MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK IN 1899 387 



It is an open question if lamb feeding paid the farmers of the State in 

 the aggregate last season. Those who fed home-grown lambs in all 

 probability came out more than whole; but it is safe to venture that 

 those who went out of the State for their feeders did not realize the profit 

 that they did in former years. Taken as a whole, for the average feeder 

 the season of 1899 will not compare favorably with better years that have 

 passed. 



The following is a list of the markets for sheep for the first six months 

 of 1899. In the estimation of the writer better than nine-tenths of the 

 sale made during the first half of the year will come within the limits 

 given below: 



Markets for January. 



Good to choice lambs. 80 to 100 pounds .fl 75 to |5 00 



Light to good and bucky, 60 to 80 jjouuds 4 25 to 4 75 



Yearlings and good mixed lots 3 80 to 4 75 



Common to butchers 2 00 to 3 75 



Culls to fair wethers 3 25 to 3 75 



Markets for February : 



-Good to choice lambs. SO to 110 pounds .f4 70 to |4 85 



Light to good and bucky, 60 to 80 pounds 4 00 to 4 65 



Yearlings and good mixed lots 3 75 to 4 25 



Culls to fair wethers 3 00 to 3 75 



Markets for March: 



Good to choice lambs |4 70 to $5 35 



Light to good and bucky 4 00 to 5 25 



Yearlings and good mixed lots 3 75 to 4 85 



Culls to fair wethers 3 00 to 4 .25 



Clipped lambs 3 75 to 4 25 



Markets for April: 



Good to choice lambs .«f5 50 to .f 6 10 



Light to good and bucky 5 00 to 5 70 



Yearlings and good mixed lots 4 40 to 5 00 



Culls to fair wethers 3 .30 to 4 50 



Clipped lambs 4 40 to 5 00 



Spring lambs 6 50 to 8 00 



Markets for May: 



Good to choice, clipped lambs .$5 00 to |6 25 



Light, good and bucky 4 65 to 5 85 



Culls to fair wethers 3 00 to 4 85 



Spring lambs 6 25 to 8 00 



Markets for June: 



Good to choice lambs, 45 to 65 pounds |5 00 to $7 50 



Yearlings and clipped lambs 4 35 to 5 50 



Fair to mixed butchers 3 35 to 4 50 



Culls and common 2 00 to 3 50 



