B—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 80, 1956
Barrows, Gilts
Lose 25 Cents;
Few Bring $16.50
WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY
KEVIEW
6, David S. Lerenson, Reporter
USD A Market New* Bureau
LANCASTER, April 19
(Wednesday to Wednesday Re
view) —■ CATTLE: Three days.
•4,043; week, ago, 5,242.' Compar
ed with last Wednesday: Slaugh
ter steers and heifers steady to
weak, cows around 25c lower,
bulls mostly steady- Stockers
and feeders fully- steady to
strdng. Receipts included around
40 per cent stocker and feeder
steers and 10 per cent cows.
Bulk choice fed steers 1000-1300
lbs $19.00-21.00, a few loads high
choice and mixed choice and
prime $21.25-22 50, one load
prime 1126-lb prime steers $23.
CO; good and low choice steers
$l7 00-1900. Most good and
choice iieifers $16.00-18.00; part
load 1,009-Ib high choice to
prime heifers $l9-35. Commer
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cial heifers down to $l4 00. Most
utility and commercial cows
$12.20-13.75; canners and cutters
largely $9.00-12.25, high yield
ing weighty Holstein cutters
$l2 75 Utility and commercial
bulls $l6 00-17.50; good fed bulls
$l7 50-18 50, cutters down to
$13.50 Numerous loads medium
and good 500-700 lb stock steers
and short yearlings $lB 00-20.50;
a few loads good and low choice
$20.50-21.50, one. load choice 500-
lb stock steer calves $23.00. Com
mon- 500-700 lb stock steers
$13.50-16;00. A few short loads
good and - low choice 800-1,000-
lb feeder .steers $18.50-19.50.
CALVES: Three days, 918;
week ago, 1,244. Veal calves
fully $l.OO higher than last
.Wednesday, some good to prime
‘grades $2-00. higher. In .Wednes
day’* trade- good and choice veal
ers 140-210 lbs $24.50-26 50; high
choice and prime $27.00-30.00;
utility 1 and commercial $14.00-
21.50 with culls down to $B.OO.
iHOGS; 1.799, week ago 2,366.
Barrows and gilts steady to 25c
lower than last Wednesday. Sows
in small supply, mostly steady.
Wednesday’s sales barrows and
gils U. S mixed 1-3, 190-240 lbs
$l5-50-16.00, several small lots
No. 1 and 2 to local small killers
at $16.50. Weights 160-180 lbs
$14.50-15.75. Sows,'all weights,
$9 50-12.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly native
spring lambs. Lambs fully steady
with last Wednesday. Bulk good
to prime ’ native spring lambs
this , week $24.00-27.00 - for
weights 55-80 lbs. Utility and low
good $lB.OO-23.00. Aged sheep
too scarce for adequate market
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Lancaster Exchange
(Rohrcrstown, Pa.) -(Sales - Re
port, sale 142. Thursday*. April
12, 1956) Prices moved a half
cent higher in-thei Thursday auc
tion of broilers at the Lancaster
Paultry Exchange, with sharply
increased receipts. There were
43 lots totaling 148,340 birds
listed and offered, 40 lots total
ing “131,490 Sold, '
Thirty-five lots, "including 128,-
900 broilers sold from 20 to 23 it
cents, averaging 2109. Two lots,
a total of 1500 heavy fowl, sold
at 25%; one, lot, 975 birds 18
weeks old, went at 2514.
For the corresponding day a
year ago, Thursday, April 14,
1955, sale 46, there were 12 lots,
29,250 broilers, six lots totaling
10,440 hpomzed and capettes of
fered and sold with broilers
ranging from 26% to 29% cents,
overagnlg 28.32.
