The Detroit times., 1909-12-11
Thursdays Live Stock
Market and Sales II
Detroit Yards

The livestock market at the Detroit
ards this week was wild trade from
tart 10 finish, prices being higher ia
Z departments and buyers were un-
die 10 get one-half OF the stock that
Cy needed. Only a little more than
ne-third OF the cattle received last
eek made their appearance and the
iaiity OF those on sale VAS So badly
iXed that killers found IL difficult to
lape up their drovcs TO meet the
,ccds Of their trade.
only a few handy cattle came TO
aud and, like last week, The supply or
lockers and feeding cattle was so
even. in respect To quality. that buy
T, dropped out OF the trade and al
ewed the eager butchers TO take the
,uff at the long values which trey
ere willing TO pay.
Mich COWS were scarce and active
&C unchanged prices. The run OF
alves did not nearly equal the de-
mands of the trade and prices ruled
about 20 cents higher than last week.
The top for calves was 1925.
Lambs were 90 cents higher than
last week and at that the sort was
% easy as to add 10 10 l5 cents more
10 prices. Best lambs brought s1.75.
The outlook for lambs foreshadows
much higher prices In this department
before long.
Hogs were again the leader or the
,rin
% cents higher on Thursday OF this
week than on the same de- last Week
The best brought $3.50 and practically
nothing ranged below IS. the pack
ing house contingent is looking TOR
larger runs after the weather moder'
ates and lower prices. This is a ra-
tional view to take OF the outlook. put
no serious break is looked for
Receipts-Cattle, l,062; calves, 6lO;
sheep. $3.50; hogs, $50,
CATTLE.
Sold by Bishop. Il. X II, MioH:. b ice
Co. cows >. average weight ioeo dos,,
s3.55 per cwt; do 8, s43, s?5v; do. steers
~ so. sass: do H. 154. $3.50; Coos,
cows .. 1850. So. Hammond : a GO,
bulls . 500. $3.50, do a. 1871 S1..S'
"a so. do. bulls /. $40. $500, j. Bresna-
han. Jr.. heifers 6. 59l. s3.50: DO, bulls
I eco 81: J. Coos. COWS >, lll5. s3.6o;
do ,. 1910. $50. Mich. Beef CO. bulls
COWS . 500. SEQ; kamman Co. COWS ;,
1867 sS35: j. Coos, heifers 20 co.
$40; r Bresnahan, heiters Ia" 800
$40
Sold by Roe com. 90. Breitenbeck
cows / average weight SEQ lbs. 81 per
cwt: do T. 500. 81, MackovitZ, bulls J.
1900, $3.50: Hammond ; & CO. steers Nen
ron. beiters Q. 1873. $3.50. do. cows 900.
s.. 30: do ;. 1888, $50, cook bulls J.
/ go. $3.50; Mich. b. Co, butchers o: ~.
s315: Eatkowsky, butchers ., 80, SD
do = 400. So; Newton, steers -. Ss2' SS'
do, butchers 6, $50, s4.2o; do D. S-o'
Sold by Spicer 4 r.: hammond S. \
co. cows /. average weight 800 lbs. IS
per cwt. do. bulls I. 1880, 81; do ;, 100,
81: do. steers -, So 81, sullivan; blois
/. l2l0. $40; Regar METERS H. ooo.
Hammond. :. & co, cows :. 1900 sS:25:
do l. 1850. 500: do. heifers ), 20.
$40; Mich. Beef Co. steers :. ll5o' s2'
S.; sullivan. heiters ., 1885, 80; do
COWS : 900. $40: do |. 1850, $50; do.
steers !. $40. $50. do, cows :. $40,
sS.75: do. /. $50. sS.25; 7. Bresnahan'
sold lbs Haley & McM: Reagan, heit-
crs. average weight a.3 lbs. 1880 per
cwt; W hammer, heifers D. 80 $3.50;
do. cows 5. 93S. s3.25; do ,, So, So; do
bulls , 500. $50. do /. $50. 1915.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sold by bishop, n & " Magic & 90,
"wt: do, sheep Is. 10 SO 90, do. lambs
is 60 Sc. do s. 49, $3.50: do As -.
s. 80. do s.. s.. $50, do 16. so. $3.50;
DO s6ceE IS ~ Fie era lab sne s5
Co. $3.50: Thompson lambs 81. 50. $3.50:
Mich. Reef Co. lambs -. 100. $50; do
e, IS, &C. do ~, TO- a. So do 20 g. So
SoId ~ Uslcv G. McN. Nagle g. Co.
sheep 80, average weight .; lbs ,4.5o
per cwt; do. lambs %, 20, I.75; do I.
So $40; DO sheep Z, 30 100; 90 90:
Sold by Spicer & T.: Fitzpatrick,
lambs, - average weight 6s lbs, s.S6
II. 80. SO Newton. lambs 65. 20. S;l5;
do. culls s. s., So do, sheep -, 10,
$3.50: Maggie & Co. lambs 65, 20, s7.25.
o Sold by Roe com. Co: stocker. lambs
"a. average weight 10 lbs. 81 per cwt.
Maggie Co. sheep 40. sS. $40; do,
Bought by Parker. Webb & Co: liza
Icy 4 McM.. $50. average weight zoo
lbs. $3.50 per cwt. do 35s. 1870, $50; do
$3.50; do 276. Is5, sS.45; do 9I5' 1855
bought by sullivan pkg. Co Haley
& McM. ~ average weight 100 lbs.
4 Il. zoe. $50. $50; Roe Com. Co. 6s
average weight 205 lbs, $500 per cwt
do AL, 600. $50. do 2ji. iSO $50, do
A. 80. Ss30: do -. 40, ss.25
Bought by Hammond. :. a. Co: Bish-
op. T.. n IT,, 80" average weight 200
lbs. $3.50 per cwt. do $50 $50. $50; do
2t0, 10. sS.45; do 65, lGo. $685.: do 80
lS5, $40.
VAS5AR MAN APPOINTED.
LANSING. Mich, Dec l0.--(S pe.