2 Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 87, 1956
Prime Steers at
. $23 Top; Hogs
Gain $l.OO-1.50
LANCASTER
WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY
REVIEW
By David S. 'Lorensdn, "Reporter
USDA Market News Bureau
Lancaster July 26, CATTLE:
2,625, week ago 3291. Compared
-with last Wednesday: Slaughter
steers 1200 lbs and lighter fully
steady to strong, instances 25c
higher, weights over 1200 lbs
slow, mostly steady Heifers fully
steady, cows around 25c higher,
best action on canner, cutter and
utility. Bulls mostly steady. Stock
ers and feeders slow, largely
steady. Receipts around 45 per
cent slaughter steers, around 13
per cent cows, balance mostly
■stockers and feeders Bulk good
and choice slaughter steers 975-
1250 lbs $17.50-21 50; load 1270-lb
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Prime ..steers $22.75, part load
1170-1 d prime steers $23.00. Se
veral loads choice 1300-13S0-lb
steers $l9 00-19.75, load choice
1375-lbs $lB 50. Commercial and
low good steers $l5-00-17.00. Com
mercial and-good heifers $14.50-
16 50, a few good and choice
Utility 'and com
mercial cows $l2 00-13.50; can
nets ahd cutters $9.00-12 50, high
yielding cutters to $l3 00. Utility
and commercial bulls $15.00-17-50,
odd head $18.00; a few good
950-1100 lb build $18.50-20 00,
cutters. $14.00-14 50. Numerous
loads medium and good 700-900-lb
feeder steers $15.50-17 50; two
loads good and low choice 713-lb
feeder steers $lB 60, load 771-Ib
choice yearling feeder steers
$2060. Common feeders 600-830
lbs $13.25-14.25, some down to
$12.50
CALVES 745, week ago 874-
Compared with last Wednesday
vdal calves fully steady to strong,
instances $l-00 higher; most good
and choice vealers, $2400-28.50,
high choice and prime $29 GO
-34 00, odd head to $36 00, util
ity 'and commercial $15.00-23-00,
HOGS 1,444, week ago 2,077.
Compared with last Wednesday
barrows and gilts $l.OO to $1 50
higher. Sows in small supply,
mdstly steady. In Wednesday s
itrade barrows and gilts U S.
jnixdd 1-3, 180-220 lbs, $l4 GO
-14 50, a few mostly No 1 and 2
to local small killers at $l5 00;
weights 230-270 lbs $l2 75-13.75,
one lot 334-lb mostly No. 3
butchers $ll5O Sows $8 00-10 00.
SHEEP. 250, week ago 252
Woole'd slaughter lambs mostly
steady with last Wednesday.
Good and choice slaughter lambs
$lB 00-21 00, a -few choice and
pnme 78-88 v lbs $2150
Phone Lane. 4-7715
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Farm
Outlook - Mid-January to Mid-February 1956
This chart shows the general nature of
the total precipitation which fell during
the preceding 30 days. Precipitation is ex
pressed in three classes: light, moderate,
Broilers Up,
Top to 21.75
On Thursday
■Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rchrerstown, Pa, Sales Report,
Sale #l4B, Thursday, 19. 1056) —
Broilers moved almost two tents
higher in active trading here
Thursday, averaging 21.78. Forty-
Ifour lots totaling 132,240 -birds
were listed; 120,440 were offered
m 41 lots and 39 lots totaling
119,700 were sold.
