Compared with the close of the preceding week. Boston was about steady, New York unevenly 50¢-$3 lower, Philadelphia $1‒$2 lower, and Chicago $1 lower. Cows were weak to $1 lower at Boston, $l-$2 lower at New York and Philadelphia, and 50¢ lower at Chicago. Receipts of bulls were light, and prices closed steady to $1 higher at Boston, steady to $1 lower at New York, and 25¢‒50¢ lower at Chicago, with very few on sale at Philadelphia. Kosher beef trade was slow, and prices closed around $1 lower at New York and unchanged elsewhere. _Veal._—Except at Boston the demand for veal at eastern markets was poor after the early part of the week, and prices declined daily. At that market western dressed receipts and local slaughter were light and demand fair. At Chicago the fairly liberal offerings were too great for the slow demand, and the market had a weak undertone. Compared with the close of the preceding week, Boston was steady to $1 lower. New York $2‒$3 lower, Philadelphia $2‒$4 lower, and Chicago $1 lower. DAILY AVERAGE WEIGHT AND COST OF HOGS, WEEK ENDING JULY 29, 1922. [Price per 100 pounds.] ────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────── Market. │ Mon. │ Tues. │ Wed. │ Thurs. │ Fri. ────────────┼────┬─────┼────┬─────┼────┬─────┼────┬─────┼────┬───── │Wt. │Cost.│Wt. │Cost.│Wt. │Cost.│Wt. │Cost.│Wt. │Cost. ────────────┼────┼─────┼────┼─────┼────┼─────┼────┼─────┼────┼───── Chicago │ 259│$9.73│ 269│$9.52│ 252│$9.45│ 267│$9.25│ 266│$9.24 E. St. Louis│ 200│10.70│ 198│10.71│ 218│10.36│ 203│ 9.96│ 205│10.03 Kansas City │ 212│10.24│ 217│ 9.96│ 217│ 9.76│ 219│ 9.49│ 200│ 9.55 Omaha │ 261│ 9.06│ 273│ 8.81│ 280│ 8.46│ 273│ 8.20│ 273│ 8.32 St. Joseph │ 233│ 9.71│ 233│ 9.75│ 233│ 9.50│ 246│ 9.16│ 250│ 9.04 S. St. Paul │ 277│ 8.45│ 282│ 8.62│ 281│ 8.30│ 269│ 8.10│ 279│ 8.14 ────────────┴────┴─────┴────┴─────┴────┴─────┴────┴─────┴────┴───── ────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬─────────── Market. │ Sat. │ This wk. │ Last wk. │1 yr. ago. ────────────┼────┬─────┼────┬─────┼────┬─────┼────┬────── │Wt. │Cost.│Wt. │Cost.│Wt. │Cost.│Wt. │Cost. ────────────┼────┼─────┼────┼─────┼────┼─────┼────┼────── Chicago │ 277│$9.24│ 263│$9.44│ 261│$9.53│ 252│$10.35 E. St. Louis│ 199│10.22│ 202│10.33│ 199│10.66│ 201│ 11.33 Kansas City │ 216│ 9.36│ 217│ 9.85│ 217│ 9.95│ 228│ 10.47 Omaha │ 281│ 8.43│ 274│ 8.54│ 265│ 9.00│ 265│ 9.54 St. Joseph │ 234│ 9.32│ 238│ 9.45│ 238│ 9.67│ │ S. St. Paul │ 256│ 8.25│ 277│ 8.32│ 271│ 8.50│ 257│ 9.32 ────────────┴────┴─────┴────┴─────┴────┴─────┴────┴────── The above prices are computed on packer and shipper purchases. RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS, AND LOCAL SLAUGHTER, WEEK ENDING JULY 29, 1922.