST WOOLSKINS OFFERED $7.75; BETTER GRADES NATIVES AND FEDLOTS LARGELY" Y 7.50 :To 17.75. S" NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET--] 0:00 A.M.' BATTLE: STEER RUN PifOPO'RT'iONATELY LISERAL'TODAY; 'A FEW EARLY DEALS MADE STEADY..,AT ,..5 T25.TO. ~AI2. 00. OTHERACLASES .ENE-ALLY STEADY; FAT MIXED YEARLI GS AND HEIFERS .(D UPWARD ; MOST COWS -.. TO 1.; CUTTERS AND LOW-CUTTERS ".(5 TO $3.75; TOP' SAUSAGE oULLS 5.25;: GOOD AND CHOICE DEALERS. $11.25.. HoSs: MArIKET UNEVEN, -MOSTLY STEADY WITH MNAY'S AVERAGE; PIGS IN GOOD DEMAND, S TEADY TO 10(. HIGHER; BULK 30 TO 24-t 8. 00 TO 8.1 5 soTED 18 t DOWN P TO H8.; HEAVI ES' ObLD; "BETTER "00 -TO I-3 r PIGS $ 7.00 TO $8.1 ; DULK. .OWS SHEEP: OPENED ST.EADY:. CHOICE 0.' TED LAMBS 'TO CITY 'DUTCHERS '$8.25- PACKERS TALKING, S STADY ORn ,7.0 TO '- .75 FOR rBULK,- MANY HELD HIGHER; COMMON THROWOUTS $5.00 TO $5.50;::FAT EW.ES .$3.56D.OnWN.. . FORT .'"ORTH HICAGO .KANSAS CITY E. ST.LOUIS H,,S S. s CLOSE C' CE 'CLOSE CLOSE HOGS: (SOFT ,OR- OlLY HOGS- AND. . RO.ASTINQ .-l.GS EXCLUDED, LT LT 140-160 GGD-0H '7.00- 7.75 $ 8.- .5 $ 7.50 -.75 $ 805- 8. 5 LT WT (60-'8 .: GoD--CH'" 7.50- 8.00 8.008.0 .7.50-.75 8.05- 8. 5 .MED i' D8-H -. '7 7.5 *75 8. 7:5()- 7.8 MED "D-CH 7.- 5 7.75 . PKG Sos 275-5 fMED-GD- e.50 7'25 .6.&5- .7.25 6.25-. 7.00 6 60- 7. SLAUGHTER PFGS L )m ).Go-CH -.-, 7.50- 8.1 700- 7.75 7.00- 8 0 fDR &STKR F.-Gs 70- 3') On-O 70-- 775 6.50- 8 Av COST & WT. MON. Pi Ex750 1 ,000. 1 ,0:,f 1* 0,-000- 3 o 00. . 3 500 100 300 2700 34',05.0 *APPROXIMATE NUMBER Or 65,500 DIRECT ArD THROW HOGS- 135",750 INCLUDED' IN'THE DAYS. 206,200 ESTIMATED RECE PTS. ASES- TUESDAY, DEC. 23,- 1930. .HOGS' SHEE SE343 116 TED-- . 207 1 . 586 : 1,189 . FORT NORTH H LIVESTOCK :ARKET WEDNESDAY Y .- DECEMBER 24, A930. (BASED ON -MARKET CONDITIONS AND SALES C' -QRTED UP TO I':00-P.M.) CATTLE: CATTLE RECEIPTS HERE .TODAY TAPERED OFF TO VERY SMALL'VOLUME, AS .SUAL ON, A AY PtED'j NG ,A' HO'l.. AY -A. -f. MATE .AL E.R QN 300 CATTLE AND I 00'CALVE3.,* No SLAUGHTER GTEERSWERE RECEIVE IN T'HE'.OFFE~t.NGS AND THE SHORT SUPPLY CONSISTED 'LARGELY .OF MIXED DUTCH.MER DATTLEEr-' PRICES ON ALL CLASSES OF CATTLE AND CAIV.ES WERE VERY POORLY TESTED DUT SCATTERED SALES INDICATED STEADY VALUES I.N.ALL DIVISIONS OF T-YE MARKET. dCWS SOLD FROM $2600 T o--4.0, ITH SORTS OF 'OLD SHELLS t THEE FORMER .PRlCGE,. STRONG WEIGHT LOW-CUT.TERS A OUNJD 2.50.' A F EW L GHT` WEI GHT SLAUGHTER YEARLINGS MOVED AROUND $7.,50 :AND BUTCHER HElFEi,?S FOUND AN OUTLET AROUND $-S.00 DOWN. PRACTICALLY NO DULLS WERE RECEI ED.. '. : . STEADY VALUES WEME OUTLINED '-Y THE SMALL AMOUNTT OF "DUlINt'S.'-'ANSS" ACTED IN SLAUGHTER 'CALVES. A FEW DESlRADLE HEAVY WEIGHT SOLPr JUP TO:$7.00 AND THE PLAINER GRADES OF WEIGHTY SLAUGHTER. OALVES RANGED DOWNWARD FROM A'POUND- $6.00,..IN- CLUDING "CULL SORTS FROeM $3.00 TO 3:.50. ' HOGS: PACKER DIRECT HOGS FORMED DUL' OF T.O.DAY1S LOCAL.REC.EIPTS ESTIMATED AT 300 HEAD. ARRIVALS INCiUDED 47-~HEAD DIRECT TO*' PACKERS AND AQn'UT 40 TRUCK HOGS. THERE ''ERE'Nn r',AIL. HOGS OFFERED. 'HIGHER PRICES WERE REPO RfED AT NORTHERN MARKETS AND LOCAL TRUCK HOGS SOLD EARLY KT.-AVANCES OF | TO :15 CENTS. A FEW GeO.D TO CHOICE MEDIUM WEIGHT TRUCK HOGS SOLD 'UP o 'O$8.10,;-' TH DAY'S TOP, AND 3ULK OF THE BETTER GRADE I70 TO 300-P.OUND- TRUCK .HOGS. MOVED FROM $7.90 .TO. $8.00,. LATTER'PRICE PAl FOR CHOICE BUTCHERSS .AVERAGING OVER '300 POUNDS. NO SALES OF. PACK- ING SOWS OR PIGS WERE REPORTED. . SHEEP: -* TODAY'S LOCAL SHEEP"AND LAM3 RECEIPTS WERE ESTJMIATEO AT 400 NEAD* RAIL SUPPLIES WERE CONFINED TO TWO DECKS OF GOOD WOOLED FAT .AMDS. THESE FAT LAMOS MOVED EARLY TO PACKER'S .AT A.7.0Q OR AOU.lT 25 .CEN'TS HIGHER.' N OTHER SALES OP CONSEQUENCE WERE REPOrTED. '.. . 12/24 30 RP I:00 r,.-M. (SEE OTHER SIDE) S.6-_209. : .6-2209. - ..PT PAGE #2. DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND qUOTATIONS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24, 1930. CHICACO MARKET--10:50 A.M. CATTLE: FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS ACTIVE, STEADY TO STRONG' BETTER NATION ON OHE- STOCK, AROUND STEADY; DULLS UNCHANGED; VEALERS STRONG TO 5U8 HIGHER; STOCKERS AND FEEDERS RLO.W LADS I028#YEARLING8 $S14.75; 1532 REEVES $ 100. RULK STEERS AND YEARLINGS 8.0 O LI..00 MAJORITY YEARLING HEIFERS 7, 50 TO 9.00, FEW TO 0.u. OO UTCHER HEIFERS $.00 TO $7.50; MOST FAT COWs 4.50 TO )5.50 AND ALL CUTTERS $3.00 TO .'4 00; PRACTI AL TO. WEIGHTY SAUSAGE DULLS ,5.50, CHOICE STRONG WEIGHT VEAL .CALVES. 00.00. TO. .00, MEDIUM WEIGHTS LARGELY 850 TO 950; OULK REPLACEMENT STEERS M)o. 00 Tr ,7.T. . HOGS. ACTIVE,. LARGELY TO H IrPERS. MOSTLY 25 TO 35* HIGH R'; HEAVIER WEIGHTS UP S LEAST; PACKING SO WS, 10 Tn Ir HIGHER; EXTREME TOP 8. 50 FOR CHOICE 130 TO S, 3 1K 306 T&oj8 8.25.TO 83 FEW, $8.Q- AND $8.-45; 1 0 To 20 88.5 TO 8.o5; 230 To 300-1' 7.85 To A8. I5 FEw. DOWN TO '7. 5; PiGS MOSTLY 7.85 tO 835, PEW TO $8.50; PACKING SOWS $.90 TO $7*25. SHEEP: FAT LAMES FAIRLY ACTIE FULLY STEADY; DULK CHOICE FED WESTERNS AND NATIVES .00 TO 48.3, EARLY TOP $U.40 TO SHIPPERS, ODD LOTS HEAVIES $7.50 TO $7.75, NATIVE DULKS AROUND ,o50 WITH THROWVnUTS MOSTLY $5.50 TO $6.00; SHEEP SCARCE, SLOW;WEAK TO UNEVENLY LOWER; ODD LOTS MEDIUM.TO GOOD EWES $2.50 TO _3.25; NO FEEDERS .ON SALE. I)AAr%* fI fi An, f n Ain A IKANSAS, UI I Y iMARKETl--I.1 :.iUU A.iM CATTLE; FED STEERS FAIRLY ACTIVE, STEADY TO STRONG, SPOTS 25 HIGHER ON GETTER KINDS SLOW, WEA MARKET ON INDETWEEN GRADES OF HEIFERS; OTHER SHE-STOCK FULLY STEADY! 3ULLS, VEAbL h AND CALVES UNCHANGED STOCKERS AND FEEDERS SCARCE, .TEADY;. OOD Tn CHOICE I 07- LONG YEARLINGS $12.50, 2 LOADS GOOD QUALITY YEARLINGS 3 1.75; -ULK FEb STEERS 8.25 TO 10.00,- 2 LOADS-GOOD MEDIUM WEIGHTS .0; 0 SEVERAL LOADS MED UM TO GOOD' HEIFERS OFFERED OF VALUE TO SELL AROUND 3'.0 To $8.00; BUTCHER COWS MOSTLY L4, 5O To $5.75; MEDIUM DULLS UPWARD TO 4.675;- LOW--CUTTER AND BUTTER COWS $3.00-- T? $400; VEALERS MOSTLY $9.00 DOWN; 2 LOADS GOOD 974" FEEDERS .5 -I0. .. HOGS: ACTIVE, :1.5.TO 255, HIGHER THAN TUESDAY'S AVERAGE; TOP 8,00 ON 130 TO 220; A-- UL iAE 30 TO 24 78 TO $800; 250 TO 30 X;7,70T0 7.85: ' PACKING SOWS $0.30 T" ~7. ,; STAGS .00 TO A7.00; STOCK PIGS STEADY, $7.2 TO 7.7 SHEEP{ LAM3S ACTIVE, T5 TO PB? HIGHER' ODD LOIS SHEEP STEADY; TOP AND DULK FED S WOOLED LAMDS $ .00, CLIPPERS $o.60 TO 8.00, ODD LOTTS EDI'S OWNWARD FROM $3.75. NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET--10:00 A.M. CATTLE: STEERS IN' FAIR SuPPLY CON SDERNG RECEIPTS; MARKET SLOW WITH A FEW EARLY DEALS STEADY AT 800 TO 2.00; GOOD ,AND CHOICE VEALERS.I1..00 HIGHER AT 12.25; OTHER CLASSES GENERALLY STEADY; FAT MIXED YEARkINGS AND HEIFERS $8.00 TO ,1 0.50, cows 4.?25 fn 5.25; CUTTERS AND LOW-CUTTERS c.75 TO $3.75, MOSTLY; MEDIUM OULLS 4.00 TO ,.25 HOGS: ACTIVE 15 TO 25( HIGHER, LIGHTER WEIGHTS AT FULL ADVA RLEK SOME.UP MfRE; ---- PIGSD TO 50' HIGHER' SOWS STEADY TO IU HIGHER' TOR UO DULK 30 TO 230- $8.20 TO 18 .40 230 TO 20` $8.00 TO 88.20; GETTER 106 TO. I 7 7.50 TO $8.25; SULK SOWs $S..75 TO ,7.00 ' SHEEP: NO EARLY ACTION, INDICATIONS STEADYONN ALL CLASSES, ASKING AROUND $8.00 FOR BETTER LAMDS; FAT EWES SALADLE p3.50.DOWN. FORPT 'VORTH CH ICAGO KANSAS CITY. E.. ST.LOIJIS .,, .