3—Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 20, 1956
Few Hogs Hit
$l4, Cattle
Mostly 50 Off
LANCASTER
WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY
REVIEW
By David S. Lorenson, Reporter
USDA Market News Bureau
CATTLE 3291. week ago 3000
Compared with last Wednesday.
Slaughter Steers 1250 lbs and
lighter mostly 50c lower, weights
over 1250 J'bs slow, 50-100 lower.
Heifers scarce, weak to 25c lower.
Cows weak to 25c lower, bulls
FOR SALE
SCHRAMM 60-C. F. M.
Air Compressor
With Blade and Winch, also includ
ing breaker, Rock Drill, Hose and
various other air tools.
A. S. KINSINGER
Gordonville, Pa.
I Altman’s Super-A Feeds
j| sire timed-tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete and are
jr manufactured daily m three modern plants. Compare our prices,
P B Starter • 415 Medium Scratch 3.90
B Grower . 405 Corn -> • 3-15
B Broiler Ration 4.70 Oats (80 lb Sack)- 2.90
Quality Egg Pellets . 410 20 % Blue Bird Dairy 285
I: 24% Yeast Egg Mash 435 pitting Ration 330
•| Blue Bird All Egg Special chop 3.10
St Mash • 3 -° 5 _ 4,7^:
:: Horse Feed 3.60 Rabbit Pellets 475
|| Fine Chick Feed 4.70 Super Dog Meal (25 lbs) 205
St Special discount on all chick orders thru January
I ALTMAN S CASH FEED STORE
WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER
g 947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. 4-7715
|| WE DELIVER 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more
H prices subject to change
WE USE GENUINE FACTORY APPROVED PARTS
mostly steady Stocker and feeder
steers fully steady Receipts m-
L aded .. ound 45 per cent slaugh
ter steeiS- and heifers, around 12
Jjer cent cc a'S, balance stockcris
and "feedeis Bulk good and
choice fed steers 10004300 lbs
$l7 50-21 00, a few loads choice
and low nr.me 1000-1150 lbs
$2125-22 00. (part load 1196 lib
prime steers $22.50. Several loads
commercial and low good steers
$l5 00-17 50 including two loads
1200 lbs mostly low good at
$l6 00. Commercial and good
765-950-lb heifers $14.50-17 00.
Utility and Commercial cows
$1175-13 50; cutters 91040-1250 f
high yielding cutters to 913 00;
canners mostly $8 75-9.75. Bulk
medium and good 600-950-lb
(feeder steers $16.00-17 25; se
veral loads mixed good and
choice of similar weight $l7-50-
18 25; load 9004 b choice feeders
$lB5O, a few lots 500-578 lb
heavy stock steer calves and
light yearlings, mostly choice.
$l9 50-2100 Uoad 503 lb choice
stock steer calves $22 00; part
load 463 lb weights $22.75.
CALVES: 874, week age 860-
Vealers in good trading
active, prices mostly steady with
last Wednesday. Bulk good and
(choice vealers $23 00-28 00; high
choice and prime $2B 50-33 00 a
few early to $35.00. Utility and
commercial $14.00-22.00.
HOGS- 2077. week ago 1740.
Compared with last Wednesday.
barrows 'and gilts mostly steady,,
sows slow, barely steady. Bulk!
barrows and gilts U- S. mixed
1-3,180-220 lbs Wednesday $12.50-
13.00, several small lots mostly
No. 2, largely to local retail
slaughterers, $13.25-13.50, several
lots Monday ito $l4 00, some
slightly higher. Weights 230:270
,lbs $1125-13.00. Sows 300-600 lbs
$B.OO-10.50.
SHEEP: 252, week ago 260.
Compared with last Wednesday;
slaughter lambs mostly steady.
Bulk good 'and choice 70-85 lb
wooled slaughter lambs $l7 50-
20 50; a few lots choice and prime
to $2100; utility and low good
$l4 00-17 00
Broilers Sell
Steady; Best
21.25, Avg. 19.47
'Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerstcwn) (Sales Report,
sale #ll7, Tuesday, Jan 17,1956)
—With 24,500 birds selling m 11
lots, broiler ipnces held near the
19% cent level in the Tuesday
auction here. Thirteen lots of
31,575 birds were listed, 12 lots
of 25,325 offered. Prices ranged,
from 18 %to 21%, with 1 nine lots,
itntahn'g 23,600 broilers averaging
i|p47 cents. Two’lots comprising
900 Leghorn fowl sold from 17
to 1711.
