Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-31
Atlanta Live Stock

CBy W. H. White, IT.. Of the white Provision
Quotations based en- actual purchases during
the current week.
Good to choice steers. 1000 to 1900. s5.20
10 S5.T5.
Good steers. 500 to 1000. $500 60 S5.25.
Medium TO good steers. 40 to $50. $3.50 to
Good to choice beef cows. 500 to 900. $500
% SAT5.
Medium to good cows. 200 to 500. $3.50 70
$500.
Good to choice heifers. $50 to $50, $500 70
$3.50
Medium to good heifers. $50 to $50. $3.50
The above represent ruling prices Of good
quality OF beef cattle Inferior grades and
Mexide to common steers. If Tat. 700 to 500.
Medium t. common cows. II fat, 200 to 500.
Mixed common. coo to 500. S275 to 1925.
Good butcher bulls. $500 to $50.
Prime hogs, 1e0 10 200 average, S1.S0 70
$3.50.
Good butcher hogs. l4O to 100. $40 to
Good butcher pigs. 100 to 40. $3.50 to
/ $40.
Light pigs. so to 1OO $3.50 to se75.
Heavy rough hogs, zoo to $50, $3.50 to
Above quotations apply to corn fed hogs,
mast and peanut fattened hogs, TO Ia cents
under.
Fair run Of cattle in yards this week: assert
NEpent better than usual for this season OF
tbe,ssear.. Several loads Of light fed steers
we're af.6nc-rhe weeks receipts, tops Of these
sold readily ana-lrouglit good prices
COWS and heIfers were also in good demand
and ruling steady. Plain cattle were hard 10
sell, although prices sagEed in this class and
buyers preferred the better kinds at cores
Market generally is considered steady on
the better weights and grades, quality and
condition being most considered by the buy
ets Medium and plain kinds are barely steady
20 a quarter lower than a week ago
Hogs continue to come freely. although were
short for a couple of days during Christians
Meek. Prices have ranged about steady to a
shade higher. Demand good.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
(By Associated Press.)
| CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Cattle: Receipts %. 600:
market best steady. others shade down; beeves,
/ IS. T0I9.50: Texas steers. s4.60d5.SO; western
steers. S5T5aT.60; stockers and feeders, S4.25
N!.4o; cows aud heifers. $2-T5GT.JO; calves,
Hogs-Receipts 10000: market strong to 5a
1oe higher; light. SI.15a7.Jo; mixed, 1900
T.55; heavy. S7.15G7.60; rough, sT.15dT.30;
pigs. S5.40d7-25: bulk OF sales. ST.40G7J0.
Sheep-Receipts 81. 600: strong; native, 20
$3.50; western. S4.2JG5.50; yearlings 5000
aI.2o: lambs, native, S0.1OGs75; western,
S6.45Ts.75.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3O.-Cattle: Receipts
25.O00, including 1000 southerns; steady and
steers, s50c07.55: southern COW and heifers,
Hogs-Receipts 900: market 10c higher; bulk
Of sales s7.20a7.40; heavy, S7.40d7.50: pack
ers and butchers, ST.25GT.45; light, S7.2O97.35;
pigs. S5.5O66.50.
sheep~-Receipts 5000: market steady; NUT
tens, SS.S5M525; lambs. S6.3OdS.50; range
wethers and yearlings. S4O0@7.5O; range ewes,
s3.00I4T5.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. observation-disclosures, 5,0UO,
including 200 Texans: steady. Native beer
steers, S5.OOd1O. 90; Texas and lndian steers,
50 00a7 80; cows and heifers. $1,000 90;
calves IN carload lots S5.OON6.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900: market 5d1Oc lower
| Pigs and lights. St. soar as; mixed and butcn1
| ers, 81 .25d7 so; good heavy, 81 4OgT 80.
Sheep-Reeeipts, 5000; market 25c higher.
Native muttOns, 81 .35d5 90; lamps, $6.5OU
S.T5.
BUTTER, CHEESE IND EGGS
NEW YORK, Dec. S0.-Butter was steady;
receipts 4S6S. Creamery extras. SIAc;
creamery held extras, SSd34c; creamery nrsts,
J2er3Jc: imitation creamery, X0921c; factory
June make firsts, 24l5g2Se; current make
nrsts, 24Ac; state dairy, tubs, finest, ia
rent make firsts 2J35N24c; packing stock,
June make, 24G24kc; current make, 2Sd2315c.
Cheese quiet; receipts. SO4. state whole
milk. held white colors. specials, ISc; DO.
white or colOred fancy, 13al4c; do. average
fancy, 171km17@c; do. average fancy, lsc;
state whole milk, new, undergrades. l4@l5 &c;
poor to fair, 12d14c; new specials, ll@l2e;
new choice. 9AglOc; skins, undergrades, ga
G13isc.
Eggs steady; receipts, 5.34O boxes. Fresn
gathered extras. S1d52c; FISTS, ZSdS2e; fresh
gathered dirties, No. 1, 1691se; No. 2, 1S9
poor to fair, 12a14c; refrigerator Special marks,
fancy and local storage, charges paid, 70 154
pc; DO. firsts. 16a2Oe; DC. poor, lsU2Oe; DO.
dirtieS, 1TG1Gc.