2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 21, 1959 At Lancaster Yards 45% Of Run Stockers & Feeders lame* E. O'Hara. In Charge, Market Newe Branch (Turn to page 5) FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1959 •WEEKLY REVIEW- CATTLE: Slaughter steers totaled 3075 head compared •with 3128 last week. Trading slow for steers, but all other classes mod. active. Supply included about 40% slaugh ter steers and 45% stockers and feeders. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers held steady. Cows we re 25-50 lower, with most of the decline on cutter and bet ter grades. The decline came on Thursday, Bulls closed weak. Stockers and feerers were steady to weak. A load of high choice 1239 lb. slaughter steers brought $3O, bulk of choice 950-1300 lb. sold for 27.50-29. Load and a half of 1361 lb. choice and prime steers made 28. Good to low-choice steers brought 25-27 50, depending on weight. Few lots of good and choi ce heifers, 25 50-27. Utility 3md commercial bulls rang ed between 22 75-25.50, wh ale good grade fed bulls sold at 25.75-27. Cutter and utili ty cows commanded 16.75 - 21. with commercial cows up to 22, few early sold up to 22.50. Canners and low-cut ters closed at 15-16.75. Good and choice 800-1050 lb. feeder steers, 27-28.75, with a lot choice scaling 800 lb at 29, while med. and good grades sold for 25 50-27.25. Good and choice 550-800 lb stock steers brought 27 75- 20.50 A few lots average to high choice stock steers wei ghing 501-695 lb command ing 31-33. Medium and good made 26-28. Good grade sto ck calves sold for 29-33. Cho ice weighing 426-446 lb. at 33.50-34.40. A part load high choice weighing 4*2 lb. com manding 37.50. Lots medium, and good grade stock bulls scaling 665-942 lb selling at 24-25.50. W "THRIFTY PIG" T**»| il. i HsSPgHMrgJl»Ha'=4r*Jge: I PIG GHO l9 *f Ikm e«ssp*m U»m M tar »rt 10 Ex hag cl t*4 Hat* MG M TV! 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Manctta, Pa WARREN SICKMAM R D 1, Pequca Pa CALVES: Following recent declines in the dressed veal market, live vealers sold $1 lower. Trading was moder ately active on about 650 he ad compared with 555 head last week Good and choice vealers ranged between 32 - 38, while choice and prime sold for 39-42. A few vealers early Mon. brought 43. Stan dard and low-good made 25- 31, while utility sold down to 20. Pa. Broiler Placements Off Penna. placements of broil er chicks for the week end ing Feb. 18 decreased seven per cent from the previous week, with 724,000 head placed. Indicated number of Pa. broilers for market 10 weeks from now is 7,000,000 compared with 748,000 at the same time last year Total Pa. hatchings of broiler chicks for the period —Feb. 14—March 7—will be about eight per cent below last year reports the Pa. Cron, Reporting Service In the 22 important broiler producing states, placements were up four per cent from the previous week to 32,756- 000. The 22 state settings were three per cent above the previous week, and 13 per cent above 'last year. Hatchings for the above three week period will be 11 per cent above last year. Additional Markets On Page 5 A. S. GROFF 21 S Queen, Lancaster, Pa MUSSER'S Gap, Pa E. MUSSER HEISEY R D. 2, Mount Joy, Pa Chicago % CafH,e Light Runs Low Prices USDA MARKET NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO FEB. 19 WEEKLY REVIEW CATTLE—Receipts slight ly larger than last week and 12 to 13 per cent greater than the corresponding week last year. About 50 per cent of the weeks supply offered for sale Monday for the third consecutive week. Not much change in the consist of sup plies, fully 70 per cent slau ghter steers, ~ around 15 per cent heifers and 7 per cent cows. Also, not much change In the percentages of the various grades slaughter ste ers, about 10 per cent prime around 50 per cent choice and 30 per cent good, how ever, average weight of slau ghter steers promising to be much, lighter than last weeks average of 1194 lbs. Despite the fact that recei pts were again moderately light, slaughter steers and heifers continued to trend lower, dressed beef prices also declined in the face -of competition from compara tively low priced pork and poultry. Steers average choi ce