Show TOSAJI S SITUATION le ESTOCK 9 i as seen at the 1 union floch i tock ards on the whole the liv livestock k situation showed some improvement over t the he previous week when values on all classes of stock were under severe bearish pressure but it was largely a matter of abridged supply that turned the trick rather than improved demand while cattle receipts at the los angeles yards were only slightly under the previous week at 12 major markets total offerings were under the previous week and more than lighter than a year ago hogs however showed a modest increase in numbers and yet the market for hogs bogs recorded a more substantial rise than did cattle continued dullness in the wholesale trade was reported as far as steer and heifer beef was concerned and this was a potent factor in giving a slow and uncertain tone to the trade in fat steers on the hoof upper grade steers particularly those carrying average weights above 1200 ib were hard to move and in a good many cases fresh breaks of ZO CO to were enforced lighter weights steady to weak weeks top 2050 wit with h little littie selling above 2550 reduced offerings of heifers heffers also found rather tardy clearance but without 0 u t much change in the price basis alost most heifers heffers 2150 to 24 bocc occasional a sales 95 to 2150 and one load of lightweights on the calf order up to 2525 cows more active and generally strong to we higher than a week ago most strength on the cheaper grades few best cows 2050 to 2150 but majority of medium and good kinds making 1050 1650 to 20 bulls mostly unchanged calves and veal ers irregular good and choice dealers strong to 1 higher while medium and heavy calves closed steady to 1 off odd head choice dealers to pa 32 but most sales 30 0 and under with slaughter calves moving largely at 21 to a light quota abou arou around nd 28 stocker and feeder trade narrow but with no marked change in prices hogs scored a substantial rally after last weeks bad break good and choice butchers scaling under zo ib advanced to 2 to a 26 to 27 basis heavier w weights eights an and d sows bows however bobev er failed to register any noticeable gain sheep and lamb receipts were meager but the undertone of the market was of a weak eha character r a c t e r largely the result of a slow dressed d r e s s e d lamb t trade a de odd head of spring lambs first of the season sold at 2 to 21 good ewes brought 1150 or about 1 under the recent high point |