Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-20
Live Stock Prices Up
With Supply Small;
Shipments Delayed
By L. c. GRUNpELANp
Ueased Wire Service to The Journal.
Copyright, 1929

(Leased Wire Service to The Journal
Copyright, 1929
UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, March
19.-Light runs were reported in all
branches Of the live stock trade today. On
account of the severe storm much of the
supply was delayed. Sellers had less than
5000 hogs held over and the supply was
small here. Values were higher from the
start cattle also were stronger. More than
) 1000 lambs were forwarded to packers,
leaving only about 10000 on the market
here.
Receipts were 5000 cattle, %, 900 hogs,
16 600 sheep and 1000 calves.
Some sales of steers were as much as
40c above the levels noted al the close
of last week, with the general advance
placed at PC to Soc. Bulk of killing steers
made $S.50@975. Cows and heifers also
showed the full gain, while Gamers were
up 15@25c. Bulls sold higher, while calves
were strong.
Sellers did little in the hog pens during
the first hour or so, but values were higher
Choice light hogs sold at $S.70@S.75. Good
240 to 300pound butchers went over at
$S.40MS55. The top OF the trade was
placed a $3.50, with plain packing hogs at
$I2507.50.
Lambs were mostly 25c higher, but the
trade was slow.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 1O.-United
States Department of Agriculture )-Catte:
Receipts, 1000; beef steers 15c to Soc high
crs Top, $500. OClpF safes, 81 .UUUIJ.ZOy DeSC
yearings 1925; she stock mostly 25c high
er; some up more; odd better grade cows.
$7.00M7.2j; medium good, $5.0006.25; many
heifers, $7.000775; bulk Gamers around
$3.50; most cutters, $429@4.50; bulls
strong; bolognas largely $4.50@4.75; calves,
uneven; some sales SOC to Toe higher; prac-
teal top vealers, $1,000; odd lots, $10.25;
stockers and feeders, steady; few stocks,
$6.50G7.75; plain feeders $40.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; slow; early mar
kpf 1Ir tO DOC higher. lHtp trade To O1ckprS.
5c to Toe higher; packer top, $3.50; ship
per, $3.50; bulk of sales. SS.20G $50; bulk
40 to 200 pounds, $S.40@S.50; 210 to 800
pound butchers, $S30MS.45; packing sOWs.
pigs, uneven, 25c to 40c lower; bulk, $6.50@
100: few. $7.2J.
sheep-Rcceipts, 5000; lambs mostly 15c
to 25c higher; top, SLATE; others $1415@
$50 best clippers, S11.65; 100-pound kinds,
$10.75; feeding lambs, $14.00.
EAST ST. LOUIS, March 19.-U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. )-Cattle-Receipts,
700; active; beef steers, strong to 15c high
er; bulk, $7.25@S.25; light yearlings and
cows, strong to 25c hlgner: bulk cows, So. 90
06.25; bulk. yearlngs, Sc. 5O@S.5O other
classes, steady with good and choice light
vealers, steady to SOC higher, at SO. 00@
TO- so; Gamers, $3.G0@3.2 %; bologna bulls,
81. 900. %.
Hogs-Receipts 10000, active; mostly 10
to Is cents higher; 80 pand for one load
sort averaging 1GO pounds; bulks follow: 13O
TO 100-pound averages. $S.TQWS.75; 100 to
$50 pounds, SIS. 65@S.10; 250 pounds and up,
IS. SOFAS. to; packer sows, steady to 10c high
er, $7.5O07.G0.
sheep-Receipts, 700; only three doubles
of wool lambs on sale; no sheep; two decks
lambs. $15 GO; one deck S7-pound averages
$14 80.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, March 19.-Cattle:
Receipts, 400 active and steady heavy
steers, $S.0O@S.7j: beef steers, $4,000
S.25; heifers, S4.50GS.00; cows, $1,000
G.25; feeders, $5.5O@7.25; stockers'- $3.OO@
Cts. ~ o-c
Hogs-Receipts. 1900: steady; 165 to 25C
pounds, $3.50: 120 to 100 pounds, $3.50; 21O
pounds up, ssh; 80 to 120 pounds, STD:
90 pounds down, 5000; throwouts' $500
'O Sheep-Receipts, 50; steady; lambs
$1,000.
CINCINNATI, March 19.-Hogs: Receipts
1000; strong TO 1Oc higher; heayies, $500
! S. rs; packers and butchers, $500; heavy
fat sows, $G.O0m7.00; pigs and lights, 500
@S.75; stays, $4.00M5.O
Catle-Receipts $50; strong to 25c and
SOC higher; steers, $5.00@9.25; heifers,
| $5.OOM9.25; cows, $4.OO@G.7o; calves
steady, $700@15.0O.
Sheep-Receipts %; steady, $3.oo@6.50;
lambs, steady, $7.00M15. co.