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'
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* 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
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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.
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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; -
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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.. ,
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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<L Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 16.750,
20?" Paul Rohrer, 1900 Red Van
tress, 10-1, to Walter C Melhng
er, 17 50;
21, Paul Rohrer, 1900 White
Vantress, 10-1, to Walter C Mel-
HOGS; Three days 1584, week
ago 1666 Compared with “last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
fully $1 00 lower, sows around 50
cents or more off. In Wednesday’s
trade bulk barrows and gilts U
S mixed 1-3, 190-250 lbs $l6 00-
16.50, a few selected small lots
mostly No 1 to $l6 75. Weights
240-270 lbs $15.25-16.00 and some
around 160 lbs down to $15.50.
Sows U. S mixed 1-3, all weights
$12.50-14 50
SHEEP 201, week ago 497
Supply mainly wooled slaughter
lambs Slaughter lambs mostly
steady with last Wednesday
Bulk good and choice wooled
lambs $lB 00-21 50, a few to
$22.00 and Utility and low good
grades $l4 00-17 50 Cull lambs
as low as $8 00.
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linger, 170; 22, Eli N. Martin,
4000 White Vantress, 9-2, no sale,
14 250 bid; 23. Eh N Martin,
4000 White Vantress, 9-2, no
sale, 14.250 but, 24, Miller &
Bushong (Daniel S. Stoltzfus),
3600 White Vantress, 10 wks, to
•S. E Davis, 17250, 25. Miller &
Bushong (Clair Bomberger),
100 White Vantress, 10 wks, to
Mandata Poultry, 170,
26, Miller & Bushong (Clair
Bomberger), 3400 White Van
tress, 10 wks, to Mandata Poul
try, 170; 27, Miller &-Bushong
(Charles Boose), 2500 Red Van
tress, 10 wks, to Roy E. Ream,
170; 28, Miller & Bushong
(Evans Dague), 2700 White Vail
tress, 9 wks, no sale, 16 750 bid;
29, Miller & Bushong (Dean F.
Bacon), 3000 White Mountains,
9-2, no sale, 16.50 bid, 30, Rich
ard & Kenneth Keller, 1000
White Vantress,. 9-2, no sale, 160
bid; 31, Paul S Keperhng, 600
White Vantress, 9-6, to Roy W.
Gibble, 170
EGGS (By USD A)
Philadelphia, Oct 31 (USDA)
Market irregular. Prices as
much as % cent lower on mini
mum 10 per cent AA large
whites to 2 cents higher on
medium whites. Other grades Un
changed. Demand fair to good on
large sizes with large white ex
tras - & mixed colors short of a
good demand Mediums were am
ple but not burdensome. ,
Wholesale' selling prices mini
mum 10 per cent AA quality
large 45-48 lb white 50 l i-52%
brown 48 I.j-4 1 .j-49 1 /2, medium white
33'4-3 6!4, extras, minimum 60
per cent A quality large 45-50
lb white 46^-47 Vi, mixed 44-45,
medium white 311 J-32 1 *!, mixed
30-31 Standards 36-37, checks
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