Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-18

Copyright, 1929
UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, WED
nesday), Oct. 17.-Cattle supply was much
larger than expected, and sellers had more
hogs on hand than they looked for. All
branches of the trade had a slow start and
lower bids were general even for choice
stock. OF the cattle run about 500 were
westerns, while packers had 400 head for
warded from other trading points. In the
hog pens nearly Is, 900 were held over from
the previous session, while big killers had
about 1,3O0 forwarded from other markets.
Car run for the local yards was 1890.
Receipts were 10000 cattle, 81, 600 hogs,
10000 sheep and 5000 calves
Yearling steers were wanted and this end
of the trade showed least decline. Some
good lots went over at $11.00@11.25, bat
few heavy steers We're good enough TO sell
above $11.50. Native cows and heifers
were off 10@15 cents in most eases, while
calves were steady TO % cents down. Bulk
OF vealers went TO packers at $11.00@11.75.
Gamers and bulls were weak
Light hogs again sold at a decline of
logs cents while good butchers were
off 1O@15 cents from the average of the
down, with bulk of packing hogs at $650
@70O Many plain lots sold at lower fig
ureS.
ClNClNNAIl, ONT. oct, 17.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500, 15@25c lower; heavy, IS. 90:
packers and butchers, S. 90: medium, 81 %
al. 30; stays, $5.00@5.50: heavy fat sows
$5:5o@6.25; pigs and lights. 81. OO@7.@5.
Cattle-Receipts. 1,050; dull and weak;
calves weak, SOC lower; 81 .OOm13, 90
Sheep-Receipts, 800 slow, steady; lambs
weak
KANSAS CITY, NO.. Oct. IT. UNITED
States Department. OF Agriculture Cattle:
Receipts, $4,000; calves, 3,000; better grades
corn-fed steers and yearlings fairly steady:
other killing steers slow, around steady:
best weighty beeves, S1.1j; beef cows drag
gy, steady TO weak; Gamers and cutters
steady, S235@3 80; bulls dull, loo to 25c
lower; calves slow; stockers and feeders
mostly steady; bulk, $6.00@700.,
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; very slow; 22O to
26O-pound butchers t oshippers 15c lower.
S6.75@7.40; bulk $50 to 200 pounds, $1,000
100; packing sows mostly $6.1J@6.40; stock
pigs weak, Sj.50@6,10.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; lambs fully 25c
lower; early sales westerns mostly $12. 25M
1850; top, $3.50 sheep 25c to soc lower.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.,, Oct. 17-United
States Department of Agriculture. )-Hogs:
Receipts 10000; very slow; hardly enough
sales to test market; looks 1jc TO 21c lower;
$7.65@7.75 paid for best weighty butchers:
desirable $50 to 200-pound averages mostly
G.5O@ $50; pigs, $6.50@6.75; packer sows,
$6.40G6 $50.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000. strictly fat steers
steady; matured steers and long yearlings.
$1,000; medium grades slow; light yearlings
strong, $9.75G10.50; beef cows slow; other
classes steady; bologna bulls, S3.JO@4. so;
light vealers, $3.50 largely; stocker steers
$4.2j@5.75.
heep-Receipts. 1000; fat lambs 25c
lower: Gull lambs steady; top and bulk ma
tive lambs, $1,000; few southwest kinds,
$11.5O@11.75; culls mostly $780, light mut-
ton ewes, 5000.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 17.-Cattle: Re
ceipts. 200; dull, draggy; heavy steers.
$S.00@S.75; beef steers, $5.00@S.2j; heif-
ers. $4.00@S.00; cows, $2.00@6.OO; feeders,
$5.30@ 1925; stockers, $3.00@6JO.
HOgs-Receipts, 800: steady to 14c low
er: 200 pounds up, $7.S5; 165 to 200 pounds
$3.50; 120 to 165 pounds, $500: pigs 100
pounds down, $3.50; throwouts, $500 down.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; steady; lambs,