t —Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 7, 1956
Broilers Lose Three-Quarters of Cent
Thursday; Top 21.75. Average 19.37
(Rohierstown, Pa) (Sales Re
port, Sale 174, Thursday, Aug
30, 1956) Prices declined ap
proximately three-quarters of a
cent here Thursday last week in
the auction of 31 lots, a total of
54,975 broilers. Prices ranged
from 18.75 to 21.75 on 24 lots to
talmg 51,550 broilers. Thirty-five
lots, 69,025 birds were listed, 35
lots, 68,375 birds were offered.
Two lots, 1,075 Leghorn fowl
sold at 15.25 to 16 75; three lots,
1600 Beltsville turkeys, sold at
28 cents, one lot of 500 pullet
(eapettes) brought 30 75 and one
lot, 350 eapettes, brought 29.25.
For the corresponding day a
year ago, 71,375 were offered
in 24 lots, 71,175 were sold in
23 lots with prices ranging
from 27 to 28 cents, averaging
27.26 cents.
Here are Thursday sales by lot
number, (each preceded by 30-),
seller, with grower indicated in
parentheses, amount and breed,
age by weeks and days, buyer
and price:
1, Miller' & Bushong (Clair
Bay), 2000 White Vantress, 10-2,
to Kay E. Ream, 19 1-2; 2, Miller
& Bushong (Willis Glicli, Jr.)
500 White Vantress, 9-3, to Da
niel K. Good, 19 1-4; 3, Glenn H
Herr (Harold Musser), 1200 Red
yantress, 10-6, to Roy E, Ream,
21 3-4; Aaron E. Kurtz, 1900
White and Red Vantress, 9, 10,
and 11 wks, to Roy E. Ream, 18
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Wolverine Lined , ... 150 Scratch (D.F.) 425
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3-4; 5, Miller & Bushong (Clair
Boipberger), 3000 Meatpackers,
10 wks, to Pennsylvania Dutch
Farms, 19 I—<4, ,
6, Herbert Pendleton, 1600
White Vantress, 10 wks, to Roy
E. Ream, 19; 7,' Miller & Bus
hong (Wilmer Kreider) 1500
White Vantress,.9t2,lo Meager’s
Poultry, 19 1-4; 8, Miller & Bus
hong (Robert Thompson.), -4500
"White Vantress, 9 wks, no sale,
19 bid; 9, Miller & Bushong
(Robert Thompson), 4500 White
Vantress, 9 wks, to Pennsylvania
Dutch Farms, 19; 10, Miller &
Bushong (Elam Kauffman), 2000
White Vantress, 9-2, to Victor F.
Weaver, Inc., 19 1-4;
'll, Miller & Bushong (Elam'
Kauffman), 2000 White Vantress,
9-2, to Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 19
1-4; 12, Miller & Bushong (Elam
Kauffman), 500 White Vantress,
9-2, to Ray W. Gibble, 21; 13,
Miller & Bushong (Clarence
Shenk), 4300 Indian Rivers, 9-2,
to Mandata Poultry, 19 1-4; 14,
Miller & Bushong (Clarence
Shenk)'4soo White Vantress, 9-2,
to Mandata Poultry, 19 I*2; 15,
Miller &-Bushong (C. Roy Bix
ler), 3000 Red Vantress, 9-1, to
College Hill Poultry, 19;
15, Clayton S. Zimmerman,
1000 White Vantress, 10-4, to
Leola Poultry, 19 1-2; 17, Henry
Longenecker, 3300 White Van
tress cross, 9-4, to S. TS. Davis,
5.15
Pellets
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LIVE POULTRY:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5
(USDA) Unsettled. Demand
fair and very selective as to size
and quality. Large White Rock r
caponettes 30-33 cents, few lots
fancy quality 34 cents, small sizes
23-24 cents. Few lots stags 15
cents. Silver Cross caponetted
fryers 27 cents, Crosses 25-26
cents, few lots 28 cents. Vantress
Reds 21 1-2 to 23 cents,-few lots
24 cents, Vantress White 23-24
cents No. 2 quality White Rocks
20 cents without clearing. Mixed
broilers. 18-22 cents, White Rocks
23 cents, carried over mixed
Beltsville turkeys were unsold.
Receipts Sept. .4 jpclufie Dela
ware 17,000 lbs, Maryland 7,000
lbs.
Wholesale selling prices No 1
and fancy quality. Broilers or
fryers heavy type under 3 lbs 18-
23, 3-4 lbs 21 1-2-28. Hens .heavy
type 15-22,, light type 13-17. Old
roosters 11-12. Ducks Pekin 28.
19 1-4; 18, J Robert Musser, 3600
White Vantress, 9-6, to Victor F.
'Weaver, Inc , 19 1-4; 19, J. Lloyd
Kreider,. 1000 Indian Rivers, 13
wks, to Daniel K. Good, 19 1-2;
20, Elam M. Sensehich, 400 White
Cornish cross, 9-2, to John E.
Rettinger, 21;
21, Clayton Thomas, 475 Leg
horn fowl yearlings, to Carl B.
