2—Lancaster fa*mins', Friday, Jan. 25, 1957 Broiler Prices Show Slight Rise At Lancaster Exchange Thursday HOHRERSTOWN. Jan. 17 (Lancaster Poultry Exchange, sales report 197) Broiler prices took a little swing up at the auction Thursday. This com bined with a sale of 212,150 birds makes the broiler picture the brightest tin several weeks. Prices paid were: Broilers, 18 1 '! to 21 cents, average 19.15 cents for 212,150 birds. Leghorns, one 'lot of 400 birds, ll'.- cents Capettes, one lot of 110 birds, 25H cents. 1 Turkey toms, one lot ot 21 birds, 25L- cents. Turkey hens, one lot of 40 birds, 28 cents. A year ago broiler prices aver aged 19.47 cents at the Tuesday auction and 21.78 cents at the ALTMAN’S SUPER-A FEEDS Give your pigs a boost with Altman’s 40% Hog'Concen trate Pellets and watch them grow! Rock Salt . . cwt. $1.60 Dog Feed 25 2.10 Water Softener Pellets 215 Rabbit Pellets 25 lb. .. .1.40 Gaflvimzed Tubs 3.10-3.50 Aroma Pep Flavoring to make your hay more palatabile. 400 Started Chicks now on hand' Sl.OO per 100 Discount on orders placed on or before January 31. 1957 also an ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT CERTIFICATE will be issued for each 100 chicks order ed during this period. This discount Certificate of $5O for each 100 chicks can be used as part payment oni 100 lbs. of Altman’s Super-A-Sta rtmg Mash, Super-A-Yeas* Starter and Super-A-BroilerßaUon. Get your orders in by January 31, 1957 and save a total of $1.50 on each 100 clucks. WE DELIVER ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Ave> Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. PRICES SUBJECT *tO CHANGE ** *> ♦♦ *4»s:8a«! »l> I JlUi t Thursday auction. At the two sales, 289,965 birds were sold. There was no sale at the Lan caster Exchange on Tuesday. Here are the Thursday, Jan. 17, sales listed by lot number (each preceded by 17-); seller with grower shown in paren theses; amount and breed; age by weeks and days; buyer and price. 1. R. Samuel Keens, 1,500 White Vantress, 9-2, Lcola Poul try? 19 cents. 2• Jack Bucher, 4,650 White Vantress, 9-2, Man data Poultry, 19H cents. 3. Jack Bucher, 4,650 White Vantress, 9-2, Mandata Poultry, 19 v » cents. 4. Jack Bucher, 4,700 White Van tress, 19’/i cents, Mandata Poul try. 5. Jack Bucher, 5,000 White Vantress, 9-2, Mandata Poultry, Early Order Discounts 19'i cents 6. Clayton N. Thomas, 400 Leghorn Fowl, 8 months, Boy Ream, 11% cents. 7. Thomas Stoltzfoos, 110 "White Capottes, 24, Cart B Risser, 25% cents 8. Miller & Bushong (Aaron Mil ler), Sif.OOO White Vantress, 10-2, Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 19’A cents. 9. Milfier & Bushong (Aaron Miller), 5,000 White Vantress, D-6, Walter C. Mellinger, 19'A cents 10. Miller & Bushong (Elmer M- Shovyalter), 9.0000 White Vantress, 9-5, College Hill Poultry, 19H cents. 11. Miller Sc Bushong (Fred H. Shenck). 4,- 000 White Vantress, 9, Roy E. Ream, 19% cents. 12. Miller & Bushong (Robert L. Thompson), 4,750 Indian Rivers, 10-2, Grimes & .Hauer, 18A cents. 13 Miller & Bushong (Ribert L. Thomp son), 4,750 Indian Rivers, 10-2, Victor F Weaver, Inc., 18'1* cents. 14. Miller Sc Bushong (Robert L- Thompson), 4,000 White Van tress, 10-2, Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 19 cents. 