2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 15, 1957
Broiler Prices Drop Two Cents
At Friday’s Poultry Exchange Sale
LANCASTER, March 8 (Lan
caster Poultiy Exchange, sales re
port 205) Broiler prices were
oil two cents from Wednesday’s
sales at the second Friday auction
at the Exchange. The average
dropped from 22.29 cents to 20.76
cents.
In this wee’s totals 35 lots, 133,-
900 birds were sold at an average
ot 2169 cents.
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ALTMAN’S SUPER-A FEEDS
are timed-tested, scientifically balanced, vitamin complete
and are manufactured daily in three modern plants. Com
pare our prices
What’s New’ Just received our
spuds' Cobblers $4’55 cwt.
Katadms .. . $4.10 cwt. Mattock hoc
New Spring Garden Tools— Tree Trimmer
Hedge Trimmer ..$3 85
Ground Shovel $3.45
Bamboo'Rake 18 in. $1.4024in
Fertilizer 5-10-10 . $2.10 Peat Moss
Turf & Garden 5-10-5 $2.95
We will carry a full line of plants and spring onions sets.
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER
i? 947 Harrisburg Ave.
I'
10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more.
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE -
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At today’s auction 23 lots, 114,-
050 birds were listed and offered,
while only 17 lots, 71,050 birds
were sold.
At the corresponding sales on
Tuesday and Thursday a year
ago, 100,01 Q birds were sold at an
average price of 23.56 cents. Of
that number 93,610 were broilers.
The average in 1955 at the cor
icsponding sales was 32.87 cents
spring shipment of
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Wednesday Chicago
Grain Market*
March future: 'week ago
Corn $1.30% $1.30%
Oats $.74% $.75%
Wheat $2.31 $2.33%
Soybeans $2.43 H.. .. $2.42%
Soybeans meal $47.45 .a ton
f. o. b. Decatur, 111.,, last week
$46.70
Cash grains:
Com -r- $1.31%
Wheat $2.33%
Oats $.76
for 90,480 birds.
Prices paid at today’s auction
were: Broilers, 19 cents to 22%
cents, average 20.76 cents for 17
lots, 71,050 birds.
Here are the sales listed by lot
number (each preceded by 8-);
seller with grower shown in
parentheses; amount and breed;
age by weeks and days; buyer aiyl
price.
1. Elmer Leaman, 2,400 White
Vantress, 9, Walter C. Mellinger,
21 cents. 2, D. E. Horn & Co.
(Fred" Bmgaman), 5,200 White
Vantress, 9, no sale, 21 cents bid.
3. D. E. Horn & Co, (Fred Binga
man), 8,800 White Vantress,- 9,
no sale, 20% cents bid. 4r-D. E.
Horn & Co. (Fred Bmgaman), 7,-
400 White Vantress, 9, no sale,
20% cents bid.
5. William C. Shutz, 8,250
White Vantress, 10,"' Mandata
Poultry, 21% cents., 6. Henry
Longenecker, 1,000 Red Vantress,
9, Walter C. Melmger, 20% cents.
7. Henry Longenecker, 1,700
White Vantress, 9-4, Boy E. Ream,
21% cents. 8. Paul German (J.
Faust), 4,000 White Cornish
Cross, 10, S, E. Davis, 19 cents. 9.
Robert H. Barr, 5,000 White Van
tress, 10, H. W. Longacre Inc., 20
cents.
$3 05
$3.25
$1.85
$4.20
10. Eltner H. Kohrer, 6,000 In
dian Rivers, 9-3, S. E. Davis, 20%
cents. 11. Kenneth Noll, 2,800
White Vantress, 9-2, Header’s
Poutry, 21 cents. 12. Noah W.
Kreider & Sons, 7,CJpO White Van
tress, 9, Mandata Poultry, 20%
cents. 13. Miller & Bushong
(Stanley Carpenter), 10,000
White Vantress, 9-2, H. W. Long
acre Inc., 20% cents. 14. Mxler &
Bushong (Joseph Olesh), 2,000
Red Vantress, 9, Walter C. Mel
linger, 22 cents.
15. Miller & Bushong (Glenn
Deardorff), 3,200 White Vantress,
10, Roy E. Ream, 21 cents. 16.
Miler & Bushong (Paul Lmn
good), 1,200 Red & White Van
tress, 10-4, Roy E. Ream, 22 cents.
17. Miller & Bushong (R. C. Gar
man), 9,000 White Vantress, 9-4,
Victor F. Weaver Inc., 20% cents.
18. Andrew N. Miller, 4,000 White
Vantress, 9-2, Mandata Poultry, 21
cents.
19. Andrew N. Miller, 2,000
White Vantress, 9-2, Water B.
