Detroit Live Stock Market

Michigan Centhal Yards, Monday, May 12. The receipts at these yards from the various points in the State for the two weeks in this month were as follows : Cattle. Hoy. Sheep. Week ending May 6 255 l,r28 207 Weelc eiiding May 12 267 805 50 Total 533 2,333 27 Stock received for transhipment : Ont.tl. Enf!. Weelí finding Vay S 1.451 2,870 Weck ending Muy 12 1,074 2,967 Total..., 2,625 5,827 CATTLK. There was an unusually brisk market thia week, in which operators did better than for sorae weeks past. As early as Sahirday there was an active demand for stockers and choice beef cattle, continuing throughout Sunday's market and stimulated by an active homo deniand. There was throughout a fine display of Michigan cattle, averaging better in quality than usual. Two car loads of Illinois steers, owned by J. Freeman, were very choice and were partly disposed of to home buyers, leaving the residue to shippers. The activity in getting lots on the cars for Eastern markets gave an insight into the feeling of professional shippers, who were quite plenty in the yards. Stockera were bought up at fair rates at about tho quotations oí last week. A couple of blooded bulls were in the stables, ono of which weighed twenty-five hundred poands. On the whole the market was a very satisfactory one to all interested. We cjuote : Chuice to extra. averAinp 1,000 to 1,200 Ib., in (jood flesh un.l build $5 25@6 25 Cummon to clioiee, averaiíinff 1,000 to 1,200 (fea , iu medium flesh and build... . 4 2534 75 Lijht cattlo for feeders 4 00@4 50 nsaa. There was a liberal supply, being all taken at a small decline in price, reauiting froni more eitensive operations, as there has been no actual loss in this article for some months. Choice store hoga were more plentiful froin the State and at large. Nice pigs were broaght in and quickly bought up at fair rates. The shipments oastward show a continued activity in sendinj? lots to principal pointe on the seaboard. Wo quote: LoU nvemginp ISO to 2001b $4 5C35 00 Lots light weight $4 00;4 25 SHEEP. One man controlled the sneep market for the werk by pxirchafflng a lot which lie sold at Sü 25 per head. These were bought for the mutton market. The decline in fleece is probably the cause of the absence of both shoep and operators, and butchers buy only for mutton as pelts briug a very low figuro. We quote : Lols avtriiging S0 to 90 lbs, choice .r les nnd in excellent condition . . $S 00@5 Í0 Lot nventfting SU to 9u lbs, medium t'iuJiM unJ order 4 2S?a4 "5