Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-25
Atlanta Live Stock
directed by W. H. White, Jr., Of, the W


Good 20 choice steers, SEQ TO 900 pounds,
50 .O0dt10. 80.
Medium To good steers, 700 to 500 pounds,
Medium to good steers. zoo to 500 pounds.
GooG to choice beef cattle, $50 to $50 pounds,
SIS. O0G9 .25.
Medsn to good cows, $50 to $50 pounds 81 90
@7.50.
Good to choice heifers, 600 to 200 pounds,
81 .OoGS.0 90.
The above represents the ruling prices of
good qaulity cattle. Inferior grades aud dairy
types selling lower.
Medium TO good steers. $50 to $50 pounds.
81 .50GS so.
Medium 70 good cows, $50 to $50 pounds.
Sc. 0007 90.
Mixed and common. s5Oa6.5O.
Good fat oxen,$7 .5OQS 80.
Medium oxen, S6. O0GsT.O0.
Good butcher bulls, Sc. OO41 so.
Choice veal calves, 81 .O0qS.50
Nearlings. IS. 50d6. 20.
Choice Tennessee lambs, 80 TO 20 pounds,
Medium lambs. so - 80 pounds. 50 .OoG1O. 90.
Cuils and lights St .OO@t7.OO.
Fat sheep, 20 to 30 pounds, s. SOFAS. 90;
Common sheep, so TO 60 pounds, 50. 5Oq6 W
Good fat goats, 10 to 80 pounds, IS .OOgt.S o.
Common goats, 81 COOS %. -
Prime hogs, 100 10 22J pounds, $l2 I5@l3. 90.
Light hogs, IA 90 100, ST. .25d 10 90.
Heavy pigs. 10 to 80 pounds, Sil C0@ il 90. 90
Light pigs, 90 to 10 pounds, SlO.OO9ll ~;
Above quotations apply TO good quality miAeu
fed hogs. Mast and peanut fattened lower
OWING TO quality. -
strong. few loads OF fancy fed steers have
sold lately at record breaking prices. The ma
jority OF loads are coming mixed. All ssades
Hogs continue scarce and high shippers will
lind a good market and ready demand fo- all
weights.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
KANSAS CITY, May 24.--Hogs: Receipts
5000: lower Bulk SD. 100 IL 10; heavy Sl6.Oj
@l6.2O; light $lo.OOdl5.S5; piss $ld.H1
cattle: Receipts 5000: steady. Prime tea
steers 81. .65@ I3 40; dressed beef steers 5000
M12.JO, southern steers SS.Joh 20; cows
S725d11.2J; heifers S9.OOdl2 30; stockers
ss.O0@1O.75; bulls sS.OO@lO.0o; calves $S'oO
sheep: Receipts 5000: higher Lambs $16.uu
d2O.45 yearlings s14 0OQ17.50; wethers $500
d16.O0; ewes $4,000 1850
duh; bulk. S15.75@ 20; light, $l4 .9Od 1910;
mixed. SIS Bog p; heavy, SO 5Od l6. 30
rough, $l5. lOdl5.65: pigs, $40. 5Og14 so.
Cattlc-Re. cipts, 5000, steady; native best
cattle 50. 50CIi3 TO; stockers and feeders. $7.'a
a1O.35: cows and heifers, Sc GO@11.5O calves
50 6Om so.
Sl2. 25dl4.I5; lambs, 13.OO@17.2 springs,
SD. GOA 81 %.
ST. LOUIS. May 24.-IIogs: Receipts Is. 800;
lower. Lights, Slj.SOd 1925: pigs, 10000
1870: good heavy, $1,000 1888: bulk. SlJ.SC
Catt!e-Rcceipts 1900; steady. Native beet
steers. S7.50d 1900: ycsrling steers and heif
crs. $s:5oaI 1900; cows, $4,000 1l.25; stockers
S6OOd 1000.
Shecp-Receipts 1000: steady Clipped lambs
S14.OOM 1900: clipped ewes. $1,000 400;
spring lambs, S15.00@ 1000 Gamers, S6.00@
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May 24.-Hogs: Re
ceipts. light. Bulk $l3 80; light ST. -; heavy
1870; mixed ST.. so: pigs 50. 30.
