2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Jan. 11, 1957
Broiler Prices Drop 1.28 Cents
At Lancaster Exchange Thursday
ROHRERSTOWN (Lan
caster Poultry Exchange? sales
report, sale 195) Jan 3, —• Sales
were up by 20,000 birds from the
preceding week at Thursday’s
sale, but the average price for
broilers dropped 1-28 cents from
the preceding week.
Prices paid Thursday were
Broilers, 18% to 19 cents, aver
age 18.58 cents for 22 lots (89,-
760 birds); capettes, 23% cents,
for two lots (574 birds); Leg
horns, 13% cents for a lot of
3,000 birds; and 20% cents for,
one lot of 750 pullets.
£ year ago 11 lots totaling 19,-
450 birds sold at the Tuesday
auction at prices ranging from
21% to 23 cents, averaging 22%
cents on nine lots totaling 18,-
950 broilers One lot, 400 heavy
'fowl, sold at 26 cents, and one
Jot of 100 heavy cockerels brou
ght 22% cents.
Fifteen lots of 46,150 birds
"were listed, 41,650 offered Tues
day'a year ago.
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Staz Dry Bale . 2.35 Bluebird All Mash
B Starter Nic 450 Quality Egg 4.05 D.P
.Fine Chick Feed .. .4.90 Scratch 380 D.P.
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H 947 Harrisburg Ave, Phone Lane. EX 4-7715
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Theie was no auction at Roh
rerstovvn last Tuesday.
Here are the Thursday, Jan - 3
1957, sales listed by lot number
(each preceded by 3-) seller,
with grower shown in parenthes
es, amount’ apd breed, age by
weeks and days, buyer and price..
1. R. B. Ludwig, 3,000 Leghorn
fowl, S. E Davis, 13% cents. 2.
Samuel Kolb, 5,000 White Van
tress, 9-3, H. W. Longacre, Inc.,
18% cents. 3. Samuel Kolb, 7,-
500 While VantresS, 9-3, H. W.
Longacre, Inc., 18% cents. 4.
Samuel'Kolb, 7,500 White Van
tress, 9-3, Harry H. Weaver, Jr.,
18%0. 5. Enos Buckwatlter, 4.1Q0
CX & WR, 10-6, Mandata Poul
try, 18% cents. Enos R. Buck
waiter,, 2,500 White Vantress, 10-
6, Roy E. Ream, 18‘Ktf,'7, Phil
haven Farm, 1,000 White Van
tress, 10-2, Daniel K. Good, 18
cents- 8. Harold Folkman,- 6,900
Indian River, 9-2 A no sale, 18%
cents bid.
9. L. J. Denlinger (Jason M.
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Eggs
Philadelphia, Jan. 9 —(USDA)
Steady. Prices moved % to one
cent higher on top quality large.
Lighter volume of arrivals was
readily absorbed by the slightly
improved demand.
Wholesale selling prices.- min
imum 10 per cent AA quality.
Large 45-48 lb white 34-36, brown
33-35, medium white 30:31,
brown 29-30. Extras, minimum
60 per cent A quality. Large 45-
§0 lb white 33-34, mixed 32%-33,
medium -white 29-30, mixed 39-
29%. Standard 30-31, checks 27-
29. ' '
Receipts Jan. 8, 3,700 cases all
by truck.
Eby), 3,000 White/Vantress, 9-6,
Roy E. Ream, 18% cents. 10.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
(James McDowell, Jr-), 10,000
White Vantress, 9-2, Mandata
Poultry, ISA cents. 11. Miller &
Bushcmg (Moses. Zimmerman)
3,000 White Vantress, 9-5, Walter
C. Melinger, 18% cents.
. 12. Miller & Bushong (Harry
L. Temple), 2,000 White .Van
tress, 9, no sale, 18% cents bid.
13. Miler & Bushong (Roy B.
Martin), 3,400 White Vantress,
9- College Hill Poultry, 18%
cents- 14. Benjamin F.' Lapp, Jr.,
200 capettes, 14-6, Roy E. Ream,
23% cent?.
15. Benjamin F. Lapp, Jr.,
375 capettes, 14-6, Carl B. Ris
ser, 23% cents. 16. Daniel G. Fer
ry, 3,200 White Vantress, 9-5,
Mandata Poultry, 18% cents. 17.
Daniel G. Forty, 3,850 White
Vantress, 9-5, no sale, 18% cents
bid. 18. Daniel G. Forry, 3,475
White Vantress, 9-5 no sale, 18%
cents bid.
19. Daniel G. Forry, 1,660
White Vantress, 10-6, Ray W.
Gibble, 19 cents. 20. Noah D.
Zook, 2,000 White Vantress, 10,
H. W. Longacre, 18% cents 21.
William Skethway 5,600 White
Vantress, 10-2, Harry H. Weaver,
Jr., 18% cents.
22. William Skethway 1,000
White Vantress ; 13-2, Daniel K.
Good, 18% cents 23. William
Skethway, 2,800 White Vantress,
10- Harry H. Weaver, Jr., 18%
cents 24. William Skethway,
750 White Vantress pullets, 13-2,
Daniel K Good, 20% cents
25. Levi M. Weaver, 6,100
White Vantress, 10-2, C. F Man
beck, Inc., 18% cents 26 Lloyd
Foltz, 3,000 AAWRX, 11-2 no
sale, 18 cents bid 27. John V.
Erb, 5,000 Indian River, 9-2, no
sale, 18% cents bid. 28. John V.
