Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-13
Cattle Trade Strong
To IS Cents Higher;
Hog Market Slow
BY L. G. GRUNDELAND
Ueased Wire Service to The journal.

Copyright 1921
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago Mon
day), Nov 12.-Cattle and sheep supply fell
short of the expected numbers today, but the
hog run much larger than sellers had
expected. Of the estimated cattle run about
5000 were westerns and they showed gen
were forwarded to big killers from other
trading points, while no cattle or sheep
were billed that way. Holders of good
cattle asked strong values from the start
| In the hog house the trade was lower. Sell
ers had nearly 5000 hogs held over from
last week. Sar supply for the local yards
was 1900.
Receipts were 1900 cattle. 10000 hogs.
"a. 600 sheep and 900 calves
Cattle trade was strong for all grades,
with some choice steers and the best var
lingS showing p gain of more than IL cents
from the levels noted at the close of last
week. Heavy steers had better demand
than they have had for some. time. Some
] 400 pound steers sold at $l1.50. while
choice yearlngs made $3.50 to shippers
Cows were steady, with the blaance of the
cattle trade at unchanged price levels.
Demand for hogs was slow during the
day and values were generally off 10 to 80
cents from the close of last week. Bulk of
butchers sold at 6.G0@7.3O, with top lots "a
$3.50. Some of the palmer light hogs soh
below $500. Packing hogs showed the gen
eral decline. but good stock went at $6.50Gl
go Medium and heavy weight butchers
sold at the top.
Fat lambs sold we'll at prices that
strong to % cents higher. Other grades
held about steady. but the market WAS
fairly active even for palmer lots. Shippers
paid up to $13.2J, while bulk of choice stocN
went to packers at $12.7jm 1900 Feedine
lambs held fully. steady, while aged muttonS
also were picked up we'll.
EAST ST LOUIS. Nov. 12-UniteI
States Department of Agriculture. Hogs:
Receipts, 10000: weak TO Zoe lower; heavy
butchers, $7.4j medium kinds. $7.30M7. 40;
bulk $50 to 200 pound. $7.10M7.2j: pigs and
light lights, $6.50@ 100; packer sows Sc 10
0lG.1J.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; beef steers, $3.50
assoc; beef COWS, slow; Gamer bulls, S2.25
Gt3.00; Gamer yearlings, Toe higher at $190
Gt2.00; light vealers, steady TO 25c higher at
$9.00@9.23; stocker steers unchanged; few
S4.00MJ.25.
shcep-Receipts 500 higher; southwest
lambs. $l2.00@12.25: culls unchanged at
$500: good light mutton ewes, $500.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 12.-Hogs: Receipts.
5000: steady to lie lower; heavy. $50;
packers and butchers. $3.50; medium, $3.50;
stays, $4.00@7.50; pigs and lights, $4,000
6.GO.
CattIe-Reccipts, 30: steady: steers
$3.O0@9.0O; heifers. S3O0@950: cows, $2.50
$3.50. Calves sc higher, $300M11.50.
Sheep-ReceiptS. 10: steady, $1,000 $50:
lambs, steady, $4.OO@I2.75.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov, 1.7tG. $. De
partment Of 4srcultnroeo 14cattle-Re
celplS, -1.VJu. cdlNPS, f,OuO. SicduH ~
strong; weight steers, 5000; short feds,
7.25@9 %; she-stock, steady beef cows
So 25@4. 30; Gamers and cutters. SO
3 90; bulls, steady; bolOgnas. So % 03. 10;
calves unchanged: practical top veals. SIS. 50;
stockers and feeders, strong to shade higher
sc. GOGI7. 30.
Hogs-Receipts, II 900; 10 to II"
bulk of sales, So .606t7 10; 200 to 2S0-pound
ST .00M1.lO: 100 to 160-pound averages,
IS .S5M6. 90 packing sows mostly $6.0J@
6 80 stock pigs, steady at $3.00M5.35.
Sheep-Recepts, 1000; lambs steady to
15c higher; Colorados, $13 00 top natives,
SD. 10: sheep. steady TO 25c higher; fall
>horn Texas wethers, $7.25; Colorado ewes,
Sc 80.
ATLANTA. Nov. 12.-(U. s department
Of Agriculture. )-Cattle: Receipts 300; slow,
about steady. weak undertone prevailing;
few common natives at $3.50 and $500;
common COWS and heifers. $3.00M3.25; cut
tiers, largely $2.50@2.75; bologna bulls,
So. 90: calves scarce, none sold.
Hogs-Receipts $500; active, steady 100
to 2S0 pounds average, $750@ 500: desir-
able 1870 to 100 pounds kinds. $7.0007.50;
40 to 120-pound pigs largely, $G.2J; 50 to
100 pounds, $5.50MG.00.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. 12.-Cattle: Re
ceipts, 2,G00 slow and lower; heavy steers
$7.50MS.00 beef steers, $4,000 $50: heis
ers, $4,000 100; cows, 81 Goa 80; feeders
S4.50GIG.00 stockers, $2.J0GLJ.Tj.
HogS-Receipts, 5000; steady 10 Zoe low
er; POO pounds up, $3.50; 100 to 200 pounds.
$500 120 TO 1863 pounds. 500; pigs 120
pounds down, $j.25; throwouts, 500 down;
stays. SJ.JJ.
shcep-Recepts, 100; steady; lambs