2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Nov.' 30, 1956
Post-Holiday Broiler Prices Off To
18.06 Average; ’55 Average 22.70
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrerstown, Pa ) (Sale report,
Sale 189, Friday, Nov. 23. 1956).
Broiler prices dipped three-quar
ters of a cent in the post-holiday
market; for an average of 18.06
cents a pound at the Lancaster
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15% Hog Feed .... 3.65 Corn j. 3.55
20% Hog Feed . . 4.50 Oats 80 Ibs .. .. 3.30
■Hog Concentrate . . 5.20 Bluebird All Mash .- • 3.80
20% Bluebird Dairy 3.10 Dog Meal 25 lbs . ... • • -2.10
20% Production Mash 4.25 Rabbit Pellets 25 lb, ... 1.40
Water Softener Pellets 215 20% Quality Egg Pellets 4.15
SPECIAL CHOP FOR STEERS & HOGS 320
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poultry Exchange auction Friday,
Nov. 23, 1956.
Auctioned -were 14 lots of 36,-
625 birds. Listed, were 19 (lots of
a total' 50,426 birds.
Eleven lots of 34,62$ birds
brought ITV to 18% cents a
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SNADER’S MILL
R.D.I Stevens. Pa
pound for an average 183)6 tents
a pound. One Jot of 400' light
fowl brought 11% cents a pound;
one .lot' pf 100 heavy fowl
brought 17 cents a pound, aftd
one let of 1500 capettcs brought
24'dents a pound.
For the corresponding sales
a year ago,. Friday, Nov., *5.
Sale. 108 In *955* offered were
U lots, 28,220 broilers, sold
were.ll.loto, 28,220 bird* with
prices from 20-75 to 23.25, aver
agings 22.79, np 2.31 cento for
"the week, "
prices last Friday were down
.24 nf a cent from the previous
Thursday’s auction.
'Here' are Friday,' NovA23 sales,
listed by lot "number (each pre
ceded by 23). seller and grower
amount and breed, age by' weeks
and days,-buyer and price:
23-1, Robert H Barr (J. Clay
ton-Charies) 5500 white vantress
10 wks, to H. *W, Longacre Inc.,
18%*; 23-2, H. Robert Ms* in, 1500
<White Vantress,' 1© wks, Linn
Poultry, .18%*; 23-3 L. J. Den
,lndian Rivers, 9 wks, 3 days, to
Indian Rivers, 9wks. 3 days, to
Roy. E. Ream, .17%*; 23-4, Indian
River Farm (Harvey Eberly),
300. Indian River Pullets, 10 wks.
1 day, to Viator F. Weaver, Inc.,
.17%*; 23-5, Wenger’s (D. Heisey,
Sr.), 1500- White Rock Capettes,
14 wks 1 day, no sale, .20 bid;
23-6, Miller & Bushong (Elmer
Beiler), 2500 White Vantress, 10
Wks, to H. W. Longacre Inc.,
18%*; 23-7, MiKer & Bushong
(Richard Blessing), 300 White
Vantress, 9 wks, to Victor F.
Weaver, Inc., .18*; 23-8, Miller &
Bushong (Jacob C- Herr), 4200
White Vantress. 9 wks 2 days, to
S. E. Davis. .SB*; 23-9, A. L. Mar
nish, 800 White Vantress Pullets,
18 wks, no sale, .25%* bid.
23-10, Luther P. Klinger, 4000
White Vantress, 12 wks, no sale,
.18 bid; 23-11, John V Erb, 4000
Lancaster Livestock: Slaughter Steers
Lead Decline on Lower Receipts
By DAVID S. LORENSON
USD A Market News Service
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY REVIEW
Lancaster, Pa, Nov 29,
(Wednesday to Wednesday Re
view) (USDA) —CATTLE; Three
days receipts 3,312, week ago
4,739. More slaughter steers on
sale than previous week but per
centage of stockers and feeders
was smaller. Compared with last
Wednesday, salughter steers un
evenly 5.50-SLOO lower all grades
sharing in the decline. Heifers
scarce steady to week Cows fully
.steady, bulls barely steady, Stock
er sand feeders slow steady to
weak. The three-day supply com
prised around 60 percent stock
ers and feeders Common to Good
grades and about 10 percent
cows. Around 35 loads slaughter
steers on sale. Bulk Choice fed
steers ,980-1200 lbs. $22.00-24 50.
one part load 1076 lb. high
Choice and Prime $27.00. Numer
ous loads Good and low Choic°
shortfed steers $20.00-2150 with
Some Standard and low Good
from $16.50-19.75. A small show
ing Standard to ’Good heifers
$15.00-18.75 Most Utility and
Commercial cows , $ll.OO-13.00,
Canners and Cutters $8,25-11.50
individual head high yielding
Holsteiu, Cutters to $12.00. Uti
lity and ''Commercial bulls $14.-
75-17.00, Good fed bulls to $2l-00
Cutter grades $12.50-14.50. Bulk-
Medium and Good stock steers
750 lbs and lighter $15.50-19.00,
Common . grades $ll.OO-14.50.
