Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-30
Live Stock Market

UNION STOCKYARDS., Chicago, May 20.
On account of the holiday tomorrow, the
live stock trade was little uncertain early
today killing establishments will be clos
ed on Memorial day and big packers did not
seem to have call for much stuff. The
average price for good beef cattle last week
was placed ut $3.50 dime higher than
the week before, and % cents above the cor
responding week last year. 1t was the high
est since last August. Light runs were post
ed for cattle and hogs today.
Supplies were 20. 600 cattle, 49, 600 hogs,
20. 600 sheep and 5000 calves, against %, 659
cattle, 59,SG9 hogs and 1850 sheep last
Monday.
Cattle: Some weak spots were noted in
the steers trade, but values were mostly
steady. Choice 1,300M ,400-pound steers
sold at S0.00M10.00, with good 1900 pound
lots at $3.50. Best cows and heifers were
in good demand at steady values, choice
cows being placed at 81, but demand for
palmer cows was slow and prices were
weaker. Bulls and calves held unchanged.
Most bologna bulls sold at $4.23@4.G5, while
many veal calves went at $3.50, with small
buyers paying up to $11.
Hogs: Bids were lower. Most Of the
choice light hogs sold at $10.S5M10.95, with
the top at 81 and here values were little
changed. Heavy lots were mostly dime
off, however. Bulk of butchers sold al
$10.35@ 1890. with rough packing grades
down to $9.256l9.50. Heavy grades were
weaker at the close
Sheep: Some sales of choice lambs were
nearly steady. but the general market was
25c lower. City butchers paid $40 for
prime shorn stock, with choice lots to pack.
ers at $13.25G 1890. Few choice spring
lambs were on sale. Natives went at $15.25
Aged muttons were steady.
EAST ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Cattle: Re.
ceipts, $500; steers and beef cows, steady
to 15c higher; yearlings 1Oc to loo h"her;
Gamers, strong: bulls, steady; veal calves
steady to 2jc higher; stocker steers. strong
best steers, $3.50 for / 800 pounders bulk
S7.00@7.75; bulk light yearlings, $7.65M
$40; bulk beef cows, S4.7jMj. so: bulk can
ners, $2.S5@3 800; bulk beef bulls, $4.50M
800: bolognas. $4.00M4.50; top vealerS
$10.25; bulk, $9.50@10,00; bulk stockers
HogsGReceipts. 10000: fairly active, 81
to Zoe higher: top, $10.S5; bulk good butch
ers, STOCKHOLDERS; bulk 100 to 140-pounG
averages, $10,00@10.50; packer sows, $50!
@92J.
sheep-Receipts, $500: slow: bidding un
evenly lower few early sales fully 25c low
er two loads choice Tennessee springers
S15.50 to city butchers; bulk native, $13,J(
@14.25; no aged sheep sold early.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 29.-Cattle; Re
s st5ts beef este Steers s0S Sefers
GIS.2j; COWS, $2.50@6.50; feeders, $G.JOM
1925: stockers. $4.50@7.O0.
Hogs-Receipts, 2,500 strong; 100 pounds
up, $1O.sO: 120 pounds down, $9.45; throw
Sheep-Receipts. 2.4OO; lower; lambs
$3.50: one load, $1,000; sheep, $3.50 down
,, JACKSONVILLE. Fla, May 29.-Hogs:
Receipts light; prospects weak; heayles ano
rough, $3.50; heavy pigs, $500; light pigs
$3.50
<Grass Cattle-Receipts medium steers
81. OOm425: cows. $25O@3.O0; bulls, 81 OF
@3O0; Gamers, $1.O0 up.
STOCK MARKET OPINIONS
tho Lot
undertone is still very good and indication
| are for higher prices, but we favor takin!
profits on the sharp advances.
Leland & Co.: Market looks higher thi
week but prices have gone ahead steadll.
that profit taking is to be expected.
| Block, Maloney & Co.: The weeks new
has for the most part been favorable, indi
eating steady expansions.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, May 23.-Butter, creamery
extras, 3331ac; creamery standards. 3412c
firsts, 30M 33c; seconds, 2S@ 29c. .-
| Eggs, ordinaries, 2112 @22c; firsts, 29123
Cheese, twins, 1S@1sHc; Young Ameri
| cas-, 1S15@19c.
geese. lac; turkeys, 25c. ROSTERS. lac.
| Potatoes, 1854 cars: Wisconsin round white
! 81. 45@1. 80: Michigan, 81. 5O@l go: Sout
Carolina cobblers, flat, barrels No. !, 50; I
m5.S5; new Alabama Bliss TrumphS
aacged, No. 1, $2.75@2.S5; Texas. 81. 25@
80; Louisiana long white, S1.75@2.o0
Bliss Triumphs No. l. $2.50@2.75.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, May 29.-Flour quiet an
unsettled.
Pork, quiet; mess. $2G50@27.OO.
! Lard easy; middle west spot, $l2.O5G
| 1915.
Sugar. raw, firm centrifugal. 96-test
4.23; refined, firm; granulated, 5.5Om5 600
Coffee, Rio No. 7. on spot, 114@12Ec
J No. Santos, 14k 14$sc.
Hay, steady: No. l, $3.50; No. 3, $1,000
1.35; clover, 9Oc@$1.50,
Dressed poultry, quiet; turkeys, $50 52c
chickens, 23@45c; fowls, 17@34c; ducks
2O@25c; broilers, 4O@65c.
Live poultry, dull; geese, 11@1Sc; ducks
! ia 23c: fowls, 2Sm 29c; turkeys, 20@40c
ROSTERS, 14c; broilers, 35@55c.
Cheese, steady; state milk, common t
specials, 15G19c; skins, common TO specials
| 14M15c.
Butter. quiet receipts, 1872: creamery
extras, 35@ 35Iac; do. special market, 35$4 {
l3C1@c; state dairy tubs, imitation creamery
.firsts, 29@3412c.
fancy, 36@37c. nearby mixed fancy, 24(
I33c fresh firsts. 25Gl 3O12c; Pacific coas
Iextras, 2SG3Ic.
GRAIN MARKET OPINIONS
Press & Co.: Cam see no reason for buy
and oats as too big for the bulls.
Lamson Bros: Weather market is ind
lcated for the next few weeks.
Bartlett, Frazier & CO.: Heavy delive
lies are expected Monday May contract
and the trade continues in a waiting MOOD
The absence of outside trade is the wea
Feature of the corn situation.
Leland & Co.: Look for trading ma
jket in wheat until May is out of the way
Harris, Winthrop Co: In our Opinio
icontinued weakness is probable in all grains
Stein, AlStein II CO.: Sentiment in whea
has become bit less bearish, it looks as
with May out of the way, the deferred q
lveries will do better; favor purchases {
coarse grains on depressions.