2-l Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 16, 1956
Hags Move Up
About 25 Cents,
Some Lots $l4
By David S. Lorenson, Reporter
,VSDA Market News Bureau
WEDNESDAC TO'WEDNESDAY
REVIEW
Lancaster. Pa —March 15—■
CATTLE. 3,500, week ago 3224
Compared with last Wednesday:
Slaughter steers fully steady to
strong on weights 1250 lbs and
down, weights over 1250 lbs
mostly steady Best action on
average choice to prime grades.
Heifers in small supply, fully
steady. Cows active, 25c higher,
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5 gal 17 50
15 gal (3-s’s) 43 50
WEEDONE LV-4
1 gal 575
5 gal . 27 50
15 gal (3-s’s) 7425
BRUSH KILLER 32
1 gal 725
5 gal 32.50
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sfc" 2 pt Barb Wire 635 Scratch Feed
S| 20% Blue Bird Dairy 2.85 Oats-80 lbs
H"' Enriched Fitting Ration 335 B Starter
3* 15.% Hog Feed 355 Grower
jtt 20% Hog Feed 4.00 Broiler Ration
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10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more.
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE ii
hulls mostly steady. Stockers and
feeders slow, fully steady. Bulk’
choice fed steers $18,50-19.50;
high choice to low prime $20.00
21 50 Part load 1083-lb prime
steers 32175 and load 1200-lb
weights 523 00 Good and low
choice steers $16.50-18 00, com
mercial down to $15.00 or below.
A few lots commenal low choice
heifers $l4 00-1,7.00. Utility cows
$l2 00-13.75; canners and cutters
$9 00-12 75. Utility and commer
cial bulls $l4 74-17.50; odd head
butcher bulls to $18.50; cutters
down to $l3 00. Medium and
good 600-800 : lb feeder steers
$l5 00-17.50, several loads good
and low choice stock steer calves
and short yearlings 475-670 lbs
$18.50-20.50, good and choice
500-580-lb stock steer calves
$l9OO-22 00; load 533-Ib choice
stock steer calves $23 50.
CALVES- 1,204, week ago 1174
Vealers only moderately active,
around $1 00 lower than last Wed
nesday Bulk good and choice
135-210 lb vealers $21.50-29.00,
a few early to $3O 00. Utility and
commercial $15.00-20 50, culls
down to $8 00.
HOGS 2,000, week ago 1,871
Compared with last Wednesday
barrows and gilts around 25c
higher, sows scarce, steady. In
Wednesday’s trade bulk barrows
and gilts U S. 1-3, 180-230 lbs
$l3 25-13.75, several lots mostly
1 and 2, $l4 00 Weights 240-270
lbs $l2 75-13 25, 160-180 lbs
$l2 00-13 00. Sows, all weights,
$8 50-10.50.
SHEEP 154, week ago 130
Compared with last Wednesday
wooled slaughter lambs fully
steady, quality plain Bulk good
and choice 70-93 lb wooled
slaughter lambs ,$20.00-23.00.
Utility and low good $15.00-19.50
new-crop spring lambs $24 GO
-26 00 Aged sheep scarce.
COWS $l2B-302.50
Holstein cows sold from $l2B
to $302 50 in the sale held Satur
day by Sylvester Stover southeast
of New,Holland. Five Holstein
bulls sold from $lO6 to $2lB,
pigs $l3 each, tractors $9lO and
$2lO Frank L. Steller, Leacock,
and Paul Z. Martin, Blue Ball,
were auctiouneers.
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Broilers Move
Up, Top Half
Cent Higher
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerstown, Pa.) (Sales Report
—Sale #132, Thursday, March 8,
1956) —Gains of more than half
a cent were recorded in Thurs
day’s auction of .poultry here,
with the ton moving to 26 cents
a pound, the average 23 85 There
were 61,060 birds, including pul
lets, fowl and capettes, listed,
offered and sold in a range of
23 Vi to 26 cents a pound
-One lot of 1800 Barred Cross
pullets, consigned by Christ L.
