Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-01
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, July 81.
Light supplies were reported in all
branches of the live stock trade today and
sellers asked more money from the start,
Steers closed a little lower than last week,
while medium grade cows also were easy
= at the close. Less than 1000 hogs were
received by big killers today and the trade
was higher from the start. Receipts today
We're estimated at IA 900 cattle. 43, 600 logs,
10000 sheep and 1000 calves, against 49,
$50 cattle, 43,55S hogs, 21,513 sheep u
week ago.
Cattle Choice steers were generally
steady. Sellers started after more money
heavy steers sold at $1,000, while others
went at $10.00610,25. Medium grades
were strong. Cows and heifers sold at
fully steady values, while bulls at S45OM
465 for good bolOgnas were steady to easy.
Calves were strong in spots after weak
start Packers paid up to $9.5OG1O,OO for
Hogs: Hog trade was strong for all
grades of light stock, at values that were
up 10000. Top lots sold at 5000 early,
but the trade was weaker late in the SEES
sion, mad Sprime punches went at $1066
1906. Reugh packing hogs were only
steady, some lots going at S7.70@7.75. Bulk
of all hogs went at $S.15@S.60.
Sheep: Native lambs sold steady to
strong from the start, but there was Il
weaker demand for western late in the
session. Choice natives sold to packers and
city butchers at $12.75. while westerns
placed at $12s5. Aged muttons were gen
orally steady, good ewes being placed at
,$7.00@7.50.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 31.-(U. S. Blu
reau of Agricultural Economics. )-Cattle-
Receipts, 10000; beef steers, strong to &c
lower; top, $1,000; other fed lots, $50
09.S yearlings &c higher; several loads,
$9.00@9.50; she-stock, steady to strong;
choice cows, $6.40; fairly good heifers around
$500; bulls, calves, and Gamers, mostly
steady; practical top vealers. So. 90;
stockers and feeders generality steady to
strong; common to good feeders, t$6. 500
7.s0; most stockers, $5.O0@6.50.
Hogs-Recepts, 5000; fairly active on
bulk of desirable and around Toe higher;
closed with most of advance lost; top, $40. 10;
bulk, better $50 to 240 Founders, $1,000
1910; heavies, slow; packer top, $40 90;
$7.6567.S5; stock pigs, 25c@5Oc higher
best light, 80; bulk weighty kind, $40 .OC
@10.25.
sheep-Receipts. 1000; lambs. fully steady
top natives, S12. 10: cullS Sc. soar. 25: fat
ewes generally $6.00@6.50.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ills, July 41.--U: S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Cattle
Receipts, $500; higher; top steers, $40. %
weight 1,404 pounds; bulk, follow steers
50 .0o@9.90; yearlings, $7.0O@S.50; cows
\ s.. 25@5.25; Gamers, S2.65962.S5; bulls
81. 00@4 80; stOcker steers, $5.5O@6.75
top vealers, 1915; bulls, 50 .OOd9.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; 10 to 25c higher
top, $1,000; bulk, 1880 to 30 pounds aver
age, $40. Goal 10; 22O to $50 pound butch
ers, $10.50@1O.55; pigs, 50. 5O@10. rs
packer sows, 81 .6OG7.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000, steady; qualit!
plain part load good lambs, $12 .25; bulk
81: 00@12.00 90; culls and common, So. 500
1000: fat light ewes, 5000; heavies, 50. 81
@3.O0; good and choice yearlings to (four
year-old( breeding ewes, Sc. 50@S.OO.
LOUISVILLE, July 31.-Cattle 1900. &C
tive, strong: heavy steers $7.756l S. 90; bee
steers S5.50@S $500; heifers $6.OO6S.OO: cow
s2.00@6.O0; feeders S600@6.75; stocker
$4.0066.25.
Hogs 1900; mostly zoe higher: 12O pounds
to 225 pounds $10.45; 225 pounds up So
120 pounds down to 1910; throwouts S6S
down.
Sheep 1920; steady; lambs $12.50; sheel
$500 down.
CINCINNATI, July 31-Hogs: Receipts
5000; steady; heavies, $9.5O@ 1000; pack
ers and butchers, S0.65@1O4O; heavy ia
sows $6.00@7.00; pigs and lights, $7.00@
$10.65: stays, $4,000 800.
Cattle--Receipts 2,100; steady; steers
S4.OO@95O; heifers, $3.5O69.5O: cows, $27;
1926; calves closed SOC higher, 3.00@ 900.
Sheep-Receipts 1,400: steady, S1,OO@
500; lambs, $4.00Q1350.