Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 27, 1956, Image 2
2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 27, 1956 Prime Steers Reach $25.00, Top Hogs $l7 WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY REVIEW By David S. Lorenson, Reporter USDA Market News Bureau LANCASTER, April 26 t Wednesday to Wednesday Re- Vl ew) CATTLE: Three' days 4087 week ago 4043. Compared with last Wednesday: Slaughter steers weak to 25c lower, heifers in small supply mostly steady. Cows active around 25c higher, bulls mostly steady. Stockers and feeders slow all week prices ful ly steady. Receipts included around 35 per cent stock steers and 13 per cent cows, balance mainly slaughter Steers and heif ers. Bulk choice steers 1000-1300 lbs $l9 25-21.00; high choice and. mixed choice and prime 21 50- 22.50. Around three loads 1085- 1190 lb average to high prime ordered in direct to packers $24 50-25.00, load prime 1450 lbs $23 75. Most Good to low choice steers and yearlings $17.50-19.00. A few small lots good' heifers $l6 00-17.50; commercial'down to $l4 00. Most utility and Commer cial cows $12.75-14.00, individual head commercial to $14.50; cut ters largely $10.75-13.00, high yielding cutters to $13.25. Can ners $9.50-10.75. Most utility and commercial bulls $16.00- 17 50; good fed bulls 800-1100 lbs $l7 50-18 50, cutters down to $l3 50. Bulk medium and good 500-650 lb stock steers $lB.OO - 50, a lew lots 600-735 lb good to low choice stock steers $20.50- 21 50 Good and choice 450-550 lb stock steer calves $21.00-22.75. Altman’s Super-A Feeds s are timed tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete and are 8 manufactured daily in three modern plants. Compare our prices H ATTENTION—We Have Potatoes—Kataddms 5.50 Started Chicks on hand! H 5-10-5 Turf & Garden 295 5-10-10 fertilizer . 2.10 8 Peat Moss 420 Rabbit Pellets (25 lbs) 1.40 8 Staz Dry .. . 2.20 B. Starter Meg. . 4.45 « 16% Allmans Dairy 3.25 Broiler Ration Meg . 5.10 j| 20%81ue Bird Dairy . 3.00 Grower -Meg ... . 4.35 8 Fitting Ration 3-45 Quality Egg Mash 415 g <mCK!» Super A Dog Meal (25 lbs) 2.05 s SPECIAL CHOPS FOR STEERS & HOGS ft WE DELIVER *1 ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE *: WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER j| 947 Harrisburg Ave, Phone Lane. 4-7715 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. i; PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE LAST MINUTE USED SPECIALS Ar Farmall Super H Ar Farmall FI Ar Farmall C Ar Farmall .BN Ar Massey Harris 44 Diessl Ar Massey Harris 88 ★ 66 New Holland Baler PTO Ar John Deere PTO Forage Harvester Ar John Deere Offset Disc Harrow (Killheifer) 'At IHC 9 A Disc Harrow * •At Super A Plows COPE & WEAVER CO. WILLOW Street Phone Lancaster 3-2824 Chicago Hogs $l6, Cattle Fun Heavy Chicago received head of cattle the fu'st three days of this week, with 24,000 Monday. 5,000 Tuesday and 17,000 Wed nesday Steers held steady to 25 cents lower despite the increased volume, some prime steers were steady to 50 lower. _ A $27 top was recorded Wednesday on 1250 lb pume, equally the high set three weeks ago which matched the Mayj 1955 high. Bulk prime cattle ’ went at $23 to $25, choice $19.50 to $21.00- Chicago’s hog top reached $l6 on sorted small lots, the bulk bringing $15.25 to $15.50. Odd lots good and choice' 800- 900 lb feeder steers $l9 00-20.75. CALVES: 1003, week ago 918, vealers around $l.OO higher than last week's