Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-22
Cattle Trade Strong
On Chicago Market;
Sheep Run Is Heavy
BY L. c. GRUNDELAND
Neased Wire Service to The Journal
lCnnvrirht 1D23.

UNION STOCKYARDS, Chicago, Monda a;'
Nav 21.-Cattle supply was light at the
local yards today but the runs OF sheep
were larger than sellers mad eAPees s;u fair
shape from the start while weakness pre-
vailed in other branches of the market
About 80 cattle, 1900 hogs and 4,dUo sn tHap
trading points. About LOO cars of live
stock were reported fer the day. SeIIers
had less than 1000 hogs held over last
week but the market was at the low point
of the present year. nm
Receipts we're $4,000 cattle, $4,000 hogs,
10000 Sheep and 1000 calves: ~
Cattle trade was strong =, Tor oiin ABOUT cam al,
of IS cents. Choice lots sold at Slo.oO
with many at the price. while a fair Por,
ton of the supply went above $lo. 4 Even
good demand. COwsi and heiferS sold strong
TO 1OM15c higher Gamers and cutters
were again fully steady while bulls were
strong. Some good bologna bulls sofa ,o a,
sales off 80 cents. Quality was plain and
few vealers sold above $3.50.
Lower prices We're paid for all kinds OF
were off 1Om2Oc from the opening, and and
demand was slow even at the decline. Light
hogs had the best of the trade after the
first rounds, hut all grades were lower.
some prime lots sold at, $7.70@7.15, with
225 and 350-pound butchers at S7.35U I. 90.
Plain packing hogs sold at S6M6.25, with
Sb..U.
table at So. SO@7.OO on a 15@25c lower
Spring lambs were fully steady, choice
lots going at $I7.25@ 17.65 Light shorr
mach as 25c lower. Most good lots went
at $14.7JM15.00. A small supply of yeaE-
ings and aged muttons sold fully steady.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 21.-United
States Department, Of Agriculture. Cattle.
. coo: calves. 1000: beef steers, steady to
! of
calves steady TO SOC lower; practical top
ycaiers $1,000: one fancy lot to packers at
S11.25; many $50 to 400-pound calves, $500
70. 90: fat cows, steady to weak; bulk,
S5.0O4G50: few choice and prime 81 -
T75: heifers ryparlngs. Gamers and bulls,
steady; most heifers, $G.50+S.00: some held
above $9001s top yearlinSs, Steers. SlO.2J:
canners and cutters mostly s.. %; bulk
bologna bulls around $500: sotckers and
feeders, weak to 2Jc lower; bulk stockers.
Sc -: few at $7.15, and common
grades down TO $500.
Hogs. $1,000: mostly Zoe 10 13c lower;
packers, top, $40; shipper ton, $7.35: bulk
of sales 81 1911 50: bulk desirable, $50 to
25O-pound, 81. 80 4-7.35; packing sows. steady
to 15c lower; mostly $6.00+6.11: fat pigs
weak TO 15e lower; bulk, $3.50 1890; few
sheep. 1000: Killing classes generally
steady TO strong; CLIPPED lamps. $l4u3
California sprinGers, $17.Oo; top natives oS
ers, S7.S5; Arizona ewes, $3.50.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, May 21.-Tnited
States Department Agriculture). Cattle
Receipts. 1000; native steers. steady to
strong; Texas grassers, steady; top year
| lings steers, strong at $1,000; beef cows
J tending lower; other classes, steady with
| good and choice light vcaerS sharply lover,
! S8.25M950: bulk follow: Steers. SLED
| 9.25; few Texas. S7.21: yearlings, IS. loo
! 9.2I: cows. SG.0O6I7.O0: Gamers. 50. 75M
, 3.2l: bologna bulls, .$5.2515 .65; stockers,
! sc. 2jM7.0O.
| Hogs Receipts 81 900; Slow mostly 10
TO IL lower; top. $50: bulk sales. 100 to
| 24O-pound averages, $7.50M7 30; larges part
of run still unSod; packers bidding, $50;
pigs about steady; bulk good 100 to 13O
! S.. 50G7G00; packer sows mostly, 5000.
! Sheep-ReceptS. 1900: fat lambs mostly
| 2jc to soc lower; spring lambs showing most
decline few best sprngcrS to city butchers,
! ST. goo: bulk, SIG. 10; ,glls. $12.00M 80:
| no good shorn lambs sold: fat sheep steady
| bulk light clipped ewes, 500; heavics
1 5000.