Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-12
Live Stock Runs Cut
Following Unsettled
Market of Last Week
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
(Leased Wire Service to The JOurnal.)
IUOpNrlght. 1850
Union STOCKYARDS, Chicago Mon

(COpyrlght. 1023.)
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago Mon
day., June 11.-After more or less I'M
even market for cattle and hogs last week
the runs were court down today but weather
conditions were not favorable for active
trading from the outset, and it was some
time before sellers were able to send any
thing to the scales yearly S909 RSg
forwarded to big killers. Only small
number of cattle were received by packers
while nearly half of the sheep run was
ern spring lambs, with no California stock
on hand here.
5000 sheep and 1000 calves. against 20
IGS cattle, 66,S60 hogs, 1891 sheep last
Monday.
urgent kind, but values were generally 100
loo higher after the first rounds, with
all kinds sharing in the gain Choice lots
alo sold we'll, with good steers around
$7.75. Cows and hefers found good
outlet at 15@2?c higher values. with can can
canners sold at $3.00@3.25. Bologna bulls,
at $4.7565.O0 for the best, were stroug to
15c up, but calves had to so at steady
Hogs were generally dime lower from
the start; Some sales were as much as
the trade lacked action. Prime light stock
stopped at 500 for the years low point,
while plain packing grades went over at
50 80 6lJ. 90. Pigs also were SLOW, with Few
Lambs sold, well at fully steady values
City butchers, paid $500 for prime ma:
$15.006l1j.50. Good shorn lots went over
at $14.25@14.5O. A small supply of aged
muttons. sold at unchanged, price levels
Choice light ewes were quoted at $500.
Receipts 10000; calves, 1900; few sales
beef steers, steady to weak; many kinds
early tGp S10S9 90 held 6etta1
held at $9O0@9.25; early top yearlings
50. So; fat she stock mostly steady: spots,
fifteen to twenty-five cents higher t.. ship
pers; bulk COWS, $4.00@6:00; few, $6.50M
100: desirable heifers, $7.00@S:25; Cali
fornia, $7.35; calves, steady to fifty cents
desirable, SS.OOG9.0O;, bulls weak to IN
evenly. lower; most bolognas, $4.O0g %;
other classes steady; bulk cows, 5000
SEQ OSE osS $7S5 He CAVES
steady to 80 cents lover few best yealers
earl $3.50; bulk desirable, $S.OO99.QO;
bulls weak to unevenly lower; most bolO-
mas. $4.0o@4.25; other classes, steady; can
ners and cutters largely, $2.50@3.50; in
ferior to fairly good Texas stockers, $4,000
7.23; best feeders, $S;5O@9;O0. -
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 slow mostly 10
to % cents lower: trader top. $3.50; pack
er top $50; shippers top 81 Co. Dob bulk 6 of
weights, $6.35Gl6-45; most choice butchers
held at $3.50; packing gows, 10 to 10 cents
lower; bulk, S2.5OG555; stockers' steady;
sheep--Receipts, 1000; spring lambs
about i steady; top natives, $10.21; better
grades largely around. $500; sheep strong
to 10 cents higher; Texas wethers, $6.50@
$50.
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,. June 11.-Cattle-
Receipts, 5000; beef steers, slow; bidding
about steady on best; light yearlings tending
lower; light calves steady to city butchers
at SO. 25@9.5o; PC to SOC lower to packers
at So. 50@9 90; other classes about steady;
few cows, So .OO@6. 90; Gamers, So bo
logna bulls, $4.5o@5.25; stocker steers,
So. 50@7 80.
Hogs-Recepts, 12,OC0; fairly active, &c
to Zoe higher; bulk good and choice butch
ers. Sc. 75M6.S0; light and mixed, $4,000
6.75; pigs, strong; bulk, good 100 to 100
pound averages, S.: 75@6.O0; packer sows'
strong; bulk, So. SOFAS. 60.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; active, steady;
top spring lambs, So. 90; bulk, good and
choice offerings $14. 75@15400; fat light
ewes. $3.50; heavies, $500
CINCINNATI. June 11.-Hogs: Receipts,
5000; weak, 15c lower; heavy, $685.; lack
ers and butchers, $6.35@6.S5; heavy fat
sows, $4.5O@5;23; PIGS and lights $4,000
G.35; stays, So. 50@4.00
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; weak, $2.OO@5.5O;
lambs, strong. $S.00015.75.