2 Lancaster - Fanring, Fridav, December 16,, 1955 Mostly Steady Trade in Steers; Hog Top-at $13.50 WEDNESDAY TO- WEDNESDAY REVIEW By David S. Lorenson, Reporter USDA Market News Bureau CATTLE Three days 3236, week algo 3904. Corn-oared with Hast Wednesday. Slaughter steers {average choice and prime mostly (steady, commercial to average \dhcice steady to 50c lower. Hei tfers scarce, mostly steady, cows land (bulls fully steady Stockers and -feeders slow, mostly steady- Bulk of the supply was stocker and feeder steers, around 30 per (cent slaughter Steers and heifers and around 12 per cent cows Bulk -choice fed steers 1000-1250 Ihs $2OOO-22 00 including pat load 1495- n lb prime steers at tet ter price One load 1420-lb prime bteers $22-60; pait load v IOSI-lb prime $2365 Numerous loads good 950-1360-lb steer $lB-19 59 /commercial $l5 5O A few small lots commercial and goed aeifers -$l4-50-17 00 Übhty and Icomanercial cows $llOO-12.75; canners and -cutters $8.25-11-75 -Utility and Commercial bulls TRI-TOWN ELECTRIC CO. GAS AND ELECTRIC ‘ APPLIANCES - sales and Service Electrical Contracting Leola, Pa. Phone 6-6661 “Open Thurs & Fr*. ’till 9” ts I Altmans Sufer-A Feeds are timed tested, scientifically balanced, vitamm, complete and are manufactured daily in *hree modern plants. Compare our prices. B Starter Meg 4.05 20 pc. Super A Dairy Feed 335 Grower Crumbles .. 415 16 pc. Blue Bird Dairy.. 2.55 ti Broiler Ration 460 20 pc. Blue Bird Dairy. 275 H 20pc Quality Egg Mash 385 Enriched Fitting Ration 3.15 It Blue Bird All Mash Egg 355 Horse Feed 100 lbs. 350 :j- Scratch Feed 3.35" Super A Dog Feed 25 lbs. 205 It Fine Chick Beed .... 4.60 Rabbit Pellets 100 lbs. 4.65 STORE HOURS ; Mon. Thru Fn. Bto 5.30 Sat Bto 5 12 varieties of Babv Chicks available at all times. |l Ask about our special discount on early orders for chicks. § ALTMAN’S CASH FEED-STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER t 947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. 4-7715 WE DELIVER 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more AT KAUFFMAN’S revere ware! Mill* I'M Chilli**'- daydtaaa» cum <"». Glia ipaiklinsßavare Wata... fha aiH a»*ry woman wanli Mt>si. Wfr carry a Complete Slock of Revere Wan V T CC 9 ¥¥ 1 F<ee Parking al Rear of Store Jvauinnan s Hardware *. wu v *ml 201 E. Main St. 5/ 7T> & - i. * SMITH AT CONFERENCE Lancaster County Extension Agent '3l M Smith and three from h,s office attended the Pennsylvania conference of ex tension woikrs in Harrisburg this week The annual meeting open ed Monday and closed yesterday. Also at Harrisburg were Harry S Sloat, associate county agent; Victor Plastow, assistant county agent, and Miss Ruth S- Kimble, home economist- $l4-50-17-50; cutters $l3 50-14-25 Numerous loads medium and ■good 600-900-ilb stocker and fee der steers $15.50-1800, load-choi ce feeder steers $1025; a -few lots 418-460 lb stock steers calves and light yearlings mostly (choree-, About three toada 390-420 lb good to mostly choice stock steer calves earned $22*25 CALVES - 767, week ago* 1093 Compared with test Wednesday* Veal