Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-08
Cattle Prices Steady
On Chicago Market;
Hogs Much Lower
BY L. G. GRUNDELAND
Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1929

Copyright, 1929
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chisago (Thurs-
day., Dec. 6.-Cattls supply was not reavy
today. little more than 1000 hogs were
received by big killers from other trading
points, while no cattle or sheep were billed
that way.
13, 600 sheep and 1000 salves.
Best steers were in good demand after a
somewhat slow start and prices were as
much as % cents higher in spots. Other
kinds of cattle held fully steady. Few steers
sold above 81 80 however, but even stuff
selling at 50 .00@9.50 showed up strong
Cows and heifers were in fair demand but
values were only steady here. Bologna bulls
sold at 81 .50@4.75 for the best on strong
market while choice veal calves were at 81
and better.
Hogs were off 15@25 cents and even at
this decline the rade was slow. Choice
heavy butchers showed the full decline. good
lots stopping at $7.15. Light grades also
were lower, but they did not show as much
decline as that noted for heavy stock Bulk
of packing hogs went at $6.40@6: so. while
pigs were lower at $6.25 and down.
Fat lambs were in fair demand and some
of the deals loowked strong. The general
active for young stock. City butchers paid
S13. 10, while shippers took choice lambs at
S13 90, with bulk going to big killers at
So. O0@12. 70. Aged muttonY were steady
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NASHVILLE, Dec. 6.-cattle: Receipts
100; steady; heavy steers, $7.00MS.00: beef
steers. $5.00@6.00; heifers, $5.50@6.50;
cows $3,50@5. 90; feeders, $450@6.50;
stockers, $2.50@500.
Hogs-Receipfs $500; 25@s5c lower; 200
$500; 1870 to 165 pounds, $3.50; pigs, 100
pounds down, $5.25@5.50; throwouts. $3.50
down.
Slcep-steady; fat sheep. s3.5O@45O;
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 6.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts 300; steady; heavy steers, $500
500; beef steers, $4.00@7.50; heifers. S4.0O
@700; cows, $2.00@5.50; feeders, $4.5O@
600; stockers, $250@5.75.
Hogs-Receipts 200; 25c lower: 200
pounds up, $7.25; 165 to 200 pounds. $500:
120 to 165 pounds, $6.40; pigs, 100 pounds
down, $3.50; throwouts. 1913 down.
Sheep-Receipts 200; steady; lambs, $11.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. Gu. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. -Hogs-Receipts, 49,
900, slow, mostly 10 to 25c lower; best me-
dunn weight and heavy butchers, 7.00@
40; good weight killing hogs, Sc. 00@6.25;
packed sows largely $6.25.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000: beef steers, scarce;
few loads steady to 25c higher, at $500
7.S5; light vealers, soc to ST.. higher, at
Sill .00@11 go Gamers and bologna bulls,
steady; Gamers, So 25@2. 80; bulls, So. 75@
$50; beef cows and heifers, slow. about
steady; bulk sows,' 4.00@5 90; stocker
steers, unchanged at 81. 50@5 so.
Sheep-Receipts, 1.200; no early sales;
asking higher two loads of desirable ma
tive lambs. $12.75 bid.
ATLANTA. Dec. gu. S. Dept of Agri-
culture. Cattle: Receipts $50; no killing
classes available supplies mostly Gamers
and cutters; markets steady; cutters, 50. 80
@2.75; a few at $500; Gamers, $1.5002. 90.
Hogs-Receipts 800; fairly active; gen.
eral market 25c to SOC higher; selected 200
to 250 pounds average, $500; $50 to 100
pounds, 81. 5007 20: 100 to 13O-nound nipS
$7.0007.25; 100 pounds dwon, mostly, $675;
soft or oily hogs, mostly. $1.00@1.25 under
preceding quotations.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 6.-Hogs. re-
ceipts, $500; weak, Scents lower. Heavy
500; heavy fat sows, $5.0O06OO; pics
and lights. $5.00@6.65.
Cattle receipts. 500; steady. Calves, %
cents higher, $400@130O.
Sheep receipts, 525; steady. Lambs