Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-08
Fresh Cattle Supply
Light; Market for
Beef Steers Is Active
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
Ueased Wire Service TO The Journal)
DOWNRIGHT 1921

Copyright. 1929
UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO,
March 7.--Supp,y of fresh cattle was not
heavy but on account OF the weak trade
late yesterday about 1000 heat were hello
over Quality showed Improvement and
many good steers were in the pens. Iii
the hog house the supply was large, as
nearly $4,000 stale animals were on the
market. All branches Of the live stock in !,
with the first three days last week,
IA 900 sheep and 1000 calves.
slow start. and values we're steady com
pared with the average of the day be be,
go with I some me- good 3D. lots sat az $9.75 Bulk
of steers sold at $8O0@S.7j. Butcher
stock sold we'll. and prices were up 10M
9g in many spG Gamers We're Eo also
calves were strong to higher. Some sales
were made at S11.0O@11.50. Other grades
were onl ysteady.
Hog trade was slow from the start, and
values were mostly a dime lower. 1t was
late before sellers We're ahIe o to move any
sold 0' sS85ds4o 9' after the first NV
rounds. More than 1000 hogs were re-
ceived by big packers. Good 24O@3CO-
P pScRng 'u Soss sold 5Sd @ VIII
good stuff at S7.4O@75O, Choice pigs
made $7.o0@S.O0.
Lambs were generally steady, but the
went to city butchers at s15.25. while pack
ers paid sL4.5o@15.oo for good lots; Shcrn
Aged muttons were in demand but sellers
had not much on hand. Prime light ewes
were quoted at S8.50@8.75.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 7.-CattIe:
Receipts 5000; very little doing on beef
steers: few sales weak to 15c lower; SS.75
stock steady: bulk Gamers. $275d8.O0;
cutters largely S3.50@4.00; bologna bulls
mostly 81 25@4.50; better grdaes of she
stock weak to lower; bulk cows, $425M
30; e. few above 5000; better grades heif-
er; odd lot vealers, $9.50@10.00: bulk 10
packers $S.00@9.0O; stockers and feeders
weak to 25c; lower; most early stockers,
$50 down: few feeders, S7.5OMS. 90; stock
calves, $775.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; slow. shipper mar
ket 15c to 15c lower; mostly 10c lower;
bulk $50 to 2lO-pound averages, $8.OO@S.O5;
on butchers; few mixed lights at $500,
or Toe lower; bulk of sales. S7.S5@s.J0;
packing sows steady, S725@7 81; stock
pigs steady, bulk, s7.Op@7.6O.
1Oc to 15c lower; top, $14,5O; desirable
weight lots largely, $l425@145O; S7-pound
clippers, S11.40; sheep steady, best ewes,
$500.
EAST ST. LOUIS, H., March 7.-(United
States Department of Agriculture. Cattle
heCelptS, sG,oUU' steers, steady: Few low
priced kinds selling at S710@7.85: light
yearlings and heiferS, slow; cows generally
steady; spots, strong; other classes steady
good and choice light vealers, 25c higher:
bulk calves, SO. 50@10.7j; top, Sll.00; cows
mostly S4,75@5.75; bologna bulls largely
S4.50@5,00; few at SJ.25; stocker steers,
SIPS.
Hoss-Receipts, $4,000: light and medium
weight hogs mostly lJc to 20c lower; heavy
hogs, steady to sc lower; top, $40 Bulks
follow: 1870 to 190-pound averages. $3.50
$40; 100 to 220 pounds, $S.3O@S,35: 23O
pounds and up, $S.20@S.25; hogs averaging
1926 pounds, $500; pigs, slow; desirable
weights. SG.T5@7.5O; others down to SJ.75;
packer snws, weak to Zoe to 15c lower;
bulk, s6.75@7.00.
sheep-Receip,s, 300; nothing sold; offer
inss entirely clipped lambs; bidding lower.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. March 7.-Catte re
ceipts. 100; steady: heavy steers, $j.00n
S.25; hcifers, S4.j0MS.00; COWS, S2.00G
G.22; feeders, s5.50@7'Oo; stOckers, $4,000
Hogs, receipts. 800; 10 lower; 165 .c
go POUNDS, $50; 100 to 1873 pounds,
pounds, $3.50; 80 pounds down, $500
Sheep receipts, so; steady; lambs, S12O0