close. Bulk good and choice 140-210 lb vealers $24.50- 26 00; high choice and prime $26 50-29.00 a few individual head to $30.00 and $31.00. Utility and commercial vealers $16.00- 23.00; culls down to $lO 00. HOGS: 1930 week ago 1799. Barrows and gilts 25-50 c higher than last Wednesday, sows fully steady to strong. In Wednesday’s trade barrows and gilts U. S. mixed 1-3, 190-240 lbs $16.00- 16 50. Several small lots mostly No 1 to local small killers $l6 75-17.00. Weights 160-180 lbs $15.00-16.00. Sows all weights $9.5Q-12.00 SHEEP: 311 week ago 326. Compared with last Wednesday, native spring lambs fully steady. Old crop lambs too" scarce for an adequate market test. Bulk good to prime 5-75 lb native spring lambs $24 00-28 00 a few head Monday up to $30.00, utility and low good $19.00-23.00. Blue Bird All Mash Hog Feed Broilers Gain Fractionally Here Thursday Lancaster Poultry Exchange (Rohrerstown, Pa. Sales Re port, safe'l43, Thursday, April 19, 1956) Prices, advanced fractionally to average 22.19 in a range of 21 to 23% cents per pound m the Thursday auction of 123,675 broilers here. Forty two lots of a total 127,275 were offered and listed, 41 lots sold. Thirty-seven lots of broilers, 122,025 birds, were sold. Two lots of capettes, 1,250 head, brought 28% to 29% cents. One lot of 200 heavy fowl sold at 28- k and one lot of leghorn erels at 10. Headers Poultry, Mechanics burg, Cumberland County, paid the 23% broiler top for 2100 White Rocks, 10 wks,-two days, offered by David Heisey, Jr., R 1 Elizabethtown. v For the corresponding day a year ago, Thursday, April 21, 1955, sale 48, 59,700 broilers were offered and sold in a range of 23% to 27 cents, averaging 25%. Sales Recorded Thursday There was no sale Tuesday, April 17. Here are Thursday gales by - lot number (each pre ceded by 19-), feller and grow-, er, amount and breed,* age by weelfs and days, buyer ana price. 1, Benjamin F. Lapp, Jr., 300 Meatpacker capettes, 14 weeks, one day, to Marvin Sweigart, 29- %; 2, Robert Neff, 350 White Mountains, 9-5, to J. Robert Charles, 21%; 3, Ralph D. Bren neman, 200 Leghorn cockerels, 11 months, to Victor J. Koser, 10; 4.'- Miller & Bushong (Lester Weaver), 1300 Red Vantress, 9- 6, to Daniel K. Good, 22%; 5, Miller & Bushong (Lester Weav er), 3400 Red Vantress, 9-6, to Victor J. Koser, 22%; 6, Dr. C. L. Wertsch, (Ezra Cochran), 4000 White Vantress, 9-2, to Mandate Poultry, 22%; 7, Dr. C- L. Wertsch (Ezra Coch ran), 4000 Red Vantress, 9-2, to C. F. Manbeck, Inc., 22%; 8, Dr. C. L. Wertsch (Ezra Coch ran), 1800 Barred Cross cock erls, 9-2, to Walter C. Melling er, 21%; 9, Jacob Hostetter, 500 Meatpackers, 9-6, to John N- Thomas, 21%; 10, Jack Bucher, 4600 White Vantress, 9-2, to Grimes & Hauer, 22%; 11 Jack Bucher, 4650 White Vantress, 9- 2, to Grimes & Hauer, 22% 12, Robert Barr, ,1500 Red Vantress, Barr, "2500 White Vantress, 9-6, to Producers Cooperative Ex change, 21%; 14, Wenger’s Mill (Beecher Forney), 3600 White Vantress, 9- no sale, 18% bid; 15, Weng er’s Mill (David Heisey. Jr.), 2100 White Rocks, 10-2, to Head er’s Poultry, 23%; 16, John V. Erb, 4000 Indian River Cross, 9 wks, to Pennsylvania Dutch Farms, 21; 17, John V. Erb, 5000 Indian River Cross, 9 wks, to Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 22; 18, John V. Erb, 5000 Indian River Cross, 9 wks, to C- F. Manbeck, Inc, 21%; 19, John V. Erb, 5000 Indian River Cross, 9 wks, to C. F. Manbeck, Inc., 21%; 20, Daniel L. Fisher, 950 Red Van-- tress capettes, 12-5, to Walter C. Mellmger, 28%; 21, Daniel G. Forry. 