2 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 23, 1960 At Lancaster Yards Trading Slow, But Steady U. S 1-2 grade 190-220 lb. barrows and gilts brought 18-00-18 50 but closed at 17.- 50-18 00, U. S. 1-3 grade„l9o - lbs. closed at 17.00-1.7.50, few lots no. 3’s early 17.25, late 16.75. 230-250 lb. butch ers 17.00-17.50 early, but,this kind absent after Monday. U. S. 1-3 grade, mostly 2-3 grade, 300-600 lb. sows 11.00 . 13.00. SHEEP; 125 compared with last week’s 1574 head and small supply consisted, main ly of spring slaughter lambs. Spring slaughter lambs stea dy compared with two weeks ago or unevenly lower than last week’s Easter specialty trade. Janii E. O'Hara, fa Chorq*. Markat Naw> Broach - CATTLE: 3950 compared •with 4414 last week. Supply consists of 50 percent slaugh ter steers, 40 per cent Stock ers. and feeders. Trading slow Compared with last weeks close, slaughter steers barely Steady. Utility and Commer cial? cows steady. Canners & Cutters 25 higher. Bulls and stackers and feeders steady. Bulk oil the Choice grade slaughter steers 950-1300 lbs. brought 27.50-30:00, 2 loads liigh-Choice 1200-1317 pound 3<K5O-31 00, two loads mixed liigh-Choice and* Prime 1198 lbs. sold for 31.25, small lot Prime 1272 lbs. 32.00, Good and low-Choice 24.25.-27.75. Few lots Good and Choice heifers sold at 23.00-26.00 Utility and Commercial bulls 2(5-00-23.50, Good grade bulls 23 50-25 50. Cutter, Utility and Com mercial cows brought 16.75- 19.25, while Caxmers and low Cutters sold for 15.00-16.75, Good and Choice 550-830 lb. stock steers 26 50-32 00, Med ium and Good 23.50-27.50. Good and Choice 800-1050 lb, feeder steers 25.25-29 00, load Choice 1100 lbs. 26.50, Med ium and Good 22 00-26.50. CALVES: 600, or about 75 head less than a week ago. Trading moderately active Vealers 1 00 lowrer. Good and Choice vealers brought 27 00- 33.00, Choice and Prime made 33.00-37 00, with a few tQ 38 00, Standard and low- Good 19 00-26 00, Utility 14.- 00-19 00. HOGS. 1800 compared with 2162 last week. Trading ac tive Barrows and gilts clos ed steady after Monday’s 25- 50 higher t'-end. Sows steady CHAIN SAW SERVICE CENTER N»w & Used Snovely's Farm Servic* NEW HOLLAND EL 4-2214 CONTROL WEEDS WITH IWEEBONE krLV 4' • L ■ / •* Weedone LV-4 l-gal Can 5-gal Can Weedar 64 (Amine) l-gal Can 5-gal Can Simazinc 80'< Wottablc Atrazmo 80 Wettable Atrazuic Granular SPECIAL PRICES TO CUSTOM SPRAYERS Methoxychlor the recommended spray for spittle bug and wee vil control m forage crops Available now in 5-gal cans and 1 30-gal drums INCREASE YIELD and Improve quality of yout hay crops by adding to your spittle bug spray. Nutri-Leaf (20-20-20) 5 lb- 25 lbs SMOKETOWN. Phone EX 7-3539 Chicago Cattle Steer Prices Break Sharply CATTLE Receipts fully 50 percent greater than last week when supplies were smallest for any week last year and the largest for any week in 3 months. Fully 75 percent slaughter steers, fully 15 percent heif ers, less than 5 percent cows. Percentage prime steers a bout double the 5 percent prime last week. Average weight of slaught er steers much heavier than last week Prices for most grades of slaughter steers and heifers declined sharply Good to prime steers mostly' 1 00-1 50 lower with some high choice and low prime grades off 2.00, This the sharpest price decline for any week since last November. COW-Q-LAffD TO BOOST YOUR DAIRY PRODUCTION AND PROFIT 4 95 24 25 3 10 14 75 COW-Q-LATEO DAIRY FEEDING PROGRAM A complete program to make your dairy operations pay off better . . . from calf-to-cow. Test Red Rose •COW-Q-LATED Dairy Feed Program yourself for six months and prove it to yourselft MOUNTVILLE WALTER & JACKSON. FEED SERVICE INC. R D. 2, Columbia, Pa. . Christiana, Pa. JOHN H. BONHOLTZER LEROY GEIB. EST. R D. 4. Lancaster, Pa R D. 2, Manhcxm, Pa SNADER'S MILL L B - GRAYBILL & SON R D 1, Stevens, Pa Refton, Pa 1 75 7 50 f't . —jn START CALVES OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOD Reb^Rose ' |mi MILK REPLACER PA. Vintage Auction Steers Weaker Veal Stronger CATTLE: 492. Compared with last wegk, slaughter steers steady to weak, wgts. over 1300' lbs. 