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2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 21, 1956
Lancaster Livestock: Market Slow;
Prices Tend Steady to Lower in Week
By DAVID S. LORENSON
USDA MARKET NEWS
SERVICE
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY' REVIEW
LANCASTER, Dec. 20
(Wednesday to Wednesday re
view) (USDA) CATTLE'
2,247, week ago 2,347. Compared
with Wednesday slaughter steers
slow, 50-75 cents lower, some
sales $l.OO off. Heifers in small
supply steady to weak. Cows
fully 25 cents higher. Bulls fully
steady- Stockers and feeders
mostly steady. Supplies for the
week comprised about 27 loads
slaughter steers, 36 loads stock
ers and feeders. Cows made up
around 12 per cent of the total
and heifer and boll offerings
were moderate. Slaughter steers
graded mostly good to average
■choice. Bulk choice fed steers
$21.50-22.50, a few lots 1100-
1240 lb average choice steers to
23-00. Most good and low choice
$10.50-21 00 with standard down
to 517.00. A few small lots stand
ard good heifers $15.00-19.00
Utility and commercial cows $ll
- canners and cutters
$8.50-12.00 Utility and com
mercial bulls $14.5017.00, good
fed bulls 1000 lbs and under to
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20% Super A Dairy . 3.70 Grower Crumbles .. 4.45
20% Hog Pig & Sow feed Fine Chick Feed 4.90
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SPECIAL CHOP FOR STEERS & HOGS 325
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947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. EX 4-7715
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PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
- FROM YOUR LOCAL
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FEED DEALER
$20.50 Cutter grade bulls $12.50-
14.00. Bulk medium and good
stock steers 750 lbs and lighter
$15.00-17.50, common stockers
$12.00-14.50. Several loads and
lots medium and good 600-1000
feeding steers $16.00-18.00, a few
lots and loads 850-1073 lbs partly
fattened good grade steers $19,-
00-19-50, a few choice 820-lb
feeders to $20.00. Scattered sales
good and choice stock steer
calves 450 525 lbs. $lB.OO-20.00.
CALVES: 968, week ago 811.
Veal calves around $l.OO lower
than last Wednesday with most
decline- on utility to good grades.
Bulk good and choice venders
$21.50-27.50/ high choice and
prime $28.00-33.00, individual
head to $35.00. Utility and stand
ard grades mostly $14.00-20.50,
culls down to $12.00.
HOGS- 1791, 1642. Demand for
hogs narrowed after Monday,
barrows and gilts around 50
cents lower than last Wednesday,
sows fully steady. Bulk barrows
and gilts U- S. mixed 1-3 180-250
lbs in Wednesday's trade $lB.OO
- a few mostly No. 1. to
$19.00. In Monday's trade small
lots No. 1 sold up to 19.50, a few
touched $20.00. Weights 250-270
lbs $17.50-18.00 and some around
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TURKEYS
PHILADELPHIA Dec 19
(USDA) Frozen, Keady-To-Cook
unsettled. Offerings were in ex
cess of the relatively ligHer de-
160' lbs down to $17.50. Sows afr
weights U. S- imXed 1-3, 13.00-
15.50, a few light sows to $16.00.
SHEEP: 229, week ago 411.
Small supply slaughter lambs,
quality very plant. Slaughter
lambs- mostly steady. Bulk good
and choice wooled lambs 70-95
lbs SmOO-ZIM, , a few high
choice to $22.00; Utility and. low
good $13,00-17.50 with culls as
low as $B.OO,
Lancaster Broilers Lower Thursday
By Fractions; Annual Meet Jan. 24
• Lancaster Poultry Exchange
(Rohrefstown, Pa.) (Sales Re>-
port, Salle 192,'-Thursday, Dec. 13,
19501 Averaging .22 of a cent
below the average for the cor
responding week a year ago, and
declining- fractionally from the
Thursday's sale, 1$ lots
Of a total 74,025 broilers sold
Dec. 13 at art average of 18.83
Cents in a range of 18% to 20*4
cents Total offerings included
29 lots, 97,025 birds, offered
wer& 23-Sots- totaling 90,025 and
sold were 22 lots, 78,625, Two
lots, 2500 Leghorns, sold at 13
cents, One lot of 500 -capettes at
26, and one lot -of 1600 capettes
at 19 cents.
For the corresponding sales
year ago, Dec. 13 and 15,
1955. offered were 3$ lots.
50,955 birds, sold were 21 lots, I
39,425, in a range of 17% to
19% cents, averaging 19.4
cents qn that Tuesday, 19.1
• cents on Thursday.
Announcement was made of
the third annual meeting of the
Lancaster Foultiy Exchange
members- Thursday evening, Jan.
