-2 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 20. 1960 At Lancaster Yards Quality ' Recei James E. O'Hara, In Choiqe. Moik«t N»w« Branch CATTLE The receipts will total about 3000 head com pared with 3377 head last Fifty percent of the receipts were slaughter steers and 40 per cent stock •ers arid feeders. Trading was slow on slau ghter steers but moderately active on all other classes. Icy road conditions early m the week curtailed receipts Quality of slaughter steers not as attractive as last week Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers held steady Cows were 50 75 higher Bulls were steady Stockers and feeders steady. The bulk of the choice grade 1000-1300 lb slaughter steers made 26 25 28 50 with a lot Prime 1315 lbs at 28 - 75, Good to low Choice rang ed from 24-26 50 Few lots of Good grade heifers brought 22.00 23 00 Utility and Com mercial bulls made 20 00 23 - 50, Good grade fed bulls sold up to 26 00 Cutter and Utili ty cows commanded 15 25 - 18 00 and Commercial up to 18 50, while Canners and low Cutters made 14 00-15 - 25 Medium and Good 600 900 3b. feeder steers 22 50 25 50 Lot Good and Choice 550-800 lb. stock steers 25 00-28 50 Pew lots Good grade stock calves 27 00-30 00 CALVES. Trading was ac tive Vealers sold weak The receipts will total about 550 head less than last week. Good and Choice vealers made 30 00 37 00. Choice and Prime 38 00 41 00, with few to 42 00 Standard and low Good brought 23 00-29 00 while Utility sold down to Figures on your Settlement Sheets Will convince you that premiums for ''Large" over "Mediums”and "Small” onake the BIG DIFFERENCE, i For Big Eggs ond many of them,.. Buy from a selected FRANCHISED lhatchery- Ask for QUEEN circular. Johnson's HATCHERY Hatchery EPHRATA. PA. PHONE RE 3-2980 REISrsl Sure Crop Seeds S ALFALFAS ■ Vernal DePuii Ranger Buffalo Grimm CLOVERS Pennscott Kenland Penna. Grown Mammoth HYBRID CORN DEVELOPED BY - PENN STATE EXP. STATION Get our prices and save money REIST § SEED COMPANY \ 5 MOUNT JOY, PA. ■ ■ Phone OL 3-3821 ■ pts Down 18 00. HOGS. Supply will total about 1500 head or about the same as last week. Trading was moderately active. Bar rows and gilts sold steady to 25 - instances 50 - higher. Sows steady. U. S. 1-3 grade 190-230 lb. barrows & gilts ranged from 14 50-15.25, Hogs more uniform for grade and weight, including 1-2 grade 190-220 lbs. made 15 - 50-16 25, few lots mostly no. 1 195-220 lb 16 50-17.00. 230- 250 lb butchers sold at 14 00 - 14 50; 300-600 lb. sows brought 8 00-11 00. SHEEP. Trading was act ive Wooled slaughter lambs strong. Receipts will total a bout 350 head - compared with 187 head last week. Bulk of this week’s supply arrived on Wednesday, Good and Choice 80-105 lb slaugh ter lambs made 19 50-22 50 with a lot Choice 23.00, while Utility sold down to 15 00. Classified Advertising Rates ding several loads which U&e This Handv Chart To were feedlot mates of 29 25 Figure Your Cost cattle last week Load prime Word* (1) Issue (3)Ts*ueg 1250 lb. Steers 29.75 mates 20 (Min ) $l.OO ?2 40 -° f 29 75 cattle last wednes oi i ns 9so day. „ 9 - „wz High choice and mixed choice and prime steers 1150 2 * 115 27& . 1400 lbs 2.6 75-28 50., Bulk 24 1-20 268 choice steers under 1350 lbs. 25 1.25 3.00 25 25-27 50. Dozen or so Ads running 3 or more loads choice 1345-1500 lb consecutive times with no steers 24 50-25 00 late Good change billed at 4c per steers mostly 22 50-26 00 at word each time with 80c the close minimum. Few cl ™ lc^ Qo^ d _ . „ T/ _. vealers 31 00-33 00, Good LANCASiER FARM- 29 00-30.00, standard 23 00 - ING, P. O. Box 1524, 29 00, utility 16.00-23 00 Lancaster, Pa. Several loads choice 950 lb J. C. Ehrlich Chemical Co., Inc. 736 E. Chestnut St. LANCASTER Our Best Wishes TO THE FUTURE W ' FARMERS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK IN AGRICULTURE Complete Line oi FARM AND GARDEN SEEDS INCLUDING • Cert. DuPuits Alfalfa 9 Ladino Clover • Cert. Vernal Alfalfa • Pasture Mixtures • Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa • Grasses • Cert. Ranger Alfalfa • Seed Grains • Cert. Pennscott Clover • DeKalb Corn • Penna. Grown Red-Clover • DeKalb Sorghum • Birdsfoot Treefoil • DeKalb Sudax • Cert. Seed Potatoes ALFALFAS CATALOG FREE UPON REQUEST STORE HOURS 7 A. M. to 5 P. M. Monday thru Saturday