2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov. 16, 1956
Broilers Thursday Gain Two Cents,
Average 18.17; at 22.8 Last Year
Lancaster Poulti> Exchange i
(Rohieislown. Pa ) Sales Rcpoit,
Sale 187, Thursday, Nov. 8,
1956) Prices advanced some
what Thursday in the auction of
130,850 birds on the Lancaster
Poultry Exchange, averaging
1817 cents on broilers, against
ithe thiee-year low of 16 08 cents
a week earlier.
Listed and offeied last Thurs
day weie 43 lots, 131,450 buds,
sold were 42 lots, 130,850, with
34 lots of broilers, 123,600, sell
ing ftom 17 5 to 19 cents, aver
aging 1817 cents One lot, 1000
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Peat Moss . . . 4.20 16% Dairy Feed 335
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Barn Snow (sack) 88c Production Egg Mash 420
Salt Med. 100 lbs 215 Quality Egg 3.95 D.P 405
Salt (block 50 lbs) 85c 130 Bluebird Egg 380
4lb Salt Bricks 18 c 23c Scratch 375 D. P 395
Oats 80 lbs 320 Corn . 350
SPECIAL CHOP FOR STEERS & HOGS 315
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heavy fowl brought 17 5 cents,
one let of 600 Leghorn fowl 11.25
cents, one lot of 650 Bronze
Turkey hens 31.75, four lots
totaling 3450 capettes 23.25 and
25 25, and one lot of 1500 pullet
capettes 26 75 cents
In corresonding sales a year
ago, Nov. 8 and 10, 1956, of
fered were 71 lots, 161,435
birds, sold were 66 lots, 152,-
435, in a range of 20 to 24
cents for 146,510 broilers, aver
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25.25, and 1975 heavy fowl
19.5 to 21. There were 1525
turkeys a year ago that sold
at 24.75 to 30.25, and one lot
of 725 Leghorn fowl at 15.75.
Tom turkeys last Thursday
were withdrawn when bids
failed to go beyond 25 cents
Here are Thursday, Nov. 8,
1956 sales by tot number, each
preceded by “8-”, seller with
grower shown in parentheses,
amount and breed, age by weeks
and days, buyer and price:
1, Aaron S. Fisher, 950 White
Vantress, 11-5, to Victor t 1 Weav
ei Inc, 18250; 2, Arthur Gray
bill, 7000 White Vantress, 96,
to Victor F. Weaver, Inc , 17 750,
3, Arthur Graybill, 7000 White
Vantress, 9-6, to Walter B Leh
man, 18 50; 4, Red Rose Experi
mental Farm, 3750 White Van
liess, 10 wks, to Roy E. Ream,
18 750, 5, Red Rose Experimental
Farm, 3250 White Vantress, 10-
3, to Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 18 50;
6,’ Red Rose Experimental Farm,
3850 White Vantress, 10 wks, to
Victor F Weaver, Inc., 17.50;
6, Red Rose Experimental
Farm, 3850 White Vantress, 10
Lancaster Livestock: High Good to
Prime Steers Rule Mostly Steady
By DAVID S. LORENSON
USDA Market News Service
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY REVIEW
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Lancaster, Pa, Nov. 15
(Wednesday to Wednesday Re
view) (USDA)—CATTLE. Three
days this week 3,851, week ago
3,970. Compared with last Wed
nesday slaughter steers high good
to prime mostly steady, standard
to average good fully steady to
strong Heifers steady. Cows
mostly steady, bulls strong to
50 cents higher Stockers and
feeders moderately active early
this week fully steady, instances
strong. The week’s supply com
prised around 75 per cent com
mon to good atocker and feeder
steers and approximately five
per cent cows. Bulls and heifers
in small supply. Fed steer supplv
mostly good and choice, prime
scarce Bulk choice fed steers
1100-1250 lbs $23.00-26 50, part
load 1030 lb .high choice $26 75,
load 1286 lb prime steers $29.25
Good and low choice steers
$2O 00-22 50, a few loads stand
ard and low good grade Virginia
grass steers $l9 00-20.00, some
standard steers down to $17.50
Load weighing over 1300 lb Com
mercial and good grass steers
$22 00. Scattered small lots good
and choice 650-885 lb heifers
$lB 50-23 00 Utility and commer
cial cows $ll.OO-13.50, canners
and cutters $8.25-12.00. Utility
and commercial bulls $15.00-
$l7 50, good fed bulls to $21.00,
a few choice to $22 00, cutter,
grade bulls $l3 00-14.50. Most
medium and good stock steers 750
lbs and lighter $16.00-19.50, a
few lots high good to $2O 50.