Thirty-seven lots Of a total
115800 (broilers sold from 20%
to 28%. averaging 2178. One lot
of 500 Leghorn fowl'went at 15%,
land one lot of 3400 capettes went
(at 21%
Top was ipaid Harold Keener,
R 2 Mount Joy, for 700 White
Vantress, 10 weeks, 2 days, toy
Bolton s 'Dressing Plant, Sdhiaef
ferStown
Hhre are shies listed toy seller
and grower, amount and (breed,
age by weeks and days,, buyers, 1
price; first two lots from John
W Hall, one of 3000 White Oor
nisto Cross, 10-2 the other 3(KtO
■White Vantrdss, 9-2, wOre with
drawn nnor'to sale; lot 3, Hlarold
Keener, 700 White Vantress, 10-2,
to Bolton’s '23%; -Jack -Bucher,
'four lots - lot 4. 4600 White Van
tress: 9-2, to Mandaba Poultry,
22; lot 5, 4650 White Vantress,
8-2, to Mandata, 22%; lot 6. 4650
White Vantress, 9-2, to Grimes
& H&uer, 22; lot 7, 4650 White
Vantress, 9-2, bo Victor F. Wea
ver, Inc, 22%;
iLot 8, Miller & Bushonv, 1000
White Vantress 9-2 to Grimes &
Hauer, 21 %, lot 9, Miller & Bush
ong, (Richard Blessing) 1900
Red Vanfress, 9-2, to Grimes &
Hauer, 20% lot 10, Milder & Bush
ong (Lloyd Wenger) 4800 White
Vantress and Meatpacfcers, 10
wks. to Grimes & Hauer, 22; lot
11 Ja'cclb R. Cramer, 450 Indian
River Cross. 11 wks, to' l Darnel
K Good, 21 Vi; lot 12 Wenger’s
(D. Lehman) 7000 White Van
tress, 10 wks, to Harry H Wea
ver, Jr., 21%;
Lot 13, Wenger’s (Clair Hil
sher) 900 White Vantress, 10
wks, to Rov E. .Ream. 22Vi; 'lot
.14, Wengers (Jacob Martin) 3500
Red Vantress, 10 wks, to Roy E
Ream, 21VV; lot 15, Mahlon Leh
man, 300 White Rock Cross, 11
wks, to Meaders Poultry, 22; lot
16, Oscar H Forrey, 200 White
Vantress, 18 wks, sale, 23 Vi
Ibid; lot 17, Norman Becker, 1200
White Cross, 1H wks, to Producers
Coop Exchange, 22, lot 18, Galen
Hedcman, 2900 Lancaster Whites
and. Red Vantress. 10 wks, to
Tilley’s Poultry, 21V4; lot 19, 2900
Lancaster Whites and Red Van
tress, 10 wks, to Tiller’s Poultry,
21%, and tot 20, 500 Leghorn
fowl yearlings, to Roy E- Ream,
15%;
(Lot 21, Titus Hoover, 550 Meat
packers, 11-2, to Martin H. Bren
dle, 22; lot 22, James B. Hess,
3800 White Tailed Cornish Cross,
9-2, to Roy E- Ream, 21%; lot 23,
Miller & Bushong (Christ Smith)
1800 White Vantress, 10 wks, to
Producers- Coop Exc 22; Midler
& Bushong (Clair Bomiberger),
2700 f White Vantress, 9 wks, to
Mandat® Poultry, 21%; lot 25,
Mary Myer, 4900 Bed Vantress,
9-1, to Grimes & Hauer, 22, and
lot 26. 4200 Red Vantress, 9-1, to
Grimes & Hauer, 22;
Samuel Grubb Sales
'Six lots were consigned iby
(Samuel Grulbtb. 27 through 32,
lots 27, 28, 29 and 30 selling to
Victor F- Weaver, Inc., lot 27,
3700 Indian IliVer Gross, 9-2, at
22; lot 28, 3350 Indian River
CroSs, 9-2. at 22; lot 29, 3800
Indian River Cross, 9-2, at 22;
and heavy, and the precipitation amounts
which determine these classes are obtain
ed from an analysis of many years of rec
ord at many stations. - ,
Broilers Average -
23.50, Top 25 in
Tuesday Atiction
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrenstown) (Sales Report,
-Sale #ll9, Tuesday. Jan. 24,1958)
—(Sixteen lots of 47.300 (birds
were listed, offered and sold
(here Tuesday at prices''ranging
from 21% to 25 cents With an
average of 23.50
For the corresponding day „a
year .ago, J’an 25, 1954, 17 lots of
53,800 hards sold from 28 Vi to
29%, averaging 29.16. Approxim
atly 100,000 birds wire listed for
yesterday’s sale. ,
Top was-scored by Lloyd G
Kreider on '4OO White Cross, 11
weeks, 4 days, 'selling to Carl B
Risser at 25 Other sales (by se'ler
and -grower, amount and breed
age toy weeks and days, buyer
and price follow
Miller & Bustoong (Won Wile),
lots 24-2 aftd 24-3, the first 2400
White Vantress, 9-4, to C J. Nan
heck Inc, 23%; second lot, 2000
White Vantress, 9-4. to Grimes
& Hauer, 23% lot 244, Lester L
Fritz, 1600 White Vantress, 9-5,
to Walter C. Mellmger. 22%.
