Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-21
Light Cattle Supply
Reported; Prices Hold
Steady During Day
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
(Leased Wire Service TO Me JOurnaI.J
DOWNRIGHT 1928


Copyright 1929
UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago April
pa light supply was reported IN the
hogs also fell below the expected number:
Sellers had more than $4,000 hogs held
| over from Yesterday, however, and these
had to be added to the fresh supply. Less
than 5000 were received by big killers from
other trading points. About 1000 lambs
| were forwarded to packers. The week S
total of sheep run shows an increase over
the largest of any week during the year.
Receipts were 1000 cattle, 10000 hogs,
II 900 sheep and 1000 calves.
day. The run was light and few choice
| steers were in the pens. Hot weather made
cattle fill up on water and this made
| the prices better than they looked on
paper, Total supply of cattle for the week
shows decrease of about 1000 compared
with last week. Present prices for steers
e peTod to uf se n3ef odaT
| and somewhat higher than a week ago
Gamers and bulls sold well.
values we're 30 cents higher than the low
| point of the day before. Prime light hogs
| sold at $S.43. The general trade was low
er than the best point Of the previous ses-
| and rough animals were weak. some going
at $6.75 and below. Choice heavy butchers
sold d around $5.75@S.1o.
Sheep trade was generally steady
| Choice wool lambs went at S14.25M14. go
while some prime light shorn lois went
at $1i o0@i1 Lao. The right kind of fresi
No California spring lambs "' we're e. in the the
| pen today. Aged muttons were picked M
at unchanged price levels.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 2o-Unitcd
| States department of Agriculture. Cattle,
| 1000: all classes. steady: best steers, S. 70:
mixed yearlings. $G.I5@S.00: few better
| grade beiferS. $7.0O67.11: choice and prime
! odd cows. $7.006i1.7J: bulk other cows.
! S500@G25: tanners. largely around. $275:
medium bologna bulls. $3.50 choice vealers.
| &H.0Q medium feeders. $7.25.
Hogs, $500; very slow: sales to shippers
| lJc to Doc lower than their market yeStcr-
| day: $7.S0@7.S1 paid for $50 to 200-pound
averages; $50 paid for 250-ponnd butch
most packers holding back few sales of
| mixed butchers at S7.75 or 10 cents lower:
! packing sowS, five to ten cents lower: bulk
! S6.13@6.S0: ~tn'E pigs, weak; bulk natives
| g .00M7.15.
Sheep, LOCO: no sheen or wooded lambs
| offered; clipped lambs, s;e.6y: best. $117j;
| o7hErf. $11.00M1t.CI
EAST ST. LoCl$. Ill. April 2O.-(U. S.
celpts. 700; generally s;eady with light veal
| rrs steady to &c higher, at $9.75610. 90:
few at $40. 30: bulks follow: Steers. So 10
| al. So; cows, 80. 5006 30; Gamers, So. - a
300: bologna bulls. $f.7J05.2j.
| Hogs-Reueipts. 10000: extremely dull {;
| about steady; early top, $S. 40; bulk 40 to
21O-pound averages s.. 3O6ls 40; bulk of
run unsold; packers bidding lower: nine loads
S7.SJ; pigs and packer sows about steady
bulk desirable weight pigs. $7.OO@7. 30
packer sows, 500.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; receipts largely clip
ped lambs four decks good to choice Sc to
S7-pound clipped, $7.'N,; few choice LOG
pound clipped ewes. $3.50 Market about
steady.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 2O.-Cattle, 200,
steady; heavy steers. SS00MS.75; beef
c ctSsFs $3SS@ S7 fe ses @
storkers $3.50M G.75.
Hogs, 1900, steady: 1G5 pounds up, SIS 30;
100 to 1G5 pounds. $7S5 90 to 120 pounds
G.G5: 90 pounds down. $500; throw-outs
| $3.50 down
Sheep, 30. steady; fall lambs, $500
~clccp, 5000 down.