—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 9, 1956
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Lancaster Broilers Thursday Drop
Again; 16.08 Cents Three-Year Low
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohi erst own, Pa) (Sales Re
port sale 186, Tuesday, Nov 1.
1956) Broiler prices on the
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Thursday, Nov 1 dropped to a
three-year low m average prices,
with heavy receipts bringing an
average oi 16 08 A yeai ago the
average was 18 54 cents
Listed Thursday were 59 lots,
227,750 buds, nfiered were 58
lots, 227,450, and sold weie 214,-
200 in 54 lots Forty-eight lots,
211,650 broileis, sold from 15 25
to 17 cents, averaging 16 08, two
lots, 625 Leghorn fowl, biought
10 50, one lot of 350 capettes
sold at 19, one lob of 1.000 New
(Hampshire cockerels brought
12 50, one lot of 500 heavy fowl
sold at 15 75 and one lot, 75
bronze turkeys, brought 24 50
cents per pound.
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SALES AND SERVICE
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv.
„ Quaxryville, ’Pa.
L. ( H. Brubaker Snavelys Farm Service
Pa. New Hollands Pa. '
N. G. Myers & Son
Aheems. Pa.
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For the corresponding day a
year ago, Thursday, Nov. 3,
1955, sale 97, offered were 53
lots, 153,445 birds, sold were
51 lots, 151,285 birds at 15 to
19.25 cents, averaging 18.54,
low for the year.
Receipts were extremely
heavy, just 10,000 s shoit ol the
fecoid for one week at the Lan
castei Exchange
Topping the maiket was John
Rettinger, Halifax, in buying
1000 White Vantiess, 10 wks, 3
days, giown by Elam S Ghck,
Bareville
Here are Thursday, Nov 1,
1956 sales by lot numbei, seller
with grower shown in paren
theses, amount and breed, age
by weeks and days, buyer and
price
1, Miller & Bushong (Paul
Quality Mash 3.90 D P.
Blue Bird All Mash
20% O. F. Hog feed
Oats 80 lbs ..
Rabbit Pellets
Dog Meal 251 b
Pastry flour (25 lb) .
Grower Crumbles
Peat Moss ..
Rock Salt ,
$2.15
1.30
23c
L. H. Brubaker
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Stevens, Pa.
Lititz. Pa.
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LANCASTER MARKETS
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LANCASTER BROILERS
Wertz). 1000 White Vantress, 10-
6, to Ray W Gxbble, 160, 2, J
W Eshelihan & Sons tßed Rose
Research), 75 Broad Breasted
Bronze tmkeys, 24 ’j wks, to
Grimes & Hauer, 24 50, 3, Miller
& Bushong (Roy B Martin), 5000
Indian Rivers, JLO wks, to Victor
F Weaver, Inc, 16 250, 4, Mil
ler & Bushong (Roy B Martin),
5000 Indian Riveis. 10 wks, to
Victor F Weaver, Inc , 16 250, 5,
Miller & Bushong (Jonas Mey
er), 12,000 White Vantress, 9-2,
to Victor F Weaver, Inc, 160,
6, Allen E. Moyer. 1200 Red
Vantress, 10 wks, to Roy E
Ream, 16 50, 7, Allen E Moyer,
100 White Vantress, 10-3,' to
College Hill Poultry, 160, 3,
Wenger's Mill (V B Hilsher),
1000 White Vantress, 11 wks, to
Meader’s Poultry, 160, 9, Weng
er’s Mill (David Heisey, Sr ) 2000
White Vantress, 10-6, to Walter
B Lehman, 16 250,* 10. Wenger’s
Mill (David Heisey, Jr), 2100
Red Vantress, 10 wks, no sale,
15 750 bid,'
11, Dale King, 9000 White Van
tress, 9-6, to Victor F. Weaver,
Inc., 16tf, 12, Eugene Schlos
nagle, 8400 White Vantress, 9-2,
to Grimes &. Hauer, 160; 13, Eu
gertfe Schlosnagle, 8400 White
Vantress, 9-2, to Grimes & Hau
er, 160, 14, John W Wall, 4800
White Cornish Cross, 11 wks, no
sale, 160 bid; 15, Clayton H.