Cattle: Receipts light. Fed steers ST. ojm
10. 80; grass steers So 5OGI7OO: grass fed
cows, s. OOm 6 90; cows 81 2JM SO; bulls
s. 55a 5. %; grass fed bulls So .OO@G5O.
Sheep Receipts light. Sheep So. 500 10 %:
lambs $40. O0GI 10. %: goats 81 .OOMj so; ewes
SO 500 % wethers 81 .OOd 1000.
BUTTER CHEESE AND EGGS
NEW YORK, May 24.-Butter, firm; re-
Creamery Extra, 80 scoring points, 41c;
high scoring points, 4112@42 cents; firsts
IS to - score, 39i2 a 4O15 cents: seconds, s.
TO 81 score, @73a@31c; thirds, S5486c; held,
extra, 435U44c; held, firsts, ala G43c;
held, seconds. Ssq4lc; state dairy. finest, 43 u
04I &c; good to prime, 41@43c; renovated ex.
trSs. 36c; firsts, J41aQ35c; lower grades
S4c: seconds, IS > a ;j3c: lower gradc~ SIGI
Ql32 lac; No. =. current make. fine. 81 l3c;
current make lover grades. 3Ucg%1c.
cheese, unsettled; receipts, 1880 eases. State
26m26l4; do. had made average fancy, 26a 26 5
whole milk: All styles nCId made specials,
26le,: do. held made average fancy, 26H 26't
cents; do held lower grades. 23a2ic; flats,
white specials, 25k Q25 nc flats, fresh cOolred
average run, s4l2e; flats, fresh white aver.
age run, 24% 025c; twins, fresh colored spe.
Gals, 2I4 m25c; fresh white specials, 25H@
25Ibc; twins, fresh coloIed average run, 24I5c:
fresh whITe average run. 2iA g25c. Wisconsin
While milk: All styles held specials, ESQ
27hc; twins. white fresh. 2434 d25c; twins,
colored fresh 2315 924c; double DAISIES. fresh,
24hQ25c; Young Americas, fresh. 25c. Far
westernW6ile milk; Oregon triple daisies
fresh, 23m24c. State-Skims: Flats specials,
1879 G2Oc; flats, choice, 1874 d19c; cheddars.
specials, 1e@l91ac; eheddars. choice 1Sglsae,
Eggs, steady: receipts, 34,SI4 cases. Fresh
gathered extra, per dozen, dS'2 1850; storage
packed firsts. 81 a Sc: fresh gathered. flrsts
@6n37c; fresh gathered seconds and lower
grades 81 a - lgc: fresh gathered dirties. NO
!. 31@31Iac; fresh gathered dirties, No. 2.
SOd301ac; fresh gathered checks. S0930he;
nearby white eggs and duck eggs: State, Penn.
and nearby western hennery, white. fine 20
fancy. S5c. state, Penn. and nearby, hennery.
and nearby gathered whites, to size and
quality. 33dS4c; western and southern, gath
cred, whites, SSGS4c; state, Penn. and nearby;
oearby, gathered brown ard mixed colors,
tirsts TO extra firsts S2i3 a SO nc.
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE REPORT
Journal Of Commerce report says: Alabama
Cotton prospects very poor. Large acreage re-
auctions universally reported and percentage
condition low. Where stands have been oh
tanned they are poor and much rorlantinG
Louisiana Acreage increases reported are
numerous aud substantial. while condition fig
ures are good stand good aud ground welt
cultivated. season i'm certain sections weeks
late. Much of the crop looks sick and needs
warm rain.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 24.-Butter higher; creamery,
35@ 3912.
Eggs, lower: receipts. 26.512 cases Firsts,
34a35; ordinary firsts. 32@33; at mark cases
included 32d35.
Potatoes. steady: new receipts. 10 cars. Flori-
da barrels, $40. 5Om 100: Alabama. Texas and
| ouisiana triumphs S3M3.35. old receipts :
ears Idaho Colorado, Oregon and Washington
s.. 2jd 80: Wisconsin and Michigan 81 GOA
800.
Poultry alive. unchanged.
CITY BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY
KANSAS CITY. May 24.-Butter. creamery.
40: firsts. IS: seconds, 81; packing. 81.
Eggs frstS. &3iq.
Poultry. ruosters ISL hens Is; turkeys, -;
Lroilers, so.