Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-01
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO June
3O.-The big feature of the cattle trade dur
ing the week was the fact that the steers
sold above $40, figure looked for by sell
ers for some time. This kind of steers
shows gain in price for the period while
hoce light steers also made some improve
ment in their quotations. Tuesday, July 4,
will be holiday at the local yards. my
live stock arriving on that day will be cared
for but nothing will be sold.
Receipts were $500 cattle, $4,000 hogs,
IL 900 sheep and /, 200 calves.
Cattle-Few good cattle were in the pens.
The small lots were picked up well at fully
steady values holding the market at the
best point for the week. Some prime heavy
steers sold at $3.50, while others went at
50 So Cows and heiferS found fair out
let at unchanged price levels while Gamers
also sold at $3.O0@3.3 80 or like the day be-
fore. Packers paid up to 5000 for prime
yealers with the general run going at $50
QS.0 90 on steady market.
Hogs-It was late before, sellers were able
to find outlet for hogs. Best light lots
sold steady dime lower from the start, but
demand was a little better after the first
| rounds About 14,5OO were held over from
Yesterday. The top of the market was
placed at Sill 90 or equal to the high point
| of the day before. The general trade held
SO. 75@ 900, with rough packing stock down
| to IS. So.
Sheep-Lambs were steady at CSC higher.
This did not show in quotations but sort
I ing was lSuleTs Olly DulCHeTS pdlu $lO
| for native lambs while some went to pack
ers at $13. 00@13.50. No westerns were on
/ hand. Aged muttons were steady.
KANSAS CITY, June 30.-Cattle-Receipts
| 1000; beef steers, 10 to 15c higher; TOP
heayies, $3.50; calves, steady to strong
250-pound calves, $6.3O@6. so; other classes
steady; few good sows, $5.75; plain kind
s4'0o@5.o0; Gamers and cutters, mostly
/ Hogs-Receints 4 600. mostly steady,
bulk good and choice, 100 to 240,pount
weights, $40. 500 go; 240 to 275 pounds
$40. 25@1O. 80; few closing sales, to 100
lower; bulk of sales, $40. 4O@io go; top
$40. so; stock pigs steady.
Sheep-Receipts, 900; steady to 80 cents
higher; few wethers, $500; odd lots light
ewes. $6.o0@6.5o: others. S4.cc@5. %
lambs, steady to strong; top natives, $12. 20
slipped new crop lambs, SLIPS.
EAST ST. LOUIS, June 3O.-Cattle: Re.
ceipts LOO; steers 13c to % cents higher
bulk, $5.75@6.00; light yeaerlings and beef
cows, steady to strong; bulk yearlings,
$7;25@7.75; bulk cows, $4OO@5.25; Gamers,
bulls and stOcker steers steady: bulk can
ners, $2.25@2.5O; bulls, $4.OO@4.5O; veal
calves, steady; bulk, including top, $S.25
5000.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; SC to Zoe higher:
top $1,000: bulk, 16O to 24O-pound butch
ers, ,$10.75@10.S5; pigs and packer sows
ns pisssf ssw &c., Steady bulk goot
and choice native lambs, $12.25@12.75i
culls, $5.50@5.75 fat light ewes, $500
600; heavies, $2.5O@3O.0 good and choice
yearlings to four-year-old breeding ewes
$6.5OM7.OO.
! JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 30-Hogs-
Receipts, light; prospects, steady; heavie
and packers, $500; medium, $9.5O light
81 80; rough, $500; heavy pigs, $3.50; ligh
lpigc $500
Grass cattle-Receipts light; prospects
weak; steers, $3,OO@4.O0; cows So. SOC
$50; bulls, $2.00@3. 90; Gamers, $1.OO@
| CINCINNATI. June O.-Hogs-Receipts
400; slow; 10 cents lower; heavies, $40. o
all. 90; packers and butchers, $11. 90; heav
fat cows, $7.O0@S.75; pigs and lights, SIS. 0
@11.O0.
Cattle-Receipts, 5OO dry fed steers an
heifers. steady; grassers, dull. Calves. weak
so cents TO $3.50 lower; $4.O0@9.OO.
Sheep-Receipts, 4,3OO, steady; lambs
steady.
LOUISVILLE, KY. June 3O.-Cattle: Re
ceipts 200; slow. uneven; heavy steers, SIS
6S.00; beef steers, $5.5O@7.75; heifers
$5.50@7.75; cows, $2.00@600; feeders So
@6.75; stockers, $3.5O@6.25.
HOgs-Receipts 1900; strong, steady: II
pounds up, S10.S5; 12O pounds down, $3.50
, throwouts, $3.50 down.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; active, steady
lambs, $12.75 down; sheep, 5000 dSwn.