Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
Traders in Live Stock
Busy Despite Holiday;
Fresh Supplies Heavy
BYL. c. GRUNDERLAND


tCOpNFlSut. 1901
UNION STOCK YARDS, Chica go,
Feb. 22-The holiday did not stop
trading at the local yards. Supplies
were larger than expected. and 1t
was late before sellers We're able to
do much. A Ibig run. of hogs ar
rived, but shippers and buyers held
steady. The fact that less than
5000 hogs were held over from the
previous session also helped the
market. Total supply of cattle for
the week fell short of last weeks
run. While there was little change
in values during the period, yet the
trade showed fair action.
Receipts were 5000 cattle, $4,000
hogs $4,000 sheep and 1000 calves.
Beef steers sold fairly well at
steady to strong values. Some
choice heavy animals sold at 500
1925, while bulk of beef steers Mt,
at SS.25@9.50. Some sales were as
much as 10@15c higher after the
somewhat slow start and there was
g better tone even for plain grades.
Cows and heifers sold we'll at strong
values, while Gamers and cutters
also were in good demand. Bulls
were steady to a dime higher, but
light veal calves were again lower.
Prime shipping animals were steady,
however.
Light hogs were in fair demand
from the start. Most of the sales
were higher, some deals showing a
gain of a dime over the general lev
els of the day before. Choice lots
sold at $3.50. against $40 for top
lots yesterday, while some of the
rough packing hogs went at $3.50
$50, with good packers at $7@7.50.
Plain packers were not much bet
ter than steady at the close. Good
heavy butchers went mostly at
$S@S.20.
Lambs sold strong to 15c higher,
Choice lots went to city butchers
at $3.50, while bulk of good lots
sold at $14@15 to packers. Demand
was better than expected for aged
muttons and values were stronger.
Some light ewes sold at $S.4O.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. 22.-United
States Department of Agriculture. )-Cattle:
Receipts, $500; beef steers, steady to weak:
early sales, $7.15@9.00: calves, weak to soc
lower, mostly SOC lower; few vealers, $12. 90
early; bulk good and choice, $11.0O@1i 90
S6.00G 100; bulk others, $4506f5.50; can
ners and cutters generally $2.506 400; bulk
good bologna bulls, $50; fat kinds mostly
s5.00d $50; fairly good feeders, $3.50;
palmer grades stockers, $500 down.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; very active. mostly
top packers; 102 to Ice higher; early sales
to shippers, steady to SC higher packer
top. $780, shipper top, $500: bulk of sales
SS.10@S.25: bulk desirable 40 to 30O-pound
averages, SS.1O@S.25: packing sows, steady.
mostly $500; stock pigs, steady; bulk, $40
@T.75.
'Sheep-Receipts, 5000; lambs generally
steady to 15c lower, to S14.50 most lots
s14.25@14.50; sheep and yearlings, strong
to 15c higher; 76-p0und yearlings, $12.90;
wethers, 5000; best light ewes, $3.50.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.,, Feb. 22.-U. S.
Department of Agriculture. )-Cattle-Re
ceipts, 1000 generally steady; steer quality.
common; bulk steers. 6.75G7.50; bulk light
yearlings. s6.0@1. %: cows, largely. $4.75
mostly S4.75@5.25; good and choice light
vealers, $13 .OO@13. %.
Hogs-Recepts, 1900; light hogs, to
10 cents higher; others slow and little
averages, IS. 55MS. 60; 100 to 220-pound,
SS.30@s.5O; go. pounds and up. sS.0o"
S.25; pigs. steady; bulk, desirable weights,
s7.75@s s 90; plain and light kinds, So. 756p
$50; packer sOws, strong to 10c higher;
bulk, So. S5@9. 90; best light sows, $500.
Sheep-Receipts, $50, steady; two decks
good S7-pound lambs. S14. so; one deck fresh
shorn wethers to butchers, 81 Is; two decks
TO packers, $500; no fat ewes on sale.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 22.-Cattie; Re
ceipts, 100; active; heavy steers, $S.00@G
Q 90: beef steers, So 0O0 s. 80: heifers, $3.50
$500 cows, $2.00@6.25; feeders, $5.50q
100; stockers, s3.0O@6.25.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900: 10 cents higher:
12O pounds to $50, $500; $50 pounds up,
$500; 12O pounds down, s7.65; throwouts,
Sc 60 down.
sheep-Receipts, 50; steady; lambs,
$1,000.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 22,-Hogs,
1900; slow and stady.
Cattle, 1900; slow and steady.
Calves choice steady, medium ana
common weak 5000 1900.
Sheen. so; steady. Lambs steady.