Tn the corresponding sale 'a
year ago. Tuesday, Jan 18, 1955,
there were 10 lots of 32 850 birds
offered, e-eht lots totaling 26,050
birds sold in a range of 2814 to
30 . ,
Tuesday only white birds were
Offered. T-p was ward by Robert
irbarles' R 2 Lancaster, for 300
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Wh'i*e Mountains. 11 weeks, four
iBavs grown by Grafton Brabson,
Peach' Bcittem.
Tuesdav Sales Listed
Here are-Tuesday sales by sel
ler and grower amount and
breed, a' ff e Ihv weeks and dlays,
ibU'Ver. and pride -
Grafton Brabson, 300 White
Mountains. 11-4 to Robert
Obariles. 21M: M’-Wpo’t Roller
M-lls (E’mer Bovd). 1500 White
Van trees M-4 to Producers Co
leinerative "Exchange, 19%; Clav
f-nn Hmneisen, two lots of 3400
White Cornish Cross, each, 12-2,
withdrawn prior to sale: Miller
& Bnshong, (Beniamin DiSerard-
Imo) 400 Indian B’ver Cross Les
ihbms, ,11 wks to Producers Coop
Ere, 18 h; Miller & Busbong
CWm. Sands, Jr) 1400 White
Van tress. 11 wks. to Roy E- Ream,
19 H;
Win. Longenecker, 1800 White
lO-4, to Producers,
19%; Miller & Behring (Harold
E Rchrer). 5800 White Vantress.
10 wte to Grimes & Hauer. 19'Si •
Miller & Bushong (Harold E.
Rdhrer), 5800 White Vantress,
94, to Gnlmies & Hauer, 19%;
Miller & Buslhong, (Harold E
ißohrer), 3800 White Vantress,
10 wks to Roy E Ream, 20;
Charles Shertzer, 350 Leghorn
Fowl Yearjings, to 'Marvin iSwei
gart,J,7: John J. Ruth. 825 Anbor
Acre White Roeks, 10 wks, no
sale, 18V, hid; Miller & Bushong,
1000 White Vantress and 1800
White Mountains, 104, to Harry
H Weaver, Jr., 19 V; John S.
Brubaker, 550 Leghorn Fowl
yearlings, to Victor J. Koser, 17 V.
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerstown, Pa.) (Sales 'Re
port, Sale #ll6, Thursday, Jan.
,12, 1956) Prices for broilers
again declined Thursday, Jan. 12,
to an average of 19.52 cents per
pound. Prices ranged from 10%
to 22% cents. Hi sale #ll5, the
average was 20-75 Jan. 10, in a
liange of 20% (to 21%, and for the
feonresponding (fay a week earlier,
Thursday, Jan- 5, prices declined
to an average of 21.81 in sales of
19% to 22%.
Forty-five lots totalling 138,820
birds were listed, the same quan
tities offered, and 40 lots of
121,920-birds were sold. Thirty
eight lots of 118,300 broilers sold
Jan. 12 from 19% to 22%, aver
aging 19-52. One lot of 220 Leg
horn fowl sdld at 17%, one lot of
3400 capottes went at 20%, and
one lot of 800 heavy fowl brought
28 cents Top was paid by Carl B.
Risser, Lititz, 22% for 600 White
Vantress, 11 weeks, 2 days, grown
and sold by Floyd Ranck, Para
dise.
Eighteen buyers were on hand.
Sales Bv Lots
Sales, by seller and grower,
amount and breed, age by weeks
and days, buyer and price follow;
Miller & Busbong (Ridterd
Weaver), 2300 Mdatpackers, 10
oviks. 2 days, to Victor F. Weaver,
farm Show Attendance ... 1952 -1956
1952
130.000
155.000
185.000
150.000
65,000
685.000
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Inc, 10Vi; Mailer & Buslhong
(Richard Weaver), 6300 White
Gross, 10-2, to Roy E. Ream, 10%;
Pbilibaven Hospital, 1000 White
Vantress. 10-2, to Victor J. Koser,
20; Aaron J. (Brubaker, 3000 Bed
and White Vantress, 9-1, to Carl
B. Risser, 10%; a second lot from
Aaron J- Brubaker, 3000 Red and
White Vantress also, 9-1, to Mr.
Risser, 10%;
Norman B Kready, 2100 Meat
palokers, 10-3 to Mandata Poultry,
20; Norman Becker, 1200 White
'Cross, 10 iMos, no sale, 19% ibid;
J. S. Peters (R- Berkheiraer) 4300
White-Tailed Cornish Cross, 9-6,
no said, 18% bid; RMiard Tros
tel, 800 New Hampshire fowls,
yearlings, to Waiter C. Mellin'ger,
28; Mark Myer, 5200 Indian River
Cross 9-6, to Walter C Mell'inger,
19%; Jack Bucher, 4300 White
Vantress, 9-2. to Mandata Poultry,
19%; Jack Bucher, 1700 White
Vantress, 9 wtos, to Mandata Poul
try, 19%;
Kenneth McCracken (Charles
Keagy), 1100 White Mountains,
10-3, to Victor J. Koser, 19%;
Daniel G, Lorry, 3400 White Van
tress, 9-6, to Mandata Poultry, 20;
Daniel G- Forry, 3550 Indian
River Cross to Peniisylvan -a
Dutch Farms, 19%; Daniel G.