and better closed 50-1.50 lower, mostly 50-1 under last weeks close with most loss on prime grades, steers low choice and below mostly 50 lower. Heifers 50-75 lower and cows also 50-75 lower. Bulls sold strong to fully -50 higher until late when the advance was largely lost. Vealers declined 1-3 the sharpest decline for any we ek so far this year. Stockers and feeders very slow, weak to 1 lower, most ly 50-1 lower with feeding steers 750 lbs. up under most pressure. Load lots mostly prime 1100-1300 lb. slaughter steers early 31-31.75 when two load 1036 and 1102 lb. weights Firestone Tractor TIRE SALE! ( Big Discounts - i Cope & Weaver WILLOW STREET Ph. Lane. EX 3-2824 FARM BUREAU Profitmaker Feeds; INCREASE Milk Production LOWER Production Costs Return DOLLAI ToYOURPOCKI 16% Dari-Flo TRY IT NOW! Prompt and Courteous Service ,c. cou bub*-' Lancaster EX 4-0541 New Holland , Steer Trading Brisk sold at 32 moderately sorted loadlots mostly prime steers late largely 29-30.50, around 8 loads 993-1410 lb. weights Wednesday 30.75 and 31.00 with only two loads above 31, most choice steers early 26-29.50, late bulk 26-28 50. several loads prime 1450-1500 lb steers 29-29.75, several loads 1425-1475 lb. mixed, choice and prime 27.50 and load nearly comparable graded 1642 lb. weights 26, loadlots mixed choice and prime un der 1300 lb. steers.sold up to 30.75 early, several loads mixed choice and prime 1050 to 1150 lb steers Wednes day at 29 comparable to 30 cattle Monday, loadlots mix ed good and choice steers up to 1375 lbs. 25.50-25.75,. go od steers 24-25 50, bulk 24- 25. utility and standard steer 21-24.50, mostly 24 down, two loads 1,000 lb. Holstein steers early at 21.25 carrying a cuttar grade end. Shipment mostly prime 1100 lb. mixed steers and heifers 30.50. High choice and mixed choice and prime heifers 28-29.25, load high choice 900 lb. weights 28 50, Two loads mixed choice and prime 1100 lb. heifers 28, bulk good to average choice heifers 24-27.50, mixed stan dard and good 23.25-23.75; most utility and standard heifers 19,50-23. Bulk utility and commer cial cows 17.50-20, few high commercial 20.50, canners and cutters closed at 15.50- 18 50, mostly 18 down with few light canners as low as CTum to page 5) AS A RESULT OF A DESIRE OF-BOTH FARMERS and BUYERS EVERY WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A FULL LINE OF SLAUGHTER CATTLE LANCASTER UNION STOCK YAPJ Your' cooperation -will be appreciated. For father information consult your commission STOCKERS & FEEDERS on hand daily jfe n ivwrn*A N * % v v & * vlw a' v vfc \ v.%? V ilfo Milkmaker Special high prolein concentrate that’s completely balanced for mixing with home grains. Ail vegetable protein with the nec essary minerals, mo lasses and additional vitamin D added. Contains no fillers or cheap ingredients Delivered in Bags or Bidk Manheim New Holland IMOhawk 5-2466 ELgm 4-2146 The Thursday sale h a ceipts of 791 cattle at calves. Steer mkt brn cattle strong, in all wg) very active through Cows very active with drop m canners and c . Bulls steady. Calves j but pnmes $1 lower Choice butcher stee& der 1100, $2B-29 35 1200, $27.30-28. Good' 1100, $26.50-27.50, hv ortfeds, $26-26.50. Sl„ pi. to med, $25-26 Choice heifers, $2O 5« Good, $24-26. Pi - 19.50-24. Good bulls, $25 50 j PI - med. bulls, $23 5j Hvy. bologna bulls, j 25.85. Good butcher cows 22.65. Med., $l9-21 q and cutters, $l6-18 5Q Stocker and feeder $26-27 50. Choice "prime calves 42.50.. Good, $35-40 $2B-35. Thin calves 5 Feb. 18’s dairy sale li ceipts of 121 cows, 12 bulls and two heifers slow $25-40 lower Fresh holsteins, $32; Guernseys, $250-312 ( $250-300. Stock; bulls, 257. The Feb. 16 horse ani sale had 249 receipts ing horse demand moj heavy mule run forced down, draft horses st Mule pairs, $285-495 gles, $125-210. Ponies', $9O-145. Riding horses, $145 Drivers, ' $125-195. Killers were at nine per lb. OFFERED FOR SALE AT THE Extremely palatal! coarse textured il that’s high iu mol&l and crimped oals. I percent pelleted. Ui for finicky eaters J when quick clean i-il important. g OWNED and CONTROLLED by Lancaster County pARMEft * " 1 ►34 QuarryviU* " ' STerlmg 6-21^
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