2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 1, 1956
Broiler Prices Move Lower in
Thursday Trading at Lancaster
Lancaster Poultiy Exchange
(Rohreistown, Pa ) (Sales Re
port, Sale 149, Thursday, May
24, 1956) Prices declined
Thursday of last week in the
auction of 35 'lots totaling 114,-
650 broilers on the Lancaster
Poultry Exchange, with a final
average of 20 81 with a range of
1991 .to 21’/r cents- per pound-
Two lots of 956 ca|)ettes sold
from 25 to 26 H cents. There
were 44 lots totaling 146,915
birds listed, 43 lots totaling
145,715 birds offered. Six lots
totaling 30,100 were not sold.
For the corresponding day a
year ago, on Tuesday, May 24,
1955, sale 57, and Thursday, May
26, 1955, sales number 58, a total
of 106,020 birds in 51 lots weie
offered and 46 lots totaling 91,-
320 were sold On Tuesday of
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that week, prices averaged 28 3,
ranging fiom 26 to 29 n. cents,
and on Thursday the average
was 27 9 with a range of 26’/.;
to 29 cents.
No Sale May 22 •
There was no sale Tuesday.
May 22 Tuesday sales will be
held when there are sufficient
listings, and 3;30 p m Friday
has been set as a deadline for
listings.
Here ' are sales Thursday of
last week by lot number (each
preceded by 24-), seller and
grower, amount and breed, age
by weeks and days, price and
buyer:
1, Brown Bros, 7000 White
Vantress, 9 wks, to Mandate
Poultry, 21; 2, Indian River
Poultry Faim (Harry F. Hess),
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berton Wotan Dahlia, has com
pleted an official production rec
order 8,134 lbs of milk and 441
lbs of fat, acocrdmg to the Am
erican Guernsey , Cattle (Club.
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Registry, is equal to 3950 quarts
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year-old, ipiet calving require
ments, and was milked two
times daily for 365 days while
on test.
These official production rec
ords were supervised by Penn
sylvania Stale University
11,300 Lancaster Pullets, 10 wks,
to Mandata Poultry, 21, 3, Her
bert Pendleton, 1500 Indian Riv
ers, 10 wks, to Roy E Ream, 20;
4, Arthur Lauf, 4800 Red Van
tress, 10-1, to Grimes & Hauer,
20 h, 5, John Becker, 500 In
dian Rivers, 10-2, to Walter B
Lehman, 20 'A ,
6, Miller & Bushong, (Abram
N. Millei), 2200 White Vantress,
10 wks, to Mandata Poultry, 21,
7, Miller & Bushong (Elmer
Beiler)„ 2500 White Vantress,
10 wks, to H W Longacre, 21%,
8, Miller & Bushong (Lee Petti
coffer), 5000 Indian Rivers, *9
wks, to Mandata Poultry, 20%,
9, Miller & Bushong (Lee Pet
ticoffer), 4850 Indian Rivers, 9
wks, (o Victor F. Weaver, Inc,
2014,
10, Glenn H Hen-, (Jacob M
Carper) 1600 Indian Rivers, 10-
2. to Carl B Risser, 21%, 11,
Ralph C Bolton (Frank Bell
inger), 600 Silver Cross cock
erels, 9-3, to Tilley’s Poultry, 20;
12, O Kenneth McCracken
(Enos Eshbach), 6000 White
Mountains, 10 wks, to Mandata
Poultry, 21, 13, 0. Kenneth Mc-
Cracken (Ben S Bollinger),
1050 White Vantress, 9 wks, to
Headers Poultry, 21, 14, Robert
B Barr (J Clayton Charles),
5000 White Rock cockerels, 10-2,
no sale, no bid; 15, Titus Hoov
er, 450 New Hampshire cock
erels, 10-6, to Marvin Sweigart,
20,
16, Roy R Shultz, 1100 Indian
Rivers, to Walter C Mel
linger & Son, 20%, 17, John Bol
linger, 4100 Red Vantress, 9-5,
to Roy E Ream, 21, 18, John
Bollinger, 3800 Red Vantress,
ILS, to C F. Manbeck, Inc , 20%;
19, Miller & Bushong (Alfred
Fisher), 190 White Vantress
capettes, 13% to Carl B Risser,
25; 20, C Richard Neff, 1200 In
dian Rivers, 8-6, to Victor F
Weaver, Inc, 20%,
21, Wenger’s Mill, Inc. (Leroy
Sweigart), 1500 Red Vantress,
10-1, to Walter C. Mellinger &
Son, 20; 22, Wenger’s Mill (Don
ald Zeager), 1200 Red and
White Cornish Cross, 9-5, with
drawn prior to sale, 23, Miller
& Bushong (Benjamin dißerar
dmo), 900 White Vantress, 10-2,
to Headers Poultry, 2014; 24,
Miller & Bushong (H Glenn
Kauffman), 3000 Red Vantress,
10-1, to H. W Longacre, 2014;
25, Miller & Bushong (R H.