24, in the New Poultry Center
at 340 Roseville Road, Lancaster.
Here are Thursday, Dec. 13,
1956 sales, listed by lot number
(each preceded by 13-), seller,
with grower shown in paren
theses, amount and breed, age
by weeks and days, buyer and
price-
X, Robert H. Barr, 5000 White
Vantress, 9-2, to Roy E Ream,
18’40: 2, Miller & Bushong (Jos
eph Olesh), 2000 Red Vantress,
9 wks, to Walter C. MeMmger,
2OM;0, 3, Miller & Bushong
(Lloyd Ream), 4500 White Van
tress, 10-2, to Roy E. Ream, 19% 0,
4, Wenger’s Mill (Pans Ober),
1000 Leghorn fowl .yearlings, to
Walter C Mellmger, 13d, 5, Wil
liam A Bitting, 450 Silver Cross
cockerel capetles, 13-6, no sale,
180 bid;
6, William A. Bitting, 750 Sil
ver Cross capettes, 13-6, no sale,
20110 bid, 7. Norman M Herr,
700 White Vantress, capettes, 12-
2, no sale, 22 S 0 bid; Pau'l Rowe,
500 White Vantress cockerel
capettes, 15-2, to Daniel K. Good,
260; 9, Marlin- Longenecker, 500
Indian Rivers, 10-2, to Roy E.
Ream, 190; 10, Titus Hoover, 650
Red Vantress, 11-6, to Roy E.
Ream, 18140;
11, Benjamin F. Lapp, 375 Red
Vantress, 11-5, to John N. Thom
as, 20% 0; 12, John L. Landis,
5000 White Vantress, 9-6, to S.
E. Davis, 18'40; 13, John L
Landis, 5000 White Cross, 9-1,-to
Mandata Poultry. 18140; 14,
Fruitville Farms (Abram Shenk),
5000 White Vantress, 9-6, to C.
F. Maiibeck, Inc., 190; 15, Fruit
ville Farms (Abram Shenk),
5000 Indian Rivers, 9-6, to Victor
P. Weaver, 190;
16, Charles D. Warfel, 5009
Indian ißivers, 10-2, to College
Hill Poultry, Inc.. 18X0; 17,
Charles D. Warfel, 5000 Indian
Rivers, 9-6, to Victor F. Weaver,
Inc., 18X0; 18, Charles D. War
fel,. 5000 Indian Rivers, 9-6, to
College 'Hill Poultry, 18X0; 19,
Roy Heckertlnber, 1500 Leghorn
fowl yearlings, 10 months, to
Walter C. Mellinger, 130; 20, In
dian River Poultry Farms (John
Geil), 2400 Indian Rivers, pdf
lets, 10-2, to Grimes & Haftrer,
1»%0;
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mand for most sizes Hens and
Toms. Ice packed fresh New
York dressed Hens were m buyer
preference in some quarters.
Large retail outlets advertised
as follows on Ready-To-Cook
Turkeys, Beltsville Young Hens
449 lb 48-49 cents. Young Hens
10-16 lb 4649 cents, Turkeys 19
lb and over 4347 cents.
Wholesale selling prices:
Grade A and U. S. grade A qual
ity.
Fryer-Roasters 4-8 lb 45% 46%,
Young Hens 310 lb 43%44, 10-
14 lb 43%44, I£lB lb 44%45%,
Young Toms 16-20 lb 43%-45„ 20-
22 lb 43 %-45, EE26 lb 4446, 26-
28 lb 46-47, 28 Ifcr up 4849%.
, 21, Indian River Poultry
Farms (John Geil->, 2600 Indian
[River pullets, 10-2, to Victor F.
Weaver, 18%£; 22, Henry Long
enecker, 1600 White Vantress
capettes, 13 wkS, to lana Poul
try, I9tf; 23, Miller & Bushoitg
(John L. Herr), 1003 White Van
tress, 10 wks, jto Linn Poultry,
‘imt, 24, Gleason Richie, 4500
White Vantress, 9 wits, no sale,
18% 4 bidj 25, Gfieason Richie,
’4500 Indian Rivers, 9 wks, no
[sale, 18%4 bid;
26, Irvin Yoder, 15000 White
Mountains, 10-2, to Pennsylvania
Dutch Farms, 19tf; 27, Paul W.
IMartm, 5000 White Vantress, 9
wks, fo Pennsylvania Dutch
Farms, X9C; 28, Paul W, Marten,
5000 White Vantress, 9 wks,
withdrawn prior to sale: 29, Boy
HeCkenluher, 2500 White turkeys
: withdrawn prior to sale; 29A,
Roy iHeckenluber, 500 White
Starkeys, no sale, 264 bid.
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(USDA) Unsettled. Prices moved
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