15. MiKer & Bushong (Robert L. Thompson), 4,000 Whits Vantress, 10-2, S. E Da vis, 1871 cents. 16. Miller Sc Bus- Lancaster Market: Cattle Weak; / Hogs Show Rise From Week Ago By DAVID S. LOREN SON USDA Market News Service WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY REVIEW Lancaster, Jan. 24 CATTLE: 3,000, week ago 2,776. Compared with last Wednesday slaughter steers and yearlings 1,150 lbs. and; Tighter steady to weak, weights over 1,150 lbs.' mostly 50 cents lower. Good to average Choice steers over 1,250 lbs. hardest to move. Heifers steady to 50 cents lower, cows 25-50 cents higher, bulls mostly steady. Stockers and feeders now fully steady to strong with last week’s close. Bulk Choice fed steers 975- 1.250 lbs $2O-22, several loads and lots high choice 1,167-1,250 lb. steers $22 40-23, one load 1,185 db high choice steers $23 50, one load mostly choice 1,275 lb steers $l9 50 Most good and low choice steers $l9-2150, a few standard down to $17.50. A few lots Stand ard and Good heifers $l5-19. Util ity and commercial cows by Wed nesday $ll 7514, canneis and cut ters $9.50-13 Utility and Comercial bulls $l5- 18 50, good fed bulls under 1,100 lbs. to $2l, cutter grades $13.50- 14 50 Bulk medium and good stocker and feeder steers 533-948 lbs $l6- 19 75, a few lots good short year lings 550-683 lbs. $2O-20 50, Com mon stock steers $l3-15 A few lots good and choice stck steer calves $l9-22 50 CALVES 767, week ago 1,141 Veal calves 50 cents higher than last Wednesday Bulk good and choice vealers $23.50-28 50, high choice' and prime $29-35 utility and standard $l5-22.50, HOGS. 1,580, week ago 1,606. Barrows and gilts 50-75 cents higher than last Wednesday, sows strong to 50 cents higher, Bulk barrows and gilts U. S mixed 1-3, 190-230 lbs. in Wednesday's trade $20.25-20 75 a few lots mostly No. 1, 200-220 lbs at $2l, only a very few head at $21.50. Weights 240- 270 lbs $l9-20 and some weights William Martin Awarded Plaque For Tomatoes William K~. Marlin, R 1 Eliza bethtown, was awarded a plaque at the Farm Show for his 1956 crop of tomatoes. The award, given by the Pennsylvania Can ners Assn., was one of six award ed to Pennsylvania farmers whose crops were highest m yield or in quality. Martin, who won the high quality award in the three to eight acre division, had an aver age of 79.52 per cent of No. I’s. Sixty-six tomato farmers re ceived Master Grower Awards for having harvested 20 tons or more of tomatoes iper acre. KXFiiIBHSHSPTWtrSS hong, (Harold E. Rohrer), 6,000 White Vantress, 11, Victor F. Weaver, Inc. 19% cents. 17. Mil ler (c Bushong (Harold E. Rohr er), 6,000 White Vantress, 11, Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 19 Vi cents. 18. Miller Sc Bushong (Harold E. Rohrer), 4,300 Indian Rivers, 11, Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 19‘A cents. 19. Mil'ler Sc Bushong (Harold E. Rohrer), 3,450 White Vantress, 11, Roy E Ream, 20% cents. 20. Miller & Bushong (Christ M. Smith), 3,800 White Vantress, 10, Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 19 cents. 21. Miller & Bushong (Christ M. Smith). 2,000 Indian Rivers, 10, Victor, F. Weaver, Inc., 18% cents. 22 Miller & Bushong (G Walter Jackson), 4,000 White Vantress, 9-3, Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 18% cents, 23. Willis Buch, Jr., 40 Broad Breasted Bronze hens, 26, Ray W. Gibble, 28 cents. 