Herr, sold for 32% cents a pound,
going to S. E. Davis They were
21 weeks .old. Irvin B. Gingrich
sold 1100 Red Vanterss pullet
capettes, 19 weeks,, to Roy E
Ream at 32
Zimmerman Broilers Tops
Topping the sale of broilers
were 500 White Vantress, 9 wks,
6 days, consigned by Ralph Zim
merman, selling to John N.
Thomas at 26.
For the corresponding day a
year ago, Thursday, March 10,
1955, Sale No. 37. 22 lots of
84,780 birds were offered, and 19
lots totaling 66,080 birds were
sold in a range of 30% to 36
cents, averaging 34.28.
Here are Thursday sales by
Lot No, seller and grower,
amount and breed, age by weeks
and days, buyer and price
Lot 8-1, William C. Shultz,
7400 White Vantress, 9-6, to
Mandata Poultry, 24%; 8-2, Paul
Sensemg, 1900 White Mountains,
9-2, to Harry H Weaver, Jr.,
23%; 8-3, Miller & Bushong, (Sam
Stoltzfus), 1750 Indian River
Cross Leghorns, 10-2, to Harry
H. Weaver, Jr., 24; 84, Miller
& Bushong (Lloyd Ream), 4400
White Vantress, to Roy E Ream,
24%, 8-SA, Ralph Zimmerman,
500 Red Vantress, 9-6, to Walter
B Lehman, 24%, 8-5 Ralph Zim
merman, 500 White Vantress,
9-6, to John N Thomas, 26; 8-6.
J Carl Brubaker, 1000 White
Cornish Cross capettes, 11 wks,
to Walter C Mellinger, 24; 8-7,
Wenger’s (Joe Deitz), 1300 Red
and White Vantress 10-2, to
Meader’s Poultry, 23%;
8-8, Christ L. Herr, 1800 Black
Cross pullets 21 wks, to S E
Davis, 32%, 8-9, Miller & Bushong
(Roy Harnish), 5100 Indian
River Cross, 10 wks to Tilley’s
Poultry, 24; 8-10, Miller & Bush
ong (Roy Harnish), 3500 Indian
River Cross, 10 wks, to H. W.
Longacre, 23%, 8-11, Miller C
Bushong (Joshua King), 2500
White Vantress, 9-5, to Grimes
& Hauer, 23 Vi, 8-12, Titus Mar
tin, 200 Meatpacker Capettes,
11-2, to John N. Thomas, 27%;
8-13, Irvin B. Gingrich, 1100 Red
Vantress Pullet Capettes, 19 wks.
to Carl B. Risser, 31%, 8-14,
Irvin B. Gingrich, 1100 Red Van
tress Pullet Capettes, 19 wks,
to Roy E Ream, 32;
8-15, Miller & Bushong (Huber
Harnish & Son), 2600 White
Vantress, 9-2, to Mandata Poul
try, 23 %, 8-16, Miller & Bushong
(Huber Harnish & Son), 2600
White Vantress, 9-2 to Mandata
Poultry, - 23 %T 8-17, Miller &
Bushong (Huber Harnish & Son),
4500 Indian River Cross, 9-2, to
Victor F Weaver Inc., 23%;
8-18, Charles O Telfer, 8100 Red
Cornish Cross, 9-2, to Grimes &
Haupr, 23%, 8-19, Melvin E Hess,
900 New Hampshire Fowl Year
lings, to Walter C. Mellinger,
31%, 8-20 Jonas K. Fisher, 310
Arbor Acre White Rocks, 10-6,
to Walter C. Mellinger, 25%;
8-21, Andrew N. Miller, 2000
Indian River Cross, 9-2,, to Victor
F Weaver, Inc, 23%; 8-22,
Joseph Lesley, 6000 White Van
tress, ° wks, to Victor F. Weaver,
Inc., 23%.
