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Detroit Stock Market

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
March
Year
1879
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The receipts ol stock at the Detroit Central yards for the week end ing Saturday, Marcli 15. were : horses, 184 ; cattle, 969; hogs, 12,641; sheep, 2,702. Thecattlo inarketwas aciive, and all grades of stock were in gooddemand atanadvance ot'25per cent. over last week's prices. Sheep were dull, the stock offered not meeting the requirements of buyers. Prices were about the samo as last week. The following were the principal sales: 0 cows, av 1,135 lbs., at $3 25 per cwt; 2 choioe oxen, av 2,200 lbs, at $5 per cwt ; ( stoer-", av 948 Iba, at ?3 25 per ewt; 5 steers, av 1,314 lbs, at $4 50 per cwt ; 5 oxen, av 1,630 lbs, at $3 55 per cwt; 5 butchers', av 1,094 lbs, at ?3 75 per cwt; 4 steers, av 940 lbs, at ?3 25 per cwt ; 3 head, av 790 Ibs, at $3 25 per cwt'; 4 steers, av 835 lbs, at $3 25 per cwt ; 3 cows, av 1,318 lbs, at ?3 50 per cwt; 4 butchers', av 1,000 lbs, at ?2 50 per cwt; 11 mixed head, av 988 lbs, at $3 45 per cwt ; 4 steers, av 1,138 lbs, at 84 25 per cwt ; 2 heifers, av 1,065 lbs, at $3 35 per cwt. The following were the salesof shoep: 59. av 94 lbs, at f4 45 percwt; 38, av 72 lbs, at $4 10 per cwt; 88, av 102 lbs, at $4 87รจ per cwt; 102 1ambs, av 80 lbs, at $5 37i per cwt; 21, av 75 lbs, at $4 25 per cwt; 11, av 125 lbs, at Y3 per cwt; 80, av 79 lbs, at 4 30 per cwt

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Old News
Michigan Argus