GDH^QEQ SMOKETOWN, PA. Ph. Lane. EX 7-3539 Chicago Cattle Receipts Least Since October WEEKLY REVIEW CATTLE Local Reclpts slightly below last week and the smallest since October. Percentages of various class es in Receipts little changed from last week with about 75 per cent slaughter steers, 15 per cent heifers, and 11 per cent sows Stockers and feeders in small supply Percentages of various grades altered from last week with percentage -of prime reduced from 14 per cent of last week which was the largest since December 1948 and estimated at 10 per cent. Average weight of slaugh ter steers increased over 1,- 176 lb average of last week to about 1180 lbs. General trade on slaughter steers steady to 50 lower except average choice and below weighing 1325 lbs. and heav ier 50-1 50 lower with lighter weights belong the good grade also as much as 1.00 lower Mostly prime 1135-1350 lb. slaughter steers 28 50-29 00, Around 20 loads 29 00 inclu- BEST WISHES To The FUTURE FARMERS of AMERICA New Holland Trading Active, Higher Trading was active at New Holland this week and even though the quality was not as good as last week slaught er steers showed gams of 25 to 50 and more in spots. Cows and bulls at the Thursday market went 25 to 50 higher with vealers going as much as 200 higher at the close The February 18 sale had receipts of 814 cattle and 300 calves Choice steers were $26.50- 28.75 with one head of choice commanding 28.85 Good and low choice $23 75 27 10. Standard down to $22 Good and choice heifers were $22-25, standard down to $l9. Cutter and Utility cows - $l6-18.10 with a few to 18 85. Canners and low cutters $l4-16 25 Utility & common bulls $2O-24 Good grade fed bulls were up to $25 60 Lot of high good 609 lb stock steers - $27.60 Few good and choice 800-975’ lb feeder steers - $23 50-25.60. Good and choice vealers - $3l-39 Choice and Prime - $39 50-44 Odd head to $44 - 50 Standard and low good - $24-30. Utility down to $l9 The Feb 17 dairy cattle sale had receipts of 115 cows eight stock bulls and twenty stock heifers The cow mar- 1000 lb feeders 23 50-25 50 load good to mostly choice 850 lbs 25 50, load medium 1000 lb feeder steers 22 00, good and mixed good and choice 700 lb. stock steers 24.50-26.50, Few 700-800 lb. hols tern stock steers 17 00, few medium and good 450 lb stock heifers 23 50 'ceding steers 25 00, Good & nixed good and choice 850 - Need ... HAY-STRAW-EAR CORN Buy Now and Save! More and more fanners are buying from us for better value and all' around satisfaction. Delivered any quantity Phone Strasburg OV 7-3211 ESBENSHADE TURKEY: FARM - PARADISE, PA. ~‘^-v. w' at JOSEPH M. GOOD & SON R. D 1, B-\d-in-Hand, Pa. MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE R D 2, Columbia, Pa JOHN H. BONHOLTZER LEROY GEIB, EST. R. D. 4, Lancaster, Pa. R D 2, Manhtim, Pa SNADER'S MILL I. B. GRAYBILL & SO I R. D 1, Stevens, Pa Refton, Pa. ket was steady on all kim with top holstcin cows gou over $4OO Fresh cows, Holstcins, $350-410, Guernsey - $22 280, others - $225-310 Stock bulls - $llO-18 stock heifers - $75:140. The Feb 15 horse sale h. only 130 head. The light m was influenced by the sno storm of last weekend. Tl market was very active o killers. All other kinds wei active and steady. Mules, pairs - $275-52 singles - $l4O-235. I Draft horses - pair - s34j 480, singles $135-210 Ponies - $75-120, ndu horses - $125-245, dnvii horses - $ll5-180 Killers 9 1 - 10 cents. FREEZING BAKED GOOI U. S. Department of Ag; culture scientists say there an advantage in freezu rolls, even for as short period as 24 hours. This wjj rolls that have been bo us] or baked for use next d] can be kept fresher than] they are stored at room teij perature. I To freeze cinnamon aij dinner rolls wrap in cell phane soon after baking an put m freezer. Rolls cans kept in frozen storage fi two months without send loss of freshness. When defrosting, it’s btj to keep rolls covered to pr vent them from losing til much moisture Defrostw the rolls, particularly ciml mon rolls, in a place that J somewhat warmer thaniooJ temperature also helps I maintain freshness. FREE! $1.98 Unbreakable Plastic ALL-PURPOSE PAIL ... with every 4 hags of oRose Milk Replocer FFA WEEK FEB. 20-27 WALTER & JACKSON, INC. Chustiana, Pa.
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