3—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 2, 1956 / Broilers Thursday at Lancaster Hit Three-Year Low, Average 17.1 Lancastei Poultry Exchange (Rohrerstown, Pa) (Sale? Re port, Sale 185, Thursday, Oct 25, 1956) Broilers prices on the Lancaster Poultry Exchange Thursday last week declined to a three-year low, averaging 1713 cents on a listing and offering of 31 lots, 87,100 birds, with 24 lots, 70,950 buds selling in a range of 16 stolB 25 cents A year ago, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 1955, sale 96, offered weie 46 lots, 146,685 buds, sold 129,510 in a range of 15.5 to 22 cents, aver aging 18 93 Cents' \\ ALTMAN’S SUPER-A FEEDS S are timed-tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete g and are manufactured daily in three modern plants. Com- H pare our prices H 300 STARTED CHICKS (3 & 4 WEEKS OLD) § 100 Chicks 4-week old broilers II why not order your chicks now for next year’ H Buckwheat Flour coming soon H Gloves 35c —$1.50 Fine Chick 485 H Pastry flour (25 lb) 158 Scratch $3 75—D P. 3.95 B Dog Meal 251 b 205 Corn • 3.55 B Rabbit Pellets 251 b 140 Hog Feed 15% . 355 § Pigeon Feed (25 lbs) 200 20% Hog . 435 B Blue Bird All Mash 375 16% Dairy 325 H. Quality Mash 3.90 • Filling Ration 3.40 ?• Water Softener 100 lb 2.15 Rock Salt 160 g 10 lb 43c B No Trespassing Notices 48c per dozen H SPECIAL CHOP FOR STEERS & HOGS 310 ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more PRICES SUBJECT TO'CHANGE ♦4 y ttr^ PREMERGE ■! ! i. Is Best For Control of CHICKWEED iii ALFALFA 1 in STRAWBERRIES in OATS, BARLEY & WHEAT and it is economical, too These dealers and applicators will supply you and assist you with practical advice - Bareville Dick Harry & Chet Nolt puck { Musser’s Feed Mill benver Denver Supply Co. jsiizabethtovvn I Kaylor Bros, R. D. « j Messick Farm Equip ment, R D. No. 2 FJkirin Hess Bros . S Market St, Gap Summers Bros Kirkwood L H. Jackson Lancaster Farm Bureau L H. Brubaker, R. D. 4 Letort Ament’s Hardware Lititz -Sunshine Farm Supply PREMERGE is a product of DOW CHEMICAL CO. J. C. EHRLICH CO. . ’-w * w- * For 11 weeks now, broiler prices here have been below the 20-cent average Topping Thursday’s market was the second lot, 350 Red Vantress consigned by Samuel E. Martin, R 3 Manheim, 10 weeks, two days, selling to Ray W. Gibble, R 2 Columbia at 18.25 cents. Here are Thursday, Oct. 25 sales by lot number (each pre ceded by 25-), seller with grower shown in parentheses, amount and breed, age by weeks and WE DELIVER Manheim Farm Bureau Millersville Millersville Supply Co New Holland Clarence H. Rutt & Son Paradise Victor J. Denlinger Ben. B. Landis, RD. 1 Peach Bottom C. E. Wiley & Son Quarryvllle Ross H. Rohrer & Sons Stevens Herbert F. Gehr West Willow West Willow Farmers Assn., Inc. Willow Street Cope & Weaver Co 736 E. Chestnut St. Lancaster. Pa. EX 3-2489 ” . *. i'-'S « I*- Sfi days, buyer and price • 1, Marlin Cassel, 200 White 170, 2, Samuel E. Martin, 350 17c; 2, Samuel E. Martin, 350 Red Vantress, 10-2, to Ray W Gibble. 