2— Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 30, 1956 Easter Lambs Score $35 Top In Local Trade By David S. Lorenson, Reporter USDA Market News Bureau WEDNESDAC TO WEDNESDAY REVIEW Lancaster Cattle - 2,955, week ago 3732 Compared with last Wednesday slaughter steers and heifers fully steady to 25c high er. Cow around 25c higher, bulls mostly steady. Stockers and feed ers slow, mostly steady. Bulk choice fed steers at Lancaster $lB.OO-20.00, a few lots and loads high choice and prime $2O 50- 2125, one load 1,040-lb prime steers $23 00. Good and choice heifers scarce, mostly commer cial and good $l4 50-16.00, a few low choice to $l7 25- Commercial heifers down to $l4 00 Utility and commercial cows by Wednesday were bring ing $l2 50-13 75; Canners and cutters $9 25-13 25. Utility and Commercial bulls $l6 00-17 50, good 800-1100-lb butcher bulls JAMES S. MESSNER Bareville Ph. Leola 6-691 J •5 I Altman’s Super-A Feeds « H are timed tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete' , and are JJ 5 manufactured daily in three modem plants. Compare our prices, j. ” •? a Rabbit Pellets 480 ij Dog Food 25 lbs 205 U Pitting, Ration. . . 335 It Special Chop 315 jf 15%' Hog Feed 360 a 20% Hog Feed . .400 {♦ Hog Concentrate .. .5 05 a Hprse* Feed . - 365 ;l Meal ... 440 H i-■ - -' Started chicks on hand now. w |-" v 13 varieties of Clucks available |?V " WE DELIVER ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE g; t * WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER 11 1 -947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. 4-7715 ' ' 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. H * ' HI - ■■■■■■■a a■M ■ m ■■■<■ ■ ■ ■'■ ■ ■ MARKET-MAKER the new Meatpacker Cross . . . KTjme and time again top place and top price ; "bird at the Lancaster Poultry Exchange - Wider breast—heavier legs—bigger size— put the Meatpacker Cross on top! 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Phone 6-3407 Exclusive hatchery for i THE MEATPACKER CROSS New Director For Farm Museum Sought A highly qualified expert is being sought as director of the Landis Valley Pennsylvania Farm Museum to fill the va cancy cieated by the death of Carl W Drepperd, at was an nounced last weekend in Har risburg Several are under consider ation, and work continues as usual at the Museum. choice 500-650-lb short yearling and yearling feeder steers $19.00-2100, some stock steer calves 500 ibs to $22.00. A few loads medium and good 680-1,000 lb feeder steers $l5 00-18.00; common holstein feeders $12.50- $l4OO. CALVES - 1409, week ago 859. Liberal supplies of veal calves and limited demand, attributed to the non-slaughtering Jewish Holidays March 27 and 28, push ed veal calf prices sharply lower after Monday, and compared with last Wednesday prices were down $2.00 to $4.00 or more, In Wednesday’s trade good and choice veal calves brought $20.- 00-24 00, high choice and prime $24 50-26 00, some prime Mon day up to $3O 00 and $3lOO Late sales utility and commercial $l4 00-19 00, Culls down to $B.OO HOGS; 2,492, week ago 1,755 Liberal supplies of hogs locally were pretty largely cleaned up by Wednesday at prices 75c 5100 higher than a week ago. Sows strong to 50c up Wednes day’s sales barrows and gilts U S mixed 1-3, 190-250 lbs $l5 00-15.50. several lots mostly No 1 and 2 brought $l5 75- 16 00, a few sales Monday to $l6 50’ Weights 160-180 lbs, $13.00-14 75 Sows all weights $9.00-11 00 Oats (80 lb) Fine Chick B Starter Grower Broiler Ration . Quality Egg Blue Bird All Mash 20% Blue Bird Dairy Beet Pulp PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2.95 « 4.70 « 4.20 j; 4.10 « 4.75 H 4.00 p 3.70 p 2.90 H 4.05 I •« ♦f EGGS Philadelphia March 28 (USDA)—Market barely steady. More than ample supplies'were available. Demand good. Into storage movement moderate in volume. Small lots of current receipts sold at 38%-39c. Wholesale selling proces- Min imum 10 per cent AA quality large 45-48# white 46-47, brown 44-47, brown- 44-45, medium White 43y«-44, brown 41%42. Extras minimum 60 per eejit A quality large 45-50# white 42% - 43, brown none, mixed 4041, medium white 4141%, brown none, mixed 39%40. Standars Receipts March 27 - 6,600 cases, all by truck. SHEEP: 1,016, week ago 17L A liberal supply of new crop 30-60 lb native spring