Myers), 900 Silver Cross cock
erel capettes, 13-2, no sale,, 20%
bid,
26, Miller & Bushong (David
Huyard, Jr), 2500 Indian Riv
ers, 10-2, to Walter B. Lehman,
21; 27, Miller & Bushong (Paul
Ranch), 4900 Indian Rivers, 10
wks, to Roy E Ream, 2074, 28,
Miller & Bushong (Paul Ranch),
1500 White Vantress, 10 whs, to
Victor F Weaver, Inc, 21; 29,
Miller & Bushong (Joshua
King), 2900 White Vhntress, 9-2,
to Victor F Weaver, Inc., 20%;
30, Miller & Bushong (Arthur
Powl), 6400 Indian Rivers, 10-2,
to Victor ,F Weaver, Inc-, ,21;
31, Paul K. Shoemaher, 1200
Red Vantress, 8-6, to Daniel K.
Good, 20'A ; 32, John L Landis,
5000 Indian Rivers, 9-2, to Harry
H. Weaver, Jr, 21%; 33, John
L. Landis, 5000 Indian Rivers,
9-6, to Harry H Weaver, Jr.,
2074; 34, John K. Esh, 1600
White Mountains, 9-6, to Walter
C. Mellinger & Son, 20%; 35,
Lancaster Livestock Marker*
By DAVID S. LORENSON
United States Department of
Agriculture, Market News
Service
WEDNESDAY TO WEDNES-
DAY
LANCASTER, May 31 CAT
TLE Two day receipts 4,290,
three days last week 3,936
(Wednesday May 3l holiday).
‘ Compared with last Wednesday,
slaughter steers and heifers
mostly fully steady.-Utility and
Commercial cows 25-50 cents
lower, Canners and Cutters
steady Bulls fully steady
Stockers and feeders moderate
ly active this week, fully steady
Supplies comprised around 30
per cent stocker and feeder
steers.and approximately 10 per
cent cows. Balance mainly good
and choice slaughter steers.
Bulk choice 1000-1300 lb slaugh
ter steers $l9 75-21.25, mixed
High choice and prime $2150
22.00 A few lots prime 1208-
1289 lbs $22 50-23 50, one load
prime 1388-lb steers $23 00
Most good steers $lB 00-19 00, a
few lots commercial $l7 00-17 75
I (Small lots good and low choice
heifers $l7 00-18 50 Most utility
and commercial cows $l2 50-
15 00, canners and cutters most
H. Weldon Weidner, 3900 New
Hampshire cockerels, 10-2, to
Producers Cooperative Exchange
19%;
36, Paul Keagy, 600 Red and
White Vantress, 9-2, to Daniel
K Good, 2054, 37, Miller & Bus
hong (Norman S Peifer), 2000
White Vantress. 9-5, to Mandata
Poultry, 21; 38, A L Harnrsh,
775 Red Vantress capettes, 13
wks, to Walter C Mellinger &
Son, 26%, 39, Dale King, 10,400
White Mountains, 10-2, to Pro
ducers Cooperative Exchange,
20%;' 40, Miller & Bushong,
(Sam Stoltzfus). 1800 Indian
Rivers, 9-2, to Walter B. Leh
man, 20%;
41, Miller & Bushong (Jacob
C Herr), 2000 White Vantress
capettes, 13 wks, no sale, 17
bid, 42, Miller & Bushong (Ja
cob C. Herr), 2000 White Van
tress capettes, 13 wks, no sale,
17% bid, 43, Funk Bros. (Amos
C Funk), 10,000 White Vantress,
9-wks, no .sale, 21 bid; 44, Funk
Bros. (Amos C Funk) 10,000
White Vantress, 9 wks, no sale,
21 bid.
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ly $9 75-14.uu Utility and com
mercial bulls largely $16.50-
17.50; Good fed bulls to $19.00,
individual head to $l9-50. Num
erous loads medium and good
500-700 lb stock steers $18.50-
20 75, a few lots and loads mix
ed good and choice 500-600 lbs
$2lOO-21.75. Common sto c k
steers $14.50-$l7 50. Load 1010-
lb good and low choice feeder
steers $20.25.
CALVES; Two days 706,
three days last week 809. Com
pared with last Wednesday: veal
calves steady to 50 cents higher,
bulk good and choice vealers
this week $23 00-26.00; high
choice and prime $26.50-30 00,
individual head to $3100; utility
and commercial vealers mostly
$l6OO-22 00.
HOGS; 1,565, three days last
week 1,904 Compared with last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
mostly steady, sows fully steady.
Bulk barrows and gilts Monday:
U S mixed 1-3, 180-240 lbs
$lB 75-19.00, numerous small
lots mostly No 1 went to local
small killers at $l9 50. Weights
240-270 lbs $lB.OO-18.75 and
some 160-180 lbs $l7 50-18 50
Sows all weights $llOO-14.00.
SHEEP. 340, three days last
week 641 Supply mainly native
spring lambs Spring lambs mod
erately active, mostly steady, in
j stances stronger than last Wed
mesday Bulk native spring
lambs 55-90 lbs choice and
( pnme $25.00-28 00; utility and
good $l9 00-24 00