The Detroit times., 1908-12-25
Thursdays Live Stock
Market and Sales at
Detroit Yards

The business carried on at the De-
troit stock yards on Thursday was
hardly deserving TO eb called a mar
ket, except in the sheep and lamb de-
! partment. wherep rices were strong
and the demand decidedly active. The
cattle trade certainly seems to be In
bad way as result OF the panic
caused by the base OF the socalled
epidemic being located So near to De
| troit. Everyone is eating poultry.
| just now, and. although recent arrivals
Of cattle have been small the trade IL
extremely dull and hfeless. Now that
the quarantine is of Michigan. II 10
the general belief that local receipts
| OF cattle will be small for some time
! TO come II Is not unlikely that De-
troit killers OF cattle will be looking
Just as earnestly for cattle as have
| Buffalo dealers since the Michigan en-
barge has been on.
The demand for sheep and lambs
still holds up strong and active, with
strong uudertone and distinct up
ward tendency Early in the week .
| few fine lambs changed hands at S6.2S,
but on Thursday 500 was high.
The hardest thing In the market 10
srell Is veal calves, the best that can
be done being S. for the best, and
many were sold with the hgst figure
three. Better prices for calves are
| looked for as soon as the holiday glut
OF poultry Ia over.
| The hog trade has held 10 an even
keel during the entire week. but at
that fully 80 cents out or line with
other markets similarly located. Prime
hogs brought $3.50 on Thursday, but
! II took extra fine stock 10 turn the
trick. Pigs brought from 81 TO $40.
according To quality. Lighter receipts
O, hogs are looked for soon and high
erp rices.
Total receipts for the week: Cattle
| 655: calves, 54S; sheep, 1854; hogs.
1874.
Sold by Bishop. X. * H. 20 Jones
COWS !. averase weight 80 PPss Ss:
! 40 steers 3, l15S. s425. Regain; butch
crs To- 7el. $40, Sullivan. ouiis l. a.,
zoo. $40; do. ouiis l. SS1, S-cov rre ao.
! $40. 81 so; DO. butchers :. lOlo: s$.ou
do. sters /, l,l7o, $3.50; do entchtrs D.
.o04 So; do. butchers ), 100 ~, ~" an
| $50. s4fO. Caplls butchers .. $50 90 a.
| 40 butchers .. $50. s2.15; Fitzpatrick,
sLeers $ 100 $50 90 h id rs h ,Iy
ers 1. s62. s2.75: do. COWS 600 -:
sullivan, cows i. $50. $50; DO cows VS. T.
So, $40; Dc; cows .H = c .eS: 't''Y 900 s.:
| Pcpen. cows >. 1920 t2I5. Marx.
| butchers I, SIS. sass: do: steers 2 900.
st25; do bulls 90 $40 w. cow s.spaIr oss
s275. Jones, steers 3, "5s' si2S' no.
cows .. $50. 81. a. N,
butchers G. SIS. s375, Coos BUTCHERS
IL $50 se.55. sullivan. butchers 3 T.
1856. $40, stairs. butchers 3, $50 $3.50
dc, BUTCHERS loo; ~ =, Wagner COW,
do d SS Steers - 49, s. $50 SIS Weeks, sutea
ere u $40 ':s ser. do, a SS''sfrs ''0
Bought by sullivan OF Rohb. cows I.
/ .a5C $3.50: do. steers I. l.l5o. s.; do.
butchers 9. SIS. 500.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
! Bought by Newton OF Roe com. Co.
p srte' SIS : do iamGs j.. so $3.50 Blsh
OF, b. Il H.. !am6s ~. -, 500 Roe
| Bought by Michigan Beef GO. OF
sPeer NJ T. lambs ac s 30, 49, $40 49, $40
uaiey. sheep !. So, SO do. lambs s5 IS.
/ IS so. Bishop. Il. H.. sheep 81, -.
s. e5; spicer, NJ & IL. sheep SO, 90, "
bishop. b. 4 IL sheep Is, lo2' s2.7S' do.
Bought 10y Hammond. standish & Co.
OF Bishop, B. & II. sheep IL; 80; 81;
ner. sheep SO. 90 $500, Bishop, b. S
H.. lambs 10. IL S., do, sheep I. so. s.;
| do, lambs Il. so. 1918; 40. lambs 80
| so. s61O, Spicer. NJ. q h.. lambs % 80.
Bought by Fitzpatrick OF Bishop. 3.
& H.. lambs 1G. 81. 81, do. lambs 81 80.
= 70. S. do, lambs o. so. IS: do.
lambs "a 81. $3.50: do. sheep IL. u.s. 81:
Bought bY Parker. Webb y co. OF
lambs %. so. s575 do lambs IL rs.
| rs: do. lambs 81. 90 1913; do. lambs q.
20 Sc, do. lambs 30. -. So do, lambs
'' Bought OH by Barlage Of Bishop. r. &
| IL sheep %. Go, s3.25; do. sheep II, %.
SO 80; do. sheep .. 100. So do. sheep 81.
'T bought by Youngs Of croft, sheep rs.
1875 $3.50 do, lambs IS. 20. $3.50.
pon.n. nv park ~ webb g. Co. Of
weight 100 pounds. price s.. so; do. els.
10 $40; do, 40, 40 s5:25; do. 25a. 10.
s5.i5. do 1913, 100, 1896 sundry shllp5.
do. ii5. I75 s5.iO do. IS; 2oa; $3.50
Bought by Hammond. Standish CO.
I61 S rs g.. Is: 40. 80. lis, $3.50 Reason
& NJ. so, 1j5 s525. do. 81. 1870 ,So'4n'
do. 80 200. S.. So Roe Com. GO" o.,
30 o. 81 spicer. Mem & b.. hogs l3s.
| %65 S. 30. do IL. 1872 1925; do. S5i.
| is5 S. do. IS. $50 s5.35.
Fought by sullivan OF Bishop t. a
~. pigs 81 1i5, 81 rs: do, "a; loo. s''
| do hogs ~, IS. $50 sundry ship
I + ers pigs II. SO. $40; do. hogs 9s9'
! 1874 $40
Although the house fly lays eggs. TIE
flesh fly. better known as the blue
bottle" produces living larvae, about
90 at a time.