lambs were offered this week for the Easter trade. Old crop lambs scarce, mostly' steady with last Wednesday. A few lots woolecF lambs utility and good $lB.OO - 00, Bulk good to prime 30-60 lb new-crop native spring- lambs $2600-32.00, numerous sales up to $35 00, some utility graces 50-70 lbs down to 520.00. Thursday Sale Of Broilers Somewhat Up Lancaster Poultry Exchange (Rohrerstown, Pa.) (Sales Re port, Sale 136, Thursday, March 22, 1956) —On the Lancaster Poultry Exchange Thursday, broiler prices gained slightly, moving a quarter cent higher than the preceding Tuesday’s sale. Topping the broiler market was Mary Forry, R 1 Lancaster, who received 24% cents for 700 White Vantress crosses, 10 wks, one dav, on the bid of Martin M Brendle, R 1 Strasburg. There were 28 lots of a total 82,815 birds offered and listed, 26 lots totaling 71,740 sold, with 21 lots of broilers totaling 68,525 selling in a range of 21% to 24%, averaging 22 51. Three lots of capettes, 1665 birds, sold from 29 to 31 cents; one lot of 1100 cappns brought 26, and one lot of 14 week old broilers, 450 birds, sold for 25% cents. Price Last Year—3o to 34 For the corresponding sale a year ago, Sale 40, Thursday, March 24, 1955, 22 lots totaling 59,100 broilers were offered, plus two lots totaling 3,000 tur keys The same number of broil ers were sold, as well as two lots, 2200 Leghorns, going from 30 to 34 cents, averaging 32.13. Here are Thursday sales by lot number (22 precedes each lot no ), seller and grower, am ount and breed, age by weeks and davs, buyer and price: 1, Miller & Bushong (Lester Shirk), 1700 Meatpackers. 9-3, to Harry H Weaver, Jr., 22%; 2, Miller & Bushong (Lester Shirk), 4200 White Vantress, 9-3 to Tilley’s Poultry 22%; 3, Robert H. Barr (Walter B. Groff), 1500 White Vantress, 9-4, to Victor J Koser, 23; 4, Fruitville Farms, Inc. (Abram Shenk). 4850 Indian River Cross. 9 wks, to Grimes Xr Hauer, 22%; 5, Amos Wade. 1100 White Vantress capettes 10-6, to Walter C. Mellinger, 26. 6, Richard. Trostel. 900 #l2 Cockerels, 10-2. to Rov E. Ream, 21%; 7, Miller & Bushong (Roy N. Hess). 3900 White Vantress, 9-2, to Victor F Weaver. Inc., 22%; 8 Clavtpn S Zimmerman 1000 Red Van tress, 10-1 to Daniel K. Good 23%; 9, Caleb K. Hershey. 475 Red Vantress, 10-2. to Mender’s Poultry 22%- 10. Lerov Horst 275 Indian River Cross Cockerel Capettes, 13-2, to Marvin Sweig art. 31; It. WUlis Bowman. 1200 White Vantress. Canettes. 14 wks, to Walter C. Mellin«er, ?o 12- I. Jaenb Rrenneman *5(l Red and White Vantress 14 wks to John N Thomas 9,5% • 13- Daniel G Porrv, White Vantress m-1 no sale 22 hid -14. Mary E Forrv. 7no white SS . 10-1 to Martin M Rrendle ?4.U ■ Pan] w Mar tin 4400 ]VT/vintains. 10-9 rr 'I lev’s Poultrv 29%- 16. w. Martin 4400 Indian Rfver fVoss. 10-0 to Rov'R Ream 901/,. 17 Pa,,] F Osborn 4000 White Vantress 10 wks to Pennsylvania P"teh F°vms Vantress 10 wVs to TP-andata Poultrv 09y, iq Pan! P Oshorn 4000 White Vantress 10 “to Ponnsvlvanip Pnteh Fer—»s not/,. 20, Paul F. Osborii, 5000 White Broiler Prices Tuesday Tumble On Pre-Holiday Lancaster Poultry Exchange (Rohrerstown, Pa.) (Sales Re port, Sale 137, Tuesday, March 27, 1956) —Broiler prices de clined 1.25 cents in the Tuesday auction compared to the pre vious Thursday, _as buyers eyed the coming Easter' Holiday. More than 15,000 birds did not sell. A total of 5,225 birds, from 10 lots of 21,625 offered, sold in a range of 20 to 22%, aver aging 21.28. Five lots were sold, five were not sold. For the corresponding day a year age; Tuesday,' march' 29; Vantress, 10 wks, to Pennsyl vania Dutch Farms, 22%; 21, Paul F.- Osbdrn, 5000 White Vantress, 10 wks, to Pennsyl vania Dutch- Farms, 22%; 22, Kenneth McCracken, 2500 White Vantress’, 9-2,,, to - Victor F. Weaver, Ine., 22; 23, Titus Mar tin, 190 Meatpacker capettes, 13-2, to Martin M. Bremjle, 31; 24, Leroy M. Sensenig, 4900 White Vantress, 10 wks, to Man data Poultry, 22%; 25, Leroy M. Sensenig, 4900 Red Vantress, 10 wks, to Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 21%; 26, Erwin E. Myers, 4800 Indian River Cross, 9-2, no sale, 21% bid; 27, Erwin E. Myers, 4800 White Vantress. 9-2, no sale, 22% bid; 28, J J. Hess II (Isaac Click), 1200 Red Van tress, 9-5, to Leola Poultry, 23%; 29, Moore Farms (Jonestown Farms), 5000 Whit* 1 Rock cock