2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 6, 1957 45,875 Birds Sold At Lancaster Exchange; Average 17.51 Cents Listed and ottered for sale Nov. 29 were 20 lots or 59,805 birds,, of v bich were sold 13 10t5—45,875 bads Prices paid for 12 10t5—45,375 toi oilers averaged 17.51 cents From .17 to .18% cents. Also one lot of heavy fowl sold for .19V2 cents Here is the No\ 29 sale by lot r umber, buyer with grower in parenthesis, number and breed, age in weeks and days, buyer and pi ice per pound. 1. Francis Schultz, 7000 White Vantress, 10-2, College Hill Poul try, 17 1 2 cents 2 Francis Schultz, 7000 White Vantress, 10-2, Col lege Hill Poultry, 17% cents. 3. Fuller & Bushong (Leonard Deitz), 4500 White Vantress, 10, S E Davis, 17",4 cents. 4. M&B (Lichard Blessing), 3000 White Do You Need Dairy Feed? We have a 16% Dairy Just the thing now for that short corn crop at only $3 30 Bluebird All Mash Fine Chick Feed 20% O F Hog Feed Beet Pulp Bran Special Chop Hay - Bale 20% Bluebird Dairy Don’t Forget that chick order' January will soon be here, and you will want your chicks. So order now! ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H, WEAVER MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Ave. 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE—WE DELIVER. v' MORE POWER The most powerful Ford Tractors ever, and a model for every farm, every industrial job . . . big or little! MORE MOBILITY Over-under transmission (factory option) gives 12 forward speeds . . . little over a mile-per-hour “creeping” for finish grading, transplanting, etc. . . . over 20 MPH for transport! MORE HANDLING EASE Effortless power steering (factory option) to boost production, cut operator fatigue even on the roughest terrain! You see more FORDS because they save more money! mm Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc. Conestoga Farm Service Quarrvville Ph. ST 6-2597 IVew Holland Haverstick Bros. Lancaster Ph. EX 2-5722 Columbia Pike Vantress, 9-4, S E. Davis, 17% cents. 5 M&B (Richard Ingram), 7000 White Vantress, 10, College Hill Poultry, 17% cents. '' 6 M&B (Wm. Campbell), 3000 White Vantress, 9-4, College Hill Poultry, 17% cents. 7. Neff Bros., 1375 Indian River Whites, 10-3, Carl B Risser, 18% cents. 8. J. Walter Miller, 500 Heavy Fowl, Hoy E. Ream, 19% cents. 9. J. Walter Miller, 50 Leghorn cock erels, no sale, 8 cents bid. 10. J. Walter Miller, 80Muscovy ducks, no sale, 25 cents Bid 11. Enos Buckwalter (Ivan HT Hess), 4200 White Rocks and White Vantress, 12, C. F. Man beck Inc , 17 cents. 12. M&B (Har ry Boyer), 6000 Indian Rivers, 9-3, no sale, 17 cents bid. 13. David H. Martin M S., 2000 Bowman’s cock eiels, 10-2, Roy E. Ream, 17 cents. 14 Vernon Frankhouser QQO 20% Production Mash 400 Rabbit Pellets 47b Soy Bean Meal 3 95 Enriched Fitting Ration 4 45 Dog Meal B Starter Straw Bale Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 Allen H. Matz Ph. AN 7-6502 Ph. EM 7-1341 Saucier Bros. Wholesale selling prices No 1 and fancy qual. Broilers and fry ers heavy type 3-4 lb 18%-22 Roasters 18 20. Pullets iVz lb and over 24-26. Hens heavy type 18- 22 Ought type, 11-17 Old roosters 10-11. Ducks Muscovy 20-26 Pek in 30-32 Turkeys Young Toms 22-23. Bowman’s cockerels, 9 3, no sale, 16 cents bid. 15. Eshelman’s Ex perimental Farm, 2150 White Vantress capettes, 13-1, no sale, 17 cents bid. 16. Eshelman’s Experimental Farm, 3750 White" Vantress cap ettes, no sale, 17% cents bid. 17. Reich Poultry Farm (Jerry Dick mson), 500 White Vantress, 12, John E.-Rettinger, 1814 cents. 18. Samuel K. Stoltzfus, 1000 Cobbs White Rocks capettes, 14, no sale, 20 cents bid. 19. D. E Horn (Nel son Fi|z), 5200 Indian River Whites, 10-1, H W. Longacre Inc., 17Vi cents 20 Enos Buckwalter, 600 White Rock and White" Van tress, 12, Daniel K. Good, 1714 cents. Stablization Office Cited as Best In Entire State «« « H it 8 00 410 500 The Lancaster County Agricul tural Stabilization and Conserva tion Office has been named the best county office in the state This citation was made by Bruce Whitenight, northeast area re gional representative for ASC. Earl Groff, of Strasburg, state ASC committee member stated the performance which earned the honor for the local unit. The various items considered are service to formers, planning and organization, physical plant, public relations, and methods. The annual work performed by the office included 6900 com allot ment farms, 6200 wheat allot ment farms, and 5500 tobacco al lotment farms. The office also han dles price support loans and an ♦♦ ♦* ♦♦ I Denver Ph. EL. 4-8721 .1....................... 