Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-05
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, Aug, 4.
light supply of cattle arrived at the local
yards today. In the sheep house the run
was larger than expected, however. Com
pared with week ago: Present prices Tor
medium to good steers show gain of 20 ~
SOC, but prime steers are little changed
Grassy stock had slow trade during the
week and here values dropped little. Near
ly 1000 hogs were held over from yeSter-
day and as most eff these were heavy ami
mails there little demand for them
today. Receipts today were $500 cattle,
10, 600 hogs, 5000 sheep and 1000 calves.
Cattle: The market showed little action,
but prices were mostly steady. Some spots
were stronger on choice steers. Some 1,2oO-
pound steers sold at 5000 while other
light cattle went at Sl0OOQ1O20. Cows
and heifers held at unchanged price Levels.
Gamers were weak, while bulls also were
slow. Calves sold about like yesterday.
Hogs: Light hogs weEe again Strons
from the start, with slow trade for heavy
grades. Choice light hogs, and also the the
best light butchers sold at $1O.75@ 10. 50,
with good 3O0-pound butchers around $3.50
@9.65. Most Of the smooth packing soW y
went at $S.356lS.60. One load OF strictly
prime light hogs made $11.OO
Sheep: Lambs sold strong to 1O01oc
higher, with some spots showing more
gain. Prime natives went to city butch
pens, but they were mostly feeders. Aged
| muttons sold steady. ooo.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 4.-HOgs, 5000;
| steady. Heavies, $975@1O5O; packers and
| butchers, $1O.75@11.O 90; heavy fat sows'
| $6.OO@7.5O; pigs and lights, $S.OO@11,oO;
stays, 5.00M6.00. -.
| higher: $4.O0@1100.
Sheep, 5000; steady: Lambs, steady
| EAST ST. LOUIS, Ills, Aug. 4.-tG. .
| Bureau of Agricultural Economics.) -Cattle
| -Receipts, 1900; beef steers, light yearllSs,
Gamers and veal calves steady; common and
| medium beef cows and bulls tending lower
stocker steers, dull; bulk follow: One loaG
i ,,Yhf Up 4
az 10; yearlings, Sc. 50M7 80; cows, "a. "a
as. %: Gamers, 81. 6O@2.75; calves, $40 .OC
@1O.25; top, 5000.
Hogs-Receipts, 1880: lights and light
lights, 10 to 15c lower; others dull; bidding
| unevenly lower: sorted lights, $1,000; prac
| teal top, SO. So; bulk, 100 to 2OO-pound av'
! erages, $40. 50@ 10. so; no medium and heavy
hogs sold early; pager sows mostly S7'6'
| @S.O0.
sheep-Receipts. 1900; fot lambs Is to 90
higher; sheep steady; top lambs, $12 80; culls
mostly $500; fat light ewes, $500; heav
| les, %. 5013.O0.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. 4.-cattle 800
slow, weak: heavy steers $7.5O@S.25; beet
| steers $5.O067.50: heifers S5.50l7.50; COW:
$2.O0@6.OO; feeders $6.00@6.75; stocker
hogs, 200; ste steady; 100 pounds m t. to %;
$9.45; throwouts 1920 down.
| Sheep, 3 POO; steady: lambs S12.50; choice
$13.OO@13.25: sheep $500 down
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Cattle: Re
ceipts 4500; common and medium grades OF
all classes dull; other grades fully stead!
to higher; medium and heavy steers, So
yearing heifers $500; few good cows
around 5000; choice native vealers, $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts 1000; active to botF
bulk $50 to 175-pounders, $1O3O@10.35;
top, 5000; bulk of sales, 50. 40@10.2 %
packers weak; bulk good and choice 1916
to 21O-pound weights, S1O.20G10.25; choice
25O-pounders. SOLO; 300 to 320-pounderS
$9.75@9.S5; bulk throwout sows, $7.75@S.OO
stocker pigs steady, best, $10.75.
Sheep-Native lambs strong to 15c higher
top. $500: bette rgrades around $12.50@
1888: sheep steady; odd punches fat ewes
$5.00@7.O0.