3400 White Vantress, 10-5, to H. W- Longacre, 22%; 22. Daniel G. Forry, 3425 White Vantress, 10-5 H. W. Longacre, 23; 23, Daniel G. Forry, 3475 White Vantress, 10- to H. W. Longacre, 23; 24, Miller & .Bushong (Charles Boose), 2400 White Vantress, 9- 6, to Leola Poultry, 22; 25, Mil ler & Bushong (Charles Boose), 2450 White Vantress, 9-6, to Mandata Poultry, 22%; 26, Mil ler & Bushong (Park Herr), 4600 White Vantress, 9-2, to Grimes & Hauer, 22%; 27, C. Richard Landis, 200 New Hamp shire fowl yearlings, to Walter 3.85 3.75 3.25 Tuesday Auction Of Broilers Is Cancelled Here Due to low receipts the sec ond Tuesday in a row, the Tues day auction ot broilers at the Lancaster Poultry Exchange in Rohrerstown was cancelled. A total of 185,000 birds, mak ing the second largest sale in the Exchange history, was listed for Thursday. Top sale was Oct. 20 last year when 187,000 birds m 73 lots were offered, Selling at an average of 21 cents. B. Lehman, 28%; 28, Clarence L. Hcrshey, 9069 Indian River Cross, 9-6, to Vic tor F- Weaver, Inc., 22%; 29, Clarence L. Hcrshey, 3000 White; Vantress, 9-6, to H. W. Longacre, 22; 30, Rqdet Farms-, (Ira Herr), 4250 White Rocks, 10-2, to H. W. Longacre, 22; 31, Bodet Farms (Ira Herr), 3250 White Rocks, 9-5, to Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 21%: 32,. Aberdeen Mills- Leslie Miller, 2200 Red Vantress, 9-6, to IS- E. Davis, 22%; 33, Ab erdeen Mills-Leslie Miller, 2600 White Vantress, 94>r to S. E. Da vis, 22%; 34, Aberdeen Mills- Leslie Miller, 3400 White , Van tress, 9-6, to Mapdata Poultry, 22%; 35, Aberdeen Mills-Leslie Miller, 3600 White''Vantress, 9- 6, to Mapdata, Poultry, 22%; 36, Jonas K- Stoltzfus, 6500 Red Vantress, 9-6, to Roy E. Reapi, 22%; 37, Harry W. Hos sler, 2000 White Vantress, 10-2, to Carl B. Risser, 22%; 38, Hie stand, Inc.; (Carl-Martin), 1000 White Vantress, 9-6, to Ray W. Gibble, 23; Stegemerten’s Farm, 2500 Indian River Cross, 9 wks, to Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 22; 40, Jason M- Eby, 2800 White Moun tains and White Vantress, 9-6, to Roy E- Ream, 22; 41, John W. Wall, 6000 White Vantress, 9-3, to Mandata Poultry, 22; 42, Paul Becker, 475 White Vantress, 10 wks, to Carl B. Risser, 23. L. H. BRUBAKER LANC. R. D. 4 UTITZ R. D. 3 Ph. 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Wholesale selling prices: min. 1 per cent A A quality large 45- 48 lb white 42-43, brown 41-42, medium white,4o-41, brown 40- 41. Extras, min. 60 per cent A mixed 41-41 1-2. PHILADELPHIA, April 25 (USDA) Market unsettled. Demand fair for more than ade quate supplies. Large WhiteJiloctf pullets 35-.36c, clean-up sales 33c. Large White Rock Caponettef 32-33 c, few early sales higher, Small Sizes 28-30 c. Few lots stags 15c. Cross fryers 24-25 Q, Whit* Hocks 23 1 /2-24c, Vantresjj Reds 25-26 c. Red broilers 22-23 c. Mix ed 22 c. Receipts April 24 included Del 3100 lbs; Md. 11000 lbs; Va. 3000 lbs. Wholesale selling prices No. 1 and fancy quality broilers or fry ers heavy type under 3 lbs 22- 23, 3-4 lbs 2314-26. Pullets 4Vfc lbs and over 33-36. Hens heavy type 25-30. Light type 16-22. Oldi roosters 13. Ducks Muscovy 27 f Pekin 32. 8 LOANS p For any Farm Purpose 8 Made the Farmer’s Way I UNCASTER | PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS’N 136 E. Che it nut St., Lancaster, Pa. 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