Common stock steers $l2 50-14 75
Most good grade 800-1050 lb feed
ing steers $lB 50-20 50. Scattered
lots and loads mostly good grade
stock steer calves $l9 00-21.50
CALVES - Three days 935, week
ago 925. Veal calves strong to
50 cents higher than, last Wed
nesday. Most advance was con
fined to standard and, good
grades in Monday’s trade. Bulk
good and choice vealers $21.50-
27.00, high choice and prime
$27 50-31.00, individual head to
$32 00 Monday. Utility and stand
ard grades, $14.50-20.50.
HOGS: Three days 1,627, week
ago 1,421. Compared with last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
steady to 25 cents lower, sows
mostly steady. Bulk barrows and
gilts 190-250 lbs. U. S. mixed 1-3
in Wednesday’s trada $l6 00-
16.50, a few lots No. 1 and 2 to
$16.75 and a few head to $17.00
Weights 250-270 lbs $15.50-16.25
and some around 160 lb weights
down to $15.50. Sows all weights
U S. mixed 1-3, $12.50-14.50.
SHEEP: Three days 355, week
ago 273. Quality of the lamb
offering rather plain. Wooled
wks, 17.50; 7, Red Rose Experi
mental Farm, 3850 White Van
tress, 10 wks, to Victor F. Weav
er, Inc., 17 50; 8, Red Rose Ex
perimental Farm, 3850 White
Vantress, 10 wks, to Victor F
Weaver, Inc, 17.750, 9, Red Rose
Experimental Farm, 3850 White
Vantress, 10 Wks, to Victor F.
Weavei, Inc., 17.750, 10, ,Red
Rose Experimental Farm, 1900
White Vantress, 10 T-2 wks, to
Leola Poultry, 190,
11, Elvin Nolt, 1100 Red Van
tress, 9-6, to Producers Coopera
tive Exchange, 18.250; 12, John
Cochran, 6000 White Vantress, 9
wks, to Harry H. Weaver, Jr.,
18.50; 13, Eugene Schlosnagle,
8400 White Vantress, 9-2, to
Grimes & Hauer, 18.50; 14, Eu
gene Schlosnagle, 8400
Vantress, 9-2, to Grimes & Hau-'
er, 18.50; 15, Miller & Bushong
(Harold Stansfield), 5600 White
Vantress, 9-3, to Victor F. Weav
er, Inc., 18 250;
16, Miller & Bushong (Harold
Stansfisld), 5900 White Vantress,
9-3, to Victor F. Weaver, Inc.,
18.250, 17, Miller & Bushong
(David Huyard, Jr.), 2500 In-
slaughter lambs about steady.
Bulk good and choice wooled
lambs 70-95 lbs $18.50-22 00; Util
ity and low good grades $14.00-
18.00 and cull lambs as low as
$B.OO.
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ErQctQd in 5 pnysl
dian Rivers, 10-2, to H. W. Long
acre, Inc.,- 18.25tf, 18, Miller &
Bushong (Mrs Dorothy Miller),
3000 Indian Rivers, 10-2, to Har
ry H. Weaver, Jr., 18.250; 19,
Harry S. Holsmger, 1000 White
Rock fowl yearlings, to Walter
B. Lehman, 17 50; 20, Jerry
Hess, 600 Leghorn fowl yearlings,
to Carl B. Risser, 11250;
21, Miller & Bushong (Harry
M. Shank), 650 Broad Breasted
Bronze turkeys, 27 wks, no sale,
250 bid; 22, Miller & Bushong
(Harry M., Shank). 650 Broad
Breasted Bronze turkeys, 27 wks,
to Roy E. Ream, 31.750; 23, Ti
tus Hoover, 450 White Van tress,
13-6, to Header’s Poultry, 180;
24, Benjamin F. Lapp, Jr., 300
Meatpacker capettes, 14-6. to
Carl B Risser, 25 250; 25, Ben
jamin F. Lapp, Jr, 550 Meat
packer capettes, 14-6, to Ray W.
Gibble, 240;
26, Tobias C. _Stehman, 300
Indian Rivers, 13 wks, to John
N. Thomas, 18.750; 27, Miller &
Bushong (Henry J. Elsen), 1800
White Vantress capettes, 12-6,
to Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 25 250;
28, Miller & Bushong (Henry J.
Elsen), 800 White Rock cap
ettes, 12-6, to Harry H. Weaver,
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