$4 43
3 40
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Tuesday Sale of
Broilers Lower;,
Half Cent Loss
' Lancaster Poultry Exchange
s nces declined a half
cent on broilers here Tuesday,
averaging 23 31 cents on seven
lots of 17,650. Nine lots of 19,300
birds were listed and offered, but
bids on two were rejected Prices
ranged from 23 to 24% cents,
with top going to Paul K. Shoe
maker on 1150 Red Vantress. nine
weeks, three days, purchased by
Meader’s Poultry.
Average Year Ago- 32.75 •
For'the corresponding sale a
year ago, Tuesday, March 15,
1955, Sale #3B,- nine lots of 22,-700
birds were offered and sold in
a range of 32 to 34 cents, aver
aging 32% cents Pennsylvania
placements - average (9, 10, 11).
wks. earlier, *590,000.
Here are Tuesday sales by Lot
No, seller and grower, amount
and breed, age by weeks and
days, buyer and price-
Lot 13-1 Paul K Shoemaker,
1150 Red Vantress to-Hea
der’s Poultry, 24A, 13-2, D E
Hofrl & Co (J.K Stoltzfus).
'6OOO White Vantress and White
Mountains, 9-5 to Producers Co
operative Exchange, *23, 13-3,
John B Noll 1900 Indian River
Cross, 10 wks to Roy E. Ream,
23, 134 Miller 7 & Bushong (Paul
Livingood), 1200 Red Vantress,
10-3, to John N Thomas 24%;
13-5, Wenger’s Mill (Da\hd Hei
sev), 950 Red Vantress,' 9-3, No
Sale on 24% bid;'
Lot 13-6, Andrew N Miller
4000 White Vantress, 94, to
Grimes & Hauer, 23%, 13-7, Mil
ler & Bushong /Richard Bles
sing), 3000 Red Vantress, 9-3, to
Grimes & Hauer 23, 13-8, H
Raymond Stoner. 700 New Hamp
shire fowl yearlings, no sale, 28
bid; 13-9 John B JCing, 400
White Rocks 104 to Martin M
Brendle, 24V
EGGS
Philadelphia Mar, 14—Market
about steady Supplies were ad
equate to meet the good demand
for all grades, with mediums
most v desired in some quarters.
Wholesal& selling prices; Mm
10 PCT AA Quality. Large 45-
48# White 4647%, Brown 4647,
Medium White 4545%, Brown
4445. Extras, Mm BO PCT A
Quality Large 45-50# White 45-
46%, Brown none, mixed 4444%,
Medium White 4344, Brown
none, mixed 4344 Standards
4041, Current receipts none,
checks 3840.
Receipts Mar. .13—4,900 cases
all by truck
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POULTRY
Philadelphia Mar._ 14 —Market
unsettled. Supplies of most clas
ses were in excess of the fair
but very selective demand! Large l
Rock Pullets 35-36 C, White Rocks
34-35 c, ordinary Quality 33c.
Large White Rock Caponettes
38-34 c Cross Fryers 25-28 c,
White Rocks &6-27 c, Vantress
Reds 25-27 c, Silver Crosses 26-
28c. White Rock Broilers 23-24 c
without clearing. Turkeys barely
steady. Demand good for light
supplies. Fancy heavy type young
Hens 53-55 c Small type young
Toms' 35-37 c, small type Breeder
hens few lots 45c.
Receipts March 13 included
Maryland 14,000' lbs, Delaware
24,000 lbs
Wholesale selling prices No. 1
and fancy. Quality Broilers of
Fryers heavy type under three
lbs 23-24 three to four lbs 25-28.
Pullets 4% lbs and over 33-36.
Hens, heavy type, 27V2-32, light
type 15-22. Old Roosters 14-15.
Ducks Muscovy 25, Pekfn 32.
Turkeys young Hens 53-55, young
Toms 35-37.
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