__.....,. .. CLOSE .. .1015" A.M. .11 -O: A.M. 0- 00 A.M. HUS: (SOFT OR UvILY 1 HOS AND ROASTING PIGS EXCLUDED T H TO 0 H HVED WT-. 2 --H PKG SOWS 275-500t MED-GD 6.50- 7.25 SLAUGHTER IGS (I 00. 30Go-CH - FDTn &STKR PIGS 70- ( -D Av COST & '/T.TOES. ( 'I EXCL) 7.69- 21?,, SLAUGHTER CATTLE, CALVES AND VEALERS: -STEERS (600-900#) CHOI CE MEDIUM COMMON 4,75- STEERS (900-11 00) CICE - UOOD QO MAEDIUM. COMMON .5- STEERS (I 100-1300:1 ) CHOICE -- CoOI C .C_- MED IUM 5 - STEERS (1300-1500.) CHOICE - COOD - HEIFERS (550- 50-:) CHOICE GOOD 7.- HEDIUM 5 - : COMMON 4.00- CoWS: CHoc CE "ORD '" .2 - COM-MED 3.2.5- SCUT-CUT 2.1 5.- .BiLLS(YRLG EXCL) D-- BEEF 3 - .UT- M-M.IED 3.25- * DEALERSS (MILK-FED) ,,GO-COH .- - S *~M UEDI UM CUL ,- M m:CALCVES (250-500o-l) CU-n .bS. FR'"& STKR CATTLE AND AL'VES: STEERS. (500-SOO-8 ) Gf-CH - Cnr '-MED 4+50- STEERS' (000-105 0Q,) .0--CH CnIM-M-HED HE F.ERS: GD-CH - Cows: H -D .COWS:.O I-MED - CALVES (STEERS) ,,G-CH - MEDIUM - SLAUGHTER SHEEP AND LAMBS: LAMDS: (90 DN) !-CH - SMEDIUM - ALL ) ,, IOMION -- YRLG I/ETPES I 0) rED-H - EWES: flD-) "H FEEDING S AN KLA ANGE STOCK) FEEDING ILAMS (L1 *-lb E- HCHM MEDIUM .- *b 85'8'' 4 3.75- 7.40 7.75-. 0.50 7.02-.. 222 8: 8 :88 5.00 3.25 4.25 I- - 0 f_ - ~7K r.7-5 b. 2.50 ,-.Do Dp 7: 6.50- 7.25 6.65- 7.0 7.25- G.00 7.50- 8.35 7. 77 7.00- 03 7.57- 22r .7.97- 19, I 5- . * J.. 10.75- 2. 0 61 2 PO 6: * . 548 4b. f 3 *65 7 .5 - 1.50- 2.75 1.00- 5:00= 05:;a 2.50 I 224/430s I :25 P.M. ZZ99 00680 Z9Z. C vaI iol 1 III llllilNn VOLV(O]4 '40 AIIStfIAINn STERLING 1EENS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. * 4 '1 --. S- .2.:6 1.00- i-if :5:W ,- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 7'"FAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS rtARKET NEVS SERVICE 2?3 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, FORT 'VORTH, TEXAS TELEPHONE: 6-2?09. DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT FRrDAY DECEMBER 26, 1930. TODAY'S ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF LIVESTOCK AT ELEVEN MARKETS. (I .:00:A.M.CENTRAL TIME) H: OGS CATTLE... CALVES HOGS SHEt~:, HOLDOVER DJRECT"TH-RU- FORT WORTH 300: 50 600 -.-- 50 ,. 260 CHICAGO 3,i000 .- 2,000. 42,000 1, 3,-000 I ,000 1.7,000 KANSAS CITY 2,500:. 300 3,500 6 -,DQ." 660 NATIONAL STOCKYA'DS 1,8.00 800 -16,500 I .202,000 .,200 OMAHA 2,00.0' 200 -12 000 ,' ' OKLAHOMA I1 T TY 400' 300 ..600 0 S.Ioux CITY 1,000 100 8,500 4 0 ST. PAUL. 2,200; 1, 00 ,000 5,500 ST. JOSEPH 1,000 300 5,000 7,000 1 CH 1TA 200. 100 1 ,000 ..100 DENVER .25 25 1,600 . TOTAL I I[fARKETS 14,525 5,275 100,300 47 0 c *APPpOXIMATE NUMBER OF ON1E WEEK AGOI I- MARKETS 11 850-:: 5,275 65;500 41 ,200 DIRECT ANDO THRU HOGS. To DATE..THIS WEEK 1.17,675 '.30,425 359,350- 1?82,80: INCLUDED I.N THE DAY'S SAME PERIOD LAST. WEEK 173,650: 48,700 458,000 :5 "10 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. FORT WORTH RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS: AND PACKER 'PU-nCHASES..QEiNSDAY.; DEC. -24, 1930. CATTLE CALVES .. 4OGa:'. SHEEP * ACTUAL RECEIPTS 177 42 .. 375 TOTAL SHIPMENTS UNREPORTED -, PACKER PURCHASES .. 142 141 .. 509 .300 ..',.. ^, .-. .. .-'. , FT.WORTH ACTUAL,FRIDAY,'.!K AGO- 816 407 .1,596 FT.WORTH ACTUAL,FRIDAY,YR AGO ,', 088- 77344 ,:.. 51 ..FORT "0VRTH LIVESTOCK MARKET FRIDAY DEC.fBER ;28, 1930. (BASED ON MARKET 'CONDQITION6 AND ALES'REPO RTEQ -UP Ti ':1:00 P.M.) - CATTLE: OWING TO EXTREMELY.-LIGHT RECEIPTS OF.'CATTL~t~ND CALVES HERE TODAY', .THE DAYS BUSINESS WAS LIMITEb TO A GMALLA GROUP O.F SALES THAT WERE QUOTABLY STEADY. AS A MATTER" OiF. FACT,: NQ.T ENOUGH CATTLE OR CALVES" WER-E RECEIVED-TO' PERMIT .;;A"FA I'TE i' 'OF Vai" T'YAN^ ^i'Ei, i, 50'' F" , CALVES. . 'THE CATTLE SUPPLY INCLUDED SEVERAL, ,OAOSDSOF SLAUGHTER STEERS THAT SOLD AT $4.85, $6.10 AND $7.00.: THREt LOADS OF RATHER) COMMON GRASSERS IN QUARANTINE SOLD AT $4.85 AND THE SLAUGHTER' STER. AT .$7,00Q ",Mt.E o SHORT--FEDS; -ONE: LOAD OF STRONG WEIGHT HEIFER YEARLINGS. MOVED. A.T. $8.00 AND SOME LI :GHT- WE GHT. SLAUGHTER YEARLINGS WERE REPORTED AT $7.60 BUTCHE'n HEIFERS OF THE PLAINER 'GRAOgS.'WERE LISTED FROM AROUND $6.00 DOWNWARD. . : A SMALL AMOUNT OF BU;S ^S S' IN'" FA;T. COdWS WAS TRANSACTED FROM $4.26:.TO $5.00, INCLUDING .9NE LOAD T THE FORMER PRICE.. SONTS: OF BUTCHER COWS CHANGED HANDS AROONp $3.25 .TO $3.75 AND SOME LOW-CUT-TER'.MOVED FrM $2.2. TO $2.50. PRACTICALLY NO SAUSAGE BULLS WERE INCLU0bDD IN THE RECEI PTS .. THE MARKET FOR'OTHER CLASSES OF CATTLE AND CALVES, INCLUDING STOCKERS AND- SLAUGHTER CALVES, PRESENTED.A .NOMINAL APPEARANCE. HOGS: .-. RECEIPTS OF HOGS.HERE TODAY WERE ESTIMATED AT ONLY 600 HEAD, ARRIVAL" INCLUDEb 20 HEAD DIRECT TO PACKERS,' ABOUT 60 TRUCK'HOGS AND TWO' LOAD' OF RAIL HOGS.FOR THE OPEN MARKET .TIHE-T(OI LOADS OF DAtL HOGS CONSISTED OF LOWER GRADE MI XED WEIGHTS RANG'ING'.FROM ,-10 TO 250 POUNDoS.- ;"... : '- : - TRUC'K. HOCS 'IdVED ;EARLY AT: STEADY 'PhICES AND; VALUES; WERE POORLY TESTED IN THE RAIL SECTION. SMALL kILLERS PAIO.'$8.0, THE: pAY.'S TOP', '-OlR A FEW TRUCK HOCS AND BgUtROF T EL E-ETTER GRADES OF 1'|70 TO; 250CPOOUND' TRUCK :HOGS MOVED AT $7.90 AND '$8. A SHIPMENT OF MEOI UM .GRAQE TRUCK' HOGS LANDIeD AT'$7.50' AND.TE 'O -;LQAD OF COMMON TI GOO TRUCK HOGS SOLD AT'$750. SORTS OF PACKING SOWS BSOLDMOSTLY AT $7.00,: ORn;STEr AND SOME HEAVY BUTCHER PIGSWEiRE REPORTED FROM' $7.00.TO :$7.50 SHEEP: : ONLY 50 HEAD pF SHEEP AND LAMBS WERE. ESi fMATED. FOR TODAY.S LOCAL TRADE. NIO AI L SHEEP OR LAMBS WERE RECEIVED AND NO SALES OF CON-'E'-, QUENCE WERE REPORTED I:N THE TRUCK SECT O.N.. PRICES FOR ALL CLASSES REMAINED NOMT NALL - .' . STEADY, UNiV OFFL LIS 12/L26/30 RP 1:15 P.4.- (SEE OTHR S IDE) : OcMENTSEP : i' OEPCSITORY PAGE -#2 DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND rQOTATIONS FRIDAY DECEMBER 2(, 1930. CHICAGO MARKET--I 0:50 A.M. CATTLE: STEER AND YEARLING MARKET UNEVEN BUT MOSTLY STEADY; WEIGHTY BULLOCKS IN RATHER NARROW DEMAND, SOME SALES LOOKING LOWER, STRQTLY CHOIj~9FFERINGS ALL REPRESENTATIVE WEIGHTS ABSENT; BEST WEIGHTY BULLOCKS 12.cb sOME I5OLb AVERAGE $ I.15; BULK INBETWEEN GRADE FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS $9.5 TO $11.50; OUTLET STILL NARROW.FOR BUTCHER HEIFERS AND HEIFERETTES BUT FAT COWS OF VALUE TO SELL AT $5 00 DOWNWARD AND CUTTERS STEADY' STOCKERS RELATIVELY SCARCE ABOUT STEADY, MOSTLY $6.50 TO $7.50 WITH A SPRINKLING 600 TO 800L OFFERINGS UP JO &8.00 AND BETTER; BULLS VERY SCARCE AND NOMINALLY STEADY; DEALERS .STRONG, MOSTLY $8.50 TO $9.50 FOR LIGHT OFFER- INGS; FEW SELECTS UP TO $ 1100. AND BETTER. HOGS: ACTIVE TO SHIPPERS ON WEIGHTS BELOW 220M, MOSTLY STEADY WITH WEDNESDAY'S AVERAGE, HEAVIER WEIGHTS SLOW, FEW SALES ND BI.DS O TO I56 LOWVER. PACKING OWS MOSTLY STEADY; TOP $8.50 FOR CHOICE I 20 TO 16( ; 3UK I0 TO I80 $8.3 TO 5; 190 TO 22t', $8.10 TO $,-402 230 'TO 300 $7.65 TO. 8.. p PIGS MOSTLY $8.00 TO .5U; PACKING Sows $6.75 TO $.