2—Lancaster Farming, Friday; March-39,1957
Broiler Pri«;l)ips Below 20'Geiits
For Second ■. v
■LANCASTER,'Match 27 All
48',240 birds'listed and offered
-were’’said’ at ’the Lancaster ’Ex-,
change -today. ’The -price ■■range'
was ,-J7 ’to 21 .tents -for '46,200
broilers J sold.'The aver
age was '20.73
The / 17 cent birds were a lot of
‘■9oo New Hampshire cockerels,
; "TWorlOts df yearling
fowl "sold for'lSV* cents aM 13%
tents. Nine thurtHred .fifty birds-,
AETMAN’S SUPER-A FEEDS
•re timed-fested, scientifically balanced,, vitamin complete
and are manufactured daily in" three modem plants. Com
'pare our ’prices
Yes,'we have onions only lOtf lb.
Potatoes Cobblers s4.sscwt
Katadins ... s4.oscwt.
Garden tools, Barbed wire, cattle wire, Poultry wire.
Sure'we have Nails and Steeples
Garden Seeds Packs and Bulk!
Peat-Moss $4.20 Staydry . . $2.40
Don't forget Altman's Super A Dog Meal; Try it and see
the difference in your pup!
Ducks & Started Chicks We jusf received a new ship
ment of those good old fashioned Rhode Island Red chicks.
200 of them. Don’t wait too long to come in for your
chicks or somebody else will have them. Don’t forget we
will have a-full line of Plants as soon as ithe weather per
mits!
Did you try our 40% Hog Concentrate Meal or Pellets’?
Try it and watch your Pigs grow!
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER
‘947 Harrisburg Ave.
lOr per hundred discount on half'tdn lots or more.
TRICES SUBJECT? TO CHANGE
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MUSSER FARMS, INC.
- R. D. 2. Columbia, Pa
DAVID B. HURST
Bowmansvlllc, Pa
WEST WILLOW FARMERS
ASSOC.
West Willow, Pa.
Were sold. ’ ' , ‘
Completing the sale -were TW6|
"which sold--for 19%'
cdnts/ , , , f
»'Listed for the.Jbiday are*.
'B4JJOO birds. ; J
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r LANCASTER For the sec-*
ond> consecutive .Friday, broiler
.prices dropped below the 20 cent,
.mark at : the Lancaster Poultry
Exchange auction. ' , '
, ‘Only’ 43,610' birds -were / soId-
/ -
Pftone Lane. EX 4-7715
WE DELIVER
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R. W. HOLLINGER & SONS,
Manhelm, Fa.
- -BROWN & REA
Atglen, Pa.
- A. L. HERR & BRO.
Quarryvillc, Pa.
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WednetdayGhtcayo" ‘ 4
Gr«nM«»Ws
Ivv. May,,futures:' week ago;
Corn .*.v:Ui32% ..'»L32% “*
‘Wheai;... C52233452j23% ,
Oats .V./ I .'.*- $.72 's.7o%'
Soybean’s . *52.43,„52.4144 ;•
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with 41,450-bwlcfs .selling from'
•a9%-. -eerits' to"'22te * cents .for an,
average of 13.97-cents. J
'A.year-ago, two sales-were held;
103,815 ibirds were*-sold- with at
Tuesday average 0f.22-2 cents and
a Thursday' average df 22.5„eents..
In iCSOTor the same week, 50,100
brnilws .avaraged.32.l -cents,
Here'are the'Saleslisied by lot
•number (each preceded by, 22-):,*
seller' with‘(grOwer, ;showri iriJ
parentless; -and ’breed
age hy/weeks'iand 'days; (buyer!
andiprice. - . . , |
LWenger’s fD. tHeisey), 1,400'
White Wantress, 3XI, no .sale, 20%|
cerits ibid. -2. -Miller J & -Buihong.'
(John Geil), 5,000 Indian .Rivers,;
9-3, 4 College Hill 'Poultry, T9%j
cents.-3. Miller s& Bushohg (John,
Geit), 5,000 Indian '.Rivers, -03,'
College -Hill 19% cents.?
4. Miller & <Bushong .(Prank iEJ
Destafano), 2,300 White’Vantress,'
9-3, Walter 'C. Mellinger, 20%f
cents.'s. Miller'& Bushong (Moses,
Zimmemari), 5,100 White Van**
tress, .9-2, Leola Poultry, -20%|
cents. ;
6. Mrs. Jacob Cramer, 550 3n-|
dian Rivers, 10, -Martin M.t
*2o% cents. .7 '.lrvin HBj
Ginneh, 1,200 White Varttress;
pullets. 'Capeltes, IT l ®, Roy -EJ
Ream,-31% cents. 8. Jonathan -Sj
r Esh, ’B5O White Vantreiss, 10-3,i
John R, Hettinger, 22% *‘eents. 9.j
John -S. Beiler, 750 White Wag-I
tress, ;S-3, "Martin 31. Rrendie, -21-j
% -cents. <lO. Ralph
960 White Varttress IT-2,.
Walter G. u ‘Mellinger,-30%-cents. ‘
Jl. Nora B. Burkholder, 2,200,
White Vantress, 10, -Walter 38. ;
Lehman. 20% cents. 12 Nora '-B.;
Burkholder, 2;2Q0 White ’Van- 1
tress,'lQ, Walter C. -'Mellinger, 19-
% 'cents. 13. Indian River 'Famr
(Charles Wert),. 10,000 Indian;
Rivers, 10, College Rill “Poultry,'
19% cents. 11. Indianßiver Pam
(Enos Rshbