Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-21
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO, Sent.
2O.-After slow and lower trade for ali
palmer grades of steers late yesterday and
heaVy run today, the trade was late to
start. Best steers continue to have a mar
ket OF their own, with prime lots at $11 so
and above. but present prices for other
grades show decline compared with the
close OF last week. Western cattle are now
in competition with medium grades of ma
tives. and this will continue for some time
Nearly 1000 hogs were held over from
yesterday, and this hurt the trade today
Receipts were estimated at $1,000 cattle,
1I,OOO hogs, 14,OO0 sheep and 1000 calves.
Cattle-Choice steers again sold we'll at
fully steady values. but other grades We're
weak. One lot. consisting of sixty head of
1.469-pound cattle. went at S11.75. making a
new top for the year, while good lots sold
at S10.OOM10.50. Cows and heifers were
weak, with most of the deals PC lower than
| Monday. Gamers, ut S2.S0@3.00. were
weak, while bulls dropped 15c. Calves sold
slowly at 25c to SOC lower prices. Packers
took good vealers at $500. while small
killers paid up to $13.75.
Hogs-Light hogs sold fairly we'll, but de-
mand for heavy stuff was slow. Big pack
crs bid lower from the start. but the best
light hogs We're steady to a dime higher.
Some 160 to 230-pound hogs sold at $9.50M
$50, while $9.95 paid after the first
rounds. Top hogs made $1,000 late in the
/ session. Heavy butchers went at $S.5OM
7 500 while choice light lots went to the top
Rough packing sows were placed at $700@
! 500.
Sheep-Lambs were steady to 25c higher
! after n late start. Choice animals went tC
| small killers at $3.50. Westerns were late
| to arrive and quality was not good. Feed
ers were placed at $13.50d 1875, with lot
of feeding yearlings at S1l.5O. Aged nut
'o EASY Msr ST. s'f LoG1s. Ills Sept. 2o.-U.
Department of Agriculture -Cattle-R
ceipts 5000; beef steers, steady; othe
classes, steady; light calves, % higher
$11 80 bid on yearings, $40. so paid for ma
tured steers; bulks follow; light yearlings
ST. 5O@9. 80: beef cows, $4.5O@6.O0; can
ners, 50: 75@2.s5; bologna bulls, S4:5O@
stock steers, 81. 75@5 80.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; barely steady; TOP
90 for good butchers: bulk, 100 to $50
pound average, $9.75@9.90; bulk, pigs, 50 .
@9.50; packer sows, $7.5O@7.75; few up t
$500.
sheep-Receipts 1000; active lambs
steady to strong; sheep unchanged; top lamb
$l3.75 bulk. $13 25@13 so; culls, S7.30@
500; light fat ewes, 5000; heavies, $1,000
400.
CINCINNATI, Sept. o.-Hogs-Receipts
10; packers and butchers, SOTO: heav
fat sows, sc. GOA 90: pigs and lights, 81 0
G9.75; stays, So. 00@6.0O.
| Cattle-Receipts, 900; steady to strong
COWS, 81. 76@e %; calves, strong, $1,000
a.. 90.
sheep--Receipts. 1,4oo. steady; lambs, so
higher, $5.O0@13.50.
i LOUISVILLE. Ky, Sept. 2O.-Cattle-R
ceipts. 500; SLOW steady; heavy steers, So. I
@S.25; beef sters, So .5067.75; heifers So. 3
al. 80; cows s.. 00M6. 90; feeders, So 500
: 100; stockers, SO. 5066.50.
} Hogs-Receipts 1900; strong and steady
165 to 300 pounds, 50 so; 120 to 165 pounds
So so; 300 pounds up, $500; pigs, $500
throwouts 81 90 down.
Sheep-Rcceipts, 800; steady: lambs. 81: