Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-01
Live Stock Supplies
Are Light, and Prices
Seek Higher Ground
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
Geased Wire Service to The Journal
(Copyright 1921


UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, WED
| nesday) Nov. 28.-Live stock supplies were
comparatively light today and the trade
showed strength. The fact that the market
will be closed tomorrow also helped a little,
as there were. orders to be filled before
the holiday. Choice cattle were wanted
at better values, while hogs and sheep also
gained. Sellers had only about 11,300 hogs
held over from the day before. No hogs
were received by big killers from other
trading points. while less than 1000 lambs
We're billed that way. Car report for the
dayl SO.
Receipts were 1000 cattle, 80, 900 hogs,
1000 sheep and 5000 calves.
Demand for choice cattle fairly ac-
tive from the start and most Of the sellers
were willing to call values 10M15 cents
higher for the bulk of beef steers. Some
prime yearlings were on hand, and these
We're quoted up to $12.60@12.75. Com
pared with the close of last week prices
shove da gain for all kinds of good steers.
Native cows and heifers had a strong
keC with some sales higher while bulls
also We're in good demand. Bulk of choice
veal calves went over at $S.5O0S75 ON
fully steady market.
Hogs were higher from the start Ship
pecs and yards traders paid 1JM20 cents
more than the day before. but big packers
We're SLOW TO show up. Even their trading
done a higher values later in the day,
however. Choice butchers sold at $40,
while some of the best packing hogs went
at $f.6006.70.
Lambs sold 15M25 cents higher from the
start AND dmeand was good for
dunn and palmer lots. Prime killing lambs
went It shippers and city butchers at $3.50
while big killers paid $13.00M 1885 for
choice lots Small lots Of aged muttons sold
at strong values.
CINCINNATI Nov Hogs-Receipts
$500, active, steady, ) to 15c higher; heavy,
81 90; packers and butchers, $500; medium,
S6.65; stays, $4.00@4.75; pigs and lights,
81 J0@5.7j
Cattle-Reccipts. 300. active &c TO soc
higher; Gamers and cutters, strong to loo
higher; steers, $4.O0@9. 81: heifers, So 500
80; cows. s.: 50@o.50; calves, steady.
SheepmReceipts. 100; strong; lambs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Nov. 2s.-Cattle-
Receipts, 1000; calves, $500; strong to 15c
higher; best matured steers, $1,000; mixed
yearlings, $40. 90; bulk short feds, 81 500
100: beef cows, SIS 50@5.OO; Gamers and
cutters, 81. 00M3.25; bulls, steady; bolognas
So. 50@4. 90; top veals, $3.50; heavies and
mediums, S4.00@7.0O; stockers and feeders.
IS .25M6.50.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000, slow, 10c to 15c
higher; top. So. so; bulk Of sales, $1,000
6.65; desirable 200M210pound averages.
So. 556l &. TO; TOO 200-pOund averages, 81. Is
@6.50: bulk, 1S0@161 pounds, 81. 81 Gl6 on;
packing sows, mostly Sc. 0OG6.25; took pigs.
81. 100 5.25.
sheep-Receipts, 3,OOe lambs steady,
spots, PC lower; top few lots, SD. 60; 9th
ers. ST.. 25M12 40; natives, SD so; sheep,
steady; fall shorn wethers $40.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill. Nov. 2S.-(Unfted
States Department of Agriculture )-Hogs
Receipts, 1000 15c to 25c higher: choice
80 to 260-pound kinds. Hogs, 100; bulk 100
to 220 pounds, $6.75@ $50; 100. to 1870
pounds, $GG0MG75; pigs and light lights,
So. 0OM6.50; 100 to 1870 pounds. $5.jO@ s. 60;
packer sows. 5000.
Cattle: Receipts, 1000 steady TO shade
higher; beef steers, Sc. 75@S.5O; light year
Iigns, SS.000l9.50; cows, $4.00N5.0U: can
ners S2.30M2.40: bologna bulls, $4,000 25
light yealers, $3.50; top. $1,000; stocker
steers 5000 80.
Sheep: Receipts. 800; fat lambs. 25c to
3jc higher. $13.35 for cohice natives; fed
lambs $l2.75; culS. $S0O0S50; light NUT
ton ewes. Sc. 00M6.5O.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 2S.-Cattle-
steers S1;oo@7 go; heifers, S4.0o@7 80;
Stockers $2.50@5.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 3.G00;' steady to 15c
higher; 200 pounds up, $1.00: l So TO 200
pounds, $500; 12o TO 165 pounds, $6) 10;
pigs, 120 pounds down, S5.25; throwouots,
So. 30 down.
sheep-Receipts, 100; steady; lahbs. Sill
ATLANTA, Nov. 2S.-(U. S. Dept. of
Agriculture. )-Cattle, 80; few fresh ar
rivals here; little trading: small lots com
mon me- n steers. $3.75@4,0O; cows and heifers
$$.oO@4::0O: choice heavy calves, $3.50;
Hogs, 200. slow: hardly enough early
sales 10 establish market: few 100 to
$50 pound averages. 500: individual sales
100 to 00pound kinds at $7.75Q 500.