Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
Higher Prices Asked
For Live Stock After
Week S Heavy Drop
RY +. C. GRUNELAND


Copyright, 1929
UNION ST0CKYARDS, Chicago Mon
day., Sept. 10.-Sellers looked for some I'M
provement in the live stock trade today.
After the big drop in values for nearly all
kinds of cattle last week. holders were not
willing to cut prices at the start. Of the
estimated supply of cattle about 5000 were
westerns. No cattle were forwarded to pack
ers while about 1000 plain animals were
held over from last week. In the hog house
values were higher from the outset. About
10000 were left over from last week. but
still the total not large. About 1,3O0
yards
Receipts were, $4,000 cattle, 10000 hogs,
% OJ0 sheep, and 5000 calves.
While demand was slow even for good cat
tie during the day, values were generally
steady for the stock showing good to choice
quality. Some heavy steers were held at
$500, while bids of $l=.-5U12.7 IS were re-
ceived in a fair number Of cases. Medium
steers were weak, but feeders showed
strngth. Cows and heifers sold slowly, but
prices were little changed. Bulls were
strong and calves also found good outlet
al steady to strong values.
Hogs were generally 1O5s25c higher, while
the trade was not active. Small killers were
best buyers, with big packers holding PACK
early in the day. Prime light lots sold at
SO. 10 with bulk of packing hogs at 81 az
100 Best heavy butchers sold around 50
and pigs were slow, with choice animals
quoted up to $500.
Fat lambs sold WELL and values were most.
ly 25c higher. Choice westerns went at
S13 so to killers, while feeders also paid
that price for many lots Best natives went
at Sl2.75@13. 90, with good cults at $9.ioW
10. co. Aged muttons held about steady
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Sept. 10-(United
States Department of Agriculture. Hogs:
Receipts, 1900; active 10 to Zoe higher;
most advance on heavy butchers; top $500:
bulk desirable light hogs, 80 10000; ~
70 O50-nOuDd hutchprS SO 20NI1, 40. ZOU 10
3OO-pound, ss.oo@9.15; good weight pigs,
$SO0@s.75; packer. sows, $7.25@7:: 80.
Cattle: Receipts, 11,00o; beef steers
scarce barely enough here to make
market; three loads steady at $9.0O09.5O;
western steers bologna bulls and stockers'
steady; no fat light yearlings in; Gamers
share lower at 2.00@2.25; few early peer eel
cows steady to shippers, at $o.2oQ6'oo;
packers bidding lower; light vealers, % to
SOC lower; practical top and bulk. $lO.3O;
few westers, $6.S5@7.2o; boionga bulls,
90; sheen nee Receipts. 50 800: steady on sheep
on lambs no strictly good or choice lambs
on sales, best native $1,000; few lots OF
southwest Missouri lambs, $l1.50@l1.7o;
culls mostly $3.50; good light ewes to kill
ers, $500; heavies, $4.0O.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Sept. 1o-Catt'e'
fed steers steady to shade lower: palmer
grades fed steers and yearlings dull; most
bids, 10 to % cents lower; early top nat1Ce
steers, SLID some nelu drOuHuM, TI-'o',
she-stock slow; weak to = cents lower;
beefg cows largely $3.50@5 300; bull, STEADY:
boiognas, $3.5O@4.00: vealers, strong to %
cents higher; top, $3.50; heavies and me-
dunn calves, slow; stockers and feeders az
tive steady to strong; fleshy feeders, $3.50
G1O. 90: bulk stockers, $6.25@7.40
Hogs il 900; mostly 10 to % cents higher
than Saturdays average; bulk desirable, lIU
to 25O pound averages $S75G $500 shipper,
top. So 80: packer top, $3.50; bulk of sales.
$S.10MS.90; packing sows steady to III cents
4 StO II
80 cents higher; bulk better kinds. S6.2oW
6.75. -
Sheep. 10000; lambs, generallg u to -
cents higher; top westerns, $12S5; bulk
westerns. S12.7JM12.S5: sheep about steady;
range ewes mostly $j.00M5.50; early sales
Texas feeding lambs around 1900; weS:-
crns held considerably higher.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. ,1O.-Hogs-Re-
cepts, 1000, slow, steady to Is cents high
err; heavy, SIS. 25M9.25; packers and butch
ers, 50 so; medium, $3.50; stays, $4,000
f. 10: heavy fat sows, So OO0I 20; pigs and
lights, Sc .O0@9.25.
Cattle-Rcceipts, $500; very slow, gener-
ally 25M5Oc lower; steers, 81. 00@9. 80; heif-
ers,. $3G O0G10 90; cows, 50. 100000; calves
80 cents higher; $4.00Q12.5O.
Sheep-Receipts, $500: steadq, $l.0OO
s 90; lambs. steady, So 00@14 80.
LOUISVILLE, Ky" Sept. lO-Cattle, ,
heifers, $4,50@S.50; cows s. O0M $50;
feeders, $G006l7. 80; stockers, $3,504G.75.
Hogs: Receipts, none, steady: 100 13c
higher; 1G5 pounds up. 1929; 120 TO les
pounds, $3.50: pigs, 100 pounds down, $500;
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