|0, SMOOTH .LI HT w.ErGH'S TO $~.25. HEEP; FAT LAMBS AND YEARLINGS MOSTLY STRONG TO 150 HIGHER, SPOTS UP 250; EEP BARELY STEADY; BULK DESIRABLE FAT LAMBS, BOTH.NATIVES AND RANGERS, 8.25 TO $8.50, FEW CLOSEL-Y SORTED $8.60 AND $8.75; ODD LOTS FAT EWES $2.75 TO $3.25; NO STRICTLY CHOICE FEEDING LAMBS OFFERED, FEW PLAINER KINDS AROUND $7.00. KANSAS CITY MARKET--I :00 A.M. CATTLE: FED STEERS FAIRLY ACTIVE, 'TEADY'TO 25' HIGHER *FAT COWS SHARING ADVANCE; OTHER KILLING CLASSES SCARCE, LITTLE CHANGEP;,STOCKERS AND FEEDERS NOMINAL LIMITED SUPPLY HELD 3Y DEALERS; BULK MEDIUM TO GOOD .HORT-FED STEERS l.25 TO ,I.25,' 4 LO DS GOOD MEDIUM. WEIGHT STEERS $0.50 TO 10.75; PLAIN DOGI ES $6.50; 3 LOADS GOOD 1203 COWS $6.25; ODD LOTS VEALERS MOSTLY $9.00 DOWN,* HOGS: GENERALLY STEADY WITH WEDNSDA IS AVERAGE, SPOTS 10 1 1o SI-) WER ON MEDIUM "- AND WEIGHTY BUTCHERS' TOP 8 ON .GOOD TO CHOICE 170 TO -U1-; MOST .-40 TO ?00# WEIGHTS 7.90 TO $8.00;. .260 TO 28 $7.75 To7.85; PACKING SOWS AROUND 250 OWER AT $6.25 TO $7.00; PIGS STEADY AT $7.25 TO $7.75. HEEP' LAMB' ACTIVE AND FULLY STEADY; ODD LOTS SHEEP STEADY; TOP.WOOLED LAMBS --_ 8.10; BEST CLIPPERS $8.00; MOST FED LOTS BOTH SHORN AND WOOLED $7.75 TO NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET--10:00 A.M. CATTLE: STEER RUN LIGHT; TRADING SLOW BUT ABOUT STEADY W I N WEDNESDAY O.E EARLY -SALES $10.75 TO $12. .ON LIGHT WEIGHTS; VEALERS 6 HIGHER AT fI.0 ; THEIR CLASSES STEADY; MIXED YEARLINGS AND HEIFERS LARGELY $6.00 T $8.50; cOWS 4.25 TO $5.25; LO'W--CUTTERS $2.75"TO $3.00; MEDIUM BULLS LARGELY $4.00 TO $5.25. HOGS: UNEVEN, 210 DOVN STEADY TO 100 LOWER THAN 'WEDNESDAYIS AVERAGE; PIGS STEADY: 2?I1 UP SLOW, MOST BIDS'AND FEW SAL S 0 TO 15 LOWER: TOP $8.40; (20 TO 210# 8.285 TO '8.40" FEW 20 TO 249 8.10 TO 8.20; BIDDING 800 AN UNDER ,FOR WEIGHTS ABOVE 23C; 100 TO 120- PIGS 7.75 TO 8.40; MOST sOWS $.75 TO $.6,5. SHEE.: RUN LARGELY BILLED THROUGH AND DIRECT; INDICATIONS STEADY,'OR AROUND .8.0( ., FOR MOST LAMBS; NO EARLY BIDS 0OR SALES. FORT 'VORTH CHICAGO KANSAS CITY. E. ST.LOUIS M' O CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE HOGS:ISOFT -- ROAST T IT MEoD WT HVY 'VT PKG Sows SLAUGHTER FDR &STKR Av COST' & SLAUGHTER .STEERS (6( on UIL.Y r.OGS AND NG PIGS EXCLUDED STEERS (900-1100:,) STEERS (1100-1300.-) STEERS '(1300-1-500O ) S7.:28: 78g R R8. 8 $ 8, 8 R: 8:4 785- 8 8.25- 80 77- 8.00 8, 5- 8.25 7. 8 7: .7 5 75 5- 5 .5- 7 .25- 7.75- 850 : 7.75- 203* 8..04- 224# -7.63- 2 17f 8.00- 85.7500- 5 75- HEIFERS (550-850 ) CHOICE GOOD MEDIA UM -iOMMON 4 Cows: HOI CE -- : COM-MED .3: - Low CUT-CUT 2. 15- 'BULLS(YRLG EXCL) GDT-CH(BEEF) - CUT-CO'.-lED 3.25-- VEALERS (MILK-FED) UT -CO--H -5 MEDIUM - CULL-COM - CALVES (2505000) GO-O 3:2 FDR & STKR CATTLE AND CALVES: STEERS (500-800,q). "D GD-CH : COM-,ED 4.50 STEERS (800-1050-) GD-CH COM-MED -- HEIFERs: Go-CH COM-MED Cows: .D-H - COM-MED CALVES (STEERS) G0-H. C : MEDI UM 0 SLAUGHTER SHEEP AND LA"BS: LAMBS: (9f ON) GD-CH - MEDIUM. (ALL WT) COMMON - YRLG "JET ERS: -l IO1)MED-H - EWES: 90-N "ME D-UCH 20-"I5-) .MED-OHH ALL "ITS) CULL-COM - FEEDING SHEEP AND LAMBS RANGE STOCK): FEEDING LAMBS (50-751) GD-OH r.o MEDI UM 12/26/30 RP 1:45 P.M. - -8 9.750 c. 0 3.25 :4.25 1; ; 7:0 -8 S .75 8 -:8 :L. 3: 5 3 5 2:* 7 S:5 250- 3 5 2. 50 S 50- 2. 50 g:. 7: STERLING EAENS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. OC9S 00690 Z9 1 va(iOIjI JO AISSI3AINn $8.00. *:88= 6:0 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS MARKET NEW'S SERVICE ?23 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS TELEPHONE: 6-2205j- DAILY LIVESTOCK ARK.ET REPORT SATURDAY DECE'3ER 27, 1930. TOoAY'S ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF LIVESTOCK AT ELEVEN MARKETS. (10:30 A.M.CENTRAL TIME) HOGS CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP HOLDOVER DI RECT'THRU* FORT. VORTH 20 CHI CAGO 260 KANSAS CITY 1,000 NATIONAL STOCKYARDS 250 MAHA I0 KLAHOMA CITY 5 IOUX CI TY o T. PAUL 40 $T. JOSEPH 'T CHITA 200. DENVER -200 30O 208 300 100 250 100 --- 7,bo8 1,000 "700 5.500. 100. 1:088 R5o 9 88 00 49 00 .a004 .400 25 3,000 4,b00 70 22,000 200 TOTAL 1I MARKETS 2;585 905 29;600-' 12,140 *APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF ONE WEEK AGO,II MARKETS L,75Q 875 27,800 11800 DIRECT AND THRU HOGS TOTAL THIS WEEK 120 0 3 ,300 388,950 95200 INCLUDED IN THE AV'IS TOTAL LAST WEEK 175,4 49,575 485,800 296900 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS,- FORT WORTH RECEIPTS,' SHIPMENTS AND PACKER PURCHASES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930. C-ATTLET CALVES HOGS SHEEP ACTUAL RECEIPTS 46 128 '512 - TOTAL SHIPMENTS UNREPORTED - PACKER PURCHASES 373 219 -344 --- FT.WORTH TOTAL THIS VEEK 3,850 ,700 2,700 1,650 FT.WORTH TOTAL LAST 'VEEK 9,612 4,529 3,745 7,5 FT.WORTH TOTAL THIS W K,LAST YR. 3,764 2,198 3,143 852 LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND QUOTATIONS SATURDAY DECUEBER 27, 1930. (BASED ON MArKET CONDITIONS AND SALES REPORTED UP TO 11:00 A.M.) FORT NORTH. CHICAGO KANSAS OCTY E. ST.LOUIS CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE ....CLOSE HOGS:(SOFT OR OILY HOGS AN C ----ROASTING PIGS XCLUDEp) LT IT 4 HG7:8- p.r-$6 MED BVT c8-1 -*8:0:0*-8/- Q- 7:70- 8:88 $ : 7: 1:2- S( 200- .G-CH 7.85- 8.10* 8.20- 8.40 7.70- 8.00 8.25- 8.40 MED WVT Q D-CH I SLAUGHTER FIGS 10 GDO-CH- -H 7.75- 8.50 7.2 8.00* 7 75- 8.40- FDR &STKR IGS (70C13 )Go-CH -- ---- 7.0 77 7 8, Av C'sT 'Vt.'Frl.I .CPT-s EX5CL) 7.64- 175i 7.95- 227' 7.77- 237. 7.t ' *r*NOMI NAL -. . FORT WORTH . CATTLE:- TODAY1S TRADE NOMINAL.. OR WEEK: ALL CLASSES CATTLE ABOUT STEADY, SLAUGHTER CALMES AROUND 25'* HIGHER. ',EEK'S TOPS: SLAUGHTER TEERS 09.00, SLAUGHTER YEARLINg ,.50, GOOD FAT COWS a5., STRONG.WEIGHT BULLS $4.60, OOD STOCK STEER CALVES ,. HEAVY FAT CALVES t.oU. BULK PRICES: BUTCHER COWS 3.25 TO $3.75, LOW-CUTTERS .25 TO $2.50. RECEIPTS OF-OTHER CLASSES TOO LIGHT TO. PRODUCE BULK S'READS. . REVIEW COMMENT: THE HOLIDAY INFLUENCE .HAS DOMINATED VOLUME OF RE- CEIPTS'DURING THE '4EvEK AND HARDLY ENOUGH CATTLE AND CALVES HAVE BEEN'RECEIVED TO CONSTITUTE A GOOD-SIZED SINGLE DAY SUPPLY. NO MATERIAL CHANGE HAS OCCURRED IN ANY CLASS, ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL SALES OF SLAUGHTER CALVES HAVE DENOTED MODERATE ADVANCES. PRICES PAID FOR THE LIMITED SUPPL ES CF CATTLE .BOTH ON PACKER AND COUNTRY ACCOUNTS, HAVE REMArNED GENERALLY STEADY. HE BERT FAT STEERS SHOWN WERE. TRONG.WEIGHTS RE-- CEIVED MONDAY; THESE CATTLE GRADED.GOOD AND SOLD AT $9.00, TOP FOR'THE WEEK; A'FE SALES OF FED CATTLE HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE 7.00 AND 88.00 RANOJS, AND SdME"RATHER OR ABOVE, HAVE. EEN LACKING AND AVAILABLE SUPPLIES OF LITTLE CATTLE MOVED*FRRO': a.5U DOWN, INCLUDING PLAIN BUTCHER H'EIFERS AROUND AND UNnER 56.UU. THE USUAL PRI C[ SPREADS HAVE DEVELOPED I N 3UTCHER' COWS AND LOW-CUTTERS. BUTCHER COWS HAVE BEEN MOVING AROUND $3.25 TO 3. 75 AND A FEW STRONG. WEIGHT LOW-CUTTERS SOLD UP TO .62.60 AND $2.75 EARLY IN THE WEEK. QFFERNGS 'OF CATTLE MONDAY INCLUDED. THREE LOADS OF ' SAUSAGE BULLS THAT BROUGHT 3.90 AND $4.60, ONE LOAD OF STRONG.WEIGHTS AT THE ,ATTE" PRICE. COUNTRY DEMAND FOR TOCK CATTLE AND CALVES HAS BEEN VERY NARROW, AS USUAL' DURING A HOLIDAY PERIOD, AND THE.RECEIPTS OF THESE .CLASSES HAVE TAPERED OFF TO.VER.Y . SMA L VLUME.. A FEW DESIRABLE STOCK STEER CALVES HAyE BEEN MOVING rUT FROM.