Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-17
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, Aug.
16.-5Mid cattle trade continued
strong on moderate receipts. The swine
trade was exceptionally slow and dull with
a narrowing of the price spread. Good call
from local and eastern buyers held live
mutton prices up,
Receipts were estimated at II 900 cattle;
200 hogs; $4,000 sheep, and 1000 calves
Cattle-Buyers Of good I'd choice beeves
were on hand early and bought selected
stock above the $40 mark, at 10@15c high
stock, thus equaling the high point of the
year. Medium steers and butcher stock
ruled steady to strong. Bulls were higher
and active.
with few sales of lights, the market failed
to develop full activity at one time during
the forenoon. Killers bought butchers and
packers with mild sort of interest and
prices were generally firm, while lights
moved slowly to small traders at steady
to 15c lower prices, $40 being the limit for
selected lights.
sheep-The sheep run was somewhat
|tinued their interest in the high-grade
lambs. Sales averaged 1O@15c higher, the
best natives going at $1270, with the
bulk at $12.35G1 Wilde choice westerns
scare and a shade higher on the few CD
hand.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Aug. 16.-Hogs, A.
600; slow, L to Csc lower; heayies,, $S@
y
fat sows, -$5.50@G75; pigs and lights, $7@
10: stays. $4M525
Cattle, 500; slow, good and choice, steady
common, dull and weak. Calves, strong,
S5@12.
Sheep, 1000; steady; lambs strong and
| higher. $3@13.5o
EAST ST LOUIS, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-(United
States Bureau of Agricultural Economics)
Cattle, 1000; beef steers steady to %
higher; Texas grassers showing advance
! 5000 paid for yearlings; 600 for grass
| steers; yearlings, cows and Gamers steady
! bulls steady to strong; light veal calves
strong; bulk bulls, $S.75@4;25; Gamers
! $2.25@2.40: calves, 11.OO@11.5O.
| m Hogs 14,o00; slow, - to 25 lower; top
$915; bulk, 100 to 20o-pound averag es
sows. s7.OO6l7.2 20; pigs, $9.OOm9.5O.
! Sheep, $500: active and fully steady: top
| $4,000 paid for fat lambs; bulk, S11.75G
1900; fat light sheep, 5000; heavies, $4,000
slow; dull: heavy steels, $7.5O6s25; bee
! steers, S55O@7.75; heifers, $5.5O6ls. 90
cows, $2:OO@55O: feeders. $6.OOGG.75
| stockers, $3.00@6.25.
Hogs, 1000; 15G25 lower: 12o to 2o
| pounds, 1915: 200 to go pounds, $3.50
go pounds up $S.75; pigs, $S.75; throw
outs, $685. down.
Sheep: $500; steady; lambs, $3.50
! KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 1G.-Unite
States Department of Agriculture. )-Cattle
Receipts, $4,000; fed steers, 15c to %
| higher; top heavy and medium weights
$10.75; she stock. strong to 25c higher
bulk cows, $40O@6.OO; grass heifers. $50
@6.00; stockers. feeders. Gamers and bulls
steady to strong; common to medium stocl
ers, $5.50GI7.00 good feeders, $7.75; calves
SOC to $500 higher: better grades vealers
$10.00G10.5O; top, $11.0O; many heavy an
mediums, $6.50@S.50.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000: 1Oc to 15c lower
top. $9.45: bulk. IS. OoGS 50: $50 to 25C
FOUNDERS SO. 306I9, 40: 300 to 2JO-noundprs
| $S.50M9 80; packing sows. 10c lower; bull
$7.40M7.65; stock pigs, 25c to 40c love-
| $9.00M9.2J.
! Sheep-Receipts, 1000; killing casse
| strong to 2Jc higher; Colorado lamb
! $12.60; natives, $780, bulk, 1872. GOA 1 2 8;
best light ewes. 500: others. S5.OO@6 6. Z;