calves mostly fully steady,' r-ome choice and prune $lOO higher Bulk good and choice $23-50-27 00, high choice and .prime $2B-00-33 00, odd bead $3400 and $35 00; utility and commercial $l4 00-22 20. HOGS. 1612, week ago 1202- Ccinr ared w; h last Wednesday: Beth -hu'Chers and sows mos-% (steady. Wednesday’s sales bar rows and gaits U S maxed 1-3, 180-240 'tbs $l2 50-18-00 with a few smai’i Ms mositfv 1 and 2, 180-220 lbs $lB 25-13-50. Weights 240-270 Ihs $l2 00-12 50- Sows 400 lbs and lighter SILOO-1150, weights over 400 lbs 010 00-10-75. SHEEP - 226. week ago 436 Compared nw'h last Wednesday Wooled slaughter lambs mostly steady, quality rather plain Bulk good and choice $lB-00-20 50. one lot 87-lb choice and prune $2lOO - and low good $l4 00-17 50. Israel has formally asked the United States to sell her arms “under the most lenient condi -0 tions ” YOU’LL FIND GIFTS FOR ALL And Hundreds Of Other m Items On Display 11 “The Family Gift-Center” NEW HOLLAND Price Average For Broilers Dec. Bth 19.28 Lancaster Poultry Exchange (Rotorereltown) (Sale Report, Sale 100, Thursday. Dec. 8, 1955)' Prices on the Thursday auction of poultry here ranged from 17% to 19% on 40 lots of broilers to average 19 28. Fifty-cue kits of 124,900 b ids were offered; 43 lots totaling 106,723 were sold; eight to's of 18,175 were not sold Thursday One lot of 375 'capons brought 36 V.!, one lot ol 1,000 caoeittes 22, and one lot of DeKalb 101 fowl 15. A year ago on the coi respond- Imlg day, Thursday, Dec-, 8, 1964, 25 lute of 77,700 birds were sold (from 18 -to 19%, mostly .19. Sales Tbur®dav hy consignor, ■number, breed, buyer and price included Eli B-reneman 375 New Hamp shire Cap to Roy E Ream 36Vi; J. Carl -Brulba-ker toon White 'Cross Cap to Boston’s 22; Miller & Budboug (Raymond LcckarJ) 800 Meat Packers to Producers Coop. Exc- 18 Vi ; Miller & Bush ■omg (‘Mrs Grace Fisher) 2800 White Rocks to Grimes & Hauer 1914, Miller & Bu;hong (Lester Shirk) 6000 Meat Padres and Cornish Cross to Victor F Wea ver Inc 19 %; Miller & Bu-hong (Mrs R B'ies’ i mg) 2800 Red Van tress to Grimes & Hauer 19%: 'Fruitville Farms (Abram iShenk) 5700 White Van mss to Harry H. Weaver, Jr 19% and 5000 Red Vantress to Grraes Hauer at 19%; I. Jacob Brenne imlan 475 Wh’to Va-n(tre c s -to Dan iel K Good 13%. Roy H- Fahne stock 2200 White Vantress and 2200 Whale Mountains to Grimes & Hauer at 19%; John J- Hess II (Phare-s Fisher) 800 White Cro e s to Producers 18%; Jack H Mi chael three lots Indian River Cross totaling 10,0000 hrd', \nh d|Tiavv non ih’ds of 19, 19 and 19%; Wimi C Sch-uiVtz 7400 .Red and White Vantre s to Grimes & Hau er 19%; Frank M. Herr DeKa’h 1,01 fcwl ■to Victor J Koser 15: He’en Tho mas 750 Indian River Cross to Prcdiu'cers 19: Titus Hoover 475 White Va to Producers Coop. 18%; John J. Hess II (War ren iHT'2 f h) 2200 Silver Cro's cock erels to Darnel K. Good at 1714; John J. He's II (Frank Bradley) 1500 Wli te Vantress to Pro ducers 19%; Wenger’s (Jo Deitz) 1500 White Cross, no sale, 18% (bid; Miller & Bushonj (RriVrd Wile) 750 Indian River Cross tno <sale, 18)4 hid. Dr C. L Wetsoh (Ezra Cochran) 4000 Barred Cross cockerels to Pro ducers 17%; Mr. Clair Gochenauer 3500 Red Vantress,to Meaders Poultry 19%, 3500 White Vantress and 2700 White Vantress to Mandata Poultry 19%, Elmer D. Leaman 4000 Red Vantress to H- Wea- h I Men —Just Wear a Pair 6 MONTHS EVEN A YEAR! Than bring 'am back-ia us and gat NEW PAIR FREE !f ,h * y 4vf •*. hord ,r * w undtr itarmal drying condition VERINE n 9 skin m Hiriiltlrft - Ivcktkin GLOVES *** t -5 i j Year Ago Mostly 19 PtfSMMWMWE Fh. 4-0951 - X * i ver, Jr. at 18 Vi and 4000 Red Vantress, same buyer, 19%; Wm- J. Patterson 3200 Red Vantress to Grimes & Hauer 19%; Miller & (Bushong (A- Huber Harmsh) 3200 Indian River Cross to Grimes & Hauer 19%, also 4400 White Mountains to Harry H- Weaver, Jr- 19%, 2200 Barred Cross to Carl B. Risser 19Vs, 5000 White Vantress to Victor F- Weaver Jr- 19% and 2300 Red Va’ntress to Grimes & Hauer 19%; ' Russell R- Daugherty 675 White Rock £ormsh Cross no sale, 17Vi bid; Miller & Bushong (Richard Grossman) 1350 White Cross to Roy E. Ream 19%; Mil ler A Bushong (Clair Boraberger) 2000 Meat Packers toi Victor F. Weaver, inc-, 18%; Miller & Bushong (Wdmer Kreider) 1500 Red and White Vantress to Vic tor F. Weaver, Inc. 19%; Robert Neff 600 Off Color Whites to Producers 17 V 4; Andrew H- Mil, ller, three lots each of 2,000 White Vantress to Grimes and Hauer at 19%; Isaac B- Hoover, 2800 Red Vantress to Harry F. Weaver, Jr- 19 V 4; Lloyd H, Krei der 1100 White Vantress to Vic tor F- Weaver, Inc- 19%; Lloyd H Kreider 1100 Red Vantress to Victor F- Weaver Inc- 19%; Miller & Bushong 5000 Barred Cross no sole on 15% h,d; Frank Kmdler 1500 White Cross to Roy E Ream 18%; Ira G Stolz fus 250 Sex Link Cockerel's no sale, 18% bid; C. Roy Bixler 2000 Red Vantress to Walter C. Mellmger 19%, James Mohan 2000 White Cross to Allen Clark Ine 19% Tuesday Poultry Averages Above 1954, Hit 19.45 Larsc3 c i t er Po"lVy (Rahrerst'wn) (Sale Repo it, Sale 107, Tueday. Dec. 13. 1955 —'Pip ce. advcncod Tuesday in flic auction cf pouVry 'here, miwmis u,t> from Thr -slay’s average of 19-28 to 1945 cn mutch smaller rec" rats. There were n> ne IMs cf 17 230 binds offered. Seven Ic's totaling 15700 were roH wth S’X lots of broilers, 15,550 MVis, eo’d in a range of 19 to 19%. averaging 1945, One lot of 150 turkey hens isoi'd .at 42V’. 'Fcr'tSre corre&ipond urig sale a year aeo, on Dee 14. 1954 11 In 1 -? of 24,450 birds an b'ud'irio inoo turkeys were of fered,. four hits totaling 15,000 were scld at 18% to 19, madly 18% Tuesday’s sales ‘by seller and grower, 'amount and breed, buyer and prce intfuded.- Claytsn N. Thomas 800 Moat Pabkers to Pro ducers Com iat 19 - Gi°nn H- He*T (James R BarCev), 4000 Indian River PutMs (to Producers 19%; Horace 'Se’ltz, 800 Leghorn, fowl, no sale, 15% bid: Jack H- Michteel to Grimes 'and Hauer, three lots of Indian River Cross, 2,000, 4000 and 4,000 in each at 19%; Mailer and Busteng (Richard <B- Wole), 750 Intdttan - R'ver 'Cross to Pro ducers at 19; Glenn H Herr, 500 Indi an River yulle's, no sale, 29 b' dis, (pav’d L. Neff, 150 Broad, Breasted Bronze turkey hens, to