2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 2. 1960 At Lancaster Yards Slaughter Quality Poor Tamo E. O'Hara. ™ T-2 la Charge Markal H«tr* Branch graf } e 190-220 lb. hogs 14.50- 15.50, few lots mostly no. I’s the same weight 15.75-16.00. 300-600 lb. sows 8.-12. CATTLE: For the shorten ed holiday week, receipts will total about 2175 head compared with 1658 head last week. Supply includes a bout 40 percent slaughter steers and 50 percent stock, ers and feeders. Trading slow. Quality of slaughter steers continues poor. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers steady. Cows 25 higher, bulls and stockers and feeders steady Good to average Choice slaughter steers weighing up to 1373 lbs. 23 50-26.60 load average Choice 930 lbs. 26.75 small lot high Choice 1070 lbs 27 25, Standard and low Good 21 50-23 50 Few lots Good grade heifers 24 00. •Cutter and Utility cows 14- 75-17 75, Commercial cows up to 18 25, Gamers and low Cutters 13 50-14 75 Utility and Commercial bulls 20 00- 2400, good grade fed bulls up to 26 50, Medium & Good 600-900 lb feeder steers 21 - 25 Good grade stock calves 26 -28 CALVES Receipts will to tal about 525 head compared with 486 head last week Trading active Vealers stea dy to strong Good & Choice vealers 28 -34, Choice and Prime 33 -38 , few to 39 40, Standard and low Good 20 - 28, Uti’ity down to 16 00 HOGS Receipts will total about 1650 head compared with 786 head last week Trading active Barrows and gilts strong Sows steady ITS 1-3 grade 190-225 lb bar rows and gilts 13 75 - 14 25, few no 3’s 13 50 Hogs more CHAIN SAW SERVICE CENTER New 4 Used Snavely's Farm Service NEW HOLLAND EL 4-2214 "DVD YOU SAY KEYSTONE LEGHORNS.' ■■■■■■■■■■■■■>■■■■■■■■) Farming Expenses! Too High? 2 WAYS TO KEEP 'EM DOWN 1 Use “Calphos” liberally on all stable manure to retain valuable nutrients —cheapest way to feed phosphorus starving soils '2. Use “New Jersey Greed Sand” to control ammonia, keep poultry houses sweet and dry Ap ply regularly as needed on floors and drop pits Economical - Practical Available at warehouse Neffsville Brooklawn Farm 118 Kreider Avenue H. MERVIN McMICHAEL Ph. LO 9-1580 Lane., R. 6 Ph. TR 2-4377 or your local dealer SHEEP; Receipts will to tal about 30 heads less than last week’s 229 head count. Trading active.* Wooled slaughter lambs steady. Good and Choice 75-100 slaughter lambs 18.00-2100, Utility down to 14.00. Few Cull to Good wooled slaugh ter ewes, 3.00-7 00 Lamb Grading To Continue The U. S. Department ol Agriculture announced to day that the plan to suspend federal grading service for lamb and mutton will not go into effect January 4 as previously announced Decision ,on this matter is being withheld for a period up to one month (not later than February 8) respecting the request of the chairman of the House Agriculture committee, Harold D. Cool cy, to permit his committee an opportunity to become more fully acquainted with the problem Department officials have met with a large number of producers, packers and con sumer representatives on the problem Hearings also were held during 1959 by a subcommittee of the House Agriculture committee and **£4 »;gi »v< »:< >;<4 »:< n+:< vvi »;♦;« >y< >:fe< >2? »;• •SS' *g« *A* ‘g* ’{' 'i *j»tt i*»S is!i r!*li i!?!i »s!i »5Ti »5!t»5!4 fs!t is!t »s!i »!*!i rs!iis!< fsl* f!wAi Jfc M M M M M DON’T DELAY GUARANTEE YOUR SUPPLY of •it*: M Ini M ...At Maximum SAVINGS! M m ACCEPT DELIVERY... Before January 29th SAVE UP TO $5 Bfl PER TON in? M Farm Bureau FERTILIZERS Are * Fully Cured * Free Flowing Pulverized - Granular An Analysis For Every Need •n? M Lancaster EX 4*0541 Quarryville ST 6-2126 u ?«**s r - J kVJ *T£4 kVj »V 4 »V 4 IV4 »VI k l£ 4 »V 4 »V( Chicago Cattle Supply low Tar Holiday Wfcek WEEKLY review— Receipts fully 5 per cent above same period last week and little changed from cor responding period last year; Percentage slaughter steers in receipts at fully 75 per cent little different from-last week Average weight of slaugh ter steers estimated to be a few pounds lighter than last week’s 1166 lb average. Trading on slaughter steers uneven with lower trend thru Tuesday'only to have this decline erased Wednes day on -curtailed receipts. Slaughter steers largely stea dy as compared with last week’s Close, Slaughter hei fers 25-50 higher. Loadlots prime 1090-14.25 lb. steers 27 25-28 00 with 3 loads 1185-1325 lbs. at 28 00 by the house small business committee. Requestsby a ncmber of organizations for the termi nation of Federal lamb grading caused the depart ment to consider the need for grading of this product As a result of the study and hearings, new Lamb grade standards were developed to meet more adequately the needs of the sheep - industry. However, the new proposed standards met-with a lack of agreement in the industry ‘ The proposed standards provided modification of ex isting standards, and were substantially in line with suggestions made by -lamb producers and market repre sentatives Prompt, Courteous, SERVICE . . . Always! v^ccoi^ 7> New Holland Market Draggy On Cpws.nl Because of the New Year. “Ponies, 1 geldings - $55-125 Holiday this week, Lancast- riding I ,Jiorses ■- driv er Farming went to . press ing horses, - 110-205, killer s one day early.T'f^o‘rephft'hS - * ■5%% * cents.' > - *** 1 * the beef cattle market at The December - 30. dairj New Holland was available cattle sale had receipts ol this week, but will return 142. cows; 8 stock bulls, and next- week. * 18 .stock heifers.' Fresh cows The December 28 horse were dull and fully $25 low sale had receipts of 93 head. er. All other kinds were Mules sold stronger, saddle slow and draggy. horses were steady, and kil- Fresh cows - Holstein . lersrWere .strong, active and $350-430, Guernsey - 225-270 fully 1.00 higher. Others • 225-290. Mules, Single - $llO-150, Stock bulls - . $l4O-210, pairs - 265-397.50. stock heifers - Wednesday, load prime 1325 Load mixed good and lbs. 27.75 and load prime choice 904 lb. feeding steers 1510 lbs. 27.25 late. Mixed 34.00, good 742. and 801 lb choice* and-price'steers .under feeder steers 22 80-23.50. 1350 lbs largely *26.50-27.50. . Loadltos high choice and mixed choice and prime slaughter heifers 25 50-26.00, high choice 980 lb weights 25 75 and mixed choice and prime 1120 lbs 25-00. Vealers 22 00-28.00, few choice to 30 00 and culls down to 10.00. , , , - - *N*W E.Lftin 4-21.5 BLUE BALL/ FA. Telephones*? s 3453 1 (pap Hickory £-4143 j Manheim MO 5-2466 New Holland EL 4-2146 Howard B. Flyte Jr. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INS., CO 430 W. Chestnut Street Lancaster, Pa. EXpr esk 7-8284 IVAN M. 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