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2 —Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 28, 1956
Few Broilers Offered; None Sold
At Lancaster Market Thursday
Lancastei Poultry Exchange
(Rohieistown, Pa) (Sales Re
pot t, Sale 193, Dec 20) No
broilers were sold at Thursday’s
sale. Only four lots were offer
ed and a ‘no sale’ was rung up
on these.
On the corresponding week a
j ear ago 30,200 birds were of
teied with an aveiage puce of
19 cents at the Tuesday sale and
18 96 cents iat the Thursday sale
Four lots, tmkejs and older
birds totaling 4,269 weie sold
Thursday.
Heie are the Thiusday, Dec.
20, sales listed by lot numbei
(each preceded by 20-), seller,
with grower shown in paren
theses, amount and breed, age by
weeks and days, buyer and price.
1 Miller and Bushong (Lloyd
Wenger), 6,500 White Vantress,
101, no sale 2 Indian River,
Poultry (John Geil), 5400 In
dian River Pullets, 10, no sale.
3 Indian Paver Poultry (John
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Geil), 4,600 Indian River Pul
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5 Frank M Herr, 230 Leghorn
Fowl Yearlings, 18 months, Roy
E Ream, 12 n cents. 6 D. Issac
Landis, 39 broad breasted bronze
turkeys, 6 months, H W Long
acre, Inc, 28’4 cents 7. Carl R.
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22 cents 8 Carl R Wagner, 2,-
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Scratch Grain 3 80 D.P. 400
Fine Chick Feed 4.90
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HARRY S. SLOAT, associate county
in Lancaster County, has been elect
ed president of the Pennsylvania County
Agents’ Association for 1957. Here he is
shown with others named at the recent
Lancaster Livestock: Steers Gain
Over Holiday; Hogs Also Advance
By DAVID 5. LORENSON , , , . „
lambs good and choice $17.50-
> 21.50, a few to $22 00, Utility
USD A Market News Service
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY REVIEW
3 35
Lancaster, Pa Dec 27
(USDA) (Wednesday .to Wednes
day Review) CATTLE Three
days including holiday, 764, week*
ago 2,247 Compared with last
Wednesday fed steera strong to
50 cent higher as receipts were
sharply curtailed Heilers scarce,
about steady, cows around 50
cents higher and bulls strong to
$1 00 higher Stockers and feed
ers about steady with last Wed
nesday Supplies comprised
around 14 loads slaughter steeds
10 loads stockers and feeders
and 15 per cent of the total was
cows Slaughter steers graded
good to low choice Bulk choice
fed steers 1032-1207 lbs $21.50-
23 00, one load average choice
1238-lb steers $23 25 Good and
low choice steers $l9 00-21 00,
standard down to $l7 00 A few
heifers standard and low good
$l5 00-18.00 Utility and com
mercial cows $ll 75-13 50, can
ners and cutters $9 25-12.25,
strongweight cutters to $12.75,’
Utility and commercial bulls
Sl4 75-18 00, good fed bulls 1000
lbs and lighter to $20.00 Cutter
grades $l3 00-14 50 Stocker and
feeder trading very slow, a few
lots medium and good 525-845 lb,
stocker and feeder steers $l5 GD
IS 00, one load good 817-lb fleshy
feeder steers $lB 75, common
stock steers $l2 00-14 50. A few
lots good to choice stock steer
calves 500 lbs and lighter $19.00-
20 00
CALVES - Three days includ
ing holiday 306, week ago 968.
Small supply of veal calves mov
ed in an active trade at fully
steady prices Most good and
choice $21.5(h27.50, high choice
and prime 528.00-34.00. Utility
and standard gardes $14.50-21.00.
HOGS: Three days including
holiday, 1,060. Week ago 1791.
Compared with last Wednesday:
Barrows and gilts 50 cnest-sl.o®
higher, sows fully steady. In
Wednesday’s trade bulk barrows
and gilts U. S. mixed 1-3,
lbs. $18.75-19.50, a few head
mostly No. 1 reached $20.00.
Weights 160-180 lbs. $17.75-18.50.
weights over 250 lbs scarce.
Sows U. S mixed 1-3, 270-550 Jbs.
$13.50-16 00.
SHEEP: Three days including
holiday, 127, week ago, 229.
Wocfled slaughter lambs about
steady with last Wednesday.
Quality of the offering was very!
plain. Bulk wooled slaughter
Read Lancaster Farming classi-
fied ads.
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