Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-22
Cattle Receipts
Here Decline
During Week
Low-Grade Cows
Off, Others Steady; [
Spring Lambs Close
$3.50 Cents Higher
By 4. s. Department Of Agriculture,

Spring lambs at the Detroit
lStockyards this week sold 25-50c
higher, with the top moving up TO
S1225. Vealers held steady while
swine prices were unevenly steady
TO Is cents higher. No good and
choice fed steers came in. most
cattle consisting of kinds grading
medium and below.
CATTLE-Salable receipts, 300
head. Cleanup trade was about
steady on cattle. with the excep-
ton OF low grade cows which sold
weak 10 AS much as rs cents lower.
No strictly dryfed steers were
available 10 test the upper limits
of quotations. A few shortfeds
scaling around 925 lbs. showing
some grass earned $l0.75, several
punches of straight grassers were
fleshy enoug hto bring around
S9.50-975 while common 10 me-
dunn kinGs generally moved of
at $500. Odd lots of good bee4
cows brought $3.50. common 10
medium grades. S725-775, and
Gamers and cutters. ST.. Good
IweiGhty sausage bulls stopped at
1878, most light and mediura
weight bulls, S6.50@s.50.
$3.50 ToP ON STEERS
The weeks top on fed steers
was $3.50. paid for few choice
around 1,l0O-f.l25 IN. weights
with few light yearlings at the
same figure. Good 10 choice fed
steers and yearlings bulked at
lSll 25d 1925. medium shortfeds
lSl0dl1. Best grass steers made
SO IS n 1925 with most common
and medium grades S750d $50. A
few good light fed helfers mal~.
lS1135 this week. shortfeds s.
l1075. One load OF fat grass hem
ers scored 1913 with plain light
kinds on down 10 ST
Stocker and feeder cattle were
in light supply all week and this
branch Of the trade carried firm
undertonc. A few we'll bred light
feeder steers went out AZ Sl0254
1915 with most common 20 me-
dunn stock cattle $500 q %. Plain
quality DTS IN. southwestern stock
calves cashed al $40
+ CALVES Saleable receipts. $50.
Nealers continued 10 sell steady
which called for a Sli top on good
TO choice kinds. most common and
medium sorts Sl06l3, few light
CullS 50 down. Weighty calves
again encountered slow sales.
HOGS -Saleable receipts. 500
Unevenly steady 10 l5c higher
prices moved todays supply of
swine with all butchers from $50
400 lbs. rejecting a l0c 10 l5c sd-
vance. The practical top moved
up Sll.70 on good to choice 200-220
Ii. butchers with few closely
sorted lots 10 SllS0. Packing
sows bulked at S9a950.
SELL ABOVE SCHEDULE
The following prices represent
Thursdays scheduled market on
barroWs and gifts Of the weights
and grades Indicated Bulk Of
sales were made on that basis.
However. small lots OF closely
sorted hogs scaling below go
pounds occasionally sell 10 cents
or more above the schedule.
SHEEP-isO 20 400 ms Sill HS 2n0 -
22n ms Sll ~. 22n 20 $50 lbs sil As.
230 20 2sn lbs tii 20 2So - 27O ms
Sii 10 270 70 900 ibs $40 80 300 TO
$50 ms $40 70, $50 20 600 he $40 N;
500 N $50 lbs $40 ~, is0 70 iso ms
$40 751i IS. iso ne. down. SO snl
lois
: SHEEP Saleahle receipts. 400.
Thursdays 25c 10 SOC advance on
Spring lambs carried prices 10
best level Of the week. GoodN
choice natives bulked AZ Sl2 70
Sl2 Is. top SIPS freely. Few
medium 10 low-good grades, $3.50