Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
Live Stock Receipts

UNION STOCKYARDS, CHICAGO, Aug.
A.-After stronger market for all kinds of
cattle last week the trade slowed up today
and values were lower for most kinds. One
feature of the trade today was a good de-
mand for feeder cattle and these were picked
up we'll. All branches of the live stock
trade showed larger runs than expected.
Supply was estimated at 10000 cattle, 3d.
900 hogs, $4,000 sheep, and 5000 calves.
Catte-Best steers were fully steady. One
lot consisting of 10 head, averaging 1,499
pounds sold at $780, while best yearlings
also were placed at the same figure. Choice
cows and hefers sold we'll but medium and
palmer grades were weak Bologna bulls
were down 1O@15c in spots, $4.O0@4 %
taking good animals Outside buyers paid
$12 for choice calves but most of the good
lots went to packers at about Sill. Trade
was generally SOC lower.
Hogs-Light hogs sold vel at prices that
were steady to strong but other kinds were
slow and hardly steady. Prime animals went
at $9.75@0.75 against So. Go for top lots
at the close of last week Most Of the good
packing hogs went to the scales at $6.75@
$50.
Sheep-Western lambs were about steady,
choice lots going at $13, bpt there was a slow
demand for natives and here some sales were
weak to 15c lower. City butchers paid $12. 10
for top lots. Aged mutton held steady with
choice ewes at 81 so. .
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 21.-United
States Department of Agriculture Ca tile.
stronger; other classes steady; best light
steers, $107O top heavies, $1O.06O; mixed
yearlings, $10.55; choice cows, $3.50; bulk
medium to good kind, $4.25@5; medium
yearling heifers $S grass heifers, $4,000;
best vealers, $10.5O@$11; 400-pound baby
beef, 50; Gamers and cutters, $2.25@ $50;
bulls, $325@4; stockers and feeders, steady
to 15c higher common to medium stockers,
$5@6.sO; fairly good kind, $7.25; strictly
good feeders $II6@S.
Hogs. 5000; 5@15c higher; shippre top,
1910; packing top, so; 160@210 Founders.
$s.s5d9.1O; 22o@25O Founders, $s.65@s.9o;
sows, steady to strong; bulk, $7@I.25; stock
pigs, SOC lower at $S.25@S.66.
Sheep. 1000; lambs strong to 25c higher;
1915; sheep steady; best ewes, 81; other fat
lots, 6@6.75.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Aug. 21.-Cattle
5000; best beef steers steady; low medium
choice steers weighing 1900 pounds; bulls
bGlks follow steers, $S.50a1O; OOi yearlings
ners, $685. bologna bulls, 1910; top veal
ers, 81, 90; bulk, $1,000; stock steers, $500
Hogs. 900. mostly Is to 25c higher; top
1855; bulk to $40 to 200 pound average
1915 to $3.50 210 to $50 pound averages
$9.d5 to $3.50; go pound butcher hogs
Sheep. 500; fat lambs, 25c lower; sheer
ana other classes. STEADY, SIZ.lO Dld 1or IA
lambs bulk, $11.75@12.00; culls, $500
light ewes, 5000; heavies, $500 to $3.50
CINCINNATI Ohio, Aug. 21-Hogs-Re
ceipts, $500; steady to 10c higher; heavles
So. $780,; packers and butchers, 50. 40G
eco; heavy fat cows, So .O0@6.50; pigs AND
lights, Sc. 00@9 so; stays, $4.00G5.00.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000; good and choice
steady; plain and common, dull and weak
steers, $4.00@S.50; hefers, "a .O0d9 90
sows, $2.50@6.00; calves, steady, $5.00@
1900.
Sheep-Receipts, 2,1OO; steady; $4,000
$50; lambs, SOC lower, $4.O0@14 90.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 21.-Cattle
1,4OO; 25d50 higher; heavy steers, $s@
$50; beef steers $5.5O@S: heifers, $500
8; cows, $2@6; feeders, $5.5O@7; stockers
S366.25.
Hogs, 1900; 15c higher; 12O@ 200 pound