24: GCenn L. Brubaker, 250 White Cross, 12, Roy E. Ream, 19 cents. 25. Miller & Bushong (■Roy Harnish), 3,400 Indian Riv ers, 10, Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 19% cents. 26. Miller & Bushong (Roy Harnish), 5,800 White Van- around 160 lbs. .down to $18.75 Sows U. S mixed 1-3, 270-550 lbs. $l4-16. SHEEP; 327, week ago 193. Supply mainly wooled slaughter lambs quality rather plain. Slaughter lambs steady Jo 50 cents higher. Bulk good and choice wooled lambs $lB-22, a few high choice and prime to $23, util ity and low good $l4-17.50. GET BETTER PROFITS FROM YOUR LAYERS ! feed ReD^RoSE POULTRY BOOSTER PELLETS Five pounds daily per 100 hens of Red Rose Poultry Boost er Pullets (25% protein) provide high protein levels for lay ing flocks during periods of high production, and step up protein intake when production slumps. (Red Rose Poultry Booster Pellets help to reduce absentee ism on the nest and boost your profits through getting more eggs when prices are high . . . supply concentrated antibiotics to individual birds temporarily off feed and help speed their return to profitable egg production. Boost your profits by boosting laying flock perform ance Feed RED ROSE POULTRY BOOSTER PELLETS. MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE JOHN H. BONHOLTZER R.D.3 Columbia, Pa. R.D.4 Lancaster, Pa. LEROY GEIB Manheim, Pa. R.D.2 FAIR VIEW ROLLER MILLS JOSEPH M. GOOD & SON 8.D.1 Narvon, Pa. R.D.I Bird-in-Hand, Pa. I. B. GRAYBILL & SON WALTER & JACKSON, INC. Refton, Pa. Christiana, Pa. I'S tress, 10, Daniel K. Good, 19V4 cents. 27. Miller & Bushong {Wil liam Wrie), 2,400 White Vantress, 9-2, Producers Coop. Exc., 18-J4 cents. 28. Millier & Bushong (Wil liam Wile), 2,000 White Van tress, 9-2, Meader’s Poultry, 19 cents. 29. William H. Fitz & Son, 6,000 White Vantress, 10, Grimes & Hauer, 19% cents. 30- William H. Fitz & Son, 5,000 White Van tress, 10, Victor F Weaver, Inc., 19% cents. 31. William H. Fitz & Son, 5.000 Indian Rivers, 10, College Hill Poultry, 19% cents. 32. Rob ert Chinault, 3,950 Indian Rivers, 9-2, Harry H Weaver, Jr., 18% cents. 33. Robert Chinault, 4.000 White Vantress, 9-2, Victor F, Weaver, Inc, 18% cents. -34. Samuel Grubb, 7,500 Indian Riv ers. 10-6, Collage Hill Poultry, 19% cents. 35. Samuel Grubb, 9,- 000 Indian Rivers, 10-6, College- Hill Poultry, 19% cents. 36. Samuel Grubb. 6,500 In dian ’Rivers, 10-2, Victor F. Weav er, Inc., 19H cents. 37. Samuet Grubb, 9,000 Indian Rivers, 10-2, Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 19)4 cents. 38 Raymond N- Miller, 8.000 White Vantress, 10-2, H. W. Longacre. Inc.. 19 cents. 39. Raymond N. Miller, 8,000 Whit* Vantress, 10-2, Tilley’s Poultry, 19% cents. 40. Hiestand, Ine. (Gern Haldeman), 1,000 Whit* Vantress, 10-1, Walter B, Leh man, 21 'cents. 41. Wenger’s (D. Heisey, Jr.), 2,000 White Rocks. 9-6, Grimes & Hauer, 18% cents. 42. Indian River Farm (Nor man Forney), 2,100 Indian Riv ers, 11, Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 18% cents. 43. Indian River Faria (A. Huber Harnish), 4,700 In dian Rivers, 10, Harry H, Weav er, Jr., 18% cents, 44. Indian (Continued on page 3) SNADER’S MILL Stevens, Pa R.D.I «
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