18.250; 3, D. E. Horn (C J. Lauer), 5600 'lndian Rivers and White Mountains, 9-6, to College Hill Poultry, 170; 4, D. E Horn (C. J. Lauer), 5600 White Vantress, 9-6, to C. F. Manbeck, Inc., 17.25 c; 5, Herbert Pendleton, 1600 White Vantress' 10 wks, to Roy E. Ream, 16.50; 6, Indian River Poultry Farm (J. Irvin Denhnger), 4000 In dian River pullets, 10 wks, to Harry H: Weaver, Jr., 16.750; 7, Wenger’s (V B. Hilsher), 1000 White Vantress, 10 wks, no sale, 170 bid, 8, Miller & Bushong (Elmer Schnupp), 4500 White Vantress, 9 wks, to College Hill Poultry, '17.250; 9, Miller & Bus hong (Elmer Schnupp), 4500 White Vantress, 9 wks, to Col lege (Hill Poultry, 17.250, 10, Miller & Bushong (Samuel G Meyer), 6800 White Vantress, 9- 6, to Tilley’s Poultry, 17 250; - tssms Lancaster Livestock: Steers $3, $4 Below Levels of October 15th By DAVID S. LORENSON USDA Market News Service WEDNESDAY TO WEDNESDAY REVIEW Lancaster, Nov 1 (Wednesday to Wednesday Review) (USDA) CATTLE Three days, 3,534, week ago 4.125 Small supplies of cat tle and a broad local demand weie .the stimulating factors in the Lancaster fed steed market this week The local market was able to hold the decline to mod erate figures m spite of a down ward trend that ended the prev ious week at some midwest mar ket as much $2 00 to $3 00 lower. Those shaip declines were fur ther accelerated in this weeks Lading as dressed meat prices in eastern consuming centers con tinued a general decline Some grades of slaughter steers are now considered $3 00-4.00 a hun dred lower than the high time about October 15th Compared with last Wednesday slaughter steers and heifeis at Lancaster, were 25-50 lower, cows fully steady. Bulls mostly steady Stockers and feeders strong to 50 cents higher 'Hie week’s sup ply comprised around 75 per cent Stockers and feeders and 10 per cent cows Bulls and heifers in small supply and slaughter steer offermgs the smallest of the sea son The slaughter steer trade went untested after Monday. Bulk good to average choice fed steers 1000-1300 lbs m Monday’s trade $2l-50-26 50, a few lots high choice to $27.00 and small lot prime 1045-lb steers $28.50. One load 1297-lb prime steers $29 25, some standard grades down to $l7 00 A few scattered lots standard and good heifers $15.50- 21.00, Utility and commercial cows $llOO-13 50, canners and cutters $B.OO-11.75. Utility and commercial bulls $l4 50-16 50, in dividual head to $l7 00 and good fed bulls $lB 00-21.00 Cutter grades $l2 50-14.00. Most med ium and good stock steers 750 lbs and lighter $16.00-19 50, com mon stock steers $l2 00-14 75. Numerous loads and lots medium and good 800-1000-lb feeding steers $l7 00-20 00, several loads high good and mixed good and low choice fleshy feeding steers 800-900 lbs $21.00-21.75 Load 815 lb good and choice Montana feeding steers $22 50 A few lots good and choice 450-550 lb stock steer calves $19.50-20.50, a few as high as $22.00. CALVES Three days 914, week ago 922. Compared with last Wednesday veal calves about steady. Bulk good and choice 140- 210 lb vealers $22.00-27.00; high choice and prime $27.50-31.00. Utility and standard grades $14.00-21.00.. , W‘ -VKlj iS!%C| 3 LANCASTER MARKETS 11, Millpr & Bushong (Lester Shirk), 6400 White Vantress and White Cross, 10 wks, to C F Manbeck, Inc., 17.250; 12, Miller & Bushong (Richard Wile), 700 White Vantress, 10-4, to Daniel K. Good, 170, 13, Farmers Sup ply (Jacob H. Harmsh), 1000 White Vantress, 9-6, to Meader’s Poultry, 170; 14, Hiestand, Inc. (Gem Haldeman), 1000 White Vantress, 9-1, to Walter B. Leh man, 1750; 15, Ivan Martin, 1000 White Vantress capettes, 9- 5, to Roy E. Ream, 170, J6 r Charles Snader, 3900 In dian Rivers, 9 wks, to College Hill Poultry, 17.250; 17, Charles Snader, 3800 White Vantress, 9 wks, to College Hill Poultry, 17.250, 18, Titus Hoover, 450 White Vantress, 11-6, no sale, 16.250. bid; 19, Emanuel Flaud, 1000 White Mountains, 10 wks, t