Top to Harold Keener
Top Thursday went to Harold
Keener, R 2 Mount Joy-for 700
White Vantress crosses, 9 wks,
6 days, that sold to Walter Mel
linger at 23-%
Here are Thursday sales .by
lot number (each preceded by
12-), seller, with grower indicat
ed in parentheses, amount and
breed, age by weeks and days,
buyer and price:
Lot 1; Brown Bros < 6000
White Vantress, 9 wks, to Grimes
& Hauer, 21 cents, 2, Brown
Bros, 4000 White Vantress, 9
wks, to Mandata Poultry, 21%;
3, Jack Bucher, 4400 Red Van
tress, '9-2, to Header’s Poultry,
21%; 4, Jack Bucher, 4400 White
Vantress, 9-2, to Victor F. Weav
er, 21’, 5, Miller & Bushong
(Richard Weaver), 6300 White
Vantress, 9-2, no sale, 20% bid;
6, Miller & Bushong (Richard
Weaver), 1950 Meatpackers, 9-2,
no sale, 19 bid;
7, Kerneth Noll,-2800 Indian
River Cross, 9-6, to Roy E
Ream, 21%, 8, Grubb Supply
(Clarence Hilsher). 1800 White
Vantress and 1250 Red'Vantress,
9-6, sold as one lot, to Walter C
Mellmger, 21; 9, Harold Bol
linger, 800 Red Vantress, 9-6, to
Header’s Poultry, 21; 10, Weng
er’s Mill, (Daniel Lehman), 7000
White Vantress, 10 wks, to Har
ry H Weaver, Jr., 21%; 11,, Har
old Keener, 700 White Vantress,
9-6, to Walter C Mellmger, 23%;
12, Miller & Bushong (Lloyd
Wenger), 6000 Meatpackers, 9-6,
to C. F. Manbeck, Inc., 20%; 13.
Oliver Mast, 4500 White Van
tress, 9-3, to Victor F. Weaver,
Inc., 21;
Lots 12-14 through 12-16 were
consigned by Oliver Mast and
sold to H. W. Longacre. All
■were 9-wk, 3-day White Van
tress- 14, 3000, at 21%; 15, 3000
at 21%; 16, 3100 at 21;
White Vantress at 21
Eli N Martin, consigned_ lots
12-17 and 12-18, each being '4OOO
White Vantress, 9 wks, 2 days,
that sold to Pennsylvania Dutch
Farms at 21 cents;
19, Harold Folkman, 6700 In
dian River Cross, 10 wks, to
Producers Cooperative Exchange
21; 20, Paul M. Martin & Son,
3000 White Vantress, 10-1, to
Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 21%; 21,
Miller & Bushong (Paul Wertz),
1800 White Vantress, 10-6, to
John N. Thomas, 21%; 22,
Charles Nosdey, 250 D White
Vantress, 10 wks, to Producers
Cooperative Exchange, 20%; 23.
John F. Eshleman, 400 Indian
River Cross, 11-2, to Marvin
Sweigart, 21;„24, Leon M. Mar
tin, 600 Red Vantress, 10 wks,
to Daniel K. Good, 21%; 25, Wil
liam H- Zierdt, 975 White Arbor,
18-3, to Carl B. Risserr2s%; -
26. Frank Amey, 2500. Indian
River Cross, 9-2, to Pennsylvania
Dutch 'Farms,- 20; 27, Lee Petti-
Poultry
coffer, 4500 Indian River Cross,
96, to Roy E. Ream, 21%; 28,
Lee - Petticoffer, 8600 Indian Riv
er, Cross, 9-6, no sale, 18% bid;
29, Norman Kready, 2,000 Indian
River Cross, 10-2, to Grimes &
Hauer, 21; 30, Florin Farm?
(Norman Shelly), 950 New
Hampshire fowl, 13 months, to
Carl B. Risser, 25%; 30A, Florin
Farms (Norman Shelly), 75
White Vantress males, 13
months, to Ray E. Ream .09%;
31, Florin Farms (C. Elvin Lan
dis), 550 New Hampshire fowl,
13 months, to Roy E- Ream,
25)4; 31A, Florin Farms'(C. ’El
viA Landis), 40 White' Vantress
males, 13 months, to Leola Poul
try, 10;
32, Robert Chinault, 3700 In
dian River Cross, 9-6, to Grimes
,& Hauer, 20%; 33, Robert Chi
nault, 3650 Indian River Cross,
9-6, to -Grimes & Hauer, 20%; 34,
Samuel Grubb, 7000 Indian Riv
er Cross, 9-2,- to Pennsylvaijia.
