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1^ year for all grades of steers except common. For the week ending 

 I September I3, choice and prime steers sold' at Chicago averaged 1,203 



pounds, compared with 1,112 pounds a year earlier. The average for all . 



grades was 1,12^ pounds this year, compared with 1,057 for "the comparable 



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week in 19^0. The percentage of all steers that graded choice and prime 

 this year at Chicago for the week ended September I3 was ^7*9, compared 

 with ^3*5 ^ year earlier. Good steers made up ^5»3 P^^ cent this year, 

 compared with 50 last year. Comparable figures for /the three-year 

 average for the same v/eek were 3^-3 P®^ cent choice and "prime and ^9«1 

 per cent good. Feeder and stocker steers averaged $10.12 at Kansas Cit 

 for the week ending September 12, compared with $S.^0 a year earlier. 

 They also weighed a little heavier than a year earlier. Only 21,S2S 

 /feeder steers changed hands at four principal markets during the week 

 ended September 12, compared with 37; 223 ^ year earlier. Feeder calves 

 are also going to the country in smaller numbers, 3>697 f'or the latest 

 week, compared with 9*977 a year earlier. 



Top prices for hogs were a little lower this week than the 

 previous week, but the decline did not exceed 25, cents per hundred. 

 Wednesday the top price was $12.10. For the week ended September 13, 

 receipts of hogs at 12 market? were 1^ per cent lower than for a year 

 earlier. For the month of August, they vrere 1^ per cent lower. It is 

 expected that hog numbers will increase rather rapidly as a result of 

 the favorable feeding ratio and encouragement offered by Secretary 

 Wickard in his announcement of the need for greatly increased supplies 

 of pork products. Contrary to earlier expectations, the spring pig 

 ^ crop liras not far below normal, and an increase in the fall -pig crop is 

 expected. In 19^2, production will proba.bly increase substantially. 

 Although total exports of pork and lard.products for the first six 

 months of 19^1 were c^onsiderably below a year earlier and below normal, 



