Charlevoix county herald., 1906-12-08
THE MARKETS

Detroit-The main market days are
THURSDAY anu Frluay OF ea,L week, al
though considerable stock is received
earlier in the week in the busy season
If the year.
Feeding steers averaging 900 pounds
were in good demand and brought 81
per hundred. Mich COWS also sold
strong and as nigh as S55 was paid for
steers and heifers, 50; steers ana len-
crs, 1000 to 1000, $4Mi so; DO, 500 to
100, So 50Qpi so; grass steers and heif-
erS that are fat. 500 to 1000, S3M3 IS:
.ltIsS steers and heifers that are fat, 500
To 700. 81 1903 az; choice fat cows,
81 25GC3 30; good fat cows So 500r 8 10;
common COWS, $2M2 %; Gamers, 81 a.
80: choice heavy bulls. 81 1903 10:
stock bulls, S2W2 %: Choice feeding
steers. 500 To 1000, So 50Gt4 fair feed
i'm; steers. sac to 1000. $3W so; choice
storkers, 800 to zoo, 81 % W5 20; fair
stockcrs, 300 to 700. 81 % az IS; stock
hcifers. $2@G2 so; mixers. large. young
and medium ;~ge, $50 a 90; common
The veal calf market was about
steady with last week, few good
calves bringing as high as 81 80 per
hundred, but bulk of sales Were made
at prices below 81 per hundred We
quote: Best grades. $76b7 so; mediums
S6Gr6 -; common and heavy, 81 >.
In tn" sheep and lamb department
The trade opened up about Toe higher
IN prime lambs than II was week ago.
Other grades steady The close was
everything cleaned up Best lambs ST
dD1 -; fair To good lambs, S6@6 80;
light 10 common lambs, So 50M6; fair
to good butcher sheep, 81 5O@5; culls
and common. $2W3.
In the hog department receipts were
lbout the same as the opening, with
liberal and everything brought the
same price. SO 10 per hundred, or SC to
DC less than they did week ago.
Range OF prices: Light to good butch
ers, IS O5@s 10; roushs. IS 250s 7s.
Stays. ons-third OF.
Chicago-Cattle market steady to
strong; beeves. $iD7 40; cows and heif-
ers, 81 5oQ5 20; stockers and feeders.
50 5094 40: Texans. SO 75Gt so; west
erns 81 s0@6; calves, 81 50@7.
butchers. IS $500 80: good heavy. So 10
W6 30: rough heavy. 81 1905 90; light.
IS $500 IS: pigs. So 4oQs 10; bulk OF
sales, Sc O5@ 20.
sheep-Market steady: sheep. IS $50
20; lambs. - soGI7 90.
Grain, Etc.
Detroit--Saies and prices in this mar.
ket were as follows: Whest--No. 1
white. lie; No. red. spot. car at
77Ac: December. 5000 bu at TIC; May,
1000 bu at s2hc; 5000 bu at SIC; 10
900 bu at S2bc; 10000 bu at see. By
Corn--N 2 mixed. 4sIc No. yell
low, old, ! car at soc; new. nominal at
46c. by sample. l car at 40 ~ c per bu.
oats. No. . white. spot, 2 cars at
36A c per bu.
Rye--No. 2 spot. nominal. at zoe per
bu.
Clovcrseed-Prime. spot, Is bags at
So 20; February. IS IS; March. So 40; by
sample. 10 bags at SIS; IL at 81 IS; 10 at
81 -; at 81 Is. Prime alsike. 81 65:
by sample. bags at 81 25 and 4 at
Sc % per bu.
Timothy seod--Prime spot, 70 bags at
81 80 per bu.
Bcnns---Spot. 81 50 nominal; Deem
her. 81 81 asked; January, 81 "a NOM
inGl.
East Buffaio-NTarket lower Ex-
port steers. 81 50@6; best shipping
steers. 81 60 a. 10; best fat cows.
So 1904 fair to good. 81 1893; best
rat heifers. 81 25@4 IS; medium to
good. 80 25Gt3 40; 500 TO 1000 butchers.
SO 75df4.
Hogs-lrarllet lower: medium and
heavy. SIS go; workers., SO 20@6 80;
Shcen-Market slow. Best lambs.
81 40W7 so; fair To good. S7@7 30:
ycarlinps. $GM6 25; wethers. 81 $50
= 30: ewes. s. 50n5 co: calves, slow
bcst s. 751S; heavy. SO 5094 90. No
market Thanksgiving day.