$7.5.0, TO $8.UU AND SOME GOOD STOCK HEIFER CALVES BROUGHT q0.75. ONE PURCHASE OF GOOD . STOCK COWS WAS MADE MONDAY-AT $5.U00. THE MARKET FO .SLAUGHTER CALVES HAS BEEN POORLY TESTED WITH DEMAND MORE RESPONSIVE THAN FOR ANY OTHER CLASS MOVING ON .SLAUGI-- TER ACCOUNT. DESIRABL~ HEAVY SLAUGHTERP.CALVES, INCLUDING BRAHMAS, SOLD ON TWO OR ' THREE OCCASIONS A $ON.lU AND $7.10 AND-SOME V!:nY GOOD HEAVIES, ON THE SHORT YEARLIrC ORDER .TOP'PEQlA~^ To ). CULL SQRTS.OF.CALVES IN A VARIETY OF WEIGHTS ARE STILL LISTED FROM'MS UU TO .U. . HOGS: 'ONLY 200 HOGS.WERE ESTIMATED'FOR TODAY'S LOCAL TRADE. ARRIVALS IN- pLUDED. 136 HEAD DIRECT TO: PACKERS AND ABOUT 30 TRUCK HOGS. THERE WERE NO RAIL HOGS OFFERED.ON THE OPEN, MARKET. 'MOST OF THE TRUCK'HOC.S CONSISTED OF PIGS AND THE LpWER. GRADE .LIGHTS:.. A FEW HEAD OF MEDIUM AND HEAVY WEIGHT' BUTCHERS' MOVED AT STEADY PRICES QUALITY CONSIDERED.' QpD MEDIUM WEIGHT :BUiTCHERS SOLD UP .Tn $8.00 AND HEAVIES AT $. 50. TRUCK LOTS OF BUTCHER PIGS LANDED AT $7.00, O STEADY. SHEEP: TODAYIS TRADE NOMINAL. FOR WEEK: FAT' LAMIS 254. HIGHERE; OTH-RR CLASP C; SASTEADY TO STRONG. GOOD FAT LAMBS UP TO $7.00, FAT -YEARLING..-CA-fYI : A FEW WETHE.RS .),0.0; FEEDER LAMBS MOTLEY $5.00; FLESHY FEEDER LAMBS UP TO :..5< ,: REVIEW CO ,FENT: FAT VEARLINGS AND FEEDER LAMDS FORMED BULK OF THE LIGHT RECEIPTS OF CSH'EP AND LAMBS HERE-THIS WEEK, MOST OF THESE COMING.:I.N.*. ,NqAY,. SLAUGHTER GRADES ARRIVING GINCE MONDAY WERE CONFINED TO TWO DECKS'OF GOOD .FAT:.LNAM ., . OFFERED WEDNESDAYY. A GOOD DEMAND EXISTED FOR THE LIMITED SU.-PILY OF GOOD -SLAUGHTER GRADES AT STRONG TO HIGHER PnICES. ' 12/27/30 RP (SEE OTHER SIDE) PAGE #2. TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FROM OTHER MARKETS CHICAGO MARKET - CATTLE: FOR WEEK: STRICTLY GOOD AND CHOICE FED STEERS AND YEARLING STEERS 25 TO 500 HIGHER; LO'IR GRADES MOSTLY STEADY;. ALL GRADES SHARPLY HIGHER THAN TWO WEEK'S AGO; LIGHT HEIFERS AND MIXED YEARLINGS 25 TO 500 LOWER; ALL HEIFERS SEELING AT DISCOUNT COMPAr!ED COMPARABLY FLESHED*STEERS; FAT COWS WEAK TO 250 LOWER; CUTTERS BARELY STEADY; DULLS STEADY AND VEALERS 1.00. OR MORE HIGHER; BEST FED YEArv INGS.$14.75; A FEW HIGH ON CROP; DEST HEAVIES N3.50; SULK FAT STEERS 8.,50 TO $12.00; MOST STOCKERS AND FEEDERS $6. 50 TO $7.75. HOGS: : MARKET FAIRLY ACTIVE ON'DETTER GRADE' STEADY TO STRONG WITH. FRDAY'S AVERAGE TOP A.50; DULK 150 TO 200 8.30 TO $8.40' 200 TO 230 $8.00 ito 8.30; 240 TO 300 7.70 TO $7.90; PLAINER KINDS' DOWN TO $;.60; -PI G sCARCE, FEW 8.00 TO $8.35; .PACKING SOWS $6.75 TO $7.00, HEEP: TODAYIS MARKET NOMINAL. FOR WEEK: 32 DOUBLES FROM FEEDING STATIONS, --- 12,000 DIRECTS. COMPARED WITH WEEK.AGO: FAT LAMDS AND Y.EARLINGS STRONG, To 250 HIGHER; FAT NES MOSTLY STEADY: FEEDING LAMOS STRONG; WEEK'S TOP FAT LAMBS $8.75. 'CLOSING BULKS: SETTER GRADE FAT LAMBS, BOTH NATIVE AND FED WESTERNS $8.25 :TO $8.50, NATIVE SUCKS $7.00 TO $7.0, THROWOUTS $6.00 TO $6.50; FED YEARLINGS $6,0( TO $6.50; FAT NATIVE EWES $2.75 TO $3.25; FEEDING LAMBS $6.75 TO $7.15. KANSAS CITY MARKET - QATTLE: FOR WEEK: BETTER GRADE FED STEERS AND LONG YEARLINGS 25 TO 500 HIGHER; MEDIUM SHORT-FEDS STRONG TO 25f, HIGHER; BETWEENN GRADES LIGHT YEARLINGS AND FED HEIFERS IN NARROW DEMAND, STEADY TO "'EAK; SLAUGHTER COWS 26 TO 500 HIGHER; bULLS STEADY TO STRONG; VEALERS AND SLAUGHTER CALVES STRONG TO 500 HIGHER; BULLS STEADY TO STRONG; VEAL-ERS AND SLAUGHTER CALVES STRONG TO 500 HIGHER; STICKERS AND FEEDERS STEADY. WEEK'S TOPS: CHOICE 117 4 STEERS $13.00, HEAVY STEERS $j2.00, GOOD YEARLINGS $12.50, YEARLING STOCKERS $9.00, BULK SHORT-FED STEERS $8.25 vo $10.50, SHORT-FED HEIFERS $ .50 TO $8.50, FAT COWS $4.75 TO $6.25, STOCKERS AND FEEDERS $3.50 TO $8.75. HOGS: ACTIVE TO ALL INTERESTS, GENERALLY STEADY WITH FRIDAY'S AVERAGE TOP $8.00.ON GOOD TO CHO.ICE 1.60 TO 18"0%; DULK 160 TO 260# $7.85 TO 8..00; RACKING SOWS STEADY, MOSTLY $6.50 TO $7.00; STOCK PIGS SCARCE, QUQTA3LY STEADY SHEEP: FOR WEEK: LAM3S 25 TO 500 HIGHER; SHEEP STRONG TO 250 HIGHER; TOP COOLED LAMBS $8.10; LATE BULK FED LOTS DOTH SHORN AND WOOLED $7,75 TO $8.00; TOP EWES $3.75, OTHERS -,2.75 TO $3.65;. FEEDING LAMOS IN LIGHT-SUPPLY, SMALL LOTS $8.25 TO $.50. '' NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET - CATTLE: COMPARED WITH WEEK AGO-: STEERS 250 HIGHER,n MIXED YEARLINGS AND HEIFERS 25 To 500 HIGHER; COW'STUFF STEADY; MEDIUM BULLS STEADY.'TO 250 HIGHER" EAL- ERS $2.75 HIGHER; STOCKER AND FEED9.R CATTLE 'ARELY STeADY. TOPS FOR WEEK: 95", TO 1097# YEARLING STEERS$1 2.00, 1102t STEE[S $1 .60, 700i~ MIXED YEARLINGS $1 1.00 HEIFERS $10.50, COWS $0-50, MEDIUM BULLS $5.50; VEALERS $13.00, STOCK STEERS $7.60. BLKS FOR WEEK: STEEnS 7.25 TO 10o00 FAT MIXED YEARLINGS AND HEIFERS $3.00 TO $10 00 MEDIUM FLESHED KINDS $6.00 TO 7.50, COWS $4.25 To $5.25, LOW-CUTTERS $2.75 TO $3.600, S~TOCIE AND FEEDER STEERS $5 10 TO $7.00. HOGS: ACTIVE, STEADY TO 100 HIGHER THAN FRIDAY'S AVERAGE;- P ~ SCARCE, NOMINAL; -TOP.. 8.40. BULK 130 TO 215 $8.25 To $8.40; 220 TO 270# $7.85 TO $8.1.5; SBULK sows $6.75 TO. $7.00. SHEEP: -COMPARED WITH \WEEK-AGO.; LAMOS RTONG. TO MOSTLY 50' H HIGHER, THROWOUTS AND SHEEP STEADY; WEEKS'. TOP LAMBS 8.25, TOP, .WES $3.75, .CLOSING BU.L KLAMBS $8.00 TO' $8.25, DUCK LAMDS $7.00 TO $7.25, HEAVIES -DOWN, OO MON 'THROWOUTs $5.00 TO $5.50; FAT EWES'.2.50 TO $3,50. . HOGS SLAUGHTERED UNDER-FEDERAL 4EAT INSPECT ON **.- WVEEKS ENDING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930 AND DECEMBER 27, 1929# S 930 1929 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 127,294 122,502 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 16,565. 23 625 KANSAS CITY, KAN. 29,196 27,612 NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, ILL. AND ST.LouIS, Mo. 48;946 43 028 NEW YORK, N.Y.; AND JERSEY CITY, N.J. 34,679 41 031. OMAHA, NEDR. 28 796 35 972 SIoux CITY, IOWA. 22,163 7 391 SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Mo. 14,010 16 809 SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN, ..25347 57004 TOTALS 346,996 384,974 12/27/30 RP 11:25 A.M. STERLING EMENS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. Z9LS 00680 Z9ZI VOIaOI 0 dO AIISa3AINn c--3 223 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS ----- JhE TELEPHONE: 6-2209. DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT MONDAY DECEMBER 29,'1930.. TODAY'S ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF LIVE-STOCK AT ELEVEN MAARRETS ' S(1 :00 A.M.CENTRAL. TIME) . CATTLE CALVES :HOGS FORT 'VORTH CHICAGO KANSAS CITY NATIONAL STOCKYARDS OMAHA OKLAHOMA CITY SIoux CITY St. .PAUL ST. JOSEPH .W'iCHITA DENVER TOTAL II MARKETS ONE WEEK AGO, I MARKETS FORT 'WORTH RECEIPTS, 2,200 S17,000 13,000 6,500 500 5,000 3.700 S2,000 S1,500 S.800 S64,200 55,600 SHIPMENTS 900 2,000 1500 1 500 I ,000 '400 300 ,500 400 .700- 200. 600, 55,000' 8 000" 16,000. 20. 000. "700- 14.000' * 10:000 6. 500 2,600. *3 200- SHOGS SHEEP HOLDOVER. D1 R ECT*TH RU* 1,o00 226 30,000 1,000 '25,000 7,000 ,400 1,800 3,000 1,500 15,000 S; no 75 S4,000 5.,000 3,000 500 1 ,700 800 10,400 -(3S,600' 69,200 *APPRoxIMATE NUMOER OF 10,100 f25,300 61 ,400 DIRECT- .AND'HRU HOGS INCLUDED IN THE DAYS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. AND PACKER PURCHASES.. ATURDAY. DEC.'27. 