Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
PRICES 40 YEARS
AGO AND TODAY
Atlanta Live Stock

Corrected by w. n. White, Jr., of the White
Provision Company
Good TO choice steers, SEQ to 900 pounds
Good steers, 700 to 500 pounds, So 5oQ9 90.
Medium to good steers. 700 to 800 pounds
Medium to good steers 700 to 500 pounds.
Good to choice beef cattle. $50 to $50 pounds,
SIS .OUGJ9.25.
Medialn to good cows. $50 to $50 pounds. 81 90
q so.
Good 10 choice heifers. 600 to 700 pounds.
81 .UN0lS 90.
The above represents the ruling prices of
good qaulity cattle. Inferior grades aud dairy
types selling lower.
81 .50GS so.
Medium TO good cows. $50 te $50 pounds.
Mixed and common. S5Oa6.5O.
Good fat oxen,$7 .50@S.5
Medium oxen, 80. O00G7 90.
Good butcher bulls, So .OOQ1 80.
Choice veal calves, S7.OOQS.5O.
Nearlings, $5.50M6. 20.
Choice Tennessee lambs. 60 to 40 pounds.
Sl2 .50q1 II 90. -.. -
Medium lambs, so 20 60 pounds, 50 ,O0910. 90.
Oulls and lights, 6.OOq7 90. 40 ,o
Fat sheep; 20 to 80 pounds, 81 logs 5s;S 60 M
Common sheep, 30 to 60 pounds, SO 5O4o W
Good fat goats, 10 to 80 pounds, So O0@6.o o.
Common goats, 81 O0G5 90. ,o-1,,o >,
Light hogs SS' ia OF oto ~ 100, 81 $5a Is 90
Heavy pigs, 10 to 40 pounds, $1l OOq II 90
Light pigs, 80 to ITO pounds, SIC. OOWll W;
red hogs. Mast AMI peanut fattened lower
owing to quality.
Cattle receipts light. Market active and
strong. A few loads of fancy fed steers nave
sold lately at record breaking prices. The ma
jority Of loads are coming mixed. All grades
meeting with good demand. ,,. Ill,
Hogs continue scarce aud high shippers Will
find good market and ready demand lOr. al
weights.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
CHICAGO. May 2S.-HCgs-Receipts, 3s, 600
slow, 10 to IS cents under Saturdays average
hulk. $15. 83@l5.S5; Light, $l4 5o@i9 59 20
rough. SIS. l50 16. 30; pig. $40. scala so.
Cattle Receipts, 10000. weak; native beef
tile 50 lo@ CO. sGoEGgs e en- deedc aE
calves, $40 .5OM15 90.
Sheep-RecaiPts 10000, steady; wethers,
$40. 25614.TI; lambs, So .0Od17.2 %; springs,
$14 .5O@2l 90.
BUTTER CHEESE AND EGGS
NEW YORK, Mty 2S.-Butter, firm; receipts,
CreamerySExtra. 81 scoring points, 43l2 C;
high scoring points, 44@4fl2c; firsts,
IS to % scoring points. 42M43t; seconds, 50
TO 81 score, 40a41I2c; thirds, S5d36c; held,
TO 81 score, 81 u q 3yc; thirds 35q36c; held,
extra, 4S15044c; held, firsts, lSG4Se;
held. seconds 3S441c; state dairy, finest, AZ "
G14Ilac; good to prime. 4lQ43c; renovated eX
tras. 36c; firsts, 34L5 d35c; lower grades,
S4e :: . seconds. SSla aS3c: lower grades. SIG
S2c Packing stock-No l, current make, 81
dd32hc; No. >, current make, fine, 81 he;
current make. lover grades. 3OQSlc.
Cheese, unsettled receipts. 5.29i ctses. Stat
I26d2614: do. had made average fancy, 26@26ls
Whole milk: All styles held made specials,
26ibC; do held made average fancy, 26d 20 "a
cents; do. held lower grades, 23424c; flats,
fresh colored specials, 24% 125c; flats, fresh
white specials - g231sc ;f e, fresh cooire.
age run, PAN Q25c; twins, fresh coored spe
Gals, 242a @25c; fresh white specials. 25h q
2511c twins, fresh eolored average s run, 24lse
While milk: All styles held specials, 200
27hc; twins, white fresh, 24& Q25c; twins
colored fresh 231a Q24c; double dasies. fresh
24hm25c; Young Americas. fresh 25c. Fs
western-While milk: oregon, triple daisies
held 25d26hc; California, double daisies
! fresh, 23624c. State-Skims: Flats specials
| 1871 a2Oc; flats, choice. 1874 d1Sc; cheddars
specials 19d191ac; cheddars. choice, 1Sg1Shc
fair to good 17Q1sc; lower grades. 10916hc.
Eggs firm receipts tozeI 19I$i Eases s
packed firsts, 37@3Sc; fresh gathered, tlrstS
/ 36d37c; fresh gathered seconds and lower
grades. 32l2 GI55lac; fresh gathered dirties, No
/ !. S1d3l19c; fresh gathered dirties, No. ?
/ SOd3OI3c; fresh gathered checks. S0d3O15c
nearby white eggs and duck eggs; State: Penn
| and nearby western hennery, white, fine
/ fancy, 35c; state, Penn. and nearby. hennery
| white ordinary to prime. 33@S4c; state, Penu
and nearby gathered whites as to size anC
/ quality, 33GS4c; western and southern, gath
/ cred. whites, 33934c; state. Penn. and nearb!
hennery. browns. S4a841sc; state, Penn, o,S am
/ iearby. gathered brown ard mixed colors
/ trsts TO extra firsts, 32l2@S33ae
SUGAR MARKET
NEW YORK. May 2S.-Raw sugar stead!
! centrifugal $40: molasses 5.0S. Refine
steady: cut loaf 900: crushed, SO; moul'
A. $500 cubes, s.25 XXXX powdered, 10
Eagle 5-pound bags powdered, $50; powdered
7 Z 65: fine graduated. $50; diamond A, $50
/ confectioners A, T.40; No. I, T.35.
Futures firmer and 5d7 points higher a
noon Cuban offerings were not pressed am
/ the spot market was steadier early in the day
/ Closed steady, 20 points higher. Sales,
/ is 600 tons