g—Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 2, 1955 Market News and Gilts Average About Steady LANCASTER LIVESTOCK MARKET BJ David S. Lorcnson, Reporter ,USDA Market News Bureau WEDNEDAY TO WEDNESDAY REVIEW Cattle: Three days 3469, week ago 2716- Compared with last Wednesday: Slaughter steers average choice and prime mostly steady, some strength on weights 1200-1450 Jfbs. Commercial to low Choice shortfed steers to weak. (Heifers scarce this week mostly (steady, beef cows about steady, Canners and Cutters strong to 25c higher, bulls steady to 25c up (Stockers and feeders mostly steady best action on weights around 750 lbs and lighter Supplies included around 65 per cent stocker and feeder steers mainly 600-900 lbs Medium to low choice, around 10 per cent was cows Bulk choice and low prime 1050-1250 lb fed steers !■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ S West Willow ■ ■ Farmers Association ■ * Custom Grinding and J ■ Mixing W-W-F Poultry* S Feeds Ultra-Lifed ■ Formulas Ml West Willow, • Phone Lancaster 45019 ■ Altman’s Super-A Feeds are timed-tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete and are manufactured daily in 'hree modern-plants. Compare our prices. 12 varieties of Baljv Chicks available at all times. Ask about our special discount on early orders for chicks. B Starter Meg Grower Special Broiler Ration Yeast Egg Mash Quality Egg Mash . Scratch Grain Fine Chick Feed.. .. ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER. MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Aye. Phone Lane. 4-7715 WE DELIVER GIFT SUGGESTIONS =g =g= Black A Decker FIXKIT Get these 21 pieces: K-inch drill, chuck and key, 7 bits, horizontal stand, backing pad', 3 sanding discs, polishing pad. grinding wheel, wire brush, arbor, paint miser and steel box. Makes 1001 home jobs eaayl SS Free Parking at Rear of Si Kauffman’s Hardware 201 E. Main St. llil llilllillliil Hill 4uxc.au y* LLSsiffi \ Ky jj.Hi**' i ■£> $2O 00-22 75, several loads choice and pn ne 115 J-1250 lbs. $23-00 to $2325. loa 1 1200 lb prune steers $23 75, load prune 1400-flib weights $23 00- Good steers $lB.- 00-19 50; commercial and good slaughter heifers $l5OO-11800. Utility and commercial cows $ll-00-12 75; canners and cutters $8 00-1175 Utility and commer cial bulls $l4 50-17.50; cutters $l3 00-14 00- Bulk medium and good 600-900 lb, stocker and ifeeder Steers $16.50-16.’50. Good and low choice 750-935 lib weights $lB 00-19-00. toad 660’ lb. choree feeder steers $2O 50; two toads around 1050 lb Good feeder Steers $l7-85 and $18.35- Calves: 890, week ago 861, iCcmpared with last Wednesday: , Veal calves 50c to $lOO higher, most advance on Choice and Prime. Bulk Good and Choice vealers $23-00-26 50; high Choice land- Prune $27 00-30.00 a few to $9lOO . Utility and Commercial $14.00-2100 Hogs. 967, week ago 1192. Com pared with last Wednesday: Bar rows and gilts averaging about steady- uWs scarce steady- Wed nesday’s sales barrows and G.lts U S- maxed 1-3, 180-250 lbs $l2-50-13 25. "Several small tots mostly 1 and 2. 180-220 lbs to Itoeal small killers $l3-50-14-00. (Small supply of sows $lO.OO-12 00 Sheep: 420 week ago 314. Com ' pared with last Wednesday: wooled slaughter lambs 50c-l 00’ higher Bulk week’s supply Good and Choice wooled slaughter lambs $l7 00-20 50 a few lots Choice and Prime $2lOO-21 50; Utility down to $l4 00 SURPRISING NEWS. Holbtos, N. McDonald' D. Hal lam recently learned that he had been Governor of New Mexico for three days, although he knew nothing about it Hallam is speak er of the State House of Repre sentatives With the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary laf State and President pro tem of the Senate all out of the state at one time. Hallman became Gover nor He learned about it three days later. Pa, 100 lb. Horse Feed 100 lb. Corn 100 lb. Cracked Corn . .. 