1930. ACTUAL RECEIPTS TOTAL SHIPMENTS PACKER PURCHASES FT.WORTH ACTUAL,MONDAY ,'K FT. WORTH ACTUAL ,MONDAY ,YR CATTLE : CALVES -' HOGS S16 43- .. -75 33 --- -- S 31 46 2,054 1,041 1,1-42 3 ,527 :1,361: 1,597 Aco. AGb " FORT "'ORTH LIVESTOCK MARKET MONDAY DECEMBER 29, 1930. (BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS AND .SALES REPORTED.-UP TO 1I:00 P.M.) CATTLE: THE WEEK'S CATTLE TRADE AT FORT WORTH OPENED WITH RATHER'LIMITED MONDAY RECEIPTS AND VERY'LITTLE PRICE CHANGE OCCURRED IN'ANY DIVISION OF THE MARKET. .MOST CF t ;.USESS TRANSACTED APPEArED .STEpY ALTHOU H SOME WEAK- NEs.wA" dBGFRwv0"FN .w i .c{wf..AijE .. I m&' .W.., ENTLY NARROW. YARD ESTIMATES "CALLED FOP ONLY 2'0 CATTLCIT C ALVS.-'' ..THE CATTLE RUN BROUGHT IN. ABOUT A HALF-DOZEN CARS OF SLAUGHTER STEERr MOSTLY PLAIN AND -ATHER COMMON GRADES. MORNING 3DS AND SALES WERE REPORTED FROM S$5.15 TO AROUND .`7.50, A 3-CAR SHIPMENT OF VE;Y PLAIN LIGHT WEIGHT STEERS IN OUARAN- TINE MOVING AT THE FORMER PRICE. FAT YEARLINGS RANKED UP TO A CARLOT TOP OF 89.50, THIS 'PRICE PAID EA.LY FO,' ONE ,LOAD OF GOOQ.GRADES. OTHER OFFERINGS OF DESIRABLE LIGHT WEIGHT YEARLY NG, CHANGED HANDS FROM.'7930 TO $30.50 AND 0L.TCHER HEI FERS OF THE PLAINER GrA'DES WERE .LISTED FROM AROUND $6:00.. DOW. .'. A FEW FAIRLY GOOD FAT COWS MrV.ED AT ,t4..50 ANoD 4,.75, ODD HEAD O.F GOO; GRADES UP TO $5.00 AND ADOVE. BUTCHER COWS FtNt).. AKN OUTLETT AROUND $3.25 TO S3.75 AND LOW-CUTTERS .SOLD. MOTLY FROM :.~2. 25 ':O.' 2.:;50-.'- BULLS WERE :MtORE. :PLETI FUL THAN USUAL AND SOME GOOD HEAVY 'W/EIGHTS SOLD: UP TO ..4.75.,'WITH OT.tR SALES REPORTED FROM $3.50 T0o $4.35. . SEVERAL PURCHASES: nF.STaCI1C CATTLE: AND CALVE$:WEREMADE AT FI RM 'FIGURES. TWO O2 THRFE LOADS OF CHO ilE STOCK STEER CALVES, AN AVERAGE OF AROUND 400 POUNDS, DROUGHT. )8.7 AN. S.SOME QOD .TO.QK CALVES OF F :l.XECO.EXES WERE REPORTED AT $7.75. OFFER NGS ,'F STOCK ,CO'AS INCLUDED 'NE LOAD OF GOOD YOUNG STOCKERS AT $5.00. CUTTER TYPE .STrCk COWS'.WERE LISTED, AROUND $3.00.: .. THE BETTER GRADES OF HEAVY SLAUGHTER CALVES SOLD FROM $6.60 TO $7.00, OR FULLY STEADY.Wi.TH VALUES IN FqRCE AT,LAST WEEK 'S CLOSE.. SLAUGHTER CALVES OF THE PLAINER GRADES-RANGED DOWNWARD F ROM UND $6.25, ..INCLUDI.NG CULL. 0ORTS. FROM:$3.00 TO $3.50. : . HOGS: STEADY TO LOWER PRICES .PREVAILED AT NORTHERN HOC .MARKETS:..TODAYV, OUT LOCAL VALUES RULED' 15 TO 20 CENTS HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK.. CLOSE. A GOOD, ACTIVE DEMAND FROM .PACKERS., SHIPPERS AND SMALL KILL.ERS FEATURED THE.T.RADE AND AN EARLY CLEARANCE "WAS MADE AT THE ADVANCE. RECEIPTS, ESTIMATED .*AT 600 HEAD, :INCLUDED 226 HEAD DIRECT TO PACKERS, ADO'JT 200 TRiUCK HOGS AND ONE :LOAD AND. THREE SHORT LOADS OF RAIL HOrS FOR THE OPEN MARKET. THE.DAY;S TOP $8.30, WAS PAID DY PACKERS FOR ONE LOAD OF GOOD TO CHOICE 252-POUND BUTCHERS. 6THER SALES OF RAIL HO'? INCLUDED TWO SHORT LOADS OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM WEIGHT BUTCHERS AT .$805 AND $8.20 AND A PART LOAD OF 148-POUND ,LIGHT LIGHTS AT- $8,00. FACKER.S AND .SMAL.. KILLERSS PAID UP TO $8.25 FOR TRUCK HOGS .AND .DULK OF THE BETTER GRADE 75 TO c240-POUND TRUCK:HOGS MOVED FROM $8,10 TO $8.25. PACKING SOWS AND PIGS DROUGHT STEADY PRICES. PACKING SOWS WERE REPORTED FROM $-.75 TO $7.25 AND SOME GOOD DUTCHE'R PIGS LANDED AT $7.00, SHEEP: LOCAL RECEIPTS OF SHEEP AND LAMOS FOR TODAY WERE ESTIMATED AT 1,IOC HEAD. SEVEN DECKS ARRIVED DY RAIL, THESE CONSISTING MOSTLY OF LAMILS AND YEARLINGS THAT MOVED EARLY Ar 'ULLY :TEADV'.. PR' Ct.S, i'v DECKS OF GOOD TO CHO' : FALL SHO-N FAT LAMNS SOLD AT 7.,00 AND OTHFR FAT LAMDS WERE REPORTED AT $6.50. A FEW F.AT YEAR 1NGS MOVED AT $5~,.:.30 AND FAT WETHEPS ATT. $4 00,." .A DECK OF FEEDER LAMDC SOLD AT $5.25 AND FLESHY FEEDER LAMOS WERE .REPORTED AT $".5" AND $5.65, WITH SORTS .AT $4.50, 12/29/30 RP 1.:25 T.M. (SEE OTHER SIDE) SHEEP 5,698 __ I I I I _ ~~ UNITED STATESS DEPARTMENT OF AG-RJIULTU BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS MARKET NE'!S.SERVICE F AGE 2. . DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND NOTATIONSS MONDAY DECEMBER 29, 1930. -CHICAGO MARKET--10:50 A.M. CATTLE: LARGELY SHORT-FED STEER RUN; FEW GOOD AND CHOICE STEERS AND YEARLINGS ADOUT STEADY ON SHIPPER ACCOUNT AT $11.00 TO $13.50, ADDING AROUND 250 LOWER -N OTHERS; FAT COWS AND HEIFERS DULL; VEALERS STRONG TO 25 uP; ULLS. ADOUT STEADY; STOCKERS AND FEEDERS STEADY; 1416 AND 1425 STEERS 13.50; STRICTLY CHOICE YEARLINGS ABSENT; BULK FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS ELIGIBLE TO .6 '$1.i B DEST YEARLING HEIFERS .75 DULK 9.50 DOWNWARD; MOST FAT HEIFERS 0TO 8.50.AND DEE COWS 44.50 TO 5T.56; STRONG WEIGHT CUTTERS AROUND $3.75 AND LOW-CUTTERS $3.00 O 3.25; CHO CE STRONG WEIGHT VEALERS $ 0.50 TO $ l,50. LIGHT AND MEDIUM WEIGHTS 5 TO 5; PRACTICAL TOP WEIGHTY SAUSAGE DULLS 35.50; BULK REPLACEMENT STEERS 6.O0 TO 88.00. OGS: MARKET FAIRLY ACTIVE ON WEIGHTS DELOW 22 ; MOSTLY STEADY WITH FRIDAY'S -AVEiAE; HEAVIER WEIGHTS SLOW WEAK TO I LOWER: PACKING SOW STEADY TO IO. LQWER TOP 8.50 FOR CHOICE 130 TO f50k OULK 30 TO 180# $8.30 TO $8.40; 190 TO 92G $8.00 TO 3.30; 230 TO 290# $7.30 TO 8.00; PIGS $8.00 TO $8.40; PACKING SOWS- 16.;75 TO $7.00. ' StEEP: FAT LAMDS PREDOMINATING )I RUN, MO TLY 250 LOWER; VERY LITTLE DONE EARLY; '- FEW ALES GOOD TO CHOICE 8.UU TO $8.-5 TO PACKERS AND SHIPPERS, DEST TO CITY BUTCHERS 38.65, SOME HELD HIGHER; FAT EWES VERY SCARCE, ABOUT STEADY AT $3.00 To'.$3.50; NO FEEDING LAM3S OFFERED. KANSAS CITY HARKET--I 1:00 A.M. CATTLE: FEW EARLY SALES BETTER KINDS FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS STEADY BIDDING 250 OR MORE LOWER ON GENERAL RUN OF SHORT-FEDS; SHORT-FED.HELFER TENDING . LOWER* COWS OPENING SLOW, STEADY* DULLS FIRM' VEALERS AND CALVES 50U HIGHER' SPOTS UP MO E; VEALERS LESS DESIRABLE. QUALITY CONSIDERED; STOCKERS AND FEEDERS FAIRLY ACTIVE1 STEADY TO STRONG; FEW GOOD LIGHT WEIGHT STEERS AND YEARLINGS EARLY $U. 0 TO $12.35; DLK SHORT-FED STEERS ELIG)DLE TO,SEL AROUND $8.00 TO 1|0.00; 2 LOADS*GOOD AROUND 725 HEIFERS $.bS BUTCHERR COWS.4.O TO 5.75 LOW-CUTERS AND CUTTERS 3$3.00 TO .25; MEDIUM 3ULLS UPWARD TO $ .; GO TO CHOICE VEALERS S8.00 TO $10.0O WEIGHTY CALVES UP To 8.00; BULK STOCKERS AND FEEDERS $.5 TO $9.00. HOGS: UNEVEN, 220 DOWN FAIRLY ACTIVE, WEAK TO 10(U LOWER THAN FRIDAY'S AVERAGE; WEIGHTIER KINDS SLOW, MOSTLY. 10L LOWER: TOP $8.00 ON IS0. TO 1504; DULK DESIRADLE 160 To 240 $7.75 TO $7.90; 250 TO. 300 .7 ; TO $775; PACKING SOWS I0. TO 15 LOWER, :3.25 TO $6.75; STOCK PIGS STRONG, $ 7.5 TO $800. SHEEP: LAM3S AROUND 25 LOWER; ODD LOTS SHEEP ABOUT. STEADY; TOP FED LAMBS $7.85, "OTHERS LARGELY $7.50 TO p7.75. NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET--10:00 A.M.. CATTLE: RUN LARGELY OF STEERS GRADING MEDIUM IN FLESH; EARLY INDICATIONS LOWER; MIXED YEARLINGS, HEIFERS, COWS AND DULLS IN RELATIVELY MODERATE UPLY WITH EARLY DEALS AROUND STEADY; VEALERS 506 HIGHER; GQOD AND CHOICE KINDS .I3.bU; ONE LOAD YEARLING STEERS EARLY ,I1.65; TOP'HEIFERS $107 COWS 4.25 TO $5.25, LARGELY; LOW-CUTTERS $2.50 TO 3.25; MEDIUM JUL L' MOTLY U4.00 -TO 5.5.5 HOGS: FAIRLY ACTIVE, STE vY O 100 LOWER THAN. SATURDAY'S AERAGE P. A SOWS FULLY STEADY; TOP ).4 ON SORTED 17 OWN; MOST 1 TO 5 TO $8.35; FEW 220 TO 20, 8.0 T $8.5; 270 TO 300 $7.75 To $7.926 MOST T3TO 120( o8.00 TO $8.35; LIGHT PIGS DOWN TO $7.50; SOWS LARGELY $6.75 TO 8.90. SHEEP: FAT LAMOS UNEVEN, FEW SALES TO CITY BUTCHERS STEADY TO 50d HIGHER AT $8.26 To $.75l NO SALES TO PACKE INDICATIONS ABOUT STEADY; FEW COMMON THROW- OUTS. $5.00 T0 .5; SOWS LARGELY "S.