Shenk, 1200 White Vantress, 10-2,
to Header’s Poultry, 15.750;
16. Irvin W Weaver, 300 Leg
horn fowl yearlings, to Carl B.
Risser. 10.50; 17, Robert Neff,
1500 White Mountains, 9-6, to Roy
E. Ream, 15.50; 18, Elam S.
Click, 1000 White Vantress, 10-
Lancaster Livestock: Choice, Prime
Steers Move Mostly 50 Cents Lower
Bv DAVID S. LORENSON
USDA Market News Service
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY REVIEW
Lancaster Nov 8 - (Wednes
day to Wednesday Review)
(USDA)— CATTLE Three days
3,970, week ago 3,534 Compared
With last Wednesday, slaughter
steers choice and mixed choice
and mixed choice and prime
mostly 50 cents lower, some
sales SI 00 off Standard and
good grades about steady. Heif
ers scarce, weak to 50 cents low-_
er, cows around 25 cents higher,
bulls mostly steady Stockers and
feeders more active than a week ’
ago, fully steady 'with a week
ago. The week’s supply compris
ed around 75 per cent stockers
and feeders and 10 per cent
cows Bulk good and choice fed
steers $20.50-25 50, a few lots
prime and 'mixed high choice
and prime $26.50-28.00 Load
1260 lb prime steers $28.00 with
25 per cent sort at $27 00 Stand
ard and low good grade steers
$16.50-20.00. A few lots standard
and good heifers $l5 00-20.00.
Utility and commercial cows
$1125-13 75; canners and cut
ters $8 25-12 00-'-Utility and com
mercial bulls $l5 00-16.50, good
fed bulls to $20.50. cutters down
to $l2 50. BulK medium and good
stock steers 750 lbs and lighter
$16.00-19 50 a few loads mixed
good and choice 725-760 lb.
stock steers $20.00-21 §0 Com
mon grades $12.50-1475. Several
lots -medium and good 800-1000
lb. feeding steers $17.50-20 50, a
few loads mixed good and low
choice $21.00-21.50 and load
880-lb choice feeding steers $22-
10. A few good and choice stock
steer calves $20.00-22.00.
Calves; 925, week ago 914.
Compared with alst Wednesday,
choice and prime vealers mostly
steady, lower grades weak to
$l.OO lower. Bulk vealers good
and choice $21.00-27.00; high
choice and prime $27.50-31.00.
Utility and standard grades $14.-
00-20.00, culls down to $lO.OO
HOGS: Three days 1,421, week
ago .1,584. Compared with last
Wednesday, barrows and gilts
around 25 cents highei. Sows
scarce mostly steady In Wed
nesday’s trade bulk barrows and
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3, to John E. Rettmger, 170, 19,
Stegemertcn’s, 6000 Indian Riv
ers, 10 wks, no sale, 14 50 bid,
20, Stegemerten’s, 300 White
Cross capettes, withdrawn prior
to sale,
21, Fiank Carman, 1400 Red
Vantress, 10 wks, to Leola Poul
try, 15 75, 22, Miller & Bushong
(Evans Dague), 2700 White Van
tress. 10 wks, to Producers Co
operative Exchange, 17.750, 23,
Millar & Bushong (R C Gar
man), 8000 White Vantress, 9-6,
to College Hill Poultry, 160, 24,
Miller & Bushong (Leonard
Deitz), 4500 White Vantress, 10
wks, to Victor F. Weaver, Inc,
160; 25, Miller & Bushong (Har
old Stansfield), 6000 White Van
tress, 9-3. to Victor F Weaver,
Inc, 16 250,
26, Miller & Bushong (Harold
Stansfield), 6000 White Vantress,
9-3, to Victor F Weaver, Inc,
16.250, 27, Miller, & Bushong
(Elmer Garber), 1200 Red Van
treis, 10 wks, to Walter C Mel
hnger, 16 250; 28, Miller & Bus-
(Elmer Garber) 7 1000
White Vantress, 10-4, to, College
Hill Poultry, 160, 29, Miller &
Bushong (Elmer Garber), 2800
White Vantress, 9-5, to H. W.