Several loads Medium and Good
800-975 lb. feeding steers $16.50-
19.25, load mixed Good and
Choice 850 lb feeding steers $21.-
00. A few lots Good and Choice
stock steer calves 450-550 lbs
$19.00-21.50, ene load 393 lb.;
mostly Choice $23.00.
- CALVES; 881, week ago 834.
Veal calves mostly steady with
last Wednesday. Bulk Good and
Choice vealers $21.00-27.00; high
Choice and Prime $27.50-30.00
some to $31.00 and $32.00 early.
Utility and Standard grades $14.-
50-20.50.
HOGS: Compared with last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
strong to SO oents'ldgher, sows
fqjy .steady: - Bulk harrows and.
gills in Wednesday’s trade U. §.
•> , jr 1 * Z
dis i
Indian River, 9wks 4" days, no
sale, .18* bid; 23-12, Vernon
Frankhouser, 1500 White Van
tress, > 9 wks '6 days, to Roy E.
Ream, ~18*; >313, David S.
Hoover,'27oo''White - Vantress, 10
■wks 6-days, to Roy ,& Ream, .18*1
23-14, Gleason Ritchie* 7000 White
Vantress, 9 wks, College Hill
Poultry, .18*; , .23-15, Gleason
Ritchie, 3500 Indian River, § wks
4 days, no sale, 17%* bid.
2318,- Frank M. Herr,’'4oo De-
Kalb, 101-F, to Daniel K,' Good,
.11%*;- 2317, Frank M. Herr, 100
QeKalb. 309 F, to Carl B. Risser,
J?*; 23r18. Robert Bare, 425
Riven & White Vantress. 10 wks.
to Walter C. Mellinger, .18*; 23-
19, MlKer 3 - Bushong (Elam
paehl) t 1500 White Vantress Cap
ettes, 13 wks, to Linn Poultry,
.24*.! :
Poultry
EGGS
PHILADELPHIA NOV- 28
(USDA) Unsettled. Supplies of
large were more than adequate
for the fair demand. Medium
remained in good demand with
supplies ample., _ Into storage
movement was fairly liberal in
vdlume.
Wholesale selling prices; min
imum 10 pet AA quality. Large
45-48 lb White 4fr4Bi Brown 45-
47, Medium White 33-34, Brown
32-33, Extras, Minimum White
30-31, Mixed 29-30, Standard 36-
37, Checks 27-29.
Receipts Nov, 27 3,100
cases all by truck.
LIVE POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA NOV. 28
(USDA) Unsettled. Supplies of
most classes were in excess of the
fair very selective demand. Large
White Rock and Hylihe Pullets
27- cent, few lots 32 cent.
Large White Rock Caponettes
28- cent Medium sizes 25-26
cent Ordinary quality 22 cent.
mixed 1-3, 190-250 lbs $l7 00-17 -
50, a few sales No. 2 and 3 back
to $l6 75. Sorted lots of N<? 1
up to $lB.OO Monday. Weights
250-270 lbs. $16.25-17 00 and,
some weights 160-180 lbs $16.25-
17.00. Sows all weights U. S. mix
ed 1-3, $12.50-14.50.
SHEEP: 311, week ago 432
Supply was mainly _ wooled
slaughter lambs. Quality rather
plain. Compared with last Wed
nesday lambs mostly steady.
Biilk Good and Choice wooled
lambs 70-95 lbs. $19.00-22.00.
Utility and low Good grades $l4
50-18.50, some Cull lambs down
to $B.OO
ErootcnJ in 5' D^iysj
-- •Vrfs2fa&
Few lots roasters 18 cent without
(Hearing. Caponetted cross fryers
23 cent White Rock 22-23 cent
Vantress Reds 20-22 cent'Silver
' Crosses 18 cent Mixed. 18-20 cent
with bulk unsold. Light typ6
broilers were unsold. No. 2 qual
ity Mixed 15 cent down, to 10
cent. Turkeys unsettled. Demandi
light for light supplies. Bronze
Young .Hens 35-38 cent few lots
40 cent. White Holland Young
Hens ,36 cept. Bronze Y6ung
Toms 25-26 cent teW lots-fancy
quality 33-cent. * . ,
Receipts Nov. 27 included Del.
14.000 lbs ,Md. 8,000 lbs.
. Wholesale seining X
and fancy quality wholesale .sell
ing price No. 1 and fancy quality.
Broilers or fryers heavy type 3-4
lbs 18-23. Pullets 4% lb and oyer
27-32. Hens heavy type 20-22
fight type 10-15,' Old roosters 10-12.
12. Ducks Muscovy 22-28 Pekin
32. Turkeys young hens 3540
Young Toms 25-33,
POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA NOV. 28
(USD A) Processed poultry,
ready-to-oook (ice packed)-young
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