2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 9, 1955 Hogs 50 Lower; Few Here Score $13.50 Wednesday LANCASTER LIVESTOCK MARKET Wednesday to Wednesday Review By David S. Lorenson, Reporter USDA Market News Bureau Cattle Three days 3904. week ago 3469 Compared with last Wednesday Slaughter steers high choice and prime 1100 lbs and lighter steady to weak, other weights and grades 50 to 75c dower most decline on shortfed good and low choice averaging 1200 lbs and over Heifers scarce steady to 25c lower Cows mo derately active mositlv fully steady Bulls steady to 25c high er, most advance on utility • Stockers and feeders slow, mostly steady Bulk choice fed steers $2O 002150, a few lots high choice and prime $2l 50-22 00, two loads 1000-lb prime year ling steers $2425 Good largely $lB 00-19 25, some commercial $l5 50-17 00 Communal and good heifers $l4 50-17 50 Utility and commer cial cows $llOO-12 75, canners sley, 700 Red Vantress to TRI-TOWN ELECTRIC CO. GAS AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCES SALES AND SERVICE Electrical Contracting Leola, Pa. Phone 6*6661 “Open Thins & Fn ’till 9” I! * Altman's Super-A Feeds are timed tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete and are manufactured daily in *hree modern plants. Compare our prices. 12 varieties of Babv Chicks available at all times. Ask about our special discount on early orders for chicks. Super A Dog Feed 25 lbs. .$ 205 Broiler Ration .. .. $4 55 gabbit Pellets 25 lbs 135 Horse Feed 100 lbs .. 345 special Chop 100 lbs 295 Enriched Fitting Ration 3.15 15 pc Hob Feed 350 20pc Quality-Egg Mash 380 20 pc Hog. Sow & Pig ... 390 20 pc. Yeast Egg Mash.. 4.20 B Chick Starter 400 20 pc. Blue Bird Dairy. 2.70 Grower Crumbles.... 4.10 32 pc. Dairy Concentrate 4.10 ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER. MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Ave. WE DELIVER 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more GIFT SUGGESTIONS Just a few of the Hundreds of Items on Display MEN ™. WOMEN Give Her This Give him this handy I—iTORCH SET iJlacacj azuxfi Utility SeMcnng Flame ■ burner tip tip spreader BSjjm Keg <l-7$ Keg *p s * Keg »|« M *«gulariy *12 _ _« IB Now Only s B°° in attractive gift box rn ternz O Matic Master Tarch with 4$ posable prepone gas cylinder and pencil burner unit—Regularly V s Free Parking at Rear of Si Kauffman’s Hardware 201 E. Main St. . .1 ; f i 1 and cutters $8 001175. Utility curl cmmeictal hulls $l4 So il 50, cuitteis down to $l3 50 Numerous loads medium and good 600-9 JO lii stocker and feed er steers slb 00-18 25 Scveial lots comon &. indium $l3 75-15 50, small lot chc.cc 625 lb feeder ileers $2l 50, load 858 lb choice feeder steers $2O 75; load choice 630 lb steers $2O 50 Calves. Veal ers strong to 50c higher, some •prime $lOO or more higher. Bulk good and choice $23 00-27.00; high choice & pi ime $27 50-32 00 00, odd head to $34 00 Utility and commercial $14.00-2150 Receipts 1093, week ago 890. Hogs: 1202 week ago 767 Bar rows and gifts mostly 50c lower than last Wednesday .sows 25-50 c tower. Bulk barrows and gilts U S mixed 1-3. 180-240 lbs Wed nesday. $l2 50-1300, several small Jots mostly 1 and 2 to local small killers. 180-220 lbs $l3-50, weights 240-270 lbs $l2 00-12.50 Sheep 436. week ago 420- Slau ghter lambs steady to weak com pared with last week’s close. Bulk good and choice wooled slaughter lambs $l7-50-20 50; a few choice and prime 80-85 lbs $20.75; Uti lity and low good $14.00-17.00 PHILADELPHIA POULTRY (By USDA) PHILADELPHIA Dec 7 Market unsettled Supplies' of nearly all classes were in excess of the light and very selective demand. Few lots barred rock pullets 33 - Large While Bock caponettes 28-30 No 2 qual and small 20-22 without clearing Cross fryeis straight cockerels 22, caponetted 24, Columbias 22- 24, cleanup 10, Vantress reds 20- 22, few lots 24 Turkeys de mand good tor light supplies Wholesale selling prices No 1 and fancy qual broilers or fry ers heavy type 3-4 lbs 19-24 Pul lets 4% lbs and over 33- Hens heavy type 20-27, light type 15- 20 Ducks