16 pc. Blue Bird Dairy Feed 20 pc. Blue Bird Dairy Cottonseed Meal ' Fitting Ration 4.10 3.90 455 4.20 3.80 3.20 4 50 Just a few of the Hundreds of li .r (.95 IVE i'.4* 4 ‘The Family Gift Center” ililllllllllllllllillililll Visit Toyland! {Tring The Kiddies SPECIAL PRICES ON 1554 TRAINS SCHWINN BIKES ERECTOR SETS TRUCKS. HOBBY HORSES and many other*. tore - OPEN THORS. & SAT. TIL 9 P.IH. NEW HOLLAND Prices Advance Over Year Ago In Poultry Sale Average prices of poultry sold on the Lancaster Poultry Ex change at Rohrerstown during the mon,th of November showed increases over comparative weeks in November, 1954. Averages during the 11th month last year' were from a high - of $22.02 at the opening of the month to a low of $17.13 at the close- This y6ar, the month opened with a low average of $lB 54 and advanced to a high of $22 85 the second week, down to $20:75 the third, closing the-month at $22 79 in the final week. Receipts 'Also Increase Receipts also increased for Nov- 1955 compared »lo a year agorwith 349,000 passing through the, Auction in the 11th month last year, 44T,650 this year dur ing November ' ' - Eighteen lots, totaling 62,800' birds, were offered in the 103rd ■ sale Tuesday tl this week, with 14 lots, totaling 49,200 head l sell ing, in a price range of $2O 25 to 23, averaging $22 08- Tuesday Sale Here are Tuesday sales - 1550 White Vantress from Henry Longenecker, to Roy E Ream 23, Robert H Ban (J Clayton Charles) 5000 Indian River Cross to Harry -H. Weaver, Jr, 22; Da vid S. Hoover two lots, 3200 Red Vantress to Mr Weaver at 21 n and 1000 White Cross to Mr Weaver at 20' i; Ray D Burk holder 750 Rod and White Van tress to Rqy E Ream at 21)4, John Dißernardmo 500 Indian River Cross, bid 21%, no sale, ■Robert Stamen 3000 Red Van tress to Grimes & Hauer at 21/4, O Kenneth McCracken (Eugene Weaver) 1000 White Mountains, buyer Carl B Risser at 21%; Mil ler & Bushong (Enos Miller) 4500 Indian River Cross Liponiz ed, and a second lot of same to Mr Weaver at 22%, two lots of 4350 Indian River Cross consign ed by preceding firm to Victor F Weaver, fl>c at 22%, Indian River Poultry (John Geil), 4000 Indian River, pullets, Liponized, t to Grimes & Hauer at 21%, 2900 trom the same firm withdrawn, 5000 Indian R'ver Crosses from Fimtville Farms (Chester Murry) no sale, 21% bid, and 5000 sold to Victor-F Weavei, Inc , at 22%, Levi M Weaver, 7000 Indian River Crosses sold to Harry H Weaver, Jr, at 22% 345 |j 3.05 B 3.15 H 2.40 !• 2.70 400 i| 3.15 H ALASKA TO USHUAIA, -'Los Angeles, Cal.—Philip "Wilut marsh, 52, a member of the Ad venturers’ Club of Los Angeles, plans to- drive a Volkswagen from Fairbanks, Alaska to Ushuaia at ithe southern tip of South Am erica, a distance of 13,500 miles. He recently left California for Alaska to begin the tnp l!lllllllllllllllllllllll!l!ll{IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIB Items On Display ARVIN HEATER || , Ideal gift for the whole family!. Chases = chills with cozy warmth. SEE Goes on and off automati- lAQC === ttily to keep room always=s comfortable. Blue enamel, —: white trim. Model 5316. . == * i »>» ** * v l * * .V* '***/ s >i,rh /V There's still some debate on the black rabbit bagged by Melvin, Graybili 1 (le£fc) m Eberly’s Swamp northwest of Quarryville, but it’s sure enough black and. it’s sure enough rabbit. George Pita (Right), Strasburg, holds one of the pheasants the hunters shot shortly after the season opened (Lancaster Farming Photo). Top 23.25 for Poultry Friday, Average 22.79 Lancaster Poultry Exchange (Rohrerstown) - (Sales Report- Sale No 102, Friday Nov 25, ,1955) Eleven lots, all broilers, averaged 22 7.9 on 28,220 birds Friday with a range from 21 n to 23 Vi Compaied to a year ago, on Nov 26, 1954 of 29 lots totaling 108,500 birds were listed, 18 lots ol 74,500 birds were sold in a range of 16 Vj to 17.% with an average of 1 1 14. Sales Friday included the top 'of 231 1 on 350 Red Vantress, con signed by A- Lincoln Keener, sell ing to John N Thomas; 1500 Red Vantress, Horace'Seitz, consignor, Ray E Ream buyer, 22%; Miller •& Bushong (Elam Kauffman) consignor, 4 0,000 Red Vantress to Hany E Weaver, Jr." at 23; Miller & Busking (Elam. Kauff man) 500 Red. Vantress to Ray W Gibble at'22 i; Miller & Bus hong (Clair Eomberger), 1200 Meat Packers and 800 White Van tress to Pioducers Coop Ex change. 23, Geoige Weaver, 7500 Indian River C.oss to Producers Coop. 22 ’1 and 7500 Indian River Cross to VicLj) F Weaver, Inc, at 23, J Llod Rohrer, 850 Red Vantress to yßoy E Ream at 23, J. J Hess '"E B Riehl), 2,000 White Vantress to Victor V F. Weaver, Inc-, 22%f Ralph Zim merman, 1170 Red Vantress to H W. Longacre at 22%; Levi J Fisher, 850 While Rocks to Roy E Rdam at 2L%. * PHILADELPHIA NOV 30- I U3DA-Turkeys: (’Frozen Ready fto-cook) Barely steady. Demand light More than ample supplies were available. "Wholesale selling pr ; ces (grade. A * no