( TO $.90. FORT 1VORTH CH CAGO KANSAS CITY E. ST.LOUIS ur, ....__ ...- CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE OrrC-( n-r n n ,v U-r- Al nlU:; uSOFT- U I LY l HL AND ROASTING PIGS EXCLUDED) LT LT 140-160i GD-C0H LT 'VT GD-CH S82 GD-CH MED .T D- H HVY '.T 250-290 GD-CH 290-350 G O-CH FKG 'Sows 275-500 -4ED-GD SLAUGHTER IGS(1( 30 G-OH FDR &STKR PIGS (7 30GD-CH Av COST & WT. SAT, (I CS EXCL Av COST & T:T.FOR K ES SLAUGHTER CATTLE, CALVES AD \. $ 7.15- 7.80- 8.05- 7.80- 7.60- 6.50- 7E90- S.7.78- 'EALERS: STEERS (800-900#) CH ICE FOOD 75 T. j EnM30 r.i O .. . MEDIUM B COMMONN . STEERS (900- 1 00-',) CHOICE GOOD GOOD 8.0Q-. GooD 8. EDIUM 5.75- 8 00 STEERS (1300-1500f5) CHQICE HEIFERS (550-850/#) CHOICE - Gooo MEDIUM 0 . COMMrON' 4 - SCowS: HQHOICE - GO.- ED . COM- :ED Low CT-UT 3 BULLS(YRLG EXCL) Go-CH(BEcF) .UT-!CM-ME H : 3.25-. 4.25 VEALERS (MILK--FED G-CH - MED UM' - CULL-COM CALVES (250-500- ) GD CH 'O. FOR & STKR CATTLE AND C LV E: STEERS (GoobUU-.SD f -H .58- .2 STEERS (800-10504) GD-CH - CCU-MED HEIFERS: GD-CH CO.-MED Cows: 0GD-CH COM-MED CALVES (STEERS) ,"CD--CH 7.7 SLAUGHTER SPEc' AND LAMBS; LAMBS: (9 DN) -..D-CH . !EDI um J. .. ALL ) o, N -o- - YRLG 'VET -H - EWES r:C H), - 0lI 5.J0 ) <,ED- H - T ,QL -COM FEEDING S. ANL LAo" RA NE STOCK) FEEDING LAMDS (50-75) Go-CH .9Q- 5g MEDIUM U 9:10 $ 8.25-.'8~50 8.30 8.25- 8.50 8.30 8.10- 8.40 :*3 71 8.- 2 8.30 750-: 7.70 8.15 7,3E5- 7,60 7.25 6.65- 7.25 S 7.75- 8.50 :8^l i2 ti. *I ii . U~ U IiI'I I~5.l g~ .7.60- 7.60-. 7. 60- S7.5- 7.45- .7.35- 6. 5- 7.25- z. ~- I. 50- 8.00 $ 8-25- 8.4Q 7.90 8.25- 8.40 7.90 8.20- 8.40 7%75 .7.80- 8.1.0 7.65, .7.-7.0- 8,00 7.0 6.60- 7.00 :88. 7 8 oU Tw . I .i OLLS 00690 ZE9I. II v Ii IC l lllllAl n111111111111 11 ValONo 0 JO A ISbIAINn STERLING EMENS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. S12/2930 RP 1 c50 P. 1. 0* oL ' 0, 9: .I fi ~ 88 g a8 c--3k 223 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS r r" (v~-o~ DAILY LI.VESTOCX MARKETT REPORT TUESDAY DECEMBER 30, 1930. TODAY'S ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF 'LIVESTOCK AT EL (I 1:00 A.M.CENTRAL TIME) CATTLE CALVES HOGS SH EVEN MARKETS . SEP HHOGS EEP HOLDOVER D I RECT*THRU* :FORT WORTH 2 .C CHICAGO 8 E KANSAS CITY 71E NATIONAL STOCKYARDS 3 2 . OMAHA 6;: OKLAHOMA CITY . Sroux CITY .3,C ST. PAUL I , St. JOSEPH 2,C WIVICHIT'A 4 DENVER TOTAL II MARKETS 35; ONE WEEK AGO,, I MARKETS 3 4 To DATE THIS' WEEK 99 , SAME .PERIOD .LAST WEEK .87,C FORT *WORTH RECEIPTS, SHIP ACTUAL RECEIPTS TOTAL SHIPMENTS PACKER PURCHASES SFT'.W;ORTH ACTUAL,TUESDAY ,'7K -AGO FT.'ORTH ACTUAL,TUESDAY,YR AGO' )00 50Q ;oo 500 !00 )00 100 )00 o00 .00 Doo 400 !0Q 200 450 400 )50 1ENTS ' 600 2,000 700. 1,200 500 500 200 2,700 300 -300 .50 9;050 8;675 9 ,450 18,775. AND 'PAI I ,500 53,000- 6 000 .16 ,000 1 200 1,2 000, S'9 000 .6 000O I .800 1 00 1.19,600' 87 100 256,200 S212 400 200 20,000 6 000 4,000 500 200 6,500 2 ,.500 1.3,500 700 350 51 ;450 *APPROXt 40 300 DIRECT * 120,650' INCLUDEC 101 '700 ESTI.MATE 838 -10,000 1 ,000 500 M/TE NUMBER OF AND THRU HOGS- D I-N THE DAY'S ED RECEI PTS. CKER PURCHASES, MONDAY, DEC. 29, 1930. CATTLE CALVES HOGS 2,584 .1,180 680 '29 422 .788 652 459 SHEEP 1,.058 584 :419 343 116 823 1-,592 FORT 'VORTH LIVESTOCK MARKET JTESDAY DECEMBER 30, 1936. (BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS" AND SALES REPORTED: UP TO .1:45 P-.M.) CATTLE: CATTLE. TRADE HERE TODAY, 'IN SEVERAL OF ITS DIVISIONS, REMAINED PRAC- TICALLY AT. A STANDSTILL THROUGHOUT THE MORNING PERIOD. PACKER DEMAND FOR -PRACTI:CA.LLY ALL, SLAUJJGHTE- CLASSESS APPEARED VERY *DULL AND' BEARISH, WITH MOST BIDS APOuNb '25 'C'ENTS.LOWEVrF -.'VSIa.t'I 'TEEnB-,' YEa I'$$, -,WAeSK AN LOW- U-TTERS-WJERE INVOLVED IN THE DOWNWARD TREND TO VALUES, BUT HARDLY ENOUGH BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED BEFORE MIDDAY TO ;DETE"IINE 'THE EXTENT O.Ft PRICE DECLINES. MOST BIDS AND OCCASIONAL SALES IN SLAUGHTER GTEERS AND YEALLING"S 'RULED AROUND .25.CEMWTS LOWER AND- .P-RI.CES.PAID FOR BUTCHER CO'"S AND -LOW-CU.TTERS WERE ANYWHERE. FROM 10 TO *2-5 'CENT'S LOWER'.. THE DAYS CATTLE RECEIPTS- AMOUNTrED TO'.'ONLY ',000 H.eAD'AND-CALF SUPPLY WAS POSTED AT ONLY 900 HEAD'. THE'CATTLE.RUN CONSI.STED.-LARELY OF .SLAUGHTER STEERS, MIXED. BUTCHER CLASSES AND SLAUGHTER YEArI'L:INGS, W.l TH OFFERI NGS I-NCLUD:ING ABOUT FOURTEEN LOADS OF SLAUGHTER STEERS. SOME PLAIN KILLING STEERS SOLD AT $6 .00 AND TWO LOAD.S.DF :GOD FED STEERS, STRONG WEIGHTS, BROUGHT $9. 15. ANOTHER TWO-CAR SHIPMENT OF WELL-FINISHED HEAVY' STEERS REMAINED IN FIRST HANDS AT A LATE HOUR. .A.fEW,.FA.I.RLY GOOD HEIFERR YEAR- LINGS WERE REPORTED AT V07.75 'AND TWO :OR;'THREE SMALL LOTS.OF L EIGHT -W tGHT YEARL INGS SOLD JN THE $8.00 RANGE. BUTCHER COWS HAD TO MOVE AROUND $3.?5 TO $3.50 AND LOW- ,.CUTTERS WERE LISTED: FROM $2.00 TO. $2.40. E .. f n+ A W M IC1 ICO. .1 t --r r rr)t',. wi n rr IU I PMUCH. U.. SINSS 1 WAS t 'UE R I t.U THE SLAUGHTER CONSIST,OF THE DAYS RECEIPTS. VALUES. SOME STOCK-STEERS MOVED OUT AT $6.05 PURCHASED AT' $8.00. IN ST IU U A Lt UCr( UALVS UV ING 1U OCCASIONAL PURCHASES DENOTED STEADY AND A FEW:GOOD.STOCK STEER CALVES WERE SLAUGHTER CALVES HELD.ABOUT STEADY, BUT:DEMAND-FOR THE INBETWEEN GRADES WAS RA.THER- QUIET. A 3-CAR SHIPMENT OF GOOD HEAVY FAT CALVES BROUGHT $7.25 AND: WEIGH.TY.AVERAGES'OF THE PLAINER GRADES MOVED AROUND $6.25,DOWN, INCLUDING CULL SORT.S FROM $3.00;TO $3.50. HOGS: .INCREASED HOG SUPPLIES HERE TODAY, ESTIMATED:AT 1,500 HEAD', INCLUDED 838 HEAD DIRECT TO PACKERS, ABOUT 400:TRUCK HOGS AND FIVE LOADS OF : RAIL HOGS FO THE OPEN MARKET. MOST OF THE RAIL HOGS CONSISTED OF WEIGHTY BUTCHERS. S PRICE.DECLINES'WERE REPORTED AT NORTHERN HOG MARKETS'TODAY AND LOCAL VALUES RULED 25 T6 35 CENTS LOWER. PACKERS BOUGHT MOST OF THE HOGS 'AND PAID $8.00, THE DAY'S TOP, IN BOTH THE RAIL-AND TRUCK SECTIONS OF THE.TRADE. A LOAD OF GOOD TO CHOICE 252-POUND RAIL HOGS SOLD AT $8.00 AND A CARLOT OF GOOD 315-POUND BUTCHERS BROUGHT $7.50. A LOAD OF MEDIUM TO GOOD MIXED WEIGHTS-MOVEb AT $7.50 AND A LOAD OF GOOD TO CHOICE 424-POUND BUTCIHERS LANDED AT $7.35. THE BETTER GRADES OF 170 TO 250C TRUCK HOGS WERE REPORTED FROM $7.75 TO $8,00. PACKING SOW PRICES RULED 25 CENTS LOWER. MOST OF THE PACKING SOWS SOLD AT $6.75 AND A FEW-SMOOTH PACKING GRADES .WERE REPORTED :At.$7.00. 'BIG WEIGHi PACK ING SOWS AVERAGING AROUND 600 POUNDS MOVED-AT $6.00. SHEEP: TODAY'S LOCAL SHEEP. AND LAMB RECEIPTS WERE:EST.IMATED AT 200 HEAD, BLT ARRIVALS IN THE TRUCK SECTIONN TOTALED A LITTLE OVER.300 HEAD. THERE WERE NO RAIL SHEEP .0' LAMBS OFFErfOD, GOOD FAT TRUCK LAMBS SOLD AT $6.50, OR STEAON-s OTHER 'DESI ABLE SLAUGHTER OF FER1 NGS -WERE SCARCE. SOME FEEDER LAMBS WERE REPORTED FROM $4.50 TO. $.00. 12/30/30 RP 2:I0 P.M. (SEE OTHkh SIDE) UN IED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ?iREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS MARKET NE'VS SERVICE TEE --HO '- 2209 TELEPHONE: 6-2209..