EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13.—Cattle: Re--I
celpts 2,000; light vealers steady at $9.60 !
@9.75; with late bids, $9; closed almost
unsalable; other classes about steady; !
bulk steers, $708; light yearlings, $6.50 !
08; cows, $3.(506; canners, $1.6002;
stockers steers. $6.60 06.
Sheep: Receipts 1.000; slow about
steady; $12.75 paid for good quality fed !
lambs; two loads medium to good natives.
$11.50011.76; culls, $8.50; light mutton!
ewes, $606.50; hoavlrs. $4.
Hogs: Receipts 9,600; active, 25 to 35
cents higher; bulk 160 pounds and up.
$6.8608; good weight killing pigs, $6.25
@6.60; light kinds and pewees, $5,75 0
6.25; paokar sows, $6.10 06.14.
BREAK IN COTTON
AFTER EARLY RISE
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—A continua
tion of yesterday's buying move
ment caused a sharp further advance
at the opening of the cotton market
today. There was a great deal of
realizing and considerable southern
selling, however, and after much ir
regularity prices broke from 35.40,
the early high level, to 34.60 for
January. Closing prices were ap
proximately the lowest of the day
with tho market easy at net declines
of 10 to 75 points on present crop
deliveries except July, which was 15
points net ' higher/ Coming crop
months were 60 to 110 points net
lower.