Risser, 16 3-4; 22, Red Rose Ex
perimental Farm (Eshelman
Feeds), 500 Beltsvilles, 16 wks to
College Hill Poultry, 28; 23, Red
Rose Experiment Farms (Eshel
man Feeds), 500 JBeltsvilles, 16
wks, to College Hill Poultry, 2S;
24, Red Rose Experimental Farm
(Eshelman Feeds), 600 Belts-:
villes, 16 wks, to College Hill:
Poultry, 28; 25, Marlin Cassel,
400 White Vantress, 11 wks, to
John N. Thomas, 20 3-4;
26, Jay Landis-Wilham Dean,
350 White Vantress capettes, 14
wks, to Carl B. Risser, 29 1-4;,
27, Wenger’s Mill (David G. Hei-'
sey, Jr.), ,950 White Vantress, 10,
wks, to Meader’s Poultry, 19; 28,
Wenger’s Mill, (David G. Heisey.J
Jr.), 2000 White Vantress, lOj
wks, to Meader’s Poultry, 19; £9,-
.Wenger’s Mill (Pans Ober), ,600‘
Leghorn fowl yearlings, to Carl
B. Risser, 15 1-4; 30, Amos K.
Martin, 400 White Vantress, 9
wks, to Ray W. Gibble, 18 3-4; “
31, C. Richard Neff, 1400 In
dian Rivers, 9 wks, no sale, 19
bid; 32, A. L Harmsh, 500 White
Vantress pullets, 20 wks, no-*sale,
30 3-4 bid, 33, Miller & Bushong
(William McFalls), 7000 White
Vantress, 9 wks, no sale, 18 3-4
bid; 34, Miller & Bushong (Ja
cob C Herr), 3200 White Van
tress hormonized, 12-2, to Harry
H Weaver, Jr, 19 3-4; 35, Miller
& Bushong (Jacob C Herr, 3200
White Vantress hormonized, 12-
2, to Harry M Weaver, Jr, 20.
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EGGS:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 5
(USDA) Unsettled Offeungs
increased and demand was light
er for all'grades Withdrawals
from storage were moderate in
volume Smalls were liberally of
fered with small-lot sales of
mixed colors at 20-23 cents
Wholesale selling prices Mini
mum 10 per cent AA quality
Large 45-48 lb white 54-55,
brown 53-54, medium white 33-
34, biown 33-34 Extras, mini
'hium 60 per cent A quality.
Large 45-50 lb white 45-47, mix
ed 43-45, medium white 31-32,
mixed 31-32 Standards 33-34,
checks 26-27
Receipts Sept. 4, 7,600 cases
Pennsylvania farmers who
grown green peas for canning
and freezing this year produced
13,600 tons of shelled peas ac
cording to State Department of
Agriculture preliminary surveys
This compares with 14,930 tons
produced last year and the 10-
year average of 16,850 tons
Peas are expected to yield a
ton per acre this season, down
slightly from last year, but 380
pounds under the 1945-54 aver
age The 1956 acreage is 13,600
about 400 acres below average.
A recent United Nations sur
vey found “grounds for serious
concern” in an analysis of
economic trends It forecast a
slowdown in expansion of the
developed countries, with cor
responding impact on the ex
port volume ( of the less-deve
loped ones.
Lancaster Livestock: Choice, Prime
Steers Fully Steady; Hogs Lower
'By DAVID S, LORENSEN
USDA Market News Service
WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY
V REVIEW
LANCASTER, Pa., Sept. 5
(Wednesday -tp Wednesday Re
view) CAT'EyEk Three days
this week (holiday included)
3,632, week ago 3,823. Compared
,with' last Wednesday slaughter
steers high choice and prime ful
ly steady to strong. Average
choice apd below slpwi uneven,
about steady. Heifers steady,
Cows around .25 cents higher,
bulls fully steady. Stockers and
feeders around 50 ceqts in
very slow trade. Receipts com
prised around -50 per cent stock
steers 15 per cent cows with mod
erate numbers heifers and bulls
Bulk’choice and prupe fed steers
9[75-13D0 lbs, $25.50-29.50, load
1150-lb prime steers $30.60. Good
and low choice fed steers S2LSO
- / some standard grades
$lB.OO-21.00. Good and choice
heifers $20.00-83,00; standard
and low good $16.00-19,50. Util
ity and commercial cows by
Wednesday $ll 50-13.50; calipers
and cutters $9.00-9.75. .Utility
and commercial bulls $16.00-
17.75; good fed bulls 1100 lbs-and
under $18,50-21.00; .cutters
$13.00-14,50. Bulk medium and
good 425-750 lb stock steer calves
and yearlings $17.00-20.00; load
good 550-lb stock steers $21.23,
part load mixed good and choice
farm Women 19
Meet on Saturday
Lancaster County Society of
Farm Women 19 will meet Satur
day, Sept. 8 at 1:30 p. rp. at *the
home of Mrs. ’Earl Stauffer, East
Petersburg. The program will in
clude a demonstration of Christ
mas decorations by Mrs. 'Mepno
Swarr,
Society 19 will celebrate its
tenth anniversary m October. A
bus trip to see Cinerama has.
been planned to honor the oc
casion.
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520 lbs $22.00. Common stock
steers $13.50-16.00. Medium, and
good 800-975 lb feeding steeis
$lB.OO-20.00. -
CALVES: Three ‘-days this
week (holiday 'included) §9l,
wek ago 918. Veal calves mostly
steady with last We4nesday,
Bulk, good and choice veajlers
$20.00-23.50; high choice and
piame $24.00-27.00, individual
head to $28.00. Utility and com
mercial grades $15.00^19.00.
- HOGS; Three days (including
holiday) ■ 1145, wek ago 1741.
Barrows and gilts fully 50 cents
lower than last Wednesday, sows
about steady. Bulk barrows and
gilts U. S. mixed 1-3, 200-400 lbs
$l7 25-17.50, a few Its mostly l
and 2 to local small killers
$l7 75-18 00; 240-270 lbs $16.75-
17.25. Sows, all weights, $12.50-
14.50.
SHEEP; Three days (including
holiday) 322, week ago 599. Na
tive spring lambs moderately ac
tive steady, utility grades
slow Bulk native lambs 70-90
lbs. Good and choice $lB.OO-23.00;
high choice and prime absent.
Utility grades down to $15.00 and
culls as low as $l2 00
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