Bay W. Glib,Me, 42%. and 230 Broad Breasted -Bronze' toms, Ibid 28, no sale TURKEYS Philadelphia Dec. 14— Turkeys. (Frozen Ready-to-Cook) Steady. Demand fair for hens and good for toms. Trading was active with liberal supplies arriving from dis tant points. (Wboletvale seT'r.g rn:es: Fryer Roasters 4-10# 48-50 young hens 8-10# 51 %-52, 10-14# 51 %-52, 14-16# 51 %-52; young toms 14-20# 45 -Vi 48 20-22# 45-45 %, 22-24# 4545 %, 24-28# 4648 %, 28# & nip 60-54. Dressed-Jce 'packed - steady- to firm- Freesu(p one cent on*hens and' moot size' of toms. Supplies were light and demand was very good Fryer roasters 6-10# 37 %-38, young hens 10-16# 4546 cents, young toms 06-20# 36-37 cents, 20-24# 37-38 cents, 24-26# 37-38 cents, 26# & up 37-38 cents- Ready-to-cook; young chickens unsettled- - Prices paid for ice packed poul try delivered ©failadetplm Ocom.,s per lb) Grade A & U-S- grade A 2-3# -32-34, mostly 32-33. PROCESSED POULTRY ■Philadelphia Dec- 14—Proc essed poultry (ice packed) young idhilcken a barely adequate on roasters and more than ample on fryers or broilers. Hens: Barely steady. Demand fair Supplies were fully ade quate on heavy type ana more Ithian ample on light type- Ke- Iceilplts Dec. 13 included other ifihlan turkeys Md 52270# Del 96,000# VA 7,000# Wholesale selling prices: (grade a. Qual. including sizable lots to butchers) Cents per pound: (Broilers or friers 1 "4 # 27-30, 2# 27-30, 2 %# 25-27, 2 24-26 3# 23 %-26. Roasters, 3 ’4# 24-26, 4# 24-28, 4 26-28 %, & up 30-34. Hens, 6 %-7#, heavy type 24-26, 4 %-6#, heavy type 25-27 4# Se over, 'light type 22-23, under 4#, light type 18-20. DucKbmgs 3033 Eggs Philadelphia Dec 14 —Market steady- Demand good- lighter supplies of all grades were no more than adequate for current requirements- Wholesale selling prices: Min. 10 PCT AA qual large 45-50# \Wthite 54%-55%, brown 53 %- 54. medium! white 50-51, brown 50-51 Extra, mm- 60 PCT A qual. Largo 45-58# whcte 52-53% brown none, mixed 52-53, medium white 49-50, brown none, mixed 4S-4§ %. standards 49-50, current receipts none, checks 30-35. Receipts Dec 13 - 4,745 cases all by truck TURKEYS 'PHI-LADELPHA DEC 14, Turkey market report (rents per fb for ?rade A & US- ‘pra.de A) iDressed-Ice packed Steady to firm- Prices advanced It on hens (and on most sizes of toms Sup plies were light and demands iwas very good- Fryers-Roasters 6-10# 37% 38. young hens 10-14# 45-48, 45-46 Young toms 18-20# 35-37. 20- 2)# 37-38. 22-24# 37-38, 24-26# 37-38, 26 & up 37-38- Frozen (and fresh) ready-to teoioSk- 'Steady Demand fair for bens and good for toms- trading was active -with liberal supplies Arriving from distant routs Fryer-Bcast?,r 4-8# SCF-51, 8- 10# 48-49. 10-14# 47%-49%, Y. hens 8-10# 51%-52. 10-14# 51% - 52 14-16#- 51% 52 Y. torn* .14-16#. 46%-48, 16-28# 46-46%. 18-20# 45%-46, 20-22# 45-45%, 24-46%, 26-28# 48-48%, 28# & up 50-51- . LOANS j| For any Farm Pumose H Made the Farmer’s Way | LANCASTER I PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS’N H 39- E. Chestnut St.,. II Lincuter, Pa. Ph. 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