Longacre, 160; 30, Miller & Bus
hong (Parke K. Herr), 4900-
White Vantress, 10-2, to College
Hill Poultry, 16 250;
31, Miller & Bushong (Parke
K Herr), 4750 White Vantress,
10-2, to College Hill Poultry.
16.250; 32, Red Rose Experimen
tal 'Earn, 3900 White Vantress,
10 wks, to Producers Cooperative
Exchange, 160; 33, Red Rose Ex
perimental Farm, 3900 White
Vantress, 10 wks, to College Hill
Poultry. 160; 34, Red Rose Ex-
gilts U. S mixed 1-3, 190-240 lbs.
$l6 50-16.75, a few sales late
back to $16.25. Scattered small
lots mostly No. 1 and 2 up to
$l7 00. Weights 240-270 lbs.
$l5 75-16.50 a few around 160-
lb* weights down to $l6OO Sows
all weights U. S. mixed l-3„ $l2 -
50-1450.
SHEEP 273, week ago 201.
Lamb supply small mostly wool
ed slaughter lambs Aged sheep
scarce Slaughter lambs mostly
steady with last Wednesday.
Bulk 70-95 lb wooled slaughter
lambs good and choice $lB 00-
21.50, a- few choice to $22.00.
Utility and low good grades $l4-
00-17.50 Cull lambs down to
$8 00
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perimental Faim, 1400 White
Vantress, 10 wks, to H W. Long*
acre, J. 60, 35, Clayton Hirneisen,'
3200 White Cornish cioss, 10-5,
to College Hill Poultry, 160,
36, Aaron E. Beilcr, 350 White
Mountains capettes, 13-2, to Wal
ter C Mellinger,'l9o, 37, Harvey
M Zimmerman, 350 Beltsville
turkeys, 17 wks, no sale, 26 750
bid, 38, Richard Trostle, 1000
New Hampshire cockerels, 11
wks, to Darnel K Good, 'l2 50;
39, Richard Tiostel, 500 New
Hampshire-fowl, 14 months, to
Producers Cooperative Exchange,
15 750, 40, Wilbur Hess, 2000 In
dian Rivers, 11 wks, to Victor F.
Weaver, Inc, 15 750,
41, Paul K Shoemaker, 1200
Red Vantress, 9-6, to Producers
Cooperative Exchange, 15 250;
42', Farmers Supply, (John
Graver), 4900 White Vantress,
10-2, to H W Longacre, 16 250;
43, Farmers Supply (John Grav
er), 3800 White Mountains, 10-
2, to H W. Longacre, 160; 44,
Clair oundt, 2700 Red Vantress,
10 wks, to Walter C. Mellmger,
1625, 45, Miller & Busbong
(Mearl Long),'4soo White Van
tress, 10 wks, to Victor F. Weav
er, Inc, 160;
46, Miller & Bushong (Mearl
Long), 3300 WJiite Vantress, 10
wks, to College Hill Poultry, 160;
47, Miller & Bushong (Mearl
Long), 1000 'White Vantress, 10
wks, to College Hill Poultry, 160;
48, Miller & BOshong (Dean F.
Bacon), 3000 White Mountains,
10-2, to Daniel K Good, 160; 49,
Warren Witmer, 325 Leghorn
fowl yearlings, to 'Eoy E. Ream,
10.50; 50, George Weaver, 7000
Indian Rivers, 10-1, to Roy E.
Ream, 10.50;
51, George Weaver, 7000
White Cornish Cross, 10-1, to
Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 160; 52,
Paul Rowe, 5250 White Vantress,
9-2, to College Hill Poultry, 160
53, Paul Howe, 5250 White Van
tress, 9-2, to Pennsylvania Dutch
Farms, 160; 54, Raymond N. Mil
ler, 10,000 White Vantress, 9-3,
to Producers Cooperative Ex
change, 160; 55, Raymond N i Mil
ler, 10,000 White Vantress, 9-3,
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