Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28
Cattle Trade Helped
By Better Weather;
Demand Still Light
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
(Leased Wire Service to The JournaL)
(ConyrirIlt 1923

UNION sT0CKYARDS. Chicago (Wednes-
da), June 27.-Hog supply was compare
reported in otheF branches of the trade.
Values were lower in the hog pens from
the start More than 10000 We're ea held over onG
palmer lots of cattle have had dull mar
ket during the week, and present values
show a big drop compared with the open ei
lions helped the trade little today, but
there was no urgent demand even for good
cattle About 100 cattle and 1900 lambs
Receipts were 5000 cattle, $4,000 hogs.
5000 sheep, and 1000 calves.
Demand for cattle lie was f Choice rrlG lots bn
undergone Some choice 1,470-pound steers
sold Win >, most b OF the co Sser S
steady, but here also the trade was vas weak ca
for medium and palmer grades rms END
week. Bulls sold strong. with good bolognas
up to $500. Calves were steady. packers
taking good vealers at $9Q0G9.oo. 49,
off dime from the average of the day
before Choice light stock sold at Sl.33Qg
40, with good heavy butchers at Sf.OU0g
7.25. Some rough packing hogs sold as low
as $500. while good lots went at $6.25@
ga. Best pigs, at $500 were nearly
light supply Of lambs hs s helped fo thS
a. fair outlet for good stuff: Packers paid
ST.. 80 for choice lambs. Most lambs SOLD
of aged nluttons was light. yet the trade
was. slow. Some good light ewes SOFA at
$3.50.
EAST ST. LOUIS, his, June 27.-Cattle:
Receipts 200: beef steers SLOW; uhder IONS e
prevailing, light yearlings and beef COWS
dull; Gamers and bologna bulls STEADY
light yealers steady at 50. "a 10O0 TO CITY
butchers; 2gc higher to packers, at ~; -;
few Gamers, $1.75; bologna bulls $4'oo
Hogs-Receipts Is, 900; slow. few open
ing sales to butchers, $7.40@7.4 Az one load
$3.50; later tone to packers DC TO lVc low
er; most good hogs to packers, $t 80 pig
market steady; bulk good 120 to 130-pound
averages. $7.O0@7.25; packer soWs UNI
sheep-Reeeipts 5000; good and choice
lambs steady: Others and culls dull; Top
ings, $500; few cuIls. $500: bulk fat
light ewes, $3.50; heavies, $3.50.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 2.-Cattle:
Receipts 5000; calves 1900; very little
done; bidding generally lower on peer
steers yearlings and fat she stock; few
early sales steady to lower; better grades
steers unsold; choice yearling heifers, ~
common to fairly good heifers, $5.O00 f:oo:
early sales COWS mostly S4,50M6.00; Few
up to $500; other classes around steady:
most Gamers, $3.50; bologna bulls, $500
also; bulk desirable vealers to packers,
SIS. so; few, 5000; early sales stockers and
Hogs-Receipts 10000; practically no
trading; one load early to traders at Sis;
shippers bidding $7.O0@7.05. or 15c lower
than yesterdays average on medium weight
butchers: packers holding back; packing
sows Toe lower; bulk, S6.00@G10: stock
pigs 1Oc to 2Oc lower; bulk, $6550@6.75;
few at $500.
Sheep~Receipts 6,OOO killing classes
lambs lambs S15.2S; others, $14.5o@15.oo; fed
clipped lambs, $3.50; Texas wethers, $7.25
@775.
: CINCINNATI. June 27.-Hogs. 400: 10
to % cents lower; heavies. S7,65: packers
and butchers, s765; medium, $7.G5; fat
sows. 5000 $685. pigs and lights. $500
@7.5O
Cattle. receipts. $50; slow and steady;
She sheep, receipts. $500; strong. Lambs ac-
tive and higher, $5.00@15.50.