Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-18
Heavy Runs andLow
Bids Mark All Trade
InLive Stock Market
BY L. c. GRUNDELAND
Ueased Wire Service TO The Journal.)
DOWNRIGHT 1928

Copyright, 1929
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago (Monday),
Sept. 17.-Heavy runs were reported in
all branches of live stock trade today, and
bids were lower from the start. Less
than 100 cattle were forwarded to big pack
ers from other trading points, while no
hogs or sheep were billed that way. Fresh
supply of western cattle was posted at 5000
Sellers had more than 1000 hogs held over
from last week, and thus about $4,000
were in the pens. Car reports for the local
yards was plased at 2.340, and $50 of
these had not reached the yards at the
opening of the trade
Receipts were 10000 cattle, 5000 hogs,
80 900 sheep and 4 200 calves.
Cattle trade was unevenly lower. Most
steers showed a decline of 10M23c, with
choice at the least drop. Strictly prime
heavy animals were still quoted at $12.736l
1900. Some good yearlings sold at $11 500
l 80, for a drop of 15@2jc. Demand for
cows and heifers showed up better than
expected, and many sales were about
steady. The market had weak under
tone, however. Gamers and cutters were
generally steady on small supply with
good Gamers placed at $2.7503.00. Bologna
bulls were quoted up TO $500 steady
market, while calves held unchanged.
Hogs were mostly 10015c lower, Top
lots made 1926, the best light hogs show
ing least decline. Demand was weak dur
ing the day, and much stuff was unsold
at the close. Choice heavy butchers went
at $8.50@S.95. while some of the best pack
ing stock sold at $7.5O@7.75, with top
lots at $500.
Lambs were in weak demand from the
start. Bids were as much as 81 lower,
with the general trade showing a decline
of soc and more. Top westerns were
placed at $14.0O@14.5 while a small
lot of natives went to a city butcher at
$14.2j. Feeders were steady to twerty-
five cents lower, with top lots at S14.O9.
Aged muttoRs sold at weak prices on a
small supply
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 17.-United
States Department of Agriculture. )-Cattle:
| Receipts, 1000; calves, 5000; slow, killing
| steers around weak; no choice corn-fed
steers offered; early top, $1O.75; some held
higher; she stock fairly active, about steady {;
bulk beef cows, $3.50@5.O0; fed heifers,
| $3.50; bulls, strong; bOlognas mostly, $3.50
4.22; calves, steady to strong; practical TOP
| veals, $3.50; few to shippers, 1915; dAir-
| able Stockers and feeders strong to 1Jc
| higher: other classes steady; bulk early
sales $675GS5O.
steady TO Zoe lower than Saturdays aver
age; bulk desirable 200 to 275-pound aver
| ages to shippers, $S.45MS.6O top. $500:
bulk of sales, $790@S.50; packers doing
little, talking % cents lower; packing sows,
ID to 20 cents lower; bulk $7OO67.25:
! stock pigs around steady; bulk, $6.I507. so.
Sheep: Receipts, $4,000: fat lambs fair
| ~ active; westerns around 10 to - cents
| lower; some showing less decline owing to
| light sort and wet fleeceS; bulk best kinds
$l3.oO413.S5; fat natives mostly % to 80
cents lower; bulk desirable kinds, $f2.75M
300; fGt sheep and feeding lambs around
steady; best heavyweight western ewes
carly, 5000.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17-Unitcd
| States Department of Agriculture Hogs:
Receipts 10000; market 10 to 20 lower;
most decline on lightweishts heavy butch
ers nearly steady; top, $500; bulk 40 to
| 26O-pound averages, $S.75@S95; few o10
to 325-pound butchers, $8.50Gs.75; pirS
ana packer sows, 10 to % lower; bulk de-
slrabie, ITO to 130-pound pigs, $7.25@8. 90:
| packer sowS, $7.2j.
Cattle: Receipts, - 600; native beef
steers slow tending lower; few vealers,
| $lO60M 11.15; western steers slow: no fat
light yearlings in; Gamers lOc to 15c lover
dt F2'3o@2.o0; fat beef cows boonga bulls
and light vealers. steady; common and
| hed,um cows, tending lower: stocker steers
weak; come beef cows, $J5O@65O: boloC-
ma DuIs' S4.O0Q4.15; light vealers, $12. OO6D
i2.50; stocker steers, S4.75m5.o5
Sheep: Receipts, 5000: good ' lambs mast.
zoe lower; most culls and some good
lambs, 0Oc lower; one load to butchers
| SI3IJ; few head, $14.O0; packer ton
$3.50; general quality plain; bulk, $13. 0066
800; culls mostly $500; sheep scarce ana
steady; light mutton ewes, 5000; heavies.
| $500. '1o''
CINCINNATI, Sept. 17.-Hogs $500; SC
and butchers, $9.23@9.35; medium, Sc. 25GD
$50: stays, S4.50M5.50; heavy fat sows
$5.00m 20; pigs and lights. $G.OOm7Z5.
Cattle, receipts. 5000 heifers and cows.
steady; others. weak; steers. SIS OOG 6. 80;
hcifcrs. $1,000 1000; cows. S3.50Q6,o5.
D.. '"r: }~,.',- sc" a $3.50.