LOts 5 to 10 were consigned by
Fed Rose Experimental Farm,
with lots 5 and-6, 3900 and 3850
White Vantress, to Grimes &
Hauer at 23%; lots 7 and 8, 3950
lot 30, 4150 Indian River Cross,
9-2, vat 22; lot 31; 4500 Indian
River Cross, 9-2, to €. F- Man
beck, 22; lot 32, 8000 Indian
River Cross, 9 2, to Producers, 22;
Lot 33, Harlan Hoover, 500
Indian River Cross? 11-2, to Roy
E Ream, 22%; Lot 34. Noah W
Kreider & Sen. 5800 Red Van-
Itress ‘and White Corns'll Cross,
10 wks, withdrawn prior to sale;
Hot 35, Harvey Reed, 540 Barred
Cockerel Capettes, 17 wks, no
.sale, 23% bid, lot 36, Wenger’s
Mill (Harry Gantz), 3000 Meat
packers, 10-6, Horace W Long
la'cre, 23; let 37, Miller & Bushong
(Irvin Denlinger), 3400 White
Vdhtress Capettes, 16 wks, to
Daniel K Good, 21 %;
Lots 38 Through 44
Lot 38, Miller & Buidhong
(Willis Glifk). 500 White Van
tress, lt)-2, to Rav W Gilbble, 22;
lot 39, Robert Chinault, 4000 In
dian 'River Cross 9-6, to Victor
F Weaver. Inc, 21; Robert Ctai
'ault, 4000 Indian River Cross,
9-6, to Producers Coop Eke., 21%;
lot 41, David Markey, 1500 Red
and W£ite Vantress, 11-3, to Til
ley’s Poultry, 21%; lot 42, Paul
Rolhrer, 3750 Red Vantress, 6-3,
to Hariy H Weaver. Jr-, 22; lot
43, Rodet Farms (Ira Herr) 3700
White Rocks, 10-2, to Horace W.
Longacre, 22%; and lot 44, Rodet
Farms, 3300 White Rocks, 10-2,
to Horace W. Longacre, 22.
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EGGS
'Philadelphia Jah. 25
(USDA) Market weak. Prices de
clined on most grades. More than
adequate supplies were avail
able for the iair demand. 1
Wholesale selling prices: Min,
10 PCT AA Quahty.Large 45-48#
White 46-47, Brown 44V=-45, me
dium White 43-44, Brown 42-43.
Extras, Mm 10 PCT A Quality.
Large 45-50# White 44-45,
Brown none, mixed 43-431*, me
dium White 41-42, Brown none,
mixed 40-41 Standards 41-42,
current receipts none, checks
37-33"4 ■
Receipts Jan 24 - 6.370
cases all by truck
'and 3860 White Vantress. to C J.
Manbeok, Inc., at 23%; lots 9 and
10, 3200 and 4800 Whifcf? Vantress,
to Pennsylvania -Dutch Farms at
23%; lot 24-11, Glen H. Herr
(Leroy Sweigart), 950 Red Yan
tress, 11 wks, to Boy E Ream,
24%; lot 24-12. Arthur Lauf. 6500
White Vantress, 10-3, to Grimes
& Hauer, 33%; lots 24-14 were
sold by Miller & Bushbng,
Charles Boose grower, first lot
2500 Barred Cross cockerels, 10
wks, tp Roy E Ream at 21%, and
lot 24-14, *2500 White Cross, 10
wks, to Leola Poultry, 23%; .
Lots 24-15 and 24-16 were sold
toy (Miller & Bu strong, Jacob C-
Hem grower, with 24-15, 3500
Indilan Raver -Cross leghorns, 11
wks, to Grimes &»Hauer at 23
and 2416, 4000 Indian "Raver
Cross leghorns, 11 weeks to
Grimes & Hauer at 23%.
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