Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-25
Light Cattle Runs
In Quiet Live Stock
Market in Chicago
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
Ueased Wire Service to The Journal.
(COnvright 1928

(COpyrlSnt, 1873.
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, WED
nesday), Oct 24.-Light runs of cattle and
hogs were reported for the local yards to-
day, while the sheep was about like that
received a week ago.
In the cattle alleys the trade lacked
action. OF the fresh supply about 5000
were western cattle, while 1000 plain ami
mails were held over from the day before
Big killers had about $50 cattle and 800
sheen forwarded from other trading points.
Sellers had nearly j 900 hogs held over,
but the trade was strong from the outset.
Car report for the local yards was 1855,
and about 100 of these had not arrived at
the opening of the market.
Receipts were $4,000 cattle, $500 hogs,
90, 900 sheep and 1000 calves.
Some sales of choice yearlings looked
strong. Prime heavy steers sold up to
$124J for the weeks best point. Gamers
were steady in the COW alleys, but the mar
ket for medium kinds of butchers was slow.
Bologna bulls went at S4.00G14.50 on a
steady market, while calves held at the
recent decline.
Demand for hogs was active after the
first rounds, and even the palmer packing
stock sold high. The general trade was up
Zoe to 15c, but some sales showed more
gain. Top heavy butchers went at $40,
while packing grades sold mostly at $6.000E
6.7J, with some good sows higher Pigs
were slow, but values We're steady.
Fat lambs sold better than expected and
values were mostly 25c higher after a slow
start Choice westerns were placed at
$1,000 and down. while shippers went TO
$12.75 for prime natives, with packers at
$12. 00012.60 for good lots. Feeding lambs
were slow at the recent decline. Good lots
went at $12.00@1 2.2J.
EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Oct. 24.-(United
States Department of Agriculture. Hogs:
Receipts, 10000; active, uneyenly, Toe to
25c higher, pigs showing most advance; best
butchers, around Toe to 25c higher $50
bid on choice heavies; early sales, 200 pounds
and up, $7.356l7.5O; $50 to 200 pounds. $7.25
30: packer sows, $5.90@6.OG.
Cattle: Receipts, 5000; native beef
steers. slow, lower undertone prevailing;
one load yearlngs $11.75; no western steers
or load lots yearlings in; beef cows, slow;
light vealerS, SOC lower at $1,000; medium
and heavy calves, lower; other classes,
steady; Gamers, $1.90M2.25; bulk, $2.001l
10; bulk bologna bulls. s.. 500 $50; stock
er steers, S4.j0MT.55.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000: not enough sales
to make a market one load good lambs to
butchers, $1,000; packers paid $1,000 -
for several lots odds and ends; culls, $S.00QG
$50.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct, 24.-Cattle Re-
CePts' 400; steady he9 CGGs steers tee 5000
$4.00l7.5O; cows, $2.OO@5.5O; feeders,
81. 5O6l6.50; stockers. S2.50@G.O0
Hogs: Receipts, 400; quarter higher;
200 pounds up, $3.50; 165 to 200 pounds.
1925; 120 to 165 pounds, $3.50; pigs, 12O
pounds down, $5.25@5.75; throwouts, 1918
down.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 24.-(United States
Department of Agriculture) Cattle: Re-
ceipts, -. Very dull, pending lower; no
steers sold. early individual sales, common
cows, $3.50: cutters, $500 Gamer bulls,
Hogs Receipts, 1,200; slow, not enough
early sales to test values; few 140 to 155-
pound avera ges steady, at $3.50; other
grades nominally STEADY.