Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10
Light Runs Of Cattle
And Sheep Reported
AT Chicago Stockyard
BY L. c. GRUNDELAND
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal)
(Copyright 1927

(COpyrlSnI, 1901 i
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, May o.
Light runs of cattle and sheep were re-
ported for the local yards but the hog
supply was large notwithstanding the fact
that present prices show the lowest poiut
in over five months. About 100 cattle,
1 100 hogs and 500 sheep were received by
big killers from other markets today. More
than 81 900 hogs were held over from yes
terday and this hurt the trade. Lambs
showed a good gain over the price levels
noted at the close of last week, but aged
muttons have had a dull market during the
period.
Receipts were 5000 cattde: 81 600 hogs;
10 GOO sheep, and $500 calves
Cattle trade was fairly active and prices
for steers were generally 10@1oc higher
with some sales showing more advance.
Choice heavy steers sold at $10.25@10. 40
with bulk of beef steers at $S.25M920.
Cows and hmeifers also sold we'll at values
that were mostly 10@15c higher Can
ners went at Sc. 50M3.75 for the best with
good cutters at $4.50@4.75. Here also the
trade was strong. Bulls found a good out
let at stronger, values while calves sold
steady to strong. Bulk of vealers went at
$S.75 and down.
Trading was slow in the hog house.
Values were generally 25c off from the best
time of the day before and steady to loo
lower than the weak spot on that day.
Bulk of butchers sold at $730@7.75 with
top lots at $3.50 against $500 yesterday.
Packing hogs were hard to sell and much
| stuff went at $6.O0@6.25. Best pigs sold
at $6.75@7 90.
Lambs were again strong TO 25c higher.
Choice wool lots went at $15. 50@15.65 to
city butchers and shippers, while top
shorn lambs made $13.75. Bulk went at
| $13. 00@13.75. Aged muttons were only
| steady. Some fair quality cows sold at
Int fhn ltryIf
EAST ST. LOUIS, III, May 9-Cattle--
Receipts, 1900; generally STEADY; no good
steers here; top calves, $3.50; bulks follow:
Steers, s. 65@s5o; heifers, $aa665@gsS. .;
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; slow, mostly 20
lower, on light hogs; steady on others; all
weights selling $7.50@755: top $3.50. hogs
pigs mostly % lower; bulk desirable weights,
S6i5O@6. 70; packer sows, 10 to 10 lower;
Sheep~Receipts, 500; spring lambs and
fat sheep, steady; few choice springers to
butchers, $1,000; practical top and bulk,
s 5o7 gRt 6 clipped
steady; heavy a0 . steers, $s:oo@s,?5 beef
cows, 2,Oo@e; So: feeders, $6.OO97.25;
Hogs, 2,7Oo 10 cents lower; 1853 pounds
up, $3.50; 120 to 165 pounds, sos; 80 to
100 pounds, $3.50: 30 pounds down, $500;
throwouts, go down; stays, $50 down.
Sheep. 500: higher; spring lambs, $1650;
sheep, $6.0O@7.50.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May gu. s.
Dept. Agriculture. Cattle, 5000; calves,
1000; beef steers and yearlings strong to
15c higher; best steers, $9.60@3.75; light
yearlings $3.50; she stock steady to 15c
higher; desirable heifers, $7.50@8.25; good
and choice cows, $6.75@7.5O; all other
classes steady; practical top vealers to
packers, 5000; small lots, $9.5O@1O 90;
Gamers and cutterc generally, $2.75@4.50:
bulk bologna bulls around $780, good light
feeders, /$8.40; plain to medium stockers
6.5067 So.
Hogs, 10000; very slow; few medium
weight butchers to tradersr, $7.30@7. 80
or ten lower; top, $7.35; packers bidding
Toe to 15c lower on butchers, $3.50 bid
bulk of sales, $7.15@7.30; packing sows
mostly 10c lower; bulk. 1913; stock pigs
steady to weak; bulk natives, $6.70@6.S5.
Sheep, 1000; lambs Generosity 25c higher ;
wooled kinds. $1,000; top clippers, $3.50;
others, $500; Arizona springers, $1,000
1925; sheep, % to so cents lower: shorn
Texas wethers, $500; others, $3.50; top
ewes, $7.25; others, including Arizonas,
$6.25@7.O0; Texas goats 1915.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, May 9.-Butter, 1900; cream
cry extras, AZ; creamery standards, AZ;
firsts, 1919 Gao: seconds, 37@39.
Eggs 1855; ordinaries, 1914; firsts,
231@ @251s.
{ Live Poultry-Two cars fowls, %; ducks,
ROSTERS IA.
Potatoes-375 cars. Mimi red river Ohios,
sacked, $1,000; Florida Spaulding rose bar
relS, 20. 1, $3.50; No. 2, 1925.