Dutch 'Fartns, 21; 35, Samuel
Grubb, 8000 Indian River Cross,
9-2. to Tilley’s Poultry, 21; 36,
Miller & Bushong (Harold E.
Rohrer), 4000 White Vintress,
10 wfks, to (Walter C. Mellinger,
21%; 37, Miller & Bushong (Har
old E. Rohrer), 6000 White Van
tress, 10 wfcs, to Mandata Poul
try, 21%; 38, Miller & Bushong
(Harold E Rohrer); 5900 White
Vantress, 40 wfes, to Mandata
Poultry, 21;
39, (Lester M. Hurst, 4200
White Vantress, 10 wks, to Man
data Poultry, 21%; 40, Jonathan
S. Esh; 1000 Red Vantress, 9-2,
to J. Robert Charles, 21%, and
41, A. K King, 700 Red Van
tress, 10, wks to Roy ,E. Ream,
22%
TURKEYS
PHILADELPHIA, April 18
(USDA) Turkeys: frozen
(ready-to-cook) steady to firm
Supplies were barely adequate
for the good demand. In some
quarters toms were closely held
Wholesale selling prices
(grade A and U. S, grade A
quality)
Fryer-roasters 4-10 lbs, 46 %-
48%, young hens 8-10 lbs 50-51,
10-14 lbs 51-53%, 14-16 lbs, 52%-
53%, young toms 14-20 lbs 50-55,
20-22 lbs 57%-58. ,
Ready-to-cook. Young chic
kens barely steady. Supplies
were more than sufficient for
the fair demand
Prices paid for ice packed
poultry ' delivered Philadelphia
(cents per lb.)
iGrade A and U- S. grade A,
2-3 lbs 33-34%.
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'LIVE POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA, April 18
(USD A) Market unsettled.
Demand* good for light supplies
of heavy type hens and fair for;
more than ample supplies of,
other classes. Large White Rock
pullets 36-38 c. White Roek cap
onettes 33-36 c, fancy quality, 37-
38c. No. 2 quality, 28c. Cross
fryers 23-24 c, -White Rocks 24-
26c, Vahtress Reds 22-250, few
lots 26c.
Receipts; April 17 included
Delaware, 13,000 lbs; Maryland*.
16,000’ lbs; Virginia, ,300* lbs.'
Wholesale selling price* No. 1
and fancy quality. Broilers or
fryers heavy type- 3-4 lbs 22-2 S.
Pullets 4Vz lbs- and over 30-38. *
’ Hens heavy, type 28-31, light
type 15-22." Old roosters 14-15.
Ducks Muscovy 23, Pekin 32.
PROCESSED POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA. April 18
(UI3DA) processed poultry
(ice packed); Young chickens
barely steady. Offerings of all
sizes were more than sufficient
for the fair demand.
Hens. Steady. Demand good.
No more than adequate supplies
were available.
Receipts April 17 included,
other than turkeys. Maryland,
65,000 lbs; Delaware, 94.000 lbs;
Virginia, 20,000 lbs.
Wholesale selling prices;
(grade A quality, including size
able lots to butchers), cents per
lb: Broilers or fryers 1% lb 29-
80, 2 lb 29-30, 2% lb 27-28, 2Va
lb 27-28, 3 lb 26-28. i
Roasters, 3'4 lb 26-28, 4 lb
26-28, 4% lb 28-29, 5 lbs and up
31-32.
1 Hens, 6’4-7 lb heavy type 29-
32. 4 lb and over, light type 24-
26, under 4 lb, light type 19-22.
Ducklings (dressed) 30-32
frozen (ready-to-cook) 42-44
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