2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 21, 1956
Lancaster Broilers Thursday Gain
1,25 Cents; Top 21.75, Average 19.81
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rdhrerstown, Pa ) (Sales Re
port, Sale 178, Thursday, Sept.
13, 1956) Prices took an un
expected upward swing after
several weeks of indifferent bid
ding on broilers at the Lancaster
Poultry Exchange Thursday,
Sept, 18 In final tabulation, a
gain of 125 cents was chalked
up over the preceding sale, with
a range of 19 25 to 2175 cents
and an average of 19 81
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Listed were 34 lots, 119,500
biids, offered, 38 lots, .129,500
and sold, 35 lots, 127,400.
Thirty-four lots, 124,300 broil
ers were sold. One lot of 200
heavy fowl brought 17.5 cents,
one lot of. 400 Leghorn fowl
14 cents, and one lot of 25fi0
Capettes, 20.75.
For tne corresponding sale a
year ago, Sale 86, Thursday, Sept
15, 1955, listed and offered were
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Hickory Hill, Pa.
E. L. Herr
Peach Bottom
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Manheim. RD. 1
Tomatoes by the thousands of bushels are moving from
Lancaster County into tra'de channels. Here is a night
scene at the B. S. Warfel & Sons station -south of The
Buck, where trailer trucks carrying as high as 1050
— 21,000 quarts leave for market. Around 32,000
to 34,000 baskets .pass daily through the Warfel plant.
(Lancaster Farming Staff Photo).
54 lots, birds, sold 43
lots, 85,300 birds in.a range of
23 5 to 27 cents, averaging 24 91
on 81,225 bioilers Leghorn fowl
a year ago were bringing 18 to
19 cents, and capettes 33 5 to
34 cents '
, 3 95
4 20
510
415
325
3 40
3 65
4 30
2 20
3 20
Topping Thursday at 21.75
were 2,200 Red Vantress, 10
wks, five days, offered by
Paul Livingood, Narvon, for
Miller and Bnshong, that sold
to Ray W. Gibble, R 2 Colum
bia.
Here are Thuisday, Sept 13
sales listed by lot number (each
pieceded by 13-), seller with
grower shown in parentheses,
amount and breed, age by weeks
and days, buyer and price:
1, Ivan N Burkholder, 500
White Rock capettes, 13 6, no
sale, §0 5 bid, 2, Wenger’s Mill
(D Lehman), 6000 White Rocks,
10 wks, to H W Longacre, 20;
3, Millport Roller Mills (Jacob
itna:!
Lancaster Livestock: Best Steers
Up 50 Cents; Top of $3l Recorded
Lancaster—Sept 20—(USDA)
(Wednesday to Wednesday Re
view) CATTLE. Three day,
5,535, week ago 4221 Compared
vith last Wednesday slaughter
Teeis high choice and prime
strong to 50 cents higher, Those
grades scarce Steers standard
to average choice steady to
weak, heifers about steady. Cows
mostly steady, bulls fully steady
Feeding steers 800 lbs and up
moderately active, fully steady
to stiong, stockei steers mostly
steady Bulk choice and prime
slaughter steers $26 50-31.00 for
weights 925-1300 lbs Good and
low choice mostly $22 00-26 25;
standard and low good grass and
shortfed steers $lB 50-21 50 >
few small lots good to low choice
he.fers $2O 00-23 50, standard
down to $l6 00 Utility and com
mercial cows largely $12.50-
14 50, a few standard to $l5 00,
canners and cutters $9 25-12.75.
Utility and commercial bulls
$l6 00-18 50; good 800-1100-lb fed
bulls $l9 QO-22 00, cutters grade
bulls $l3 50-14 75. Numerous
loads and lots medium and good
800-1000 lb feeder steers $19.00-
22.00; a few lots mixed good
and choice $22 50-23 00. Medium
and good 450-750 lb stock steers
$17.00-21.00; common stock
steers $13.50-16.00. One five-car
load shipment-mostly choice 425
lb. stock steer calves $24.00.
CALVES three day 1,014,
week ago 1,061. Compared with
last Wednesday veal calves
strong to $l.OO higher. Bulk
good and choice vehlers $20.00-
23 00; high choice and prime
$23 50-28 00, a few head Monday
to $3O 00; utility and commercial
grades $15.00-19.00, culls down
to $12.00
iHOGS 1,393, week ago 1,845
Compared with last Wednesday
barrows and gilts mostly steady
Sows in small supply, steady. In
Wednesday’s trade bulk barrows
and gilts U. S mixed 1-3, 200-
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Tomato Shipping
A Stahl), 1000 Indian Rivers, 9
wks, to College Hill Poultry, 19,
4. Charles D Warlel H (5000
Indian Rivers, 9-6, to Producers
Cooperative Exchange,- 20, 5,
Charles D Waifel l
ndian River capettes, 9-6, to Pro
ducers Cooperative Exchange,
20,
6, Frultville Farms-Abram
Shenk, 5000 Indian Rivers, 9-2,
to Mandata Poultry, 19 75, 7,
Waiter Loose, 700 New Hamp
shire fowl,' one year, no sale,
16.5 bid, 8, Roy Erb, 200 New'
Hampshire fowl, one year, to
Stauffer Farms, 17 25, 9T S M
Fisher, 3000 Indian Rivers, 10
wks, to Victor F Weaver, Inc,
19 5; 10, Robert H Barr 2500, Red
Vantress, 10-2, to Roy E Ream
19 11; John B Noll 2800
White Vantress, 10-1, to H. W
Longacre, 19 75, 12, Donald
Noll, 350 White Vantress, 10-1,
to Daniel K Good, 19 25, 13,
240 lbs $l7 25-17 75, a few lots
mostly No 1 and 2, 200-220 lbs
at $lB 00 Weights 240-270 lbs
$l6 25-17 25, 160-180 lbs $l6 25-
17 00 Sows all weights U S
mixed 1-3, $l2 50-14 50
SHEEP 396, week ago 491
Compared with last Wednesday
slaughter lambs "mostly steady
Bulk good and choice 70-90 lb
native spring lambs $2O 00-23 50,
a few lots high' choice and
prime's24 00-24 50, utility and
low good grades $15.00-19 50,
culls down to $l2 00.
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Charles Nissley, 3000 Whife Van.
tress, 9 wks, to Headers Pou[.
try, 19.50; 14, Samuel E Mar,
tin, 300 Red’ Vantress, 10 wks
to Walter C. Mel/ingei, 20, 15]
Miller & Bushong (Paul Livm!
good), 2200 Red Vantress, 105
to Ray W. Gibble, 2175. '
16, Miller & Bushong (Walter
Kinsey), 3000 White Mountains,
10-6, to H W Longacre, 19 75’
*l7, Miller & Bushong (Aai oti
Miller), 5000 White Vantress, 9.
2, to College Hill
19.75, 18, Miller & Bushong
(William Wile), 8000 White Van
tress, 9-3, to C. F Manbeck, Inc,
20; 19, Miller & Bushong (Will
Ham Wile), 2500 White Van
tress, 9-3, to" Victor F. Weaver,
Inc, 19.75, 20, John Holhngei|
3800 White Vantiess, 10-1, to
Roy E. Ream, 20;
21, John Hollinger, 3800
White Vantress, 10-1, to Roy E.
Ream, 20; 21, sbhn Holhngei,
4100 White Vantress, 10-1, to
Victor F. Weaver, Inc, 19 75,
22, Christian E Beiler, 959
White Mountains, 9-6, to Roy E.
Ream, 19 25, 23, Robert Balm
er, 900 White Rock pullets, 13
wks, no sale, 22 5 bid, 24, Ja
cob G Hess, 400 Leghorn fowl
yearlings, to Roy E. Jleam, 14,
25, James H Martin, 1000
White Mountains, 11 wks, to
Daniel K. Good, 19 75,
- 26, Jacob N Eshelman, 1000
White Vantress, 10-2, to Head-
Poultry, 19 5, 27, Irvin
Yoder, 15,000 White Mountains,
9-2, to Pennsylvania Dutch
Farms, 19 75, 28, D H Shauer
& Son (Melvin Meals), 500
Broad White capettes, 14 wks,
to Producers Cooperative Ev
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