Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-03
Heavy Runs Reported
In All Branches of
The Live Stock Trade
BY L. c. GRUNDELAND
Ueased Wire Service to The JournaI)


UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, (Thurs-
day. Nov. Large runs were reported in
all branches of the live stock trade. Cattle
receipts fell short for the first four days
compared with a week ago, however. while
tie sheep run also decreased. In the hog
house the weeks supply increased about
$4,000. About 5000 western cattle arrived
at the local yards today. Big killers had
hogs forwarded from other trading points.
About 1890 hogs were left over from the
previous session and the trade was lower.
Car report for the local yards was 1915.
Receipts were 10, 900 cattle 40, 900 hogs
21,O00 sheep and 1900 calves
After somewhat slow start, the cattle
trade was generally steady. fair amount
of stuff sold at $11 90 and above and the
market had good undertone for steers
showing good to choice quality. Long
yearlings again had the best of the trade,
while thin western cattle were slow. Cows
sold steady, but there was again q good
demand for heifers. Gamers, at $2.5O@
$50, were fully steady, but calves were
weak to a little off at the close.
hogs dropped 1O@15 cents on large
supply. Light stock came closer to choice
heavy butchers than they have been for
SOME time, while mixed packing hogs
showed least decline. Choice heavy butch
ers stopped at 81. Go, while best light hogs
sold at $7.50@7.55. Bulk of packing stock
went at $6.50@675, with good mixed lots
at $7.OO@715.
Fed western lambs went over at S13.25
with bulk of range stock at $12.75@19.O0
on generally steady trade, but demand
lacked snap. Small local killers paid s1325
FOR native lambs, with prime animals quo
table at 1910 Feeders wree slow, while
aged muttons were unchanged.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1.-Cattle: Receipts.
1000; calves, 1000; killing steers generally
steady; best weighty steers. S1O.75; year
lings, $1,000; she stock, steady to strong:
beef cows, $3.25@5.00; Gamers and cutters,
81 :So@oO0; bulls, steady; bolognas, $1,000
800; calves, steady; practical top vealers,
90 20 90: stoekers and feeders, slow, steady
Hogs-Receipts, 10000, mostly weak to
10c lower: bulk of sales, S650M7. 20; de
sirable 1856 to 270-pound averages, $1,000
10; packing sows mostly S6.3OM6. 65; stock
pigs steady to weak; bulk, $J.15655O
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; lambs. steady to
strong; westerns, $12.75; natives. $3.50;
sheep, steady; ewes for slaughter, 1915
western feeding lambs. S11.75.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1.-Cattle: Re-
Ssj 9 rs 200; SLOW steady heavy steers, $500
S4.oO@s.OO; cows, $2Oo@5.50; feeders,
$4.50@6.50; stockers, $2.5Od6.c0.
Hogs.-Receipts 200; steady; 200 pounds
up. $40: 165 to 200 pounds, $7.25; 100 to
$o.25@5.75; throwouts, 5000,
Sheep-Receipts 100; steady; lambs, $11.
ATLANTA, Nov. 1.-(U. S. Department
Of o. Agriculture. Cattle: Receipts $50;
common light stockers, So so; inferior stock
ers, $3.50; few Gamers, 800.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; slow, steady: few
100 to 100 averages, $7.75@S.25; 100 to $40
Kinds mostly, $3.50: so to 11O-pound pigs,
S1COd7.50' other averages quotabIe steady.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Nov. 1.-U. S.
Department of Agriculture )-Hogs-Re
ceipts, $4,000; extremely slow. few early
sales 5@l5c lower; $50 to 20O-pounda vera es.
81. 30 OTTO; no action on medium weights
and heavy butchers; pigs, fairly active; good
100 to 150-pOund kinds, Sc .6O@7 90; packing
sows about steady, at Sc. 35@6. 40.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; not enough native
beef steers here to make a market: light
yealers steady to 25c higher at $40. 50m
1915; bulls about steady; other classes I'M
changed; most beef cows. $3.55@4. 70:
stocker steers, $4.OO@5. %.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000. slow, few early
sales about steady; top. $12. 10; bulk of run
still unsold; culls, unchanged at IS. 90; most
ly; few light mutton ewes, Sc. 90.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. Hogs: Re-
ceipts, 6,400; steady to 10c lower: heavy,
ST. 00Gl725.
cattle-Receipts. 100; dull and weak;
calves, steady
sheep-Eeceipts, COO; steady; lambs, slow
and steady.