- TELEPHONE" 6-2209. [,0 1 437 2,011 815 , PAGE #2. DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET CONDITIONS AND QUOTATIONS TUESDAY DECEMBER 30, 1930. CHICAGO MARKET--i0:50 A.M. CATTLE: UNEVEN TRADE ON FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS, AROUND 25 TO 75" LOWER FOR THE TWO DAYS; INBETWEEN WEIGHTY GRADES OFF MOST; BUTCHER STOCK SLOW, WEAK; BULLS STRONG; VEALERS APOUND $1.00 OR MORE HIdHER; REPLACEMENT CATTLE ABOUT STEADY; TOP LONG YEARLING SAl I /25 BET wrEIGHTY STEERS BID 12.00: BULK FED STEERS AN YEAR-" LINGS ELIGIBLE TO OU. T6 JOU MS YEARLING HEIFERS $.8bU T E y.~ 9 AND BETTER; MOST FAT COV~S U Tk b O, STRONG WEIGHT CUTTERS 3; ( RT6 UAND LIONT WEIGHTS $3.00 TO F3. ; *HEAVY SAUSAGE BULLS $5.50 TQ .75; CHOICE STRONG WEIGHT VAE RS MST y 2.00 TO $12.50; VERY FEW UNDER ~I0.50; MOST REPLACEMENT STEERS .bbU TO .- lJU'.." HOGS: MARKETT MODERATELY ACTIVE, MOSTLY 25 LOWER THAN MO4DAyIS AVERAGE* SOME 5 u. SALE OFF S PcACKINQgS bS F YUL 2 2 o TOP. *MF0 CHOI$(120 TO BULK I T U ,oI U TO $ 5 9 T O 20 R.5 TO.3 ; H0 TO 'o To o; 26 To 300' $7.5 TO $7.40; PIGS. 7.75 TO $8.30; PACKING SOWS MOSTLY ^*.5U TO b.oU. . SHEEP: MARKET NOT FULLY ESTABLISHED; FEW FAT LApM SALE'S 10 TO 150 LOWER THAN MONDAY S CLOSE; GENERALLY BIDDING AGOUT 25Cr. DOWN; SHEEP AR E, STEADY; NO FEEDING LABS OFF RED; FEW GOOD TO CHOICE FAT LAMBS TO PACKERS 8 ; EARLY TO TO CITY BUTCHER A25; SEVERAL LOADS HELD HIGHER: MEDIUM A KIN S .0 TO .5; .FED YEARLINGS $T.U0 TO 5 TV; ODD HEAD FAT EW'ES $3.00 TO 3.5. KANSAS CI TY.MAARKET--I 1:00 A.M. CATTLE: MOSTLY A SHORT-FED CTEER ).N, MOST EARL" BIrDS 25 LOWER; FEW SALES GOOD LIGHT WEIGHT STEERS AND YEARLINGS STEADY TO EASIER;..SHE-STOCK COMPARATIVELY' SCARCE, OPENING SLOW STEADY; BULLS UNCHANGED; VEALERS AND CALVES IN LIGHT SUPPLY; ACTIVE, STRONG TO MOSTLY -8t HI E6 STOKR AND FEEDERS STEADY; BUL H T-FED STEERS ELIGIBLE TO SELL AROUND o.UU TO isLD GOOD YEARLINGS U TO 1.; LOADS GOO HEIFERS 9. .ULK FAT COW 50 T..00,LOW-CUTTERSAND CUTTER 3.0C TO '4.25, MEDIUM BULLS UPWARD TO $4.75; FEW SELECTED VEALERS 10-.50 TO $11.00, BULK 10.00 DOWN; .MEDIUM WEIGHT CALVES UP TO $8.75; SCATTERED SALES STOCKERS AND FEEDERS S 6.50 TO $8.'50. HOGS: UNEVEN, tQ.TO o20r LOWER THAN F/ONDAY'S AVERAGE: LITTLE DONE ON OFFERINGS S SCALING AP- AND ABOVE; TOP $7.75 ON CHOICE 50 TO 10; BULK DESIRABLE 40 TO 250.S $7.50 T .7.70; PACKING SOWS SLOW, 25. LOWER, $S00 TO $6.50 STOOD< PIGF WEAK TO 15 LOWER, 7. 25 TO 7.85. SHEEP: LAMBS UNE EN, MOSTLY 10 TO 150 LOWER; ODD LOTS SHEEP STEADY- TOPFED LAMBS '7. D7 BETTER GRADES NATIVES AND FED LOTS MOSTLY 7.50 TO $7.5; CHOICE CLIPPED LAMBS , NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET--10:00 A.M. STEER SUPPLY OF FAIR VOLUME; EARLY INDICATIONS ABOUT STEADY; MIXED YEAR- LINGS AND HEIFERS MODERATELY ACTIVE AT STEADY TO STRONG PRICES; FAT KINDS $11.00, LARGELY; COW STUFF STEADY WITH SOME INTERESTS BIDDING LOWER; BULLS P AUSAGE KINDS $5.25; VEALERS STEADY TO 25, -LOWER, GOOD AND CHOICE KINDS ID I813.50. ' UNEVEN, 3 TADY TO .10 LOWER; LAER; ,6TRADE'MOTLY I0 L.OWER. SOME DS OFF MOREOST TIDo00 :08.0 TO $8o40; ULK 00 TO 240# 8.00 NO CEAVIES SOLD; BETTER I06 TO 20 PIGS 8.00 TO 8.25; SOWS LARGELY $3.8o , FAT LASBSQPENED STEADY WITH LDAY.S. AVERAG.E~O CITY BUTCHERS;- CHOICE LAMBS-~i.oU; PACKERS TALKING 2 LOWER OR 8.0U; DOWN.; COMMON THRbWOUTS $5.50; FAT E\l'ES STEADY, S3.75 DOWN. S FRT 'VORTH CHICAG KANSAS CITY- E-. ST.LOUIS CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE HUUS:iSoFT OR ILY OGS AND = BOASTING IGS EXCLUDED) LT T 4 6 6 D,-H 'LT D--H Low 0CT-COu 2.00-O BULLS(YRLG EXCL) GD-CHEEF - -CUT--Cor.-ME6 3. 25-' VEALERS (MILK-FED) GD-3H .-- SMEDIUM - CUI- M CALVES-(25-50,500) CU '-b, 6.? COM-MED 3.00- FOR & STKR CATTLE AND CALVES: STEERS (500-800 ,3) Co',DCH . ,. COi-MED " STEERS (800-1 050-) GD-CH CoM-MED - SHEIFERS: COD-HD - .Cows : O^-H- H COM--MED CALVES (STEERS) G-CH - SLAUGHTER SHEEP AND LAMPS: LAMBS: (90 DN) GD.,- CH '4EDI UM 5.75- ALL S) COf lN - YRLG METERS : 10'I ')'ED-CH EWES: ,90-1.I I.0 - Ew 20--I o) NMED-CH L ALL WTS) UL -C OM FEEDING SHEEP AND LA MS RANGE STOCK) FEEDING LAMBS (50-75) D-CH .,- 1 o/30o0 RP 1 :40 P.M. 21# 7.86- S* i 4.25 .5 --- U - 4i*8g 4:R $ 224 8.1i?- 205 Ii~ *2. . 3 5. 2 : cc . ~~~ . 0V. 7 3 6 6. . ~. . .~ * * . 1 *i * .7 -3. 5 -3.75 aa* *~:t *~ * ~:~: ~ 9:88 : STERLING EMENS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. 8P9S 00690 9NIl VO1a(IOd d AIIS6i AINn CATTLE: '8.00 TO .OwER .TO HOGS: T .20; S5.6 TO SHEEP $5.00 TO .,,,,, S~iB~ i !ili~ 2 .7- F.18E 2:8f 2-3 223 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE., FORT WORTH, TEXAS TELEPHONE: 6--22C, DAILY LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT WEDNESDAY I DECEMBER 31. 1930. .TODAY'S.ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OF LIVESTOCK AT ELEVEN MARKETS. '(1:00 A.M.CENTR CATTLE CALVES FORT WORTH I,400' 700 CHICAGO 6,500 2,000 KANSA8 CITY 2,500 300 NATIONAL ;STOCKYARDS 2,000 .1',000 OMAHA 2,500 300 OKLAHOMA.CITY 800 500 loux CITY 1 500: '100 ST. PAUL 2,000 3,500 ST. JOSEPH ,200 300 WI CHITA .400: ..30 DEN'VER 250 50 TOTAL II MARKETS :21 050 9i050 ONE WEEK AGO,II MARKETS 16,100, '6,375 To DATE THIS WEEK 120,450 28,500 SAME PERIOD LAST'WEEK .103,150- .25,50 FORT WORTH RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS'AND PACKED IAL TIME)*" S. .'HOGS HOGS SHEEP HOLDOVER DI RECT*~THnRUb 500 ,0 ::I 172 27 000' 9,000 7,000 .6,000 '5 000o 2,000 630. 3, 000: 1,000 1,000 700 16,000- 2,000 1, 200:. 200 158' :7 500: 4,000 18 '000 3,500 4 500 2,000 .2 200: 300 : 1,000 .700. -n- 95 600 25,0000*APPIROXIMATE NUMBER OF 46 .650 34 050 DIRECT AND, THRU HOGS 351 800. 145,650 INCLUDED TN THE DAYS 259 050.:135,750 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. PURCHASES, TUESDAY, DEC. 30i 19301 ACTUAL RECEIPTS TOTAL SHIPMENTS PACKER PURCHASES CATTLE .2 ,446 524 . 1,215 FT.WORTH ACTUAL,'VEDNESDAY,'VK AGO '- 177 FT.WORTH. ACTLAL,'./EDNESDAY,YR AGO 1 748 CALVES HOGS 1, 9 1 t,484 769 --- 892 1,367 42 504 619 : 64 FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK MARKET WEDNESDAY DECEMBER: 31, 1930. (BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS AND SL.E-s RtPORTED:UP TO 1:00 P.M.) CATTLE: PACKER DEMAND HERE TODAY FAVORED BUTCHER COWS AND LOW-CUTTERS, THE TRADE IN SUCH CATTLE APPEARING FAIRLY ACTIVEAT STEADY TO STRONG PRICES, WITH SOME SALES SHO!WiNG SMALL ADVANCES. THE GENERAL. MARKET FOR OTHER CLASSES OF CATTLE AND CALVES, INCLUDING. SLAUGHTErI TEERS, nJELD ABUT STEA.DY. A .FAIRLY GOdb OLEAiAr 'E WAS' MADE Dit N NI m6ANl NNS gf MHltRADE, ALTHOUGH DEMAND FOR. SLAUGHTER STEERS ANb YEARLY NGS WAS RATHI R QUIlT -.. .F DAVIYS Fo.CFIPT.S:.W~E'R E.IMITED:TO AS6UT .,400 CATTLE AND: 700 CAL..VE WITH OFFERINGS INCLUDING ABOUT A ALF-DPZEN CApS OF SLAUGHTER STEERS, SOME PLAIN BUTCHER HEIFERS AND THE USUAL PROPORTION OF BUTCHER POWS ANp MIXED BUTCHER CLASSES. PRACTICALLY NO GOOD TO CHOICE SLAUGHTER-YEARLINGS WERE RECE4VEDe : OS.CARLOT SALES OF SLAUGHTER STEERS WERE REPORTED FROM $5.65 TO $7.75. SEVERAL LOADS OF FED CATTLE MOVED IN THE $7.00 RANGE, WITH ORDER BUYERS TAKING A --CAR SHIPMENT AT $7.35. BUTCHER HEIFERS-RANGED .DOWNWARD.F.ROM AROUND $6.00"AND; SOME LITTLE "BUSINESS IN DESIRABLE FAT COWS WAS TRANSACTED AT $4.50 AND $4.65i BUTCHER COWS SOLD MOSTLY AROUND $3.50 AND LOW-CUTTERS WERE. REPOR-TED FROM.