Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
Live Stock Supply Is
Light; Cattle Dealing
Done on Small Scale
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal
Copyright, 1928.

copyright, 1929
UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, Satur.
day, Dec. 22.-Liyestock supply was moi
large at the local yards, while compare
lively light runs also were reported al
other western points.
Receipts were 900 cattle, IL 600 hogs
2,00G sheep and 800 calves.
Cattle trade was of little volume, anj
1t was found tina the final count would
not reach the first estimate. Tins sell
ers had little to offer, and what they
had on hand showed plain quality. The
total for the week fell far short OF last
Heavy steers closed $3.50 cents higher,
but light stock sold slowly. Cows and
heferS closed lower, but caupers and cut
ters were somewhat higher Than a weeE
day. The best heavy butchers sold nj
S1:oo@lI 90, and most of the good pack 9
hogs were unsOld ut the close. A week ago
today hest hogs sold at $7.25.
Sellers did not have much on hand III
the sheep house today, but they were
choice lambs sold at $500. and this was
about what the same animals would have
brought the day before. Best lambs closet
and medium grades were up 50M75c IN
most cases Aged muttons also were nigh
for the week.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Dec. 2.-Onited
States Department of Agriculture Hogs
Receipts, 5000; strong to 10c to 15c high
100; taking good and choice 100 to 200
pound averages; pigs, strong; bulk, ITO
to 130pound kinds, $5.75@6.2J.
Cattle; Receipts, 200; compared with
week ago, beef steers best light yearlings
and heifers and stocker steers, steady
low priced heifers, 25c lower, beef cows
and bologna bulls, 10 to 15c highere; can
ners, 25c to 35c higher; light vealers, 75c
lower; bulks for week: Beef steers, $4,000
S.2j; yearlings, $650@9.00; cows, $500
800; Gamers, $2.15@2. so; bolonga bulls,
$3.5004.2J.
Sheep: Receipts, $50; for week, fat
lambs and yearlinss, 50 to SOC lower; best
grades showing least decline, hulks week s
kinds. $1l .50M12.00; culls, $S.509s9 90;
yearlngs, $9.50@1O.25; medium quality aged
wethers, $6.75 mutton ewes, $J.O0@G.50
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-(U. s. Depart
ment Of Agriculture. )-Cattle, 500: calves.
100 for week: Desirables handyweight fed
steers and yearlnigs, steady; better grade
beef cows, 10@l5c, lower; Gamers and
cutters, strong to Is cents higher; bulls,
steady; vealers, 25@5Oc, lower; heavy and
medium weight calves, 50@75c, lower; bet
ter grade stockers and feeders. steady;
palmer grades, 25@40c, lower; bulk prices:
$700@950; beef cows, $3.50@4.00; veal
ers, $S.00@S.50; medium and heavies,
$3:50@600; stockers and feeders, $1,000
$50.
Hogs, $500 strong to TO- cents higher;
mostly to packers; top, $6.70; bulk, of sales,
S6.30@6.60: bulk, $50 to 230-pound butch
ers, $6.400 $50; packing sows, mostly $500.
Sheep. 800; for week lambs, steady to
25c lower: fed lots largely $11.75d1213;
sheep, 10M15c higher; fat ewes, $6.50@l
Go; shorn wethers, $7.25.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 22.-Uuited States
Department of Agriculture. Cattle: Re
ceipts, 100; today's market nominal; for
the week, killing classes active, strong
others slow, steady; bulks for weeks: South
ern steers, $4.50W5.50; common cows and
heifers. $3.25@4; medium, $4.5O@6; cut
ters, $2.25@2.7J; Gamers, S1.75@2; bulkS,
$2.75@4; heavy calves, $507.
Hogs: Receipts, 400; no early sales;
compared with week ago about steady;
1870 to 16O-pound, $6.75@725; 100 pounds
down, S625@6.75. Soft or oily hogs, 75c@
81 under preceding quotations.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 22.-Cattle: Re
ceipts. 100; closing, slow; heavy steers
$75O1S.50; beef steers. $4.40@750; heif-
$4.5O@G.OO; stockers. $2.5O@5.75.
Hogs: Receipts, 1000; steady to ten
higher; 1G5 pounds up, $500; 40 to 165
pounds, $3.50: pigs. 120 pounds down, 1913;
throwouts, $3.50 down Il
Sheep: Receipts, 200; steady; lambs,
$11.00.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 22.-Cattle: Receipts,
900; steady; heavy steers, $7.00@s.00;
beef steers, s5,OO@6.Oo; heifers, s5.50@
$50; cows, $3.5O@5OO; feeders, *4.5O@
$50; stockers. $2.50@5.00.
Hogs: Receipts 1000, heavy and me-
dunn hogs 1Oc higher; 165 pounds and up,
$40; throwouts, $3.50 down.
Sheep, nominal; steady fat sheep, So q
$3.50; "hoice lambs, unchanged, 5000
1000.
1875; steady; steers, $5.25@1O4O; state bulls
SIS. 25@5.25; cows, S1.40@4,50.
Calves: Receipts, none steady. Veals,
$l35OM14.00; culls and little calves, $500
07.0O; grassers, $4.50@5.5O
Sheep and lambs: Receipts. none; firm
sheep. $450@6.25; culls, S2.25@3. 90; lambs.
$S.50@13.5O; culls, $7.OO@9,00.
Hogs: Receipts, none; steady; light to
medium weights and pigs, $1.50d 7.75; pigs
S7.35m7.5O; heavy hogs, $7.3O@7,55; roughs,
$6.25M6.50.