Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-31
Heaviest Summer
Cattle Run Received
In Chicago Yards
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
Especial Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1929

NCOpS iiSi'' Ac-o'(
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, Monday,
July 3O--One of the largest summer runs
ever reported in the history Of the local
yards was received today, with better
action than was expected. While prices de-
clined sharply in swine, the better grade OF
cattle and lambs were absorbed at steady
and. in some cases, stronger prices. More
than 1900 cars arrived today and all Of
them were in the yards before the opening
hour of trading.
Receipts were 10000 cattle, $1,000 hogs,
10000 sheep and $500 calves.
The first range cattle of the season were
included in today's run, string Of thirty
cars of rather decent steers making up the
initial signments. Choice heavy steers
at S11.50 and long fed yearlings at Sll'S'
were strong. Calves sold off so cents. pack
ers paying S0.75@10.00 for choice vealers.
Hog offerings for the second time this
summer passed the $4,000 mark and. includ'
ing n holdover of 9,T63, there were over
10000 on sale. Only 30o were forwarded
direct to packers. Prices were almost uni
formly % cents lower, with top lights at
s7.GO and the bulk of good hogs at $1,000
$50 and packers at $J.65@6.20. The trade
was active at the decline, hut large num-
Der remained undisposed Of at the close Of
trading.
While fresh sheep receipts were nearly
three times as large as week ago and 5,OO'
havier than year ago, best lambs were
taken readily at steady prices. Shippers
and CITY butchers paying S12.10 and feedefe
bidding S12.GJ Fair to good natives IND
westerns sold at weak to Poe lower figures
and met with Slow demand. band OIL
Missouri wethers sold at $3.50 and looked
steady.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July SOL nited
Stntes Department OF Agriculture i-Cattle,
%, 900; calves, 1000: very slow; few early
sales grade beef steers around steady: ear
ly top weighty steers. $lO.4o; palmer
grades fed steers and Westerns weak TO
lower: desirable cows and heifers, steady
otlirr classes weak to Zoe lower; Gamers and
cutters. steady to 10c lower; bulls, weak;
veal calves, around steady; top light veal
crs, 50. 90; heavies and mediums, dull; bet
ter grade stockers and feeders. steady; can
ner kind, slow.
Hogs. - 900: few early sales to shippers
and traders 2Oc to 25c lower; trader top,
s7.25; few is to- compound averages: Ss.2 z0
1875 to 1jj-pound averages, $3.50 6.oo;
packers holding back sharply lower; packlhS
sows, 25c lower; bulk, $3.50 600; stock
pigs, 25c higher; bulk. $6.00@6.25; few
$G35
Sheep 5000; killing classes. steady to
strong: best Idaho lambs. 1928; others,
S1l.15: top natives, $11.S3; better Sra6es,
mostly s11.25M11.75; Texas wethers, S'.2o@
80; Texas ewes, $3.50
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.,, July 30-(United
States Department Of Agriculture. Cattle,
5000; fat. steers, steady at $1,000 OPS;
grassers, slow; light yearlings, steady to
strong. at $9.00m9.55; fat cows and can
ners, steady; few cows at 1918; Gamers,
So. 25M2.5 bologna bulls, steady 10 shade
lower, at $4.10G5.0O; light vealers, $4,000
1925.
Hogs. 21OOO, slow. 35c to 4Oc lower than
Saturdays average; top. $40; hogs. desir-
able. 100 to 2OO-pound averages to butch
ers and shippers, S7.55M7 IS; few 2tO to
220-pound averages to butchers. $7.50dT .55
averages, S6.5O@ 90; sows, 25c lower; bulk,
$5.j7. 80
Sheep 5000; market slow around steady;
two loads good native lambs, $12. 80: quail
ty most medium, at $11.5O; culls. 500; few