Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
Scattered Liquidation and Short
Covering Caused Break in Cotton
Atlanta Live Stock

Corrected by W. H. White. Jr.. Of tue White
Provision Company
Good 10 choice steefs, 500 TO 900 pounds, $3.50
Good steers, zoo to 500 pounds, ss.OOa9.oO.
Medium TO good steers, 200 10 500 pounds,
s. .OOd s. 90.
Good to choice beef cattle. $50 to $50 pounds.
s. 500 $50.
Medium to good cows. $50 to 80 pounds.
Good to choice heifers. COO to 200 pounds.
Sc. jOHT.5O.
The above represents the ruling prices Of
good quality cattle. Inferior grades and dairy
Medium to good steefs. $50 to $50 pounds,
ST.OO1s.OO.
Medium to good COWS. $50 to $50 pounds, 1913
a6.5O.
Mixed and common. s. .OOd6.OO.
Good fat oxen. 81 .O0GtS 90.
Medium oxen. St. OOflT 90.
Cool butcher bulls, IS. 5oM 30.
Choice veal calves, 500 500.
NearlingS, 81. 00U 800.
Choice Tennessee lambs, GO to 90 pounds,
ST.. 5Od IA. 90.
Medium lambs. so to go pounds, 50 OOa1O 90.
Culls and lights. 81. OOG7 90.
Far sheep. 20 to 30 pounds 81 500 5 90.
Common sheep, 50 to GO pounds, 50. 500 600.
Good tat goats, 80 to go pounds, IS .O0M 80.
Common goats. 81 coos 90.
Primo hogs, leo TO 225 pounds, SIP 5Od II 90.
Light hogs. 40 to 100 pounds, So Goa l.. 80.
Heavy pigs. 10 to 40 pounds. SO. O0d II 90.
Light pigs. 30 to 10 pounds, 81 5Oa 10 90.
Above quota lions sppl yto cornfed hogs. Mast
6nd peanut fatteneu lower, Owing 10 QudntA.
Cattle receipts continue light. assortment com
ing mixed. Good beef cattle are scarce and
find prompt sale at strong prices. Medium and
plain cattle more plentiful and demand not so
good Market has ranged steady to stronger
on good beef cattle and easy plain cattle.
sheep and lambs very scarce. Receipts very
light. Market strong.
Hog receipts fair: market strong and higher.
Hogs weighing 100 pounds and up, good quality
bringing TOP prices. and in coed demand. taIm-
ers who have market hogs of good weigats,
ready to ship, will no doubt find II proh'aole
to ship on this market.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
KANSAS CITY. April i0.-Hogs-Receipts'
10000. lower; bulk, ST. l9a 10 20; hr ma,
SIS. 6Od15. -; light, l4s"q 40; pigs Sl-.oO
CattIe-Rec,,pts. 10000. steady; prime fed
steers. S12 .OOa12. 80; dr"ssd beef steers
So 25a12 90: southern SteerI '2 20e,i ~ % ~
stockers $500 1880; butts, SI.JOdlo.2 %;
calves 81 JOIl3. 90.
sheepERec :ipts. 5000. Lirncr; lambs sl3. %
sIi 10 Oco n 90; ewes. $40 Eoais.75.
ST LOUIS. April O.-Hogs-Receipts, $500,
steady: lights. SI5.d5d1j so pigs. $40. 15a
1925; good heavy, $l5.s5@ 1880; bulk, Slo.5O
CsttIe-Receipts. 2.TOO. s:cady; nstive beef
steers 81. JOal3. 90; yesTli1s steers and heif-
ers IS. J0G II. 90. cows, $1,000 IL 90; stock
SbeeD"Receipts. 5000. higher. lambs,
SI3 OOdI6 so; ewes. 50. 5Jd L.. 25; yearlings,
SIS. T5dI4..5: clipped lambs, S1S. OOQl3. %.
CHICAGO. April 3O.-Hogs-Receipts 5l.OOO,
slow. Zoe under Saturdays average. BulA
SI5JOII5. so: light S14.TOM 1915; mixed Sl5.25
aI5sJ: heavy S15.2OdI5.S5; rough Sl5.2Oa
IS 20: pigs 500 1880.
Cattle-Receipts 10000; weak. Native beef
cattle S9d13.4O; stockers and feeders sI.l5d
ss5; cows and heifers S5.7OGl1.l5; calves $Sa
sheep-Receipts 1000; firm. wethers s11a
1880; lambs s12.T5GlT.