Forry, 3475- White Vantress, 9-6
to Mandata Poultry, 19%; Miller
& Bushong, (Irvin Oenlinger),
3400 White Vantress Oapettes,
14-2, to Victor J. Koser, 20%;
Brawn Bros,'6ooo White Van
tress, 9 whs, to Grimes & Hauer,
19%;
Brown Bros., 4000 White Van
tress, 9 wks, to Grimes & Hauer,
19%; Kenneth Noll, 2675 Red
Vantress, 9 wks, to Roy E. Ream,
19%; Levi M Weaver, 1900 Red
Vantress, 11-1, to Leola Poultry,
19%; Jonathan Lapp,--4300 Red
Vantress, 9-6. to Whiter C. Mel
hnger, 19%; Lee Petticoffer. 9000
Indian River Cross.- 9-6, to Grimes
& Hauer, 19%; ‘Lee Petticoffer,
900 Meatpackers, 9-6, to Victor
F. Weaver, Inc, 19V4; Floyd H.
Ranch, 600 White Vantress, 11-2,
to 'Carl B. Risser, 22V4 too;
Elam S Glick, 800 White Ooi*r
nish Cross, 11-2, to Leola Poultry,
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P. O. Box 484 Lancaster, Pennsylvania
the sign of PqttmdiM FARM equipment
1954
80,000
130.000
155.000
155.000
• 20,000
540)000
1953
f 30,000
150.000
180.000
135.000
55,000
650.000
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20; Wenger’s Mill, Inc. (Clarence
Hilsher) 3200 White Cross, 10
wiks, to Pennsylvania Dutch
Farms, 120; Wenger’s Mill. Inc.
800 Red Vantress, 10 wks, to
Meaders Poultry, 19%; Noah W*
Kreider & Son, 7800 „■ White Van*
tress, 10 wiks. to Tilley’s Poultry,
20; Rcffiet Poultry Farms (Ely
Esh), 900 White Vantress, 10-2,
to M M. Brendle, 19%; A. K.
King, 700 Red Vantress. 9-6, no
sale, 19 bid; A. Lincoln Keener,
1000 White Vantress, 9-2, to (Da
me K. C-ood, 19%;.
Benjamin C. Eshbach, 3000 In
dian River Cross, 10-3, to Pro
dlti'cerS Coop- Exchange, 19%;
Clarence L. Hershey, 9000 Indian
River Cross, 9-6, to Victor F.
Weaver, Inc, 19%; Farmers Sup
ply, 1500 White Vantress, 9-6, to
Harry H. Weaver, Jr, 19%; Far
mers Supply (B. Earl Foray),
1600 White Vantress, 9-2, to
Harry H. Weaver, Jr, 19%; Far
mers Suipiply, (B. Fail Foray),
1500 White Vantress. 9-27 to
Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 19%;
'Lester M- Hurst, 4200 White
Vantress, 10-3, to Mandata Poul
try, 20%; Joseph Lesley, 8000
..White Vantress, 9 wks, to Penn
sylvania Dutch Farms, 19%;
Joseph' Lesley, 4000 Red Van
tress, 8-4. no sale, 18% bid;
William Stoner, 6700 Red and
White Mountains, no sale, 19%
hid; Clair Nissley, 750 Red Van
tress 9-6, to Walter B- Lehman,
20; Clair Nissley, 220 Leghorn
Jowl yearlings to Header’s 17%;
IDavid L Neff, 1800 Indian River
Cross, 10 wks, to Roy E- Ream,
,I®%, and J- W- EShelman & Son,
1950 White Vantress, 10-2, to
Mandata Poultry, 19%.
x HEADS TOBACCO BOARD
For his ninth consecutive term,
Ben E. Mann, R 7 Lancaster, has
been elected president of the
Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Board of
Trade. Others named this week
in the annual meeting were
Frank Landis of Bayuk Cigars,
again vice president, and Vin
cent Hurst, Bayuk also, again
secretary-treasurer.
iSffiWnWißßl
1956
65.000
110,000
185.000
160.000
60.000
580,000
1955
130.000
140.000
185.000
145,000*
75,000
675.000
V."""'*