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

UNlON STOCk1ARDS, CHICAGO, Sept.
Slight runs of cattle and hogs were re-
ported at the local yards today. Cattle
trade started out lower this week on bulk
of stuff, but there some improvement
i'm the market later in the period. Hogs
also showed up better after slow and
lower start. In the sheep house the trade
also was uneven during the week. Ewes
were hard to sell most of the time values
closing lower for all kinds compared with
week ago.
Receipts today were estimated at 5000
cattle. 10000 hogs, $4,000 sheep and 1000
calves.
CattIe-Prices were generally steadv md
the trade showed a fair action. Few good
steers were in the pens, but palmer grades
were picked up we'll. Some 1.200-pound
steers sold at s10.15. with westerns up to
well. Bologna bulls sold Mt $3.50@4 %,
while few canning COWS went above So 60
Calves were steady, packers paying $12.25@
1915 for the best.
Hogs-Demand was not nctive, hut values
started 15c higher for light grades, while
packing hogs showed more gain, making the
price range narrower than it has been for
some time. Nearly 5000 hogs were held
1915. with good 300-pound stock Mt $500.
Packing grades went mostly at S6.50@7. 90.
,, sheep.Lnmbs were strnns to a little
steady. Packers paid 1920 for choice
westerns while good feeders went at $3.50.
Demand for ewes was again slow. Most Of
the heavy lots went at $3.00@3.45. while
light animals were placed Mt SG.00@6.50
This end of the trade shows a decline of
nearly 81 for the week.
CINCINNATI. Sept. S.-lIogs Receipts
9.65; packers and butchers, S9.75Ql1O 90;
heavy sows. S5.5067.W0 pigs and lights
$6.OO@9.75: stays. S4.3015.5O.
Cattle-Receipts, 500: good and choice
steady; others dull. Calves steady.
Sheep-Recepts $500; steady. Lambs
steady.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. Seattle, GOO;
beef steers, S. OOG7 so; heifers $5.OOa 80;
cows. 2.00G5.50; feeders, $5.00G6.50; stock
ers. $30OdG0O.
Hogs. 1.4oo: strong, 25c higher; 1e5 to
$50 pounds. $3.50; 100 to l65 and $50
pounds up. s9.25; pigs. s7.75; throw-outs,
$685. down.
Sheep. 500; steady; lambs, 1900; sheep
$3.50 down.
KANSAS CITY, No. Sept. s.-Tnited
1000; quality. common; all classed gener-
ally steady; stockers and feeders. dull
steers, sales. S4.50M773; prime cows. 1913
othr kinds $3.5O05.O0: few heifers. $4.5C
@6.75; Gamers and cutters, S2OO@325
best vealers, S1O.O0@10.5O; few stockers
$1,000 down; 1000 TO 1,O50-pound feeders
$500.
Hogs. 5000: Is to &c higher: bulk. $s.1i
ss.65Gs.s5: go to 32o-pounders, $7s5@
S75: packing sows. 20c higher; better
RTducS' :o.cOU t.~O' sAoSA pISSt steduH
$S.5O@S.SO.
Sheep, 1000; killing classes mostly
steady odd lunches natives lambs $3.50
dry fed shorn lambs, so; S3-pound ewes
S6.T5: most fat natives. $4.50G6.00.
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,, Sept. S.-(Unted
States Department Of Agriculture. l-CattIe
Receipts. 1000; beef steers and light year
lings and heifers. steady: barely enough OF
either to test market; few steers. S7.06@
e.75: few yaerlings. $7.5O@s.50; beef cows
and Gamers. strong; cows, S4.25@5.5O
Gamers, mostly $2.40d $50; bologna bulls
steady at S4.00@4.25: light veal calves. 81
to 75c lower; top, s11.5O; bulk. 1000
11.25: stocker steers. dull; quote good ant
choice grades, $65097.50.
Toys: Receipts. 1000; active on al
classes: opened Is to zoe higher; later toni
fully CSC higher; some heavy hogs up more
top, 1910; bulk, $50 to 240-pound averages
S950@ 9.65; $50 to 3OO-pound averages
$915d9.a0: pigs scarce: market, active :,
strong; bulk 90 to 130-pound averages
ss.50@9.25: light packers, S6.65@7.2l
Sheep: Receipts. 800: steady on few
lambs available: top, including bulk of ia
lambs, So. % for few on sale: culs, $4,000
100: fat ewes quotable at 5000; heavies
$500.