25-50 lower. Utility and commercial cows steady, canners and cutters fully 25 higher. Bulls-1 hi gher. Bulk of the choice grade cattle 900-1308 lbs. 26.85 - 29, Several lots 1300-1500 lbs. grading low to average choice, included at 26.85 - 27, few lots 975-1000 lbs. 29.10-29.60, good to loW choice 24-27.25. Good and thoice 770-1000 lb. heifers 23.85-25. Cutter, utility and commercial cows 16.50-19, canners and low-cutters 15- *l7. Utility and commercial bulls 21-23, good grade fed bulls 23-24.35. Few lots go od and choice 619-675 lb. Vealers fully steady. Stock ers and feeders fully 50 low er. Two loads prime 1260 and 1390 lb. slaughter steers early 32 75 and 33.00, Early bulk high choice and prime 1100-1400 lb. slaughter steers 29 50-32.50. Early bulk choice steers 27.50-29 50. Good steers op ened at 24.25-26.50, closed at 23 50-25.25 Early bulk good & choice heifers 23 50-2800 Good and choice vealers 27.00- standard grades 20.00- 00, good to mostly choice 520-565 lb. stock steers 29 -29 50. Few choice 910 lb. feeding steers 26 25. Medium and good 850-950 lb. feeding steers 23-25.25, 90 head string medium 825 lb. cross bred charollais feeding steers 21.00. Ru&Rbu JOSEPH M. GOOD & SON R. D. 1, Bvrd-in-Hand, Pa. New Holland Only Cows Hold Steady Steer prices, slipped 50 to 23.50, aritl good grade l 75 at New Holland’ this we- were 23-24:25. "i ek. Calves dropped 2 to 3 and bulls tended lower. On- „3 R f Q 4 °|L g ° oc I ly cows were steady to 50 64 ®~® 94 . higher Receipts totaled 1407 were 24-25.25, with a, hc.« of cattle add 246 cal- ««tM. Bulk of the choice scale stock s lc„ cattle. 900 to 1275 lbs made re 2 . 4 ' 2 ° 2U ZE> - 26.50-28.75. A. few lots at Good an d choice - 1075-1235 lbs. wenteto 28.85 were 2 to 3 lower su -29.10. Good to low choice. an d' below were steadv made 24-26.75. Standard 21* ao d choice vealers \\L 24-. • 1 to 35. High choice and i Good and choice 720-900 absent SM.Bo^Sd£rffik 2278 ' g2J with utility 4*! Cuter and utility r~ws . on , made 16.25 to 19.25 with The April 20 dairy , canners and low cutters go- sale had receipts oj iag at 15-16.75 Utility and cows, 15 bulls and 86 commercial bulls were 20- ers. The cow market barely steady. Heifer — “* was active on the lari stock steers 23.60*28.00, sev era! lots medium and good 701-903 lb. feeder steers at 23.60-26.10. CALVES: 276. Vealers weighing under 115 lbs. 1- 2 higher, other wgts. fully steady. Good and choice veal ers 28-35, choice and prime 35-39 50, standard and IbW good 24-28. utility 17-23. HOGS: 96. Barrows and gilts steady. A lot of U S. 1&2 grade .218 lb. barrows and gilts 18.10. U.S. 1-3 gr ade 199-227 lb. 16.85-17 85. Several lots 151-161 lb. at 15.25-16.50. Few sows 2-3 grade 385-635 lbs. 1010 - 11.75. Tomatoes. - Lettuce - Cabbage Cauliflower 200 Nedlar New Hampshire Chicks - 30 Barred Ri Vigoro for lawn - garden - shrubbery Get your Insecticides now. We have ’em Sure we have Germozone for chicks , C(if(or , or Calf Feed 25 lb SI ' fekf.?* 1 S 2 45 Milk Replace! 25 lb • Fine Chick Feed 55.15 B. Starter, NFZ 20% Bluebird D:ur\ DP Special Chop 20<% Hog Feed Geraniums - B, Grower N.F Z ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE 947 Harrisburg Pike Ph. Lane. EX 4 Willis H. Weaver, Mgr. Do You Know Thai The SHAVER Q STARCROSS Leghorns, outlaid all other Nationally vertised strains, both on The Floor and Cages, at the 1359 California Random pie Test: 285 eggs (per bird boused) on Flo° r 261 eggs (per bird housed) in Ca<3 eS SHAVER These birds rcalb f oll D You owe it to w nirs GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS, i MOUNT JOY, PA. Fresh Cows, Holslei $3OO to 440, Guernsey $2OO-250, others 305.. Stock bulls $j 190, stock heifers - ' The mule market Hed very slow with horses steady at the 18 horse sale. Riding were in better demat at stronger -prices were steady to strom ceipts totaled 269 he; Mules and draft h $260-325 for teams, , —sl2s-190, ponies, m $ 135-225, geldings— sf Riding horses—Sl 15-231 ving hc’-ses. 125-300, ers B*, j >to 9 cents $4.60 $4.40 288 out the e^- to try them- ci> 3
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