Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-12
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, Sept. IL.
Rain during the night and morning slowed
up the market for all kinds of live stock
today. The supply Of range cattle was
placed at 5000 and quality was plain.
Heavy runs we're reported at western mar
kets, Kansas and Omaha being posted with
respectively $4,000 and 1900 cattle on
hand. More cattle than hogs were esti-
mated for the ten principal markets,
thing which seldom happens, the numbers
being 107,S00 and 102, 100.
Receipts were estimated at q, 900 cattle
40 600 hogs, 1900 sheep and $500 calves.
Cattle-Supplies were too large and bids
were lower from the start. OF the reported
i, 1,726 cars of live stock about 800 had not
arrived at the opening Of the trade. Demand
for choice steers Showed up well on account
of a light supply, and sales were strong.
few sold above $1,000. Medium and palmer
grades were unevenly lower. Best cows
going at 81 and better were steady. but
other grades were slow. Bulls showed
strength. Calves showed plain quality and
the trade was weak. Outside buyers paid
$3.50 for good lots.
Hogs-Light butchers sold about steady
from the outset while stuff under 200
pounds also held without change. OF the
estimated supply about 1000 were forwarded
to big packers while only 2,151 were held
over from last week. Some $50 to compound
hogs sold at $9.5069.60, while 1910 was
paid for good 250-pound butchers Heavy
hogs were slow to start, but values were
about steady. Rough packing grades went
at $6.2J@700.
Sheep-Best lambs sold strong to pic
higher after a slow start City butchers
and shippers paid $13.00G13.25 for native
while packers gave $12.90 for good west
ems. Aged muttons were quoted steady,
choice ewes being placed at $6.25Q600.
KANSAS CITY, No.. Sept. 11.-Cattle--
Al 200; beef steers and stockers and feed
ers, generally steady to Ice lower; best
HEAT esder esSS sesyy fnS
$500; fat hcifers, strong; most grassers
$5.00@G.00: stock heifers strong to une, emily
s ssasT se tssr CLASSES
$10.00@10 $50; medium to good bologna bulls,
$S.4eg3.99; Gamers and cutters, mostly,
Hogs, receipts. 5000: 8 and 1Oc higher.
packer top. $S.SJ; shipper top, 5000; bulk
sales; ss.5oGs;9o:; good and choice; 270-
Founders. $S.40@S. so; packing sows, steady.
$6.S5@I 10; smooth kinds. $7.25; stock pigs,
steady to 10 higher; better grades. $3.50
500; best natives, 5000
Sheep. 1000: lambs, steady. to CSC higher;
top Westerns S12.o0: natives, $3.50: bulk
westerns, $l275@12.9o: sheep strong; best
light ewes. $685.; bulk, $6.00@6.5O; weth-
ers, $40.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Ills, Sept. 11.-(U. s.
Department of Agriculture. )-Cattle-R
ceipts, 1000; medium and good steers, steady
to 15c lower; light yearilngs, cows, Gamers
and bulls. steady; light veal calves. soc low
er; stocker steers, higher bulks. medium and
good steers, sS.25G10. 90; western grassers,
2o.oOQ6.o0; yearlings, 81 5000 90; cows
St.2o@5. go; Gamers. S2.35@2. so; calves,
$l0. o0@1O.75 top, $11.00.
Hogs-Peceipts, 11,000: 10 to 15c lower;
top, 80 IS. bulk. $50 to 250-pound averages,
$4,000. 65: $50 pounds and up, SO. O0@9. so;
pigs, active and strong; bulk, $S.1569, 25;
packer sows, slow. sc. 25@7 90.
Sheep-Receipts. $500; strong on lambs:
Teady on sheep; top lambs, $12. so; bulk of
sales, $12 .O0G12.25; culls,, S7.OO@S. so:
nght tat ewes, 5000; heavies, So. 90; culls,
Soc to 81. So
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Sept. 11-Cattle, 9.
U0o: pest steady: others slow; heavy steers,
$l.1a@S.25; two loads, $S.75; beef steers
$5.50@7.T5: heifers $5.506SOO: cows
SSa.90g6'o0; feeders. $5.5oG 100: stockers.
Hogs. 1.400; steady to 10c lower: 1e5 10
zoo pounds $3.50: 100 to 165 and $50
pounds up. s9.15; pigs, $7.75; throwouts,
Sheep, 700; steady; lambs, $1,000; sheep,
$3.50 down. ~
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Sept. 11.-Hoes: Re-.
ceipts. 6.700: slow. 15c lower: heavies, SIS. "a
@9.25: packers and butchers S9.5Om9. co:
heavy fat sows. $5.00G6.T5: pigs and
lights. $6.00@9.50: stays. $4.50655O
Cattle-Receipts. 1900: steady; steers
$4.O0@9.00; heifers, S3.50@9 so: cows. So. sc
Q6.00; calves. steady, S4.00@12.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 100: steady, $1,000
500; lsmss. steady. $4.00@13.50.