Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-16
Low Live Stock Runs
In Yards at Chicago;
Prices Are Higher
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
Especial Wire Service to The Journa

Copyright, 1928.
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago (TueS-
day., Aug. 14.-COmparatvely low runs
were reported at the local yards today and
total of sheep and cattle showed in
crease on the number on hand the first
two days last week About fifty cars of
western cattle arrived during the day while
about 100 natives were forward to big KILL
ers from other trading points. Sellers had
more than - 900 hogs held over from the
previous session, but light stock sold higher.
Receipts were II 900 cattle: $4,000 hogs;
Il, 900 sheep, and $500 calves.
Choice heavy steers, old, steady TO strong,
but other kinds were weak. Prime lots
sold at $12.40 with top lots placed at $3.50.
Feeding steers found good outlet al strong
values, good animals being quoted at $1,000
$50. Good westerns went over al $500
$50. Cows and heifers sold fairly well at
unchanged price levels. Good bologna bulls
were placed at $4.506D4.75 a steady
market, but calves were mostly 25c down.
Bulk Of good vealers made $11 .0011.50.
Light hogs sold generally - cents higher
top lots going at $3.50, or the high point
since April. Other grades were slow and
some of the palmer packing hogs were
hardly more than steady. Good heavy
butchers showed some gain, values being
placed at $s.00@8.10, but many plat npack-
ing lots sold below $500.
Lambs went to killers at prices that were
strong to fifteen cents higher, while feed
ers also showed a similar gain. Choice
but big killers stopped at $3.50. Feeders
also reached $4,000. Best natives went at
$12. 25@12.3J. Some light ewes made $500
on strong to Decent higher market
EAST ST. LOUIS, III, Aug. 14.-United
States Department Of Agriculture. )-IIogs;
Receipts, 1880; active, 25c to SOC higher;
top. $50; bulk 100 to 240-pound averages,
$8.40@S55: $50 to 270-pound, $3.50 s. 40;
pigs, strong to unevenly higher in spots;
bulk desirable weight, S7.25W7.75; packer
sows mostly $6.10Gl6.25.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; native beef steers.
strong; $12. 60 bid on heavy steevs: westerns,
steady; early sales, $7.00@7.S1; light year
lings, steers and heifers 25c higher at $3.50
@10.6J: beef cows and bulls, steady most
cows, $3,75@5.25: bulls, $3.75@4.25; can
ners, Zoe to loo higher at $1,000 200; light
yealers higher at $9.756i 1925.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; generally steady i:
top lambs to shippers, $3.50; to packer,
$1225; bulk, $12.Go@12.23; Gull lambs
mostly 500 to packers few higher; fat
light ewes, $3.50: heavies, $3.50.
KANSAS CITY. No. Aug. 14.-U. s.
Department of Agriculture. )-Cattle, 21.-
600; calves, 1000: better grades beef
steers and yearlings steady; other fed
steers and western grassers steady to i5c
lower: top weighty beeves, $11.15; year
lngs, SLIGO: she stock mostly steady;
bulls and calves about steady; most bo-
logna bulls, S3.j004.00; practical top
light veaers, $500; few to shippers, so p;
desirable Stockers and feeders steady
other classes, dull; bulk better kind feed
ers. $7.25@9.30.
Hogs, 1000. mostly 20 to 25c higher:
bulk Of sales, $745@7.95: bulk 18o "a
15O-pound averages, $7.25@7.60: desirable
packing sows mostly $5.75T6. %; pigs
Steady to strong: bulk, $G.00@640.
Sheep. 5000; lambs strong to 15c high
| err; top Colorados $12.55; other westerns,
| $12. 25M12.30: odd punches natives up 10
$1,000; better grades mostly $11.50@1l 80;
| sheep, % to SOC higher: Colorado ewes
| 81 80; feeding lambs, $12.25.