Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

Livestock prices advance in early Chicago market

UPI reports livestock traded in Chicago with hogs up to 50 cents higher, cattle and calves largely steady to 50 cents lower as buyers weighed weight and grade. Hogs ranged 18 to 21.75 per hundredweight while cattle and cow prices varied by weight class and quality, with lambs at 29 to 31 dollars per cwt for select spring slaughter stock.