Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-02
Cattle and Sheep
Supplies Are Scanty;
Hogs Are Plentiful
BY L. G. GRUNDELAND
Ueased Wire Service to The Journal.l
IEnn,.rinbt 1OOQ


UNION ST0CKYARDS, Chicago Friday),
June 1.-Comparatively light runs of cat
tie and sheep were reported at the local
than EXPECTED STecf About 40 cattle 500 hogs,
and 500 sheep were forwarded to big
killers .od from other trading points; Less
for this market: Sellers had more than
$1,000 hogs held over from the previous
session, but demand was fair from the
start. Cattle trade was uneven during the
week. Choice steers reached $11 on
strong market, but all other kinds of cat
tie closed lower compared with a week
ago.
Receipts were 1000 cattle, 10000 hogs,
5000 sheep and 1000 calves. -.
Best beef steers again were strong. but
fey, were on sale: Prime heavy ANIMALS in al
sold at $10.G5, with bulk of stock $3.50;
Other grades were generally steady, and
the trade was not active. Cows and heif-
ers sold slowly at weak prices. all grades
showing a decline compared with week
ago. Many medium and plain heifers were
let for. Gamers and bulls sold slowly at
steady, to weak prices, while calves also
showed weak late in the day.
Best light hogs and also, choice light
butchers We're five cents higher. with other
grades steady compared with the best time
of the day before. Many choice lots. sold
FOR the day. Choice heavy, butchers went
at $767.25. Packing grades, at $5.75M
G.60, were generally steady while pigs sold
Demand for lambs was active, and prices,
were anywhere from strong to q. cents
higher. Choice California stock went at
$15.75 sorted, with best native springerS
at 15.25@15.50. Some. good shorn lambs
sold at $14 on steady to strong trade.
Few aged muttons went over at unchanged
price levels.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,. June 1.-(United
States Department of Agriculture Cattle:
ten to fifteen cents lower, at $6.25; light
vealers, so cents higher to packers, at
$1,000; other classes n %%n o4,-o
mostly ten cents higher to shippers and
butchers; trading later steady to five high
good and & and medium Weight
offerings, $7.35@7.45: no heavies sold; pigs
uneyenly strong to 20 cents higher; good 200"
s6.5O@7 90; packer sows, unchanged at
1913 largely.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000; active steady
lot choice springs to butchers, $14.50; few
to shippers, $14.40; packer top and bulk,
$14.00; culs, S. so. few good clipped lambs,
$1,000; bulk light fat ewes, $3.50; heavies,
KANSAS CITY, NO., June 1.-(United
States Department of Agriculture. Cattle,
1000; calves, 500; better grades beef steers
and few yearlings mostly Toe to l5c higher;
choice to prime steers, $10,45@1O.75; calves,
steady to SOC higher; best vealers to pack
ers. S9.25@9.50; all other grades and
classes around steady; inferior to common
Texas steers, $4.25@6.75; plain cows, mostly
$4,000. 20; good heifers. $7.S5; few. can
ners, $2.75; few bologna bulls, $4.5O@5.7o;
common horned Texas stockers, $5.5OQ5 .65;
medium feeders, $3.50. -
Hogs, 1000; very slow; $50 to 230-pound
average to packers and shippers at s. .O0GN
rs. or steady; packers holding back: few
sales SC lower; bulk of sales, $6.S0@7.tG;
packer top, $40; packing Sows, steady;
bulk, $5.S5@5 $50; stock pigs, steady; most
ly $6.000G.25.
Sheep, 5000; killing classes, steady; de-
srable native spring lambs offered only in
odd punches: small lots, $14.25; Arizonas to
killers, $1,000; to feeder buyers, $1,000;
Texas wethers. $6.7j.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1;mCattle: Re:
ceipts, 200; heavy steers, $S.00@9.00: beef
steers, S5.00M9.00; heifers, $5.00@9.00;
cows, $2 20 go feeders, $6oO@7.25;
Hogs: Receipts 1900; steady; 1e5
pounds up. $40; 100 to 165 pounds, $3.50;
pigs, $500@5.65; throwouts, $40 down.
Sheep: Receipts 3,000 slow; lambs,
$3.50 down; one load, $15.75; sheep, $3.50
down.
, CINCINNATI, June Hogs: Receipts
5000; steady to SC and 1Oc higher; heavies,
$3.50; packers and butchers, $7e5@7.so;
shippers 1925.
Cattle-Receipts 500; weak; heifers, $500
$3.50; cows, $3.00@7.OO Calves active
and strong.
sheep-Receipts 1000; steady. Lambs
stpDdV.