Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-31
Values Slightly Off
On Large May Runs
In Live Stock Trade
BY I, G. GKUNUELANU -.
Ueased Wire Service to The JOurnal.)
Copyright, 1929

UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, CTues-
day., May 29.-After one of the largest
May runs in the history of the trade yester,
day, sellers again had many hogs on hand
today, and values were off.
Killing establishments will be closed here
tomorrow and this hurt the demand for all
kinds of live stock. Sellers look for light
runs after the holiday and they expect to
find some Improvement in market condition
Receipts were 10000 cattle, 10000 hogs,
5000 sheep, and 5000 calves.
Best steers were in good demand and val
ues were strong. Heavy animals went at
$40. 5000. IS. Stock selling under $40 held
steady and the trade showed up fairly we'll
Best cows and heifers were slow, and here
values were 1Oc@15c lower in many cases
Demand for calves was slow, but prices were
little changed.
Hog trade was lower. Demand was slow.
Shippers were again i'll the trade today. The
general trade was off a dime. Choice light
hogs sold at $7.15@7.25. Good packing
hogs sold below &c.
Lambs sold steady. and demand was fairly
active, choice California stock went at loo
ais. so. Plain native lambs sold at $11.0O
012.0 A small supply of aged millions
sold steady.
CINCINNATI. May -Hogs-Receipts
500. steady to 15c and 25c lower; heavies,
81. Go; packers and butchers, .65; heavy
fat sows, So .O0@5.75; pigs and lights 5000
@7.00.
shesep-Reccipts, 1000, steady; heavy
grades, dull; lambs, steady.
EAST ST. LOUIS, III May 5 2-t Native Ss
steers steady to strong; bulk, $S.40a1O.10;
one load Missouri yearling steers brought
$11 90; no Texas steers in sight; yearllngS
slow; cows tending lower; bidding steady
on Gamers; bologna bulls steady. S4.13@
5.25: light vealers higher at $9.75@1O.OO.
Hogs $4,000, active. Mostly 10 to loc
best wei gRi butchers, $50: bulk $1,000
I25; pigs about steady; bulk good and
choice 120 to 130-pound averages, S6:23Gt
60: packer sows, l0@15c lower; bulk,
sheep. $500: fat lambs. 25@5Oc lower:
cullS soc lower; top and bulk good and
choice lambs, $14.00; culls, $3.50 no clip
light ewes. $50; hcavics. $3.50.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, May 29.-Cattle: Re
cepts. 200; slow, steady: heavy steers
S. 00@9.00; beef steers. S3.30@9,25; heiferS'
$G0o@9 .25; cows. $2.50@7.30; feeders
$5O0Gl7.25; stockers. $3.5OM7.00.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; lower; 1G5 pounds
up $40; 120 to 100 pounds, $G.S5; pigs.
$4,000 go; throwoutS S34O down.
Sheep-Reccipts. 2,J00: higher lamDa
GOO
KANSAS CITY May 29.-Catte: Re
ceipts II 900 beef steers and yearlings
steady to f5c lower; early top yearlings,
S10.25; mature steers, 5000: several loads
held higher: She stock steady to weak:
bulk COWS, $5.00@G.50: few, $500 up: good
to choice heifers, S7.00@S.5o; Gamers and
bulls steady: most Gamers, $2.75@3.00; bulk
bologna bulls, $4.506l4.75; calves weak to
SOC lower receipts 1000; good and choice
vealers. largely. N$S.50@9.00; stockers and
feeders steady 10 strong: inferior to medium
stocks, $4,35@!. p; fairly good feeders.
" Hogs-Receipts %, 600 few sales mostly
15c lower; packer and shipper top 500;
bulk Of sales. $G.75@7.G0; 1870 to 160-pound,
Sc. 25MG.50; bulk 100 to 260-pound butch
ers. SG.95M 100: packing sows steady; bulk.
IS. 75M5.Sj: fat pigs steady; bulk, $500
@6.25.
ShccI-Receipts 5000; spring lambs 25@
SOC lower than yesterdays close or 81 60
lower than yesterdays best time: Top ma
tives s14.25: better grades. largely s13 rs
G14.25: sheep 25c 10 SOC lower: Texas weth-
ers. S5.75M6.5O; light weight fed ewes,
$3.50; Texas ewes, $3.50.