$2.00 TO' $2.50, STRONG WEIGHTS UP TO THE LATTER PRICE. NO BULLS OF CONSEQUENCE WERE INCLUDE IN THE RECEIPTS. .. A. LIMITED AMOUNT.OF' BUSINESS DEVELOPED' IN STOCK CATTLE:AND CALVES ON COUNTRY ACCOUNT. SOME PLAIN STOCK STEERS BROUGHT $5*. 75 'AND GOOD GRADES, TWOS AND THREES, MOVED OUT AT 77.00. A FEW WELL-BRED STOCK STEER CALVES WERE PURCHASED AT 8.35'AND ONE LOAD OF GOOD MIXED STOCK CALVES BROUGHT $7.65. THE BETTER GfRADES OF SLAUGHTER CALVES WERE.VERY SCARCE, ALTHOUGH A FEW GOPD HEAVIES'MOVED AT "7.25 AND.SOME BETTER GRADE'S, ON THE SHORT YEARLING ORDER, SOLD UP TO $7.7~. WEIGHTY SLAUGHTER CALVES OF THE PLAINER GRADES WERE SCATTERED FROM AROUND ~3.25 DOWNWARD AND CULL SORTS WERE PEDDLED FROM"$3.00 TO $3.5E, HOGS:; LOCAL HOG TRADE TODAY OPENED WITH PRICES 5 CENTS-LOWER ON TRUCK HOGS, BUT LATER SALES. RULED FULLY STEADY. THERE WERE NO RAJL HOGS OFFEREDo RECEIPTS, ESTIMATED AT 500 HEAD, INCLUDED 172 HEAD DIRECT. TO PACKERS AND ABOUT 210 TRUCK HOGS. PACKERS'AND SMALL KILLERS PAID $8.00, THE DAY'S TOP, FOR GOOD TO CH)OIE 185 Tb 240-POUND. TRUCK HOGS AND MOST OF THE BETTER GRADES OF 170 TO 2701 TRUCK'HOGS MOVED F'OM $7.80 TO $8.00. PACKING SOWS WERE REPORTED FROM $6.50 TO $6.75,'OR STEADY TO 25'CENTS LOWER-4 A. FEW SMOOTH HEAVY BUTCHER SOWS WERE REPORTED AT $7.00. SHEEP:.' ONE THOUSAND 'SH'E:EP AND AMBS'ERE ESTIMATED FOR TODAYIS LOCAL TRADE, SIX DECKS ARRIVE.0 BY. RAI L, THESE CObNS ST1.NG OF LAMBS, YEARLINGS AND WETHERS THAT MOVED EA'.LY AT FULLY. .'STEADY PRICES. 'WO: DECKS. OF GOOD FALL -SHORN FAT LAMBS SOLD AT $7.00, AND A PART DECK .OF FAT LAMBS LANDED AT $6.50. TWO DECKS OF FAT YEARLINGS AND WETHERS MOVED, WITH YEARLINGS AT $5.50 AND FAT WETHERS, MIXED AGES,- AT $4.75. SOME GOOD LIGHT WEIGHT, WOOLED, FEEDER LAMBS MOVED OUT AT $5.50, (SEE OTHER. SIDE) ;UNIV. OF PL Lib DOCUMENTS JEP' U.S. DEPOSITORY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 'AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS MARKET NNES SERVICE SHEEP 361 4 375 S,061 12/31/30 RP 1:20 P.M.. PAGE #2. DAILY LIVESTOCK M.AR',ET CONDITIONS AND QUOTATIONS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31, 1930. CHICAGO MARKET--10:50 A.M4 CATTLE: FED STFERS AND YEARLINGS APOUT STEADY; FAIRLY DOQ.DEMAND FOR GOOD WEIGHTY STEERS AND CATTLE ELIGIBLE TO SELL LESS THAN 6.UU; BUTCHER STOCK UNCHANGED, YEARLING HEIFErS SCARCE, FIRM; 3ULLBSWEAK; DEALERS ABOUT STEAD; STOCKERS AND FEEDER, WEAK; BEST FEDAXErLIN l .LY 913.U0 AND WEI 'IJT-BEEVES $2.00 MAJORITY FED 6XEEpS AND YEARLINGS $ TO li 0UUb 3ULK FAT COWS 4.,OU TO Vb. O6,FEW CHOICE KINDS $b.ES PWARD; CUTTERS AND LO-CUTTERS 3.0 TO 4.00 PRACTICAL TOP WEIGHTY SAUSAGE BULLS .50; CHOICE STRONG WEIGHT VEALERS 12,0 TO $12.50, MOST LIGHT AND MEDIUM WEIGHTS 9,00 TO $10650; 3ULK REPLACEMENT STEERS 6.00 TO 8.00. H' ,s: MARKET SLOW, A.ROUD .TEADY WITH TUSDAYVS AVERAGE ON WEIGHTS ABOVE 200A; S WEIGHTS BELOW 8 18 T MO MTLY LOWER PACKING SOWS AROUND STADY- TOP ."FR Cr! HOC,5- TO 180, 8F TO _. 57.8% TO $8i00; 190 TO 220 g77" TO .,; 30 To .50,3.5 TO ,7..U 'YUP TO 0Lr 87.30 TO $7!40; PIGS MOSTLY'*7.50 TO 8.00; PACKING pOWS $t3., 0 TO $6.60, FEW TO $6.75 AND ABOVE& SHEEP: MARKET FAIRLY ACTIVE, MOSTLY STRONG TO A SHADE H IHER, EARLY BULK GOOD TO CHOICE NATIVE AN FED WESTERN LAMB$ AVERAGING 9 DOWN $8.00 AND $8.10 TO PACKERS, BEST TO SHIPPERS $8.30, SOME H LDHIGHE SEVERAL L LOADS HEAVY YEARLINGS $6.00 To $6,50, THROWOUT .LA'3S LAnGEL.Y $5.50 0T .'00"FA. NAT VE EWES. o2.50 TO $3.5 .' .. KANSAS CITY MARKET--,.1: o A.4. .. CATTLE: '.HORT-FED STEERS'OPENING SLOW, STEADY WITH.TUESDAYVIS CLOSE, MOSTLY 50 TO 5 LOWER FOR THE .WEEK;I SLAUGHTER COWS, MQ.STLY STEADY: LITTLE DONE' EARLY ON FED HEIFERS; BULLS STEADY TO STRONG; VEALERS ANO CALVES. .ITTLE.CHANGED; STROKE. AND FEEDERS SCARCE, STEADY; .ULK MEDIUM TO GOOD SHORT-FED STEERS AND YEARLINGS $8.U TO I ;'.00,1PLAtN DOLES Dr.VN TO $6.25; EVE~AL LAD HEIFERS OFFERED OF VALUE TO SELL ROD $7.25 To^ i45*; 'uICHER cOWS ,.50 TO g'O.75', STRO WEIGHT MEDIUM DULLS UP TO 5.U; BULK DEALERS 1000 DOWN, FEW SELECTED KINDS lI. iOCs: FAIRLY ACT VE, UNEVEN, STEADY TO I 4. H'IGHEl THAN TfU'SDAY S AVERAGE; TO .- .785 ON 130'o 18 ~ 6ESI'RABLE 130 TO'2 0, ;$765 To0q,7.80; 230 TO 270 $7.40 jp 57.65; 280 'To 31 5i 25 $o $7.35;. PACKI.NG ws .$6.00 O $6.65; STOCK PIGS WEAK (7. 5 To 7.7. I * SHEEP: .LAMDS ACTIVE: FUL.- V 25' HIGHER';' OD LOTS SHE P STEADY; CHOICE SHORN LAMBS S~8.-U0, OTHERS $7.'75- BEST WOOLSK'INS' OF'FEREb .'7.85; BETTER, GRADE NATIVES 'AND FEDLOTS MOSTLY $7.75 -TO $q.85." : NATIONAL STOCKYARDS (E.ST.LOUIS) MARKET--10:00 A.M. CATTLE: LITTLE INTEREST g1ING SHOWN IN FAIRLY LIBERAL SUPPLY OF .STEERS, A FEW EARL' DEALS STEADY AT f775 TO 8.b5 MIXED YEARLI NS, HEIFERS AND COWS ADOUT STEADY; CQW STUFF SLOW; o-UvLLS STEADY TO 2.5. HIGHER.; T.RO SHOWN G'fHE ADVANCE; VEALERS STEADY TO 250 LOWER* FAT; MI5ED *YEARLINGS AND HEIFERS'-,8..-Q To 0.75, COws 4.25 TO 'L5 LOW-CUTTERS 3".; *TO 3.00; TOP SAUSAGE BULLS 5.50;. GOOD-AND CHOICE VEALERS HOGS; LTTLE ACTION EXCEPT ON WEIGHTS BELOW 180 L; STEADY TO POWER; FEW SOWS 1 IO LOWER THAN TUESAy'S AVERAGEC PRACTICAL TOP FEW SMA L LOT LIGHT LIGHT .8*- -'0 ST 1.8 20 To 8.35'; Few2 8T25I ,8O0TO 8.15; DESIRABLE QO .TOl PIGS' T s' .TO ..; EARLY SALES SOWS-.6.40 TO $ (; BIDDING AROUND 0o FOR HEAVY 'WE I'HTS. SHEEP; MARKET.OPENED STEADY, FE'.4'GOOD LAMOS TO PACKERS $7 75 0 $8.00, CHOICE DE- SCR OPTIONS HELD HIGHER; COMMON THROWOUTS $5.00 TO $5.50; FAT EWES SALABLE STEADY AT Q3. 5 DOWN. HOGS:. SOFT 0R 01 LY HOG' .AND OAST p XCLUED LT T i- ^ D-- D- SHv iVT 250-29 -.GD-C 2: 90-35W ', D--.C PKG SOWS 275-3500 MED- SLAUGHTER I3S(.0- 30L GD-C FDR &STKR PIGS (70- 30 f)GD-C AV: COST & '/T.Tues. ( IGS ExCL .SLAUGHTER CATTLE. Lk/cES ,Q' STEERS (60-900) CH _C .FORT T 1ORTH CH ICAGO. KANSAS CITY .E; ST.LOUIS S: CLOSE CLOSE .. CLOSE CLOSE 7.75- '7.25- 7.50- 7.766- 8: 0 7.50- 7.80 .7.0 7, 25- 7.65 8,00 ..7.r5,- 7.85 2 8.00- 8.25 7:673-0: :o 7.50.- 7.80 7.75- 8.35 : '. 00-, 3 STEERS (1300-1500 ) CHOI.CE Gooo :HErtFER,5$ (5. 0850,;) iO E S' .... .. GOODO MEDIUM ' S. OMON C.Ows'; HQ I cE uOOD .. 8COM-MED Low UT-CUT BULLS(YRLG EXCL) GD-CIlI(BEEF) ;. :'u'. 'CUT--COM-4ED VEALERS (MILK-FED) GD-CH MEDIUM CULU-CO2 CALVES. (250-500-#) Go-CH CnM E.D.. FDR & STKR-CATTLE AND CALVES: STEERS (5800-80) CD-CH STEERS (800-1 05q0) Go-CH SCOM-MED HEIFERS: GD-CH COM- MED . w ..V ,GD-CHR CALVES (STEERS) CG-LCH .MEDIUM. SLAUGHTER .SHEEP AND LAMBS: LAMDS: (9U DN) GD-CH .. MEDIA UM (ALL WTS) COtAMON YRLG WET ERS ( 1 I)ED-CH EWES: 9- 2) ED-CH 120-I 5) MED-CH ALL WTSJ CULL-COM FEEDING SHEEP AND LA3S' (RANGE' S FEEDING LAMBS. (50-7"F,-) GD-CH( .. EDI UM 3.25- 4.25 .- - .- :- 6.P **,7.75 . b- ( ... 6. 5. ,TOCK) 4.25- 5 6 .l r~1; Hr a 757- 8 7 80 5- .75 3.75R 2.- 3.50 -- 1.00- 2'.50. 6.75- 7.'50 5.50- 6.75 12/3;/30 RP 2:50 *.M 88L9 00680 9Z1 VOia1 O AkiIS8 AINnl STERLING EIENS, LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. STEERS STEERS -.25- 8,00 7.5- 5.00- 6.75 4:50- .75- 3.85 2.50- 2.50-~. 65 2.25- 1.56 2..75 1.00 8.50 6..75 3,75 2.50 6.- -'6. 75 5.00- 6.00