The Detroit times., 1909-02-20
Thursdays Live Stock
Market and Sales at
Detroit Yards


A moderate run OF cattle In the De-
tioit market this week made trade live
ly In the cattle division OF the Detroit
stock yards ON Thursday. and prices
We're Quotable about 20 cents per cwt.
higher than the week before. mo
weather was warm and rather against
the trade. however. and the close was
dull and easy. Killers are only buying
what they actually need and as soon
as their pressing wants are suppheu
they stop buying and cannot again Dc
interested. except al marked reuuc'
ton. A few extra fine cattle were sou
for 80 per cwt., and the entire hst Vi
sales for Wednesday and THURSDAY
showed higher range than al any
preceding date this year Mich COWS
we're quiet and unchanged. Veal calves
were scarce with the best promptly
selling for $3.50 per cwt.
The sheep and lamb trade was ac-
tive and unchanged from last week.
Prime lambs were quotaole higher III
many cases. the best readily bringing
$3.50 per cwt.
During the last 80 days The Times
has repeatedly urged owners OF hnish-
ed hogs 10 market them. Immediately
at the same time venturing the predic-
ton that this class OF stock was nov
ering around the top for the present
season. The current week opened with
higher prices In the west. but II was
apparently the last gasp OF u tned
market and prices have been on TO-
boggan ever since. The top In tho
local yards on Thursday was $3.50.
and the close was weak AT that. Lent
begins next week and still lower
prices. in this department. may be
locked for
Total receipts for the week: Cattle.
1850; calves. 400: sheep. $3.50: hogs
2.79O.
Sold by Bishop. Bullen & Holmes 70
Fitzpatrick COWS 1. average WsAsAs
io9s lbs prise ,tiS per Sew swt 1855, 90 e0 81.
do. steers 2s. $50. $500. sullivan. bulls
|. 1850. 34.a5: Hammond. :. s Co. COW >
/. goo. 1913: do. steers ~, sti' ss,so:
8; ss1. $40; do, bulls l. $40. $s;S9'
ss.ss: do, cows 2. $50. -: Lseos. steers steers
3475: do. butchers 8. e4l. 81. do. butch
ers 8. s43. S25o Hammond. S. 4 Co..
butchers z. 500. s2.so; do, butchers -
newton; s9ws 8. LOIS; S. do sa COWS ,sa r.
Hammond. s 4 Co, bulls l. LOCO, -
do. bulls 3. s4s. $3.50. do, cows g. ss2,
cows S. 1915. ,4.2s; do. cows =. 1855
So: do. bulls l. zoe. 81; do. Gamers 3.
s4s. .2.5o; Newton steers 5. l.l2o' o ss;
s425; do. cows l. l.lso. s42s; Michigan
Beef Co. bulls 2. 1890. $3.50: Newton,
cows Z. l;oso, 1925; do. steers s. sSs'
::s.5 5S do. butchers il. ss$, s4So; DO,
steers 8. go. $3.50: do. butchers s. s32,
$3.50; do; butchers 2, et5. $50: do
fsw 600 sss Men seet Co so~s
SIS. So do. butchers 8. $50. $3.50
sold bv spieer. Mem 4 p 80 70 Nj Mich
Beef Co; butchers !, 1850 $3.50 s,, 40, l.
10. $40. sass Mich Beef Co. steers H.
l.l4O. $3.50; DO, COWS z l;iee; IS; Coos
81 do. steers 4. 7s2. IS: do, steers 3
Sss. S4: do. steers 3. sos. SIS: do. cows /
SOC. s25o: W. ,Ksmman. BUTCHERS ?
DO DO steers GERS Is. $50. 1913: sullivan. cows
]. $50 $3.50: do. cows I, $50 So co,
cows /. I.04e. $3.50.
SEQ SEQ & Ha RSStk S sssa eSMs fHs
man. butchers s. sss. ,iss: sullivan.
bulls !. .4o; $3.50 $3.50 DO gov, s $500 Ml5'
cows coz COWS y $50 ,s oyS do. butchers i. $50
s5s5; Rathkofsky COWS l. 1870. 1925
len. steers IA. $50. SIS: do. butchers is.
445. 1915: Lowenstein. butchers 70.
LIPS, s425. McAnrieh. cows l.. 1850.
iss. s475; do. butchers 8. 500. 81.
Weeks steers II. sss. $3.50 do. steers
2. 1890 IS: do. cows 3. 1850; 81 so; do.
cows 3 lilo s.25; Rose steers sr s. l.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Sold BY Bishop. Bullen & Holmes to
Hammond, :. & Co, lambs 2i4. average
weight SIS lbs. price $3.50 per cwt'
Sheep sS lambs 1881 g. 81 d6 sheep si'Ps''{*
ss. 70. s7.25; DO, lambs is, 10, IS; do,
lambs So. IS, s512; Mich. Beef Co.
80. rs. $3.50: do. lambs SO, 50. s7.25.
Sold by Spicer. Mem. < B. 20 Eschrich.
sheep 10, 50. IS. do lambs so. 81. IS. SO:
i25. s7.g5; do, lambs Is, 20. 81: DO.
lambs 81. IS. s3.s5; Newton lambs l..
50, s.; DO. sheep 10. So. '4So' do. lambs
Boush, by Sullivan Of Wagner. sheep
2. 30. So do. sheep :, 50. $3.50. do,
lambs % so. IS
Bought by Hammond. Stanuish a 20
OF shippers. hoss Il, average weight
90 lbs. price s6.25 per cwt.. do. "a. li3.
ssl5. do. 10. 2s7. ss.25.
Bought by, Parker; Webb & Go. OF
$40: Zoe Com. Co, So, .lSs. 1926:
spicer. Mem s. B.. 325. 1874 $3.50; do. -.
1,s. se25 do. 22 l25. Sc; 20; do. g.. 1873.
1910. do pigs 80, 81, 1915.
Bought BY Cooper OF Bishop. 10. & n.
SO. l.5 $500 do. 55. lis. ts.l5; do. 100.
100. $40.
Mem. : r., pigs 80 100; SIS gisho1'
s ssss 40 l'O' i1'' 900 ''
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