Lehman, 21*4 cents. 20. Janies
High (Earl Forry), 1,500 White
Vantress, 9-3, Walter C. Melling
er, 22V* cents. 21. Indian River
Farm (Alvey Baer), 11,600- In-_
dian Rivers, 8-4, no sale, 19%
cents bid. 22. Morgantown Feed
& Gram (Walter Shearer), 5,000
White Vantress, 9, no sale, 20%
cents bid. 23. Morgantown Feed
& Gram (Walter Shearer), 5,000
White Vantress, 9, no sale, 20%
cents bid.
Broilers
PHILADELPHIA, March 13
Unsettled, Demand fair to good
for more than adequate supplies
of all classes. White Rock "pul
lets 32-35 cents with bulk unsold
and carried-over.- Crosses were
also unsold. White Rock capon
ettes 30-32 cents. Hylmes 30-31
cents without clearing.
Few lots stags 15 cents. Capon
etted cross fryers 25-26 cents.
White Rocks 23-24 cents, Reds 22-
24 cents, few lots 26 cents without
clearing. No. 2 quality mixed 19
cents down to 5 cents. Red broil
ers 22 cents. Turkeys: unsetteled.
Demand light'for light supplies.
Few lots bronze and white Hol
land young hens 35 cents.
Total receipts March 12 97,-
000 lbs. included Delaware 20,000
lbs., Maryland 5,000 lbs.
Wholesale selling prices No. 1
and fancy quality broilers or fry
ers heavy type under 3 lbs. 22, 3-4
lb. 22-26. Pullets 4% lb. and over
32-35. Hens heavy type 18-25.
Light type 10-16. Old roosters 11.
Ducks Muscovy 26-27, Pekin 32.
Turkeys, young hens 35.
Lancaster Markets; Cattle Steady
To Higher, Hogs Up This Week
’ By DAVID S. LORENSON
USDA Market New* Service
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY REVIEW
LANCASTER, March 14, CAT
TLE: Three days 3,826, week ago
3,154. Compared with last Wed
nesday slaughter,steers and heif
ers mostly 50-75 cents higher
some sales $1 higher,, demand
good. Cows active around 50 cents
higher, bulls fully steady.
Stockers and fee dors
prices steady to 50 cents higher.
Supplies included around 55 loads
slaughter steers, three loads heif
ers and around 12 per cent of re
ceipt was cows. Balance mainly
medium and , good stocker and
feeder steers averaging 900 lbs.
and lighter.
- The slaughter steer supply
graded mostly good to average
choice. Bulk choice fed steers
1,000-1,350 lbs. $21.50-22.25, sev
eral loads and lots high choice
and mixed choice ''and prime
§22.75-24. One load 1,276 lb. most-*
ly prime steers $24.25 good and
low choice steers and yearlings
$l9-20.75, mostly 19.50 up.
Some standard grades $17.50-18.
A few standard to low choice heif
ers $l5-19.50. Cutter and utility
cows mainly $11.50-14, a few com
mercial to $14t50, canners largely
$9.75-11. Utility and commercial
bulls $15.50-18.50, a few good fed
49 Cents Per Shot
Each 24cc syringe Bach 6cc shot
contains contains
PROCAINE PENICILLIN
3,000,000 units
DIHYDRO STREPTOMYCIN
1.000 mg. (Base as Sulfate) 250 mg.
1.000 mg. SULFATHIAZOLB 2SO mg.
1.000 rng. SULFAMERAZtNE 250 mgs
200 mg. PAPAIN 50 mg.
20 mg. COBALT SULFATE . 5 mg.
See Your SELECTA Dealer
Or Contact
REP.
F. W. Fisher
LEACOCK, PA.
Phone OL-6-2482
SNAVELY’S FARM SERVICE
NEW HOLLAND
bulls to $l9.
Bulk medium and good stocker
and feeder steers and yearlings
546 to 925 lbs. $17.50-20. A part
load 1,039 lb. fleshly feeders
$20.25. A part load 610 lb. mixed
good and choice yearling stockera
$22.50.
CALVES: Three days 892, week
ago 892. Compayed with last Wed
nesday vealers $l-1.50 lower. Bulk
good and choice vealers $22.29,
odd head prime to $3l. Most util
ity and standard $l4-21,' culls
down to $lO.
HOGS: Three days 1,546, week
ago, 2,018. Compared with last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 25-
50 cents -higher, # sows scarce
steady. Bulk barrows and gilts
mixed U. S. 1-3, in Wednesday’s
trade averaging 190-230 lbs,
$18.50-19. Several small lots No.
1 and 2, 200-220 lbs. $19.50.
Weights .over 250 lbs. slow, some
240-270 lbs. $l7-18,25. Small lots
160-180 lb. mixed 1-3, $17.28-
1825. Sows mixed U. S. 1-3, 270-
550 lbs. $13.50-16.
SHEEP: Three days 119, week,
ago 153. Supply small. Offering
mainly native wooled lambs. Qual
ity plain. Lambs jnostly steady.
Bulk good and choice wooled
slaughter lambs $19.50-23, utility
and low good $l4-18.50. About 10
head 35-42 lb. native spring lambs
$26-30.
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