2—Lancaster Fanning, Friday, July 13, 1956
Top 25.25, and Average Scores 23.98
Thursday Broiler Market Is Steady;
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerslown, Pa ) (Sales Re
port, Sale 160, Thursday, July
5, 1956) Sales Thursday on
the Lancaster Poultry Exchange.
July 5, were but 01 of a cent
under the prevtous sale, Tues
day, July 3 A total of 54 lots,
122.950 birds were listed and of
fered, 48 lots totaling 111,750
offered and sold Forty-three lots
of broilers 106,400 birds, sold
from 21to 25cents, aver
aging 23 96 Two lots, totaling
700 Leghorn fowl, brought 17
cents, and three lots of capettes,
2.950 in number, brought 23 i,
24‘i, and 25‘i.
Topping Tuesday’s market
was Harold Keener. R 2 Mt.
Joy, who sold 700 White Van
tress to John N. Thomas, R 6
Lancaster, at 35 / cents. The
birds were nine weeks old.
For the coi responding day a
year ago, Thursday, July 7,
1955, Sale 68, theie were 34 lots
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PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
of broileio, 100,850 buds offer
ed, and 33 lots, 100,750 brrds
30 cents, avcragrng 29 11 For the
cents, averaging 2911 For the
two sales last week, 58 lots
totaling 160,250 birds were sold
on tnc Lancaster Exchange
Hare are Thursday sales, list
ed by lot number (each pieced
ed by “5-”), seller, with grower
indicated in parentheses, amount
and breed, age by weeks and
days, buyer, and pnca
Lot 1, Robert H. Barn 5000
White Vantress, 9-6, to Victor
F Weaver, Inc, 23 5 1 , 2, D H
Sharrer & Son (Robert Kessel
rrng), 4000 Red Vantress, 9-2,
to Grimes & Hauer, 23’i; 3, D
H Sharrer & Son (Charles Gra
ham), 1400 Turkey hens, 23
wks, no sale, 23 bid, 4, Millport
Roller Mills (Floyd Fox), 500
White Cornish Cross, 10 wks, to
Marvin Sweigart, 23 '4, 5, Paul
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Hursh, 600 White Vantress cap
etles, 13 wks, no sale, 23Vi bid,
6, Noah D Zook, 1700 Indian
Rivers, 10-3, to Victor F Weav
ei. Inc, 24, 7, A K Earhart,
900 White Vantress, 9 wks, to
Victor F Weaver, Inc’, 24, 8,
Miller & Bushong (Mervin
Graybill), 2500 White Comish
Ci oss, 10-2, to Victor F Weaver,
Inc' 23 M, 9, Christ F King,
2000 White Rock cross, 9-2, to
Harry H Weaver, Jr., 24V., 10,
Jonathan t S Esh, 1000 White
Rocks, 9-2, to Waltei C Mel
linger, 24,
11, Abner Fisher, 500 White
Rocks, 9-2, to Walter C Mel
linger, 24, 12, John J Hess II
(Mrs. (Sam Blank), 1000 White
Vantress, 9-2, to Daniel K Good,
23 h, 13,-'Miller- & Bushong (El
wood Hershey), 3450 Meatpack
ers, 10 wks, to C F. Manbeck,
Inc, 24; 14, Miller & Bushong
(Elwood Hershey), 3450 White
Vantress, 10 wks, to Mandata
Poultry, 24Vi, 15, Philhaven Hos
pital Farm, 1000 White Vantress,
10 wks, to Victor J Koser, 24Vi,
16, Mrs. Grace Fisher. 200
White Rock cockerel capettes,
1 14 wks, to Walter B Lehman,
23 h, 17, Miller & Bushong
(Richard Weaver) 4250 White
Vantress, 9 wks, to Mandata
Poultry, 24*4, 18, Miller & Bus
hong (Richard Weaver), 1900
Nichols New Hampshire cock
erels, 9 wks, to Grimes & Hauer,
23 Vs; 19, Millar & Bushong
(Richard Weaver), 2300 Red
Vantress, 9 wks, to College Hill
Poultiy, 23%, 20, Titus .Martin,
350 White Mountain capettes,
12-6, to Leoia Poultiy, 24Vi,
21, Daniel G. Forry, 1400
White Vantress, 10-5, to Ray W.
Gibble, 24%; 22, Harold Keen
er, 700 White Vantress. 9-6. to
John N Thomas, 25V4, 23, Walt
er D Warfel (Barbara), 300
White Cornish Cross, to Roy E
Ream, 24%, 24, Grubb Supply
Co (Clarence Hilsher), 3550
White Vantress, 9 wks, to Man
data Poultry, 24, 25, Miller &
Bushong, (Harold Hollmger),
300 White Vantiess, 9 wks, to
Walter B Lehman, 23 %,
26, Paul G Erb, 700 White
and Red cross, 12 wks, to Mar
tin M Breudle, 23%, 27, Grubb
Supply Co (Wilbur Erb), 4000
Red Vantiess, 10 wks, to C. F
Manbeck. Inc, 24, 28, Miller &
Bushong (John L Herr), 4400
White Vantress, 9-6, to H W
Longaci e, 24%, 29, Miller &
Bushong (John L Herr), 2000
Red Vantress, 10-1, to Roy E
Ream, 24Vi, 30, Miller & Bus
hong (John L Herr), 2200
White Vantress, 10-1, to Victor
F Weaver, Inc, 24%,
31, Jack H. Michael, 2000
Indian Rivers, 9-2, to College
Hill Poultry, 23’i, 32, Jack H
Michael, 4500 Indian Rivers, 9-2
no sale, 23% bid, 33, Jack H
Michael, 5000 Indian Rivers, 9-2,
to Victor F Weaver, Inc, 23 1 i;
34, William Skethway, 6000
White Vantress, 10 wks, to Man
data Poultry, 4%, 35, William
Skethway, 5000 White Vantress,
10 wks, to H W. Longacre, 24%,
36, William Skethway, 900
Red Vantress, 10-2, to Roy E.
