The Detroit times., 1910-03-26
Thursdays Live Stock
Market and Sales at
Detroit Yards

The livestock market on Thursday
was decidedly active IN all depart
ments except hogs. which were rstbe-
duh. owing to q decided difference IL
opinion between buyers and sellers.
This Is the banner week of the yea-
ia connection with the cattle trade.
prices averaging higher than at any
preceding date. A few tidy steers
were sold at $3.50 and some that would
month ago brought 81 per cwt. Com
mon and medium cattle were decidedly
higher and the whole market was
strong at values ranging from Is to 80
cents higher than those which ruled
last week.
Mich cows were dull and slow tor
all except the best. which were just
about steady Veal calves led the
whole market, probably on account of
the near approach OF Easter. The
range in the calf department was
from S. To 81 pe' cwt.
Sheep and lambs were active and 70
cents higher. the best bringing 5000.
n little bunch OF spring lambs sold toT
Si410 PEI cwt. One OF the peculiar
features OF this springs trade Is the
narrow spread between yearling lambs
and fat wethers. There will be very
little difference In price made this year
between the old and young yearlings'
Clipped lambs, $5.254S.75 per cwt
The hog trade ruled rather duh.
although prices paid were higher than
,ast week. in some cases. The run
was a trife larger than usual and the
quality quite good. Best mediums and
fat Workers brought from 5000 to
s10s0; pigs and light Workers. Slo.2o
10 sl0.50.
Receipts: Cattle. 1880; calves,
1859; sheep. 3,7Ii; hogs, 4,25l.
CATTLE.
Sold by Bishop, b. s. IL: Hammonsd,
s & CO. heifers >. average welHht {, -
lbs, $3.50 per ewt: do. COWS J.; o ivsv,
s. III. $3.50: do -. 70s. $3.50; do > izss.
IS %; do 2, go. IS; do. steers 4 ne; x:
do /, 500. s4.7b; Newton, steers 20, "a
sS?5; 40; b9tchess 1881 G R,rssins e \.
butchers i. 40, $3.50: Rehfuss, cows J. j.
1850 $3.50; J. Bresnahan. bulls 40.
sie5: Sullivan. butehets 8. So ss'5b9
do, steers 8; 1870. s72s 40 a., 3 $50 dS do
q
'u Sid by sp lice & r.: Rehfus. bulls 3.
average weight 1873 lbs 500 p per sWy'
do, steers II 1909, $3.50; Rs sss stss
Coos. butchers s 400 .s4,5o; HeinriGh,
butchers 4. SIS. So; do 4. 500. IS New-
ton. steers I. 1875. $3.50; do II. li'i; e.
Sold by Roe & Co: Hammond ;;
Co. Gamers l. average weight 500 lbs
So per cwt: do, cows I. $50. IS 90 q
1915. $3.50 Mich. Beef Co. bulls !; i ga
!ssl5; Hammond; a 800 co. G ,s ssi. Sc;
do IS. 500. Sc: Newton. cows p ,ssSSSS'
s425: Hammond. ;. Co. cows !, lios'
IS: do 2. 1859, 81: Watts; 69 aso .s 90,
Newton. steers %. 80. se.25; do o. sfo'
sol! Sold by Haley & McMyllsn. o Troq IN,
$50 per ewt: Applebaum. butehers / !,
$50. 81 do 2. 500 s3..5 Hammond.
Co butchers l. go. s625 do l. 40; =,
&c $50 s,sS So do dol /. 1910 $3.50 do /. go
s5s5: Breitenbeck. butchers H. SSa
s5i5; Echieicher butchers 2: lOlg
sss0 do !. 30; 50; ol3: SSo 90 AZ, a
200. So 10. cows .. $40. 50; do l. sso
s. 40 !. go, $3.50; DO steers GER p ;, gSS
han. cows 3 500. IS; Thompson. butch
ers 3 100 sass: Coos. butchers ). $3.50
$3.50,
SHEEP AMI bsNUO"s
Sold by Bishop. r. & n; Nagle co
per cwt: do ST. 90 seas; do. lambs 2is
IS s97s do III, so: 1915; Parker
webb. sheep 5. ia 81 do. lambs Is
"a $3.50: do g. so. $3.50 do 5. lilo. 81
Thomson do 40 So. sS.I5: sullivan
springs :. Sc. $3.50
Sold by Spicer & r.: Mich. Beer O.
lambs Is average weight 81 lbs. WV
per cwt do. sheep g. 1l3. $3.50.
Bought by Magic 4 CO.; Eddy. lam o.
cwt: dc i0f. 652. So IS do IA, So slO.2s'
Paterson. lambs 1874. SIS. slo.25.
Bought by Hammond. s & Co.: Spi.
Ger a. Reason. hogs Ill average weigh
1875 lbs. :l0,so per cwt; do 10; ~
$40 SO. Haley McMulien. hogs 81 lSo
$40 rs.
Bought by Parker. Webb e. Co: Roe
Com. Co. hogs 80. average weight l9f
100 lbs. sl0.75 per cwt: do Is. loo
$685. Bishop. Bu,len & H., hogs 703
$50. Sl015: do 80. $50. sl0.60. do lg2
100. si0e5; do i40. 175. 5000 do 2ei
Fought by Sullivan Pkg. Co: Roe
Com. GO hogs III. average weight l0t
hogs 81. zoo. si0.s0. do l6l. 195, $40. -
Haley & McMullen, hogs 5S, ll5, $l0.'5
do ITO. l6O si065.
Dressy street costumes are made uI
in silk serge and the ottoman weaves
In silk.