Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
THE MARKETS

Detroit.-The cattle trade was active
on the opening day, Thursday, prices
25c higher than u week ago. At noon
everything was sold, many local BUTCH
erS being unable 10 secure enough TO
supply their regular customers. Mich
cows and springers We're also higher.
Good cows brought as high as $55. The
quality, however, was poor and few
good ones Were on sale. Veal calves
We're again very plentiful and at the
opening they were from so to 10 cents
higher than they were on last Thurs
day. They closed dull. however, and
about 20 TO 80 cents lower than the
opening. Best grades $50 SEQ. others
Hogs.-The hog trade was active and
all grades TO 10 cents higher than on
last Thursday; Light to good butchers.
Light Workers. s5.35 to $40. Roughs.
sheep.-sheep and lambs were scarce
and opened and closed about 20 cents
higher than on last Thursday. The
quality was not so good Spring lambs
were not so high and sold at from
$3.50 to SO per hundred. Best lambs,
$3.50 TO $500 Fair 10 good lambs. S4.75
TO 5.25. Light and common lambs. 1915
Ca 20 ~, Spring dSd lambs s5gs Fair to
and commons, $2.25Q2.75.
Chicago.--Good to prime steers. $500
a. Loo poor to medium, $3.50 a.. > 0 (;
stockers and feeders, .s275q52O; cows,
sI.5O@ 2.4O; bulls. $4,000 AS: calves.
Hogs.-Good to choice heavy. $3.50
$50; rough heavy. $5.20M5.40; light,
$3.50 $50; bulk of sales at $500
sheep.-Good to choice wethers,
shorn, S4.G0d 5.25; fair to choice mixed,
shorn, 1926 q 4.25; native lambs. shorn,
S4@ ESQ.
East Dunaio-Best export steers.
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shipping steers, 81 1905 %: best fat
cows, 81 % "a so; fair to good. SO 25 a
so; trimmers. 81 so; best fat heifers.
light ff bn ntehe f RefeTs s5S@ss7Sg;
common stock heifers, S3Q3 %; best
feeding steers $4q4 25; best yearling
81 75@3; export bulls, s4@4 25;bologna
bulls. SO 25QS 80; good cows sold at
strong prices and the common and me-
dunn steady; good to extra, $40M so;
fair to good, $500 40; common, S20m27;
not enough here today. to satisfy the
demand; best calves. Sc 20 as so; fair
to good, 81 50M6; common, $5m so.
Hogs Medium heavy, 81 70@5 so;
mixed, SIS 70n5 so; workers., 50 7545 so;
pigs. s. ga 5 10; roughs. 81 S0@4 95;
sheep; Best clipped. 81 5Oa6 so; fair
to good, Sc % Gt6 40; culls and common.
81 5o@ so o5 mixed sheep gG 81 d G9@4 80;
bucks, $3uS so; yearlings, 50 25 al so.
Grain. Etc.
Chicago Cash) No spring wheat,
o. a 99c: No. 3, S9m97c; No. red. 81 =
a 957s MO. corn, 49Ac; No. yellow,
5Oac; No. 2 oats, 3034c; No. white,
32la a. 1924 G; No. white, 81 n 32Mc; No.
rye, $50 re; good feeding barley.
37m 40c; fair TO choice mailing. 50 GD
| 4SiRc; No. | flax seed, $l.25; No
northwestern, S1.39; prime timothy,
So; clover. contract grade, SIG 1880.
Detroit.-Sales and prices in this
/ market were as follows: Wheat-No.
red spot, ; cars at 81; July, 5000 bu
at 50 Isc. 5000 bu at So "a c, 10000 bu at
Size 900 bu AT SEC, $4,000 bu nj
S6Lc, 10000 bu at S6lac, 10000 bu ut
seize 5000 bu at S5hc; September, 81
600 bu at S6Ac, 5000 bu at S6lac; Sep
TENDER, 5000 bu and 5000 at S2h &c
10000 bu at S2Ac, 1900 bu at S2l5c
5000 bu at S2hc; No red. 92c; No. /
white, 81 per blu.
Corn-No. 3 mixed, 81 &c; No yell
low, l car at 80 a. per bu.
Oats-No. white spot | car at 1914 C.
with S3% C bid later; rejected, / car al
Rye-No. spot. nominal at soc per
bu.
Glover seed-Prime spot. bags nj
81: October. nominal at $3.50; prime
alsike. bags at $3.50 per bu.
Timothy seed-Prime spot, % bags
at s135 per bu.