Ream, 24%, 37, Abram Lefevei,
200 Leghorn fowl yearlings, to
Robert Charles, 17, 38, Leon
Summers, 1000 White Rock
cockerels, 11-2, to Daniel K
Good(, 23%, 39, Edgar Summers,
600 N-12s, 10 wks, to Roy E
Ream, 22%, 40 Indian River
Poultry (Earl Kreider), 1600 In
dian River pullets, 10-2, to S.
Holiday Curtail Livestock Receipts;
Hogs 25 to 50 Lower, Few Bring $18.50
(Sam Wooten, foimeily of
Little Rock, Ark, is substitut
ing as USDA Market News le
poiler at the Lancaster Stock
Yaids during the vacation of
David S Lorensen).
WEDNESDAY TO WEDNES
DAY REVIEW
LANCASTER, July 11
(USDA) (Wednesday to Wed
nesday -Review) CATTLE
This week 3,652, week ago 2,-
152 Fed steers under 1200 lbs
and heifers fully steady, steers
weighing over 1200 lbs weak to
spojs 25c lower than last Wed
nesday Cows, bulls, and stockers
and feeders steady Tiading on
istockers and feeders was a lit
tle more active on Monday and
Tuesday due to recent rainlall
over much of the area Eight
head average to high-prime fed
steers 1059 lbs made $24 25
Monday, a few loads and lots
prime steei s brought $23 DO
-23 75, bulk choice 943-1300 lb
fed steers cleared fiom $20.50-
22 50 Most good grade steers
sold from $l9 50-20.50, some
standard steers brought $lB 00-
19.25 Heifers were very scarce,
on Monday a part load .choice
heifers made $2O 50 and on
Wednesday' one load good with
choice end 830 lb heifers sold
on a bought-to-arnve basis at
$2O 00 Utility and commercial
cows sold from $l2 75-14 50 a
few smooth around 800 lb stand
ard reached $15.50 Canners and
cutters cleared from $9.75-14 00
E Davis, 24;
41, Glen H Herr (J -Floyd
Kreider), 2400 White Vantress,
11 wks, to H W Longacre, 24 Vi,
42, Samuel Grubb, 7000 Indian
Rivers, 9-2, to College Hill
Poultry, 24%, 43, Samuel Grubb,
8000 Indian Rivers, 9-2, to Col
lege Hill Poultry, 24%; 44,
Stegemerten’s Farm, 4500 In
dian Rivers, 9 wks, to Daniel K
Good, 21%, 45, Stegemerten’s
Farm, 150 Mix, 22 wks, no sale,
17% bid,
46, Wenger’s Mill (Daniel Ler
man), 6QOO White Vantress, *9-2,
no sale, 24Vi bid; 47, A L
Harnish, 2400 White Vantress
cockerel capettes, 14 wks, to
Carl B Risser. 25%, 48, J W
Eshelman & Sons (Red Rose
Research), 250 Sex Link pul
lets, 20 wks, no sale, 22 bid,
49, J W Eshelman & Sons
(Red Rose Research), 500 Leg
horn fowl yearlings, to Walter
C Mallmger, 17, 50, George
Weaver, 2000 White Vantress,
9-6, to Mandata Poultry. 2311;
51, Jamas P Kendig, 2300
White Vantress, 9-1, to Victoi
F Weaver, Inc, 24, 52, Miller
& Bushong (Joseph Olesh), 2000
Re<} Vantress, 8-3, to Walter C
Mellinger, 24, John H. Martin,
800 Red Vantiess, 11 wks, to
Daniel K Good, 23%, 54, Lloyd
Keller, 800 Red Vantiess, 10-5,
to Walter C Mellinger, 23 ;i
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Utility and commercial bulls
cashed at $16.00-18 00, and
good led bulls sold upward to
$lB 50-19 00 early in the week.
Bulk medium and good 450-800
lb stocker and feeder steers sold
from $17.00-19 00, a few good
500 lb stock steers reached
$20.50, most common-medium
stockers and feeders sold, from
$13.00-16 50, including a few/’
Holstein stockers at $l3 00-
13 75 On Wednesday a load and
half good 696 lb stock heifers
sold for $17.50
CALVES This week 942,
week ago 791. Compared witi
last Wednesday veal calves $2.00
higher Bulk good-choice vealers
this week $2l 00-25 00; high
choice and prime sold from
$25 00-28 00, utility and commer
cial vealers at $l6 00-2100.
Culls'sold downward to $l2 00.
HOG£ -This week 1928 week;
ago 1156. Barrows and gilts 25-
50e lower than last Wednesday.
Cows made up only 1 to 3% of
the run, prices steady Bulk bar
rows and gilts were U. S. No.
1-3 180-240 lbs and sold mainly
from $l7 50-18 00, a few early to
small butchers at $18.50, these
mostly U S No. 1 & 2 grades.
Weights 240 270 and 160-180 lbs
sold from $l6 50-17 50 Sows all
weights brought $ll 00-13.00
SHEEP This week 601, week
ago 305 Supply mainly native
spring lambs, prices steady to
50c higher. Bulk good and choice
native spring lambs 65-90 lbs
sold from $lB 50-23 00, a few
lots high-choice and prime
brought $23.50-25.00 Some util
ity grade lambs sold down to
$l6 00 Culls down to $l2 00 A
few good feeders at $15.00-
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