Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-10
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCKYARDS,- Chicago, Aug. Q.
While nearly all kinds of live stock had
more or less slow market yesterday, yet
supplies We're comparatively large today
With more than 10000 hogs held over from
yesterday, however the market showed
strength today after n decline of nearly 81
for the week. The feature of the sheep
house trade is the good demand for feeders
Choice feeding lambs are selling as high as
$3.50, which is up to the best figure OBJ
tainable for choice fat stock.
Receipts today were 10000 cattle, 10000
hogs, 1000 sheep and 1000 calves.
Cattle: Best steers sold steady after a
1o@15c lower, with some spots showing
more decline. Many steers good enough to
go up to $1,000, while good percentage
good lots at $780, while Gamers and cut
tiers also held without change in quotations.
Bologna bulls at $4.00M4.25 for the best,
were steady, while outside buyers paid up
to $11.00611.50 for choice calves. Big
packers took good lots at $1O.OO@1O.5O.
Hogs: Hog traders showed strength for
the first time this week today and some of
the good light stock sold ten cents higher.
The run was large, but many hogs were
held off the market as sellers looked for
more improvement tomorrow. After the
first rounds the market was strong to Ia
cents higher for light hogs, with others
mostly steady. Best lots went at $3.50,
while rough packing grades sold at $6.5OQ
100.
Sheep: Lambs again were 25 cents low
er. Even feeding lambs were slow late in
the day. Choice western were placed at
$40. COOLIES, while small buyers paid So 90
for prime natiygs su1 Aged muttonS he'
CINCINNATI, o.. Aug. 9.-Hogs: Re
ceipts, 1920; slow. steady to 15c to 25c
| higher; heavies. S9.25@975; packers and
butchers, $9.75010.25: heavy fat sows, So.oC
| @6.75:. pigs and lights, $7.O0@10.50; stays
CattlewReceipts 700; slow; good light
| butcher stock, steady; common to medium
grades, dull; cows, S2.70@6'OO. Calves
! steady.
! Sheep-Receipts. $500; steady; lambs
SOC lower at $4.0Q@13;0O. O.
| Bureau of Agricultural Economics):
Cattle, 5000. Early sales grass steers
| steady to shade lower; fed steers, light
yearlings and beef COWS, lower; Gamers
! 10 to 15c lower; light veal calves, 800
higher; stocker steers, 25c lower. Buik'
| follows: Grass steers, $6.00G6.50; hes
steers not moving; Gamers, 50. %; bologna
bulls, $3;75@4.25. Top calves. 5000 bulk
Hogs, 10000; lights and light lights
steady to strong; others, 10 to 25c higher
top, $3.50; bulk, 140 to 210-pound averages
s9.4o@9.65; bulk 900 to 2so-pognd n6s
7.25; bulk pigs, $9.OO@9.5O.
Sheep, 5000; fat lambs 25c lower sheep
steady; top, $11.50; bulk fat lambs. $11.00@
5000; heavies, $2.50@3.OO; c.,.
Receipts. 10000; beef steers and she stool
generally steady to weak: early top steers
1922 with best bid S10.35; most fed lots
S9M1O; bulk common to good cows, $4@5. 80
better grades, $6@6.50; Gales steady to %
| lower; bulk best vealers, $9M9.50; calve
mostly scar; good feeders. $7.5O@S; com
mon to medium stockers, $5.50@7.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000: slow: traders too
several loads, $50 to 200-opunders. at $3.50
steady to Toe higher; choice. 1870 and 200
Founders to packers, &c to loo lower; bulk
$s.30@a2;30: packer top. $3.50; choice "a
and 3Oo-poTnders: $S.I3@9; packing SOW
Zoe lower. S10M10.40.
Sheep-Rcceipts 5000; lambs generall
steady to Zoe lower; top natives, $12.35
bulk better grades, 11.75W12: four car
Idaho's, $1225; sheep, steady; few ligh
ewes, 500; most fat natives, $5Q6.