Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-18
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCKYARDS. CHICAGO. July
17.-Ilcavy supplies of cattle were reported
at this and other western markets today.
Kansas City haN 1900 and South st. Paul
was reported with more than II 900, while
the total at fen principal markets was
posted at about $4,000, against GO 900 a
week ago. Notwithstanding the railroad
strike. only about 100 cars of live stock out
of the reported $50 had not arrived at the
local yards before the opening of the trade.
Receipts today were estimated at 81 ,000
cattle, $4,000 hogs, $4,000 sheep and 5000
Cattle-Choice steers were strong and the
market went to the high point of the year
when some strictly prime animals went
over at $1,000. Other kinds were slow,
with some of the palmer lots as much as
25c lower compared with the close of last
week. Cows and heifers of choice quality
were strong, but Gamers and bulls sold at
to small killers at $1,000 on a 25c lower
market
IlOgs-Light hogs were sc to 10c higher
from the start, but there was more active
demand for the best lights and choice light
butchers later in the day, and many of the
sales were up 1Oc to 15c above the close OF
last week. Top lots went at 0.S0I1 30
while rough packing hogs sold below $500
Pigs were 15c to 25c higher.
Sheep-Lambs sold 25c lower for al
grades, but aged muttons We're generally
steady as the supply was small. City
! butchers paid $3.50 for choice westerns
l g. =
| S.50N760.
| KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 17.-CU. 5
| Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Cattle
! 10000; Better grade beef steers, 100 IL,
! lower; top heavies. 1890; other grades, 15M
zoe lower; yearlings and fat she stool
| steady to 25c lower; better grades cows
! ST. ;5@$G.50; others, 81 5OM Sc; grass heiferS
| $6@S7; other classes, steady; 1,100-pount
| choice fe "lerS, $50; common to medium
! stoc6ers, $5M$7; bulls, $4.5O6$5 so: bes
! vealcrs, S.JeG$S; most Gamers, So 500
| $2.7o; cutters, $3M$4.
! Hvgs, 1900; lighter weights, strong to 81
| higher; others slow, bulk $50 to 22O pound
| ers, 10. 15@$10.25; sorted lights, 5000
| bulk, $3.50 $1O.25; packer top, $1O.15
! stock pigs steady; bulk desirable natives
| $10Gt $10.5O.
Sheep, 1000; lambs, 2565oc lower; toy
natives an 1AT'zonas, 1880; culls, $6.75m
/ $I.25; sheep, strong; light ewes, $7.25@
/ $3.50.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, July 17-(Unite'
| States Bureau of Markets Cattle: Re
ceipts. 1000; slow: steer quality common t.
medium; best steers and light yearIings
steady beef cows weak. 15c to 25c lower
Gamers and bulls. steady: veal calves so
! lower. 1928 paid for 1,035-pound steers
$500 for light warnings: bulk cows. S42
| 6I5.50: bulk bulls. $4.25@4.7j; Gamers
| $3.50: bulk veal calves, including top, $50
| @9.00.
Hogs-Receipts. 10000; fairly active
| steady; top, $10.S0; bulk 40 to 19O-poun'
| averages. $10.7O010.SO: bulk 200 to go
| pound butchers, S10.35@10.65; few load
26O to 3O0-pound averages, $10.25@ 1885
| packer sows mostly $S.2JM $40.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000: fat lambs. %
lower; sheep, steady; good lambs, So 500
1900; culls. $500: fat light ewes, 5000
/ heavies. $500.
| CINCINNATI. July 17.-Hogs: Receipts
AGO; slow, &c lower to &c higher. Selected