Erb, 5,000 Indian River, 9-2, no
sale, 18% cents bid. 29. John V. 1
Erb, 5,000 Indian River, 9-2, no
sale, 18 cents bid, 30, John V.
Erb, 5.000 Indian River, 9-2, no
sale, 18% cents bid. 31. Stege
merten’s Farm, 1,000 Indian
River, 12, no sale, 14% cents
bid
32 Raymond N Miller, 12,000
White Vantress, 9-6, no sale, IS 1 !*
cents bid 33 Raymond N Miller,
10,000 White Vantress, 9-6, no
sale, 18 Vi cents bid. 34. Farmers
Supply Co. (Walter B. Groff),.
2,400 White Vantress, 11-3, H. W.
Longacre, Inc., 18Vi cents. 35
Clinton F. Rohrer, 600 WX, 10,
no sale, 18V a cents bid.
36. Philip F. Foster, 8,500
White Vantress, 9, no sale, 18Ti
cents bid 37. Glenn H Herr, (J
Floyd Dreider), 5,500 White
Vantress, 10, no sale, 18 Vi cents
bid. 38. Glenn H. Herr (H Ray
mond Charles), 2,200 Indian
River, 9-3, Meader’s Poultry,
IS' 5 ) cents. 39. Miller & Bushong,
(Richard Thompson), 10,000
White Vantress, 9-5, Tilley’s
Poultry, 18 Vi cents.
40. Miller & Bushong (Fred F.
Frey), 2,900 White Vantress, 9-2,
Mandata Poultry, 18Vi cents. 41.
MUer & Bushong (Fred F. Frey),
2,900 White Vantress, 9-5, S. E
Davis, 18 v i eents.
AR Record Completed
By Stumpf Holstein
Brattleboro, Vt. Among re
gistered Holstein-Friesian cows
in Pennsylvania whose recently
completed production records
were recorded by the Advanced
Registry department of the Hol
stem-Friesian Assn., of America
are the following:
Owned by John G. Stumpf,
Lancaster Hag Apple Ida Olhe
3014906, 592 lbs. of butterfat,
14,362 ibs. milk 365 days, three
milking daily, six years 11
months of age.
Testing was supervised by Pen
nsylvania State University, in
cooperation with the Holstein-
Fnesian Assn., of America.
Lancaster Livestock: Steer Trade
Active, Price Drops $.50 Again
By DAVID S. LORENS ON
USDA Market News Service
' WEDNESDAY TP
WEDNESDAY REVIEW
LANCASTER, Jan. 10 (USDA)
CATTLE: 2,758, wepk ago in
cluding holiday, 1,826. Although
■trading oh slaughter steers was
more active than the previous
weeks prices were weak to 50
cents lower than last Wednesday,
heifers also steady to 50 cents
lower. Cows mostly steady except
some top cutter, utility and com
mercial grades around 25 cents
lower. Bulls mostly steady. Stock
er and feeder trading was slow
with prices mostly steady. The
three-day supply , comprised
around 55 per cent stockers and
feeders and 12 per cent cows.
Heifers and bulls in moderate
supply.
, Bulk of the slaughter steers
graded good to average choice.
Most choice fed steers 1,000-
1,200 lbs $20.50-22, with some
choice 1,250-1,378 lb. steers
$19.50-21.50. At least one load
1,175 lb. high choice steers $23.-
25, load 1,370 lb fed steers high
choice $22,50. Good steers mostly
$18.25-1950. A few small lots
standard and good heifers $15.-
18 r apart load choice 946 lb.
heifers $19.25. Utility and com
mercial cows $11.75-13.50.
Canners and cutters $9.50-12.-
75. Utility and commercial bulls
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Farm Show Jan. 14-18.!
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Many Other Gas Appliances
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Office - Showroom, 1 mile north of Ephrata on Rt. 222
$14.75-18, good fed bulls to $20.-
50, cutters down to $13.50. Bulk
medium and good 525-925 lb
stoclser.and feeder steer $15.50-
18, individual lots good fleshy
steers $l9. Common stockers and
feeders $l2-14,50.
CALVES: 874, week ago 799.
Vealers mostly steady with last
Wednesday. Bulk good and
choice $23.-28, high choice and
prime $28.50-34, a few at $35.
Utility and standard $15.-22. ‘
HOQS: 1528, week ago 1260.
Compared with last Wednesday
barrows and gilts mostly steady.
Sows in small supply steady tj»
weak. Bulk barrow and gilts U.S.
mixed 1-3, 190-230 lbs. in Wed
nesday’s trade $18.50-18.75, a
few lots mostly No. 1 and 2 to
$l9 and only a few head to $19.-
50. Weights 230-270 lbs. $17. :!
18.50, some around 160 lbs down
to $17.50. Sows in small steady
to weak. Bulk barrows and gilts
U.S. mixed 1-3, 190-230 lbs in
Wednesday's trade $18.50-18.75,
a few Jots mostly No. 1 and 2 to
$l9 and only a few head to
$l9 50. Weights 230-270 lbs. $l7-
18 50, some around 160 lbs. down
to $l7 50 Sows U.S. mixed 1-3,
270-550 lbs $13.50-15.50.
SHEEP. 546, week ago 172.
Quality of the slaughter lambs
offered remained on the plain
side. Prices weak to 50 cents
lower last Wednesday. Bulk good,
and choice slaughter lambs $17,-
50-22, utility and low good $l4-
17, culls as low as $7.
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such as.. .
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New Holland
If ★ Wilson Refrigeration
!★ C. A. McDade Co.
H Hay Fans
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|| Conditioners (New
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