Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-26
T!\%&NIo ! Reports
Live Stock Market

: UNION STOCKYARDS. CHICAGO, Dec
23.-Suppy of cattle and hogs were COM
paratively light today but sellers had more
/ sheep on hand than they had expected
! Most of the lambs were marked for snip
ment east however. All branches of the
live stock trade showed small runs for the
week compared with last week, cattle drop
ping off more than 10000, while about
80, 000 less hogs arrived during the period.
Less than 1900 stale hogs were in the pens
today and the trade was strong from the
start, closing at the weeks high point.
Receips were 1000 cattle, 10000 hogs
5000 sheep and 800 calves
Cattlc-A small supply of Ifesh cattle
! arrived and the trade was only nominal.
Compared with week ago. beef steers
wers an.-sd anywhere l-;,-2 25c 20 81 high
or. Quality was more or less pam, ana
few steers reached S13.OO with tops show
ing most gain. Medium and palmer Sracef
of steers closed 1jM25c up. Best cows and
heifers had a slow trade, closing nose IMAM
soc lower while medium kinds were easy.
Gamers gained more than 25c during the
week, good lots being placed at $50
Calves closed steady to strong.
Hocs-Demand for hogs was active from
the start Most values were up 100 1oc
from the levels of the day before win
choice light stock Mt $S.50MS.60. or the
high point for the week. Few rough pack
ing hogs sold down to 80 while good lots
made IS 30 week ago today best hogs
sold at $500. .
Sheep-Small lots of lambs sold about
steady but the trade was hardly more tlla man
a nominal one. Best killing lambs closed
1O6D15c lower for the week with medium
grades unevenly there. Some sales were
off 15c compared with week ago. reeu,
ers and aged muttons closed at strong price
levels.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,. Dec. 29.-(U. s.
Oanartment of Agriculture -Cattle-Re
ceipts 500; compared with week ago: beGl
steers strong; light yearlings, bologna pulls
and stoeker steers, 2oc lover cows -
higher; Gamers, steady light Veaters, t tog
to 81 higher: top steers, S1O.UO; bulhS loi
week top. Sc 7510 .0o light yearlngs'
s. soar. 10 cows. 81 .00@ %; Gamers
s.. $50 >. so: bologna bulls, $4.oo@4.10;
stocker steers. 81. 23Gi6.20.
light and light mixed hogs, $50 pounds ana
down. Ton, SS. 60: bulk. 100 to 1S0-pound,
IS seas 60: 100 to 220-pound. So 4Q@S.ao;
23O-pound and up, SS.35@S. 30: packer so"s'
strong to Zoe higher; bulk, - 'lo@' %:
Sheep-none; compared with week ago:
Lambs. steady, fat yearlings, QUO lower
far ewes % to soc higher: top lambs,
So %: late top S15. 90: h"'ks for week,
S14 .O0@15.00; culls, SO .O0Mll .oo' 1"'
western ewes 81. 0O617 %: handy weight ma
tiyes, Sc. 50@6.75; heavies, $4.OO@5.0O
KANSAS CITY Mo-, Dec. 23.-(U. S.
Department of Agricultural Cattle, 800;
for week. beef streets and stockers and feed
ers strong to 25c higher: fat heifers weak;
stock cows strong to 2Jc higher; bulk steady
to strong: Gamers 25c higher; calves steady
to soc higher: stock heifers strong to PC
higher; stock calves steady to zoe higher;
top loads beef steers, $3.50; few yearlngs,
$11.0O.
Hogs, 1000; to Zoe higher; packer top.
$50 for 210 ID. weights; few loads mixed
quality, S7.75; other sales, S790GS.15; bulk
of sales SS,00MS.15 packing sows $3.50
7.35; stock pigs, $3.50; bidding lower on
few light lights.
Sheep, 1000 for week: killing classes
steady to 25c lower; top lambs, S14.65: bulk
$1400@ 14.40: fat ewes, S7.25; bulk better
grades, S65Ol7.0O.
LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 23.-Cattle re-
cepts, 200: slow; steady; prime heavy
steers. $S.50M9. 90: beef steers Sj.00MS.25
heifers, $4.50@tS.00; cows, $2.00M5.50; feed
ers. $5.50M7.00; Stockers, $3.50MG.2J.
Hogs receipts, 1,S00; 20 cents higher: 100
pounds up, $3.50: 100 pounds down, $500;
throwouts, $40 down
Sheep receipts, 1907 steady; lambs S12. 90;
sheep. $3.50 down.
CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. 23.-Hogs 1000:
steady to &c higher: heavy, $S.5O@S. 10:
packers and butchers, IS. 75m 9O0 heavy fat
sows, SG.00M7. pigs and lights, S7.00@
800; Stays, S4.00Gt52J.
Cattle, 225 steady; calves lower, $4.O0@
1890
Sheep, %, steady; lambs steady.