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2 Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 23, 1956
Hogs Advance,
Top $l5; Edge
On Cattle Lost
By David S. Lorenson, Reporter
USDA Market News Bureau
WEDNESDAC TO WEDNESDAY
REVIEW
Lancaster, March 22—Cattle
3,732, week ago 3,500 Bulk of
the cattle offering at Lancaster
was spread out over a three-da>
period this week due to storm
conditions. As the week opened
Control Alfalfa
Weevil and Spittle
Bug with
Heptachlor Emulsion
1 gal can . 450
5 gal can ... 21.25
15 gal 6150
Toxaphene Emulsion
1 gal can 325
5 gal. can 1500
15 gal. can ... 43 L-O
30 & 50 gal. drums ... ask
—, Special Prices To
Custom Spray Operators
Complete line of
Sprays and Dusts.
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& BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN
Ph. Unc. 2-2659
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are tuned tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin completeandare
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Fine Chick Feed 460 Enriched Fitting Ration 3.35
B Starter Meg 425 Blue Bird Dairy 2.65
B Grower - 405 20% Blue Bird Dairy 2.85
Broiler Ration 470 20% 'Hog. Pig, & Sow 4.00
Quality Egg Mash 395 15% Hog Feed 3.55
Bluebird All Mash 365 Hog Concentrate 4.95
Horse Feed 365 Soy Bean Meal 395
Special Chop 310 Linseed Meal 4.40
.Dog Meal 251bs 205 Beet Pulp 405
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ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER
947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. 4-7715
10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more.
912 Quarry Road, Bled Ball, Lancaster County, Pa.
sellers had some success an push
ing prices slightly higher early
on the moderate offering of cat
tle, however the edge -was off
the trade-by 10 30 Monday morn
ing, and slaughter steers and
heifei o bv Wednesday were no
more than steady with a week
ago Slaughter steers and year
lings found the best outlet mainly
on weights 1,100 lbs and lighter
Cows sold in an active trade and
were 25-50 c higher than a week
ago, bulls strong to 25c higher.
Liberal supplies of stackers
and feeders were offered this
week totaling around 50 per
cent of the receipts Trading was
slow, influenced mainly by the
weather and prices held mostly
steady. Prime $22.50, scarce
bulk of the choice fed steers
this week 1,050-1,200 lbs $18.50-
20.00, high choice and prune
$2O 50-22 50 but prime graces
scarce. Two loads prime steers
averaging 1,146 and 1,382 lbs
brought $23 50 and five head
prime yearlings, 1,044 lbs, scored
$24 25. Good grade steers $16.25-
17 50 A few good and choice
heifers $l6 00-18.00, including
load mostly choice 938 lbs $17.50
Commercial heifers down to
$1350. Utility and commercial
cows mostly $l2 50-13 75, canners
and cutters $9 25-13 00, odd head
high yielding cutters to $13.20.
Utility and commercial bulls up
to 2.000 lbs $l5 00-17.75; a few
good butcher bulls $17.50-18.00
Good and choice 500-789 lb
feeder steers and short yearlings
$lB 50-2150, medium and good
600-930.15 feeder-steers $15.00-
18 00, a few lots common feeders
around $l4 00.
CALVES 859, week ago 1,204.
Veal calves pushed sharply
higher as the week opened on
the storm market however, by
Wednesday pnces j were mostly
steady with a week ago. Bulk
good and choice veal calves
$22 00-25.50; high choice and
prime $26 00-32 00, a few Monday
WE DELIVER
prices subject to change
Prime $32.50, Scarce
Chapter Wips Citation
Here Robert Ecklin, Ground Hog FFA Chapter presi
dent, receives a National Chapter Award first given in
Pennsylvania from Thomas Malin, York, area FFA ad
visor. The Ground Hog Chapter was among six cited in the
.14 area chapters, and in the words of Mr Malin, “The
silver seal indicates the honor is considerable ”
$33 00-34 00 Utility and com
mercial grades $15.00-21 00 culls
down to $8 00.
