Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-03
Heavy Butcher Hogs
Make Good Showing
In Chicago Market
BY I. C. GRUNDELAND
(Leased Wire Service to The journal. }
copyright, 1921

copyright, 1921
UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO,
March 2.-Heavy butcher hogs have made
2 fair showing during the present week,
coming closer in price to the light stock
than they have been for some time. a week
ago today top light hogs sold at $S.3J, but
the average has been. better in comparison
today on account of stronger tone in the
market for heavy stuff. Fresh supply was
light, but about 10000 were held over from
the previous session.
In the sheep house the run was large
today but much of the run was direct to
packers.
Receipts were 5000 cattle. 81, 900 hogs,
l.. 900 sheep and 1000 calves
Cattle trade was slow and some sales of
heifers We're 10M15c lower The general
run of steers sold about steady, however,
but the market showed little action. Some
heavy steers sold at $500, but quality was
plain and bulk went at S00M 900. Butch
er stock had a slow and steady market,
with little good stuff on hand. Present
values show big decline from a week
ago. Gamers and bulls went at unchanged
values. while calves held at the weeks
low. point. Shippers paid 81 for some
choice animals.
Demand was not active in the hog house
from the start. but some improvement was
noted later in the session, when values were
quoted steady to strong. Fresh supply fell
short and this helped the trade. Choice
light hogs sold at $S.25M S.35, with 225 to
235-pOund butchers at SS10mS.25. Good
250 to 900-pound stuff was placed at $500
MS.10. Closing trade was steady to 15c
higher with top at $40
Weakness featured the lamb -trad de.
Choice wool stock went to packers at S15,
while good shorn lots sold at $12. O0612. D
Prime lambs were still quoted up to $15.21.
but nothing sold that high today. Aged
muttons were steady with few here.
EAST ST. LOUIS, H.. March o-United
States Department of agriculture Cattle.
receipts, COO; generally steady with little
or no demand for bulls; few beef and feed
er steers brought $50: COWS. S4.506 ). 70:
Gamers, s2.75G3.00; light vealers. $1O.5O@
HOO.
Hogs, receipts. 10000; mostly 10 lower;
top. $40: fairly active on shippers. 1910
pounds and down at $S.30MS.40: Others
slow; bulk 100 to 220 pounds, $S.25GlS.35
pound averages; pigs, slow. weak; Go0G
100 to 120-pound averages $G.756l $50: few
higher; plain and light pigs down TO SJ.75;
packer sOws ten to fifteen lower; bulk
$6.75M6.90.
Sheep receipts, none; no good wool lambs
| on sale; $1,000 paid for short deck So
bid at $11.50; fresh sh0rn wethers, $7.35.
KANSAS CITY, No, March 2-United
States Department of Agriculture. Cat
| tie: Receipts, Goo hardly enough on sale
| to fest the demand market practically
nominal; few steers, $1.65M9.00; cows
$4.OO@7 100; Gamers and cutters, $2.75m
400; inferior to good bolognas, $3.50@4 40:
| yealers, $1,000 1880; mixed yearlings, $7.1J
| also.
Hogs: Receipts 900; fairly active tc
| packers, steady to strong with yesterdays
| best time; top, ssh; hulk desirable. 1T5
10, -9o-pound averages. SS.G54S.15; bulk OF
sales, SS.00M S.15: packing sows. steady,
mostly M Ea1O@715; stock pigs, steady,
Sheep: Receipts 800; few sales lambs,
about steady; best wooded lambs offered al
Sl4.lO; S4-pound clippers, $11.50.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 2.-Cattle re.