2 LIVE POULTRY PHILADELPHIA DEC. 4 Weak. Demand light and very se lective in a buyers’ market. Sup plies of all clasess were in excess of immediate requirements. Offerings at liberal price dis counts failed to clear. Lancaster ManKeim QUALITY FEEDS POULTRY - SWINE - LIVESTOCK Modern Bulk Delivery SAVE EXTRA DOLLARS NOW ! ! Book Farm Bureau LSC - 55 LEGHORNS .01 cent pullet discount til Dec. Book Farm Bureau Hybrid SEED CORN 50 cents per bu. disc, til Dec. Buy Farm Bureau PREMIUM BALER TWINE at Low Dec. Price By DAVID S. LORENSON Federal-State Market News Service Cattle- Three days 336‘ > . week ago 2252 compared with last Wednesday slaughter steers and ’’heifers 25(«-75tf higher, the most advance on high good and choice steers 1100 lbs and lighter. Cows and bulls strong to 50{( higher than last Wednesday and stock ers and feeders steady. Supplies comprised around 50 percent stocker and feeder steers and percent cows and bulls Bal ance mainly good and choice slaughter steers and heifers. Prime grade fed steers were scarce Bulk choice fed steers 1000-1300 lbs $24 00-26.25, a few high choice steeis 9311185 lbs. $26.50-26 75. Load 1400 lb. Choice steers $24 00. Good and low choice steers mostly 22 00-23 75, some Standard and low Good $2O 50-21.75. A few lots Good and Choice fed heifers $2O 00-23 00, small lots high Choice $23.50-24 - PHILADELPHIA tGGS PHILADELPHIA Dec 4 Demand improved Supplies were no more than adequate for cur rent requirements Prices \to retailers in cartons (cents per doz) Grade A & US grade A large Whites 58-63, mostly 60-62 browns 58-63, mostlyq 60-62 Grade A & US grade A med Whites 53 57, mostly, brown 53- 57, mostly 54-55 Grade A & US grade A small 45V2-50 mostly 48-49, browns 45%-50. mostly 48-49. Grade B & US grade B large whites 51-58, mostly 53-58, brown 51-58, mostly 53 58 Receipts Dec. 3, 3,500 cases by truck. Agricultural Conservation Pro gram, which includes 1400 farms. Groff also cited Miss Dorothy Y. Neel, office manager and stated that the local office has the lowest per unit work cost in the entire state The county committee is composed of Landis G. Becker, of Lititz, chairman, John J. Long, Peach Bottom, vice-chairman, and Fred G. Seldomndge, of Gap HI. Individual citations were also giv en to each member of the office stall. '$M BUR^ 1 “You Can Depend on” Saves Extra Dollars Lancaster Market C COU FOR Prompt and Courteous 50. Bulk Cutter and Utility cows $12.00-16 00, a few Commercial to $l7 00 Canners mostly $10.50- 1175. Utility and Commercial bulls $17.00-21.00, Good fed yearling bulls to $23 00, Cutters down to $16.00 Bulk Medium and Good Stocker and feeder steers and light yearlings 551- 1025 lb $20.50-22 50, load 1140 lb. Good steers $23.00, a few high Good and low Choice short yearl ings 527-614 lbs $22.75-24 50. Some Common and Medium stock steers $17.00-19 50 Small lots Good an dlow Choice 427-550 lb stock steer calves $22.75-25.- 00 CALVES 694. three days week ago 728. Veal calves mostly steady with last Wednesday. Bulk Good and Choice 140-210 lb vealers $25 00-31 00. high Choice and Prime $3150-34,00 Utility and Standard grades $16.00-2450. HOGS 968, week ago 1041. Barrows and gilts $25-500 higher than last Wednesday, sows fully steady Bulk barrows and gilts mixed U S 1-3, 190-240 lbs in Wednesday’s trade $l9 50-20 00, a few small lots No. 1 and 2, 20 00-20 50. Sows Monday sold from 1350- 17.00 for weights 350 lbs and over grading mostly No. 2 and 3 a few 1-3, grade 350 lbs. and lieher to $l7 50 SHEEP. 283, week ago 315, Slaughter lambs fully steady with last Wednesday Bulk Good and Chome wooled lambs 70-95 lbs $2150-24 00, Utility and low Good $l7 00-2150. PROCESSED POULTRY PHILADELPHIA DEC. 4 Processed poultry, ready-to-cook (ice packed) young chickens about steady Demand continued only fair More than sufficient supplies were available. Prices paid delievered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb) Grade A & US Grade A. 2-3 lb. 27%-30, mostly 27'2-28. Hens Ready-to-cook (ice pack ed) steady Heavy type were in buyer prefenence with demand' fair to good Supplies were about adequate Prices paid delivered] warehouse, Philadelphia (cents per lb) Grade A & U. S. Grade A 4-5% lb 31%-32. Receipts Dec U, 249,000 lbs in cluded other than turkey: Md. 75,000 lbs Del 85,000 lbs. Vir ginia 29,000 lbs. Quarryville New Holland Delivery in Bags
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