Hog Prices Higher
HOGS. 1,755, week ago
Barrows and gilts m good de
mand this week and supplies
moderate, prices 50-75 c higher
than a week ago. Sows scarce,
fully steady Wednesday’s sales
barrows and gilts U S mixed
1-3, 180-250 lbs $l3 75-14.20,
several small lots mostly 1 and
2, to local small killers $l4 50-
14.75 and a few reaching $l5 00,
these mostlv 200-220-lb weights
Weights 160-180 lbs $13.00-13 75.
Sows, all weights $8.50-10 50, odd
head $ll5O.
SHEEP 171, week ago 154
Old crop wooled lambs very
plain in quality, prices 50c to
$lOO higher Bulk good and
choice wooled slaughter lambs
65-75 lbs $2O-23.50, prime scarce
Utility and low good $l6 00-20 00
Odd small lots 50-83 lb native
spring lambs -$27 00-29.00 Aged
sheep too scarce for an adequate
market test
Thursday Sale
Of Broilers
Half Cent Off
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrcrstown Pa ) (Sales Report
—Sale 134, Thursday, March 15,
1956) —Broiler prices Thursday
declined a half cent, with a range
of 19Vi to 24V4 cents on broilers,
an average of 22 83c Thirty
seven lots totaling 111,575 birds
were listed and offered, 32 lots
totaling 98,275 sold, five lots of
13,300 not sold Twenty-nine olts
of broilers totaling 96,350 were
sold. One lot of 1,000 capettes
brought 30He one lot of- Leg
horn fowl, 800 birds, 18V4c and
one lot of 125 heavy fowl 29He.
For the corresponding sale a
year ago on Thursday, March 17,
1955, sale 39 21 lots totaling
58,185 birds were offered, 18 lots
totaling 45 685 sold in a range of
29 to 34Vic, averaging 3182 c on
broilers
Topping Thursday’s market at*
29*+c was Jacoo Cramer, R 3 Lan
caster, 475 Indian River Crosses,
10 weeks old selling to Robert
Charles, R 2 Lancaster
Broilers Off
Half Cent in
Tuesday Trade
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerstown, Pa ) (Sales Re
port—Sale #135, Tuesday March
20, 1956) —Broilers prices de
clined a little more than a half
cent Tuesday compared to Thurs
day, with a top of 24 cents paid,
an average of 22 27. Nine lots
totaling 26 375 were listed, 10
lots totaling 34 875 were offered,
seven lots totaling - 32,175 were
sold, and three lots totaling 2,700
were not sold
, Topping at 24 cents were 500
Off' Color Whites consigned by
Robert Neff, Millersville. 12
weeks, 4 da.vs, selling to Marvin
nHrvfrrtA swri^l
Sweigart, R 1 Stevens "for 24
cents Oije lot comprising 1,575
pullets sold at 32 six _ lots of
30,600 total broilers ranged from
19 to 24 cents.
There was no sale on the cor
responding Tuesday a year ago
Pennsylvania placements—
Average (9, 10, 11 weeks
earlier)—sBB,ooo.
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Your money invested in*first montages on
Lancaster. County homes
American Mechanics Building and-
Loan Association
Call or See Joseph H. Byars, Attorney
58 N. Duke St. Lancaster, Pa.
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TURKEYS
Philadelphia March 21 (USD\)
—Turkeys: (Frozen ready-to
cook) eteady. Demand good. Ad
equate supplies were available
for current needs.
Wholesale selling prices:
(Grade A & U S grade A) fry
er-roasters 4-10# -48-51; young
hens 8-10# 50-51%, 10-14# 50-52,
14-16# 51-52; young 'toms 14-20#
49-50%, 20-22# 51 Vi-52%, 22-24#
52%-53%, 24-28# 53-55, 28# and
up 55-56.
Ready-to-cook Young chick
ens—steady Demand fair. Sup
plies were more than ample.
Pricey paid for ice packed
poultry delivered Philadelphia
(cents per lb.) Grade A & U. S.
Grade A & U. S grade A Hens
,41-42 c young chickens 1%-lhc,
2-3# 36-38, mostly 36-37.
Those who love money greatly
are never much in love with
anything else'.
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