Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-20
Live Stock Trading
Shows Improvement;
Better Beef Demand
BY T. C, GRUNDELANp


| Neased Wire Service to The Journal(
| Copyright, 1921
UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, Feb. II.
Trading in packing house products is re-
ported showing improvement for the pres
ent week, with fresh beef in better demand
than during the previous two three weeks.
| Cold weather also reflected firmneSS in
| other branches of the trade in ready prod
ucts. After the slow and lower trade
| yesterday, cattle on the hOof closed lower
| for steers compared with week ago but
| other kinds of cattle were strong to a little
| higher for the period. Sellers had more
| than 5000 hogs held over from yesterday
and the market was again slow and lower
| today.
Receipts were 1000 cattle; 10000 hogs;
| 1000 sheep, and 200 calves.
| No good steers were on hand today. Some
small lots of plain animals sold at prices
| that were unchanged compared with the
day before, but after the lower deal yes
terday, values closed mostly % cents below
Il week ago. One small lot of yearnngs
made $1125 during the week, but full
| loads brought $1,000. Best bologna bulls
at $JMJ.1j, were also up 25c, while calves
| gained more than 81.
Lower prices were paid for hogs. Light
grades were down 25c from the average
of the day before, while butchers showed
a decline of loo. Choice light lots went
over at $S.4O@8.9S, with choice heavy
butchers around So. week ago today top
| llOSS went at Pc'~t'' SCiACIo hou "DOut
| 5000 unsOld at the close.
h OF the estimated 1000 sheep and lambs
practically all were received by big kill
| ers, and there was little in the open mar
| ket. Compared with a week ago, choice
| killing lambs showed a gain of 25c with
the best at $15.45, while shorn lots were
| up 10Gl1Jc. Yearlngs and aged muttons
| advanced 1Jc to 3Jc, placing best light ewes
as high as $40.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ills, Feb. 17.-Cattle:
Receipts 400; compared with week ago;
Steers, bulls, light vealers and low priced
feeders steady; light yearlings and heifers
| soc lower; cows, bologna bulls and best
feeders 25c higher; Gamers 15c higher; top
steers, $1,000; bulks for week, steers 500
1890; yearlings, S7.OO@S.50; cows, $50
@5.75; Gamers, $2.75; bologna bulls, $4.5O
| O5.0O
Hogs-Receipts 5000; opening mostly Toe
| lower to butchers and shippers; loo to 25c
| lower to packers one load choice sorted
| 1S0-pOund averages, $S.70@S.75; 100 to 230
pounds, $S.25@S.G0; go pounds and up,
$S.OU@S.25; pigs, weak, Toe to 15c lower;
bulk desirable weights S7.75MS.25; packer
sows l5c to 25c lower; bulk, $6.S5@7.00.
Sheen-Receipts 800; compared with week
ago, clipped lambs and yearling wethers
zoe lower JAIL other classes practically
steady top lambs for week. $1,000; $500
follow, wool lambs, $14.35@t 14.75; shearng
lambs, $14.3j; clipped lambs, $12.25; culls
S11.O0@ 200; aged wool wethers $S.5O@
STA; clipped, $40; fat ewes, $7.50@S.0O.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 17.-(UniteG
States Department of Agriculture. )-Catte
Receipts, 325. For week: Bulls and bee
steers, steady to 15c higher; top steers
$1,000 bulk, T50G900; she stock mostly
15c to 25c higher: top heifers $500; can
ners, 10c to Toe higher; calves mostly 30,
higher; practical top vealers, $11.50; stock
ers and feeders unevenly strong; she calves
and stock COWS and heifers mostly steady
to strong.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; slow, uneven
steady to &c higher; mostly steady to pack
ers packer top, $S.25; 1870 to $50 pounds
$S.10MS.25; 24O to 800 pounds, $S.00@8.15
bulk of sales, $S.00MS.25; packing sows
steady, S715@ 725; stock pigs, 15c to 25'
lower; bulk, $7.00M7.25.
sheep-No receipts. For week: Lamb
offerings mostly $14.O0@14.G0; heayies
$13. OO@14.O0. Sheep steady to 25c lower
top ewes, $500; light lots largely $7.5O@
500.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 17.-Cattle, 10
steady; heavy steers $S.00@9.00; beef steers
$5.00@s.50; heifers, $4;5o@8;O0; cows
$2.0O@6.5O; feeders, $5.5O@7O0; stockers
Hogs Hogs, $500; ten cents lower: %
pounds up $500; 100 to $50 pounds, $3.50
down.
Sheep. 50 steady; lambs, $1,000.
| CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 17.-Hogs, 1900
slow. 15c TO 25c lower: heayies, $1,000
IS.j0; packers and butchers. S8.75@9.00