Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-08
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO, July
Ton account Of the short market all week
all branches of the live stock trade showed
decrease in receipts. Cattle trade was
higher for the week with top steers at
So 80 the best point for the year. Hogs
were notable to go above $11. In the sheep
house values were considerably higher for
the period, even Gull lambs and heavy ewes
showing a good gain. Comparatively few
western lambs arrived. Gtr
Receipts to-day were estimated at 1000
cattle, 10000 hogs, 1900 sheep, and 1000
calves.
Cattle-Two loads of strictly prime heavy
steers sold at 5000 today, making new
top for the week and also the high mark for
the year, with good demand for all kinds of
steers. Cows and heifers also sold well at
the weeks high point. Gamers went to
So 25@3. 40 for the best, while bologna bulls
were steady, choice lots going at 81. 500
400. Calves were in good demand. Some
prime animals went to small killers at 50. 90
@10.00, with bulk of vea1ers at $S.75@9.
| Hogs-Light hogs sold about steady COM
pared with the best time of the day before,
| high mark. Bulk of 170@220-pound stock
went at $40. S0@10. 95, while 240@350-pound
butchers Of good quality sold at $40. 50@
1918. 1t was a slow market for heavy
packing hogs at about steady values.
! Sheep-Demand was a little slow to start
but values were fully steady. Strictly prime
| native lambs sold to a small local killer at
| $14, while packers paid $13. 50@13. rs. Few
aged muttons sold at generally steady values
| EAST ST. LOUIS, H.. July 7.-Csttle-
| Receipts, $50; beef steers, light yearlings
| and beef cows, strong to 25c higher; Other
classes steady; best steers, SO 90; top light
yearling steers, $40. 10; top beifers, 50. so;
bulk steers, $7,s5@9. 90; bulk yearlings
ners, So. 25@2.75; veal calves, 25c lower
bulk. including top, s.5O@S rs; good ant
choice stocker steers, Sc. 0007.O0.
Hogs-Reeeipts: 10000 steady; top
s1o.95@11 90; light lights, $40, 50@1o. IS
pigs 10 to 15c higher; bulk, 50. 70 @10 40
packer sows, steady, $s.90@9.00.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; steady to strong
light ewes. s5.5o@e. 90; heavies, 81. 500
800; good and choice yearlings to your-year
old breeding ewes, $6.7o@7 90.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, July Cattle, 200
active. steady: heavy steers, s7.5O@s: bee
Hogs, 1900: higher: 12O pounds up, S11
10 pounds down, $9.65; throwouts, $50
| Sheep, 1000; active; lambs. s1s. 25; on,
load ewes and wetbers. $14.25 sheep, s.
down.
! KANSAS CITY. No, July Cattle 8,
900; beef steers, steady to strong: severa
steers. sss5@o.0O; grassers and cake-fed
$525@s.10; wintered Kansas 2grassers
SIS 50; calves, strong; best vealers, $500
all other classes, stead; western bologn
l p"i4S' P1s-o, SONs, Seuerdlly Sf.Z00IO.UU, can
ners and cutters, mostly $2.50@3.75; com
mon to medium stockers, 81 25@625; tw
loads fleshly light feeders, $3.50
Hogs, 5000; active on better grades; yer
slow on others; strong to Toe higher; bulk
IT'S to 230-pound weight to both packer
and shippers, S10.60@10.70; top, S10.75
bulk of sales, $40. 20@10.70; packer TOP
5000; choice 260 to 300-pound weight
$1015@10.35; tfrow-out sows, mostly %
more; bulk, $s.5o@s.75: most native stoc
Ipigs, S10,25@1o,5O.
| Sheep, 1000: killing classes strong
| unevenly higher; light ewes, s$7.00; year
lings, $11.o0; lambs quality plain; al
bunch natives, 1885; shorts, new croppe
lambs, $11.50.