The Detroit times., 1908-05-01
Thursdays Live Stock
Market and Sales at
Detroit Yards

4 Cattle were active and strong In the
Detroit live stock market on Thurs
day, and the run which was twice as
large as last week was taken prompt
ly and many buyers were left unsup.
piled at the close. Handy butchers
cattle were Is TO 20 cents higher, and
the outlook favors still higher prices
before July l. Dressed beef is cost
ing wholesalers more just now than
at any preceding date during the last
10 years; prices on foot have been
higher. il is true, during that time.
but hides were also much higher than
now. thus cutting down the average
cost OF the meat on the hooks.
Mich COWS and springers are scarce
and active at higher prices than at
any preceding date this year. Veal
calves were dull and easy with the
best calves bringing IS per cwt.
Sheep and lambs were dull and
quiet at prices very little different
from those paid last week. The best
that could be done for clipped lambs
was $685.. A few spring lambs came
TO hand. and found sale at $40 per
cwt With larger run prices would
have been lower.
Hogs ranged from 10 to 25 cents
higher. according TO quality. A choice
bunch OF 1904 Workers were sold by
Bishop, Bullen & Holmes to the Port
Huron Packing Co. for s5.95 per cwt.;
outside OF this sale $3.50 was high.
Outlook favors much higher prices for
hogs before long. Receipts Cattle,
,05S: calves, LIZA; sheep, l'25o;
hogs, 500.
Sold by spicer. NJ. 8 B. TO Heinris g
steers e. sss $40 ,5.S d prise Steers
ss5 $50 Coos eS sSo : Z oC DO f Bulls
LOIS sssS dS S.O eg ssss dc LIST Steers sss2s
$50. $3.50; Caplis. steers l. $40 sz:sei
do steers /. SO, 81: do, steers 20: $50
$3.50; sglllyan; bulls $40 !. LIE: Beck
steers 81. sO7. s5.io: sullivan, cows ]
| i 900 s47s: Coos. cows /. 1000. $3.50
Sullivan bull. i.2so SAB; IS' Sut sss
iOlS. , ~ SEA- HG ss sS:G cspis hsf
ers s. 44O. "a: Beck. steers 49, w.
ss.75; do. steers 81. go. ss,avi fr'n Ss
stockers 1. 800. -; DO stockegsss Z Rs SoS
| heifers 1, S43. So: Swift stockers T. eiS
s425: Beck. butchers 3. Gao, H5O' Cook
| steers %. ,os0. s5.sS; Sulliyan' stss er
Fry n sters 8. 75s. s5'sO; Swift. stoeker'
3. 476. s2.75.
Sold by Bishop. u & II. TO Bee
steers "a, 91S, t5.25: do, cows i, Lou
$3.50: do. bulls 1. $40. $3.50; do can
rers l. $50, s2.50: do. cows =. 9SI. sS;oV
do butchers II, 1913, $3.50. KIRKPATRICK
butchers 81. 1873, $3.50; JONES, butcher
| II $40. s5.3s: do. cows !, loo 500
4 Green stockers 2. $50 $500; Newton
lbulls 3 i.ISo. s4.0Os sullivan. steers 80
9sI. $500: sullivan. steers lS4u
$500: do. steers 4. i.iS2. $500. do, COW
IL $50. 1850; do, steers 4, s2O. 800
do, butchers - $40, $3.50; do, steers ;
f.O50, 5000: Caplis. steers 10. 6SS, 1919
4 10 cows l. 1.120. $500: Beck. butcher
K. SIC $50. do. butchers p. $50. 800
do. bulls !. 1900, $500: do, ,heifers
sold by Reason a. NJ 60 Caplis. cow
A. $40 $500. do, steers B, $50, ts.ZV
sullivan, COWS ?, $50. - 20. do. COWS Z
.t1.I4O. $3.50: do. cows !. 1850. 500 do
cows l. LILO. S4.10. do. COWS = llss
4 $40. do. steers 2. LOBE. SID: Caplis
steers 2. $50. $3.50: Newton, steers ~
Bought by sullivan of Walker. steer
liz. 1000. s575; Lowcnstein. butcherg Z
1886, s3.OO; Billimeer, bulls !, l.S6o
$3.50; Hoffand, bulls I. 1850, ,f.bO; do
cows A. n 900. sS.sb.
Bought BY LinRaman OF I.owenstein
butchers 4. sos. S3.75 Lewis, steers
7s5, $3.50: do, cows ?, 1.es5. tt.SO.
\ SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Bought BY Fitzpatrick OF Bishop. e