Muscovy 15-25, Pekins 32 Turkeys young hens 43-45, young toms 30-32 Phone Lane. 4-7715 CHILDREN Visit Toyland! Bring The Kiddies SPECIAL PRICES ON 1954 TRAINS SCHWINN BIK.ES ERECTOR SETS TRUCKS. HOOBY HORSES and many others. •itst.c. *27 50 ore - OPEN THURS. & SAT. ’Til 9 P.M. “The Family Gift Center” NEW HOLLAND PHILADELPHIA, Dot 7 Market unsettled. Increased of feungs of laige extras at slight ly lower prices met slow sale 'Other grades were in fair demand with supplies adequate Wholesale selling prices Min 10 pet AA qual. large 45-50, white 56-57, mown 55-56, medium white 49-50, brown 49-50. Extras, mm- 60 pet A qual large 45-50, white 53-54, brown none, mixed color 53-54, medium white 49-50, brown none, mixed 4949 Vi. Standurds 47-48, current- receipts none, checks 30 35 Receipts Doc 6 3,730 cases all by truck Prices Slightly Higher for Year In Poultry Sale Lancaster Poultry Exchange (Rohrerstown) (Sales'report, Sale No-105, Tuesday, Dec 6, 1955) - Prices in Tuesday’s poul try auction were slightly higher than a year ago, with 8 lots listed, totaling 29,700, and 5 'lots, tota ling 25.500 binds sold- Prises ranged from 19 to 19% cents, averaging 19-42. For the cor responding day a year ago, re-- Ceipts were 14 lots of 68,050 birds with 11 lots totaling 47,050 birds sold at 18% to 19%, mostly 19%, ■Sales Tuesday included: from Miller and Bushong (Sam Stolitz fus) 1700 Indian River "Cross Liponised to Victor F- Weaver, Inc, 19%; Robert Bollinger, 200 White Rock cockerels, no sale, OOOZ aapna 0 uto-ij Ipiq %6I Red Vantress 19% bid, no sale; from James Mohan 2000 White Cornish. 18% bid. no sale; Fruit ville Farms, Abram Shenk, 9000' White Vantress to Grimes and Hauer and 4800 White yantress (to same party at,10% from Miller and Bushong (Aaron P- Miller) 5000 Indian River Cross Lipo mzed to Victor F Weaver, loc..at 19 and 6000 Red Vantress Leg horns to Harry F Weaver, Jr-, at 19%. BALTIMORE POULTRY BALTIMORE Dec 7 Mar ket steady on fiyers, heavy hens (fowl), pullets and geese Fair to good demand Prices unchang ed to slightly higher Demand centered on top quality and heavier weights Receipts mod erate Market, barely steady on tom turkeys and Muscovy ducks Prices generally declined 1c Mar ket steady to firm on hen tur keys Fair to good demand. Re ceipts moderate- Wholesale sell ing prices per pound in Balti more Broilers or fryers: 3 lbs and over 2d 27, mostly 25-27- Hens heavy type 23-26, light type 15-16 Pullets 33 meat turkeys: toms 32, hens 42-43 Ducks. Mus covy 24-25 Geese: one lot 30 TOfI*TMfISTER POWERMATIC TOASTER t s'* EGGS ew Power* :tloji auto* itlcaHy low* * b r e a 4, irts it toast* g , , . then uses it—all / itself, akts perfect ut. Ph. 4-0951 ' 1 -• f t> x c -,v o i- r.n Price Range from 20-22.25 Friday In Poultry Sale Rotor erstown, Pa —(Laima sit |i r Poultry Excnange, Sales Report, Sale #lO4, Thursday, Dec. 1, 1955) —Prices ranged from 20 to 22 Vi cents in the Thursday, Dec 1 auction here on 45 lots of 123- 615 birds offered, With 43 lots totaling 1115,115 birds sold One dot of 650 Leghorn fowls went at 15, turkey broilers, two lots total ing 1500 birds, sold from 30 Vi to 31 The Thursday average was 20 Vi cents on 41 lots of 112,965 birds. Here are sales: <Consignor list ed first, then price): Millport Roller Mills (Raymond (Host), 1200 White Vantress to R J. Brendle at 20'A; John B. Noll, 2800 Indian Raver Cross to H W. Lonlgacre at 2014; Donald Noll, 35Q Indian- River Cross to Pro ducers Cooperative Exchange at 20 Vi; O. Kenneth 'McCracken (Enos Eshiback). 3000 White Cross to Victor F. Weaver. Inc at 20Vi; Jacob R Cramer. 750 Indian River Cross to Roy E Ream at 20V4. Miller & Burhcng (Lloyd Ream), 4500 White Vantress-to Grimes & Hauer at 20%; Miller & Bushong (Naomi J. Blessing), 500 White Vantress to Roy E- Realm at 20%; Fmftville Pawns (Abram Shank), 5000 White i Vantress to Victor F- -Weaver, Inc., at 20%; Wenger’s (Pa" 1 Hildher), 500 Red and White Vantress -to Meaders Poultry at 20; Wenger”a (David Heisey). 1100 Indian River Cross to Gnun'es & Hauer ®t 20%; Miller & Burtiong (Herbert Fisher), MOO White Vantress to Grimes & Hauer at 20%. " * Mrs W. Mathias. 1000 Indian River Cross to Roy E. R.eam, 2()%, Walter Mellci*t, 4500 Red Van tress, and 4000 White Vantress. no sale; C. B lB3O Indian River Gross to Victor F. Weaver, Inc, 20%; Miller & Bushong, (Elmer ißexler), 2500 Red Vantress to Harry H. Weaver Jr, at 20%; Mxler & Bushong, 1500 Indian River Cross and ISOO Red Vantress to .Producers Coop,. Exe. at 20%; J. Robert Mhxsser, 3500 Red Vantress to Mandate Poultry at 20% Nora B. Burkholder, 750 Belts to H W. Longacre at 31 and 750 Belts to Victor F. Weaver, Inc i at 30%; Pennsylvania Famp Bureau (Russel Braider), 925 White Americans to Producers Coop 20%; George, W Jackson & (Son, 650 Leghorn fowl yearlings to S E- Davis, 15; Herbert Pen dleton, 1100 White Mountains to, Victor F. Weaver, Inc., at 20%; Earl Forney, 500 White Rook cross to Wa'ter C- Mdllmger at 21; Miller & Bushong (Roy Har ms'll) 3300 White Vantress to, Grimes & Hauer at 21. Miller & BusboUg (Roy Har tnish) 5600 Indian River Cross ibo Harry H- Weaver, Jr- at 20%; Midler & Bushiong (Lester Wea ver), 4500 Red Vanitress to Walter C Mellmger at 20%; Luke N’s- Meaders Poultry at 22%; Leroy M Sensemg, 4800 Meat Packers to Viator F-, Weaver Inc. at 20% and ’5600 Meat Packers to Harry H- Weaver. Jr, at 20%; William Seldher, 1200 Mieat Packers and 1200 White Vanitress to Victor F Weaver, Inc- at 20%; William H. Friltz & Son. 5000 Red Vantress to Grimes & Hauer at 20. 5000 Red Vantress to Grimes & Hauer at 20%-. 6000 Wiljite Vantress to Mandata Poultry at 20%; Robert Swartz, 1)500 White Cross to Vic tor F. Weaver, Inc., at 20%. Fruitville Farms (Chester Mur ry), 5000 Indian River Cross to Harry H Weaver, Jr, at 20%; Indian River Farm (Jothn Ceil), 4100 Indian River millets Liponiz ed at 20 % arid 4000 at 20% to Harry H Weaver, Jr, Melvin Bberlv. 400 Indian River Cross and 700 Indian River Cross to Rov E Ream at 20%; Harold S Garber, 8500 Meat Packers to Grimes & Hauer at 20% and 9000 Red Vantress to Producers Coop at 20%: Robert M- Mvlm, 300 In dian River Cross to Walter C. Hellinger at 20. and Marlin Oas sel, 350 White Cross to Carl B Risser at 22%. EASY MONEY ST JOSEPH, Mo The four persons recently hired by County Clerk Floyd inman to count the absentee votes at a recent elec tion were paid S 5 each. They had a total of four votes to count- aoY.9V»£ ol Gian-Carlo Menotti Opera j Slated Dec. 10 A special event of tho coming holiday season will be the pres entation of the Christmas opera, “Amahl and the Nigfib- Visitors” by the Lancaster Opera Work shop The Gian-Carlo Menotti opera will be presented at Reyn olds’ Junior Hign School, Lancas ter Dec-10 at 2:30 & 8:30 p. m- For tbe first time ,the Opera Workshop will give -a special youth concert at 2.30 m the aft ernoon- Preceding the presenta tion of the opeia the newly form ed Opera Woikshop Chorus will join with the children in a carol sing- The title role of “Amahl” in the afternoon performance will be taken by Robert Stephen Janes, 12 years old, son of Mr. & Mrs- Robert B. Janes, 187 Blos som Hill Drive, Lancaster. In tho evening performance, “Amahl 1 * will be portrayed by Paul P. Mar tin, 11, 12 years old, son of Mr. & Mrs Paul P- Martin, 932 Vir ginia Ave., Lancaster, Pa- Others in the cast include Ann Jones, as the mother, Jack L. Ryan, Clinton W. Bell, Jr- and E J- Tighe, Ji, as the thrqe kings, Mervm Blank as the Page, and Bonnie Hoeltzel as tfye dancer. 1 Accompanist and choral direc- for bqth performances i* Dorothy Rose Smith and the en tire production is under the di rection of Frederick Robinson, artistic director of the Lancaster Opera Workshop- Tickers for both are available at Workshop Head quarters, 404 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, at Troup's Music House or from any Workshop member. on all Farm Bureau By Taking Delivery Before Jan. 7 or Take Advantage of $2.00 Early Delivery Discounj and pay June 15, 195 f Farm Bureau Dillervilie Rd. t - Lane. # BRANCHES: Manheim - New tfolian I Qnarryviile as'iojfi S. 1
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