2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 38, 1956
Top Elizabethtown Hereford
Winning the Hereford division of the Elizabethtown
Kiwams Community Farm Fair baby beef show was Christ
Miller, with his steer “Butch.” This was Mr Miller’s fourth
championship at Elizabethtown. Christ also placed first in
the fitting contest and in the showing contest. (Lancaster
Farming Staff Photo).
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Pastry flour (25 lb) 153 Bluebird All Mash 3.80
Dog Meal 251 b 2.05 16% Dairy- 3.25
Rabbit Pellets 251 b 1.40 Hog Feed 365
Fine Chick 5.10 20% Hog Feed 430
Med scratch 455 Corn 3.95
Scratch “ 4.20 Fitting Ration 3.40
B. Starter Meg 440 Horse Feed 415
Grower Crumbles . 435 Turkey Developer Pellets
Quality Egg 405 . 4.60
SPECIAL CHOP FOR STEERS & HOGS 320
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WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER
947 Harrisburg A.ve. Phone LSnc. 4-7715
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Lancaster Livestock; Steers This
Week Score |3LSO; Bulk $26 to $2B
By DAVID S. EORENSEN
USDA IVIAEKET NEWS
SERVICE
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY REVIEW ,
LANCASTER, Sept. 26
(Wednesday to Wbdhesday Re
view) (USDA) CATTLE*
Three days 4,526, week ago 5,535".
Compared with last Wednesday
slaughter steers average choice
to prime fully steady, standard
and good grades weak to 50 cents
lower, instances- 75- -cents -ef£.-
Heifers steady to weak,cows-un
evenly 25-75 cents lower, bulls
around 25 cents lower. Compar
ed with last Wednesday feeding
steers 800 lbs up grading good
and low choice weak toJiO cents
lower, Tower grade feeders and
450-750 lb stock steers 50 to $1 00
lower. The week’s fresh receipts
included around 65 per cent
stocker and feeder steers, about
10 per cent cows, balance main
ly good and "choice slaughter
steers. A few loads of prime
slaughter steers also in the re
ceipts and several loads of grass
steers. Bulk choice 1000-1300 lb
fed steers- $26.00-28.00, a few
loads and lots of high choice and
prime $2850-31.50, good and low
choice shortfed steers including
some grass kinds $21.50-25.50,
some standard and low good
grass and warmed up steers
$lB 00-21 25 A few small lots
good to low choice heifers $20.00-
23 50; standard and low good
$16.00-19 50. Utility and com
mercial cows after Monday,
Lancaster Broilers Thursday Score
20-Cenl Average; Highest at 20.25
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerstown, Pa.) (Sales Re
port, sale 179, Thursday, Sept.
20, 1956) Scoring - another]
fractional - advance, broilers
Thursday last week on the Lan-|
caster Poultry Exchange aver
aged an even 20 cents, compar
ed to 10 81 cents for the previ
ous Thursday’s sale. Listed and
offered were 29 lots, 62,150
birds, sold were 26 lots, 58,000,“
with 24 lots, 57,100
bringing 18 75 to 20 25. One lot
of 650 heavy fowl scored 15 75,
and one lot of 250 White Rocks
and Rhode Islands, 15 weeks,
brought 21.
For the corresponding sale
a year ago, Thursday, Sept.
„ 22, 1955, sale 88, offered were
43 lots, 96,245 birds, sold
were 28 lots, 61,295 in a range
of 21.75 to 25.25. averaging
23.30 on 60,295 broilers. For
the corresponding week a year
ago, 39 lots, 74,115 birds were
sold in two sales, with the
Tuesday average of 23.68 bring
the week’s average a year
ago to 23 49 Only one sale was
held last week here.
Here are Thursday, Sept 20
sales listed by lot number (each
preceded by 20-), seller with
grower indicated in parentheses,
amount and breed, age by weeks
and days, buyer and price.
1, Benjamin Brubaker, 700
Bed and White Vantress, 10-11
wks. to Roy E. Ream, 19 5; 2,
Robert Neff, 550 White Moun
tains, 9-6, to Daniel K. Good,
18 75, 3, Miller &
B Martin), 4500 Indian Rivers,
9-3, to S. E Davis, 2125; 4, Mil
ler & Bushong ■ (Naomi J. Bles
smng), 500 White Vantress, 11
wks, to C- F Manbeck, Inc., 20;
5, Millport Roller lyiills, (George
Warfel), 2000 Indian Rivers, 10-
2, to Producers Cooperative Ex
change, 19.75;
6, Jay Landis & Wm. Dean,
400 White Vantress pullet cap
etted, 17-5, no sale, 25 bid; 7,
Daniel G. Forry, 1250 White
Vantress, 10-2. to Walter B.
Lehman, 20; 8, Miller & Bushong
(Joseph Olesh). 2000 Red Van.
tress, 9-3, to Grimes & Hauer,
20; 9, Miller & Bushong (Frank
Destafano), 2300 White Van-
tress, 9 \yks, to Producers Co
operative Exchange. 20; 10, Mil
kier & Bushong (Clair Botnberg
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| $ll 50-13.50; canners aftd cutters
$8.75-12 00. Utility and commer
cial bulls $16.25-18.25; good fed
Jbulls 800-1100 lbs $19.00-22'.00';
• cutter grades down to s'lB.oo.
Bulk medium and good 800-1000
lb feeding steers 18.50-21.50; sev
eral loads early good and low
choice $22.00-22 50. Bulk medium
apd good 450-750 lb stock steers
$17.00-21.00; common grades
12.50-16.00.
, CALVES: 869, week ago 1014.
Veal calves fully steady with last
- Wednesday,- SuUp—good and
choice vealers $20.00-23.00; high
cflbice and prime $33.50-28.00, &
few to $30.00 Monday. Utility
and commercial grades $15.00-
19.50 Culls down to $12.00.
HOGS 1665, week ago- 1391.
Compared with last Wednesday
barrows and gilts 5 O' l -75 cents
higher, instances as much as $l.OO
up Sows scarce, strong to 50c
higher. Bulk batrows and gilts
190-240 lbs U S. mixed 1-3, in
1 Wednesday’s trade $18.25-18.75
and at least 50 head mostly No.
1 and 2 at ,?19 00. Bulk of Wed
nesday’s offering went to local"
small killers. A fewt 240-270 lbs
$17.25-18 25; arid 160-180 lbs
$l7 00-18 25. Sows U. S', mixed
1-3, all weights $lB.OO-15 00'.
SHEEP' 403, week ago 396
Supply mainly native spring
lambs. Slaughter'lambs fully $1
lower than last Wednesday. Bulk
native spring lamb'S 70-90 lbs
good and choice $l9 00-23.00, a
few to $23 50, prime grades
scarce Utility and low good
grades $l5 00-$18.75
er), 4500 Meatpackeis, 9-2, to
Mandata, Poultry, 20;
11, Miller &. Bushong (Christ
M. Smith), 4000 White'Vantress,
9 wks to Victor F. Weaver, Inc.,
20; 12, Miller & Bushong (Christ
M. Smith), 2000 Indian Rivers,
9 wks, to Victor F. Weaver,
Inc, 20; 13, Harvey M Zimmer-
I DR. VACCINES |
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|H Only vaccines produced on R. O. P., non- |
HI contaminated (C. R.' D. complex or Sal- |
HI ' monella) Eggs, |
H FOWL & PIGEON POX about 4 - 5 c per |
HI bird. ' I
Hi WAVAC (water) New Castle * Bronchitis, I, |
m to ,ou. i
HI INTRANASAI/ New"-Castle for*’ Bronchitis |
HI about I c All vaccines attenuated, bacteno- |
= statically-sterile, and carry their own stabi- |
H hzers. Cannot carry respiratory disease |
||| or pullorum,-etc. . |
M See" Your Salsbury Dealer |
I Rep. F. W. Fisher, Leacock Pa. • SW® |
man, 3000 Indian Rivers
White Cornish Cross, 10 wks,
Roy E. Ream, 20; 14, RaymL’
Witmer, 1000 White Vantre*
9-2, lo John E. Rettinger jj
16, A. Frank Witmer. 7o ina ld '
Rivers, 9 wks, to John E p ltt
linger,- 20;
, 16, Joseph l Lesley, 6000 Whu
Vantress, 9 wks, to Mandat,
Poultry, 20; 17, Landis Sang t(;y
Jr., 950 Whale Vantress, jq.’
to Daniel K. Good, 19.75, j B '
Raymond M. Zimmerman,
Indian Rivers, 10 wks, to Dam,
K. Good, 19.‘75; 19, Miller I
.Bushong (Lloyd' Wenger),
White' Vantress, 9-2, to Grim ( ,
Hatrer, 26 257 20, Warren Wit,
mer, 425 White Vantress, uj
to Roy £. Ream, 19; 21, i ba ,’
B. Hoover, 650 White Vantre bJ
11 wks, to Daniel K Good
19.75; s
22, Amos L. Fisher, 650 Whit (
Rock fowl yearlings, to p ro ,
duoers Cooperative Exchange,
15 75; 23, Miller & Bushong (j
Mervi'n Graybill), 2200 White
Cornish Cross, 10-5, to H 17
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