Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-21
ATLANTA LIVE STOCK

(By W. II. White, Jr, of White Provision Coz
Quotations based actual purchases for the
Good to prime steers. 1000 to LOO pounds,
Medium to good steerA 500 to 1000 pounds.
Good fat beef cows. GOO to 1000 pounds.
Medium to good beef cows. 700 to 500 pounds,
Good Cd to choice heifers. coo to 500 pounds.
Medium to good heifers. 600 to 200 pounds,
Above represent ruling prices on good quality
beef cattle. Inferior grades and dairy types
Mixed common steers. II fat. 600 to 500
pounds 4A@4%c; mixed common cows. If fat,
Mixed. punches. common to fair. 600 to 700
pounds, 2%@3hc.
Good butcher bulls. s1s64c.
Prime hogs, 100 to 200 average, 81 1907 20.
Good butcher hogs. l4o to 1eo average
Good to choice pigs. 50 to 100 average.
60 G7c.
Good cattle have ruled steady this week with
a fair supply, while medium grades are some
stronger with hardly enough coming TO supply
the demand Commission men are expecting
receipts TO be better, and, with the market
cleaned and with the close firm TO slightly
prices will prevail for the next few days. Hog
market weak. prices slightly lower than week
ago. Receipts are light. Yards kept sold mp
from day to day.
HORSES AND MULES.
Following are current quotations on horses
and Mules Market easier.
Horses-Heavy draft. good to choice, 5000
225; southern horses, good TO extra, $500 100;
ern horses, common. $75910o; drivers. choice
sI55G225; plugs, S25@4O.
AIules-14 hands, $90Q14O; 14l5 hands, $3.50
d160; IS hands, $175@2l0; 1914 hands. $175Q
225; 16 hands. $225@275; extra heavy, $21oG
LIVE STOCK By WIRE
CHICAGO, March Observation-Disclosures esti-
mated at q, 600; market steady. Beeves. s5,15
CESS; Texas steers. S4.40G5.60 western
steers, 81. 1895. IS; stockers and feeders, $4.
al. 30; cows and heifers, $26OQo.so; calves
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 10000; market
dull. 1Oc lower than Saturdays average. Light,
SO. TOQ7. 90; mixed, 50. 5006. 30; heavy, So 40
de.SO; rough, S6.4o@6.65; good to choice
heavy. Sc; 65ao.so; pigs Se.5OU7.OO; bulk OF
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 81 900; market
steady. Native, SO .OOq5.lo; western, $3.25@
SO; yearlings, $4.75@5.65; lambs, native,
IS. O0@6 so; western. IS. 25@6. 60. ..
KANSAS CITY, March 20.-Cattle-Recepts
10000 including 500 southerns; market steady
to weak. Native steers. 50 5066 so; southern
steers. 81. 75Ge. 90; souther ncows and heifers,
50. 25d5.25; native cows and heifers, 81. GOA
6.10; stockekrs and feeders, $4.50G5.9O; bulls,
81. 0OG5 25 calves 81. 506l7 90; western steers,
81. T0d6. Is; western cows, 50 .25d5.25.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; market 5@lOc lower.
Bulk OF sales. Sc. 60@6.70; heavy, So. 55@6. 60;
packers and butchers, Se.eoG6.7O; lights, Sc 50
66.75.
sheep-Receipts 1900; market steady. Nut
tons, S2.O005. 10; lambs $5.50@6. 40; fed
wethers and yearlings, S4.25Q5.T5; fed west
ern ewes, 81 .00u4.75.
ST LOUIS, March 20.-Cattle: Receipts
1900. including 300 Texans; market steady, lOg
15c higher; native beef steers, $5.O0Qe.75; cows
and heifers, $4.O0d650; stockers and feeders,
S3.75@5.T5; Texas aud Indian steers, S4.50GD
500: cows and heifers. $3.50Q5.00; calves in
carload lots, $5.OOdS.O0
Hogs-Reeeipts 10000 market &c higher; pigs
and lights S6.25d690; packers. $6.25Q6.70;
butchers and best heavy $6.60q7.S0.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 market steady; native
muttons. $3.7565.OO: lambs, IS. 50M6.55
LOUISVILLE, March 2O.-Cattle: Receipts
$50: steady to shade lower; range, 266c.
Hogs-Recepts 1850; lower; selected hogs
30 pounds and up. $3.50; 210 pounds down.
500; roughs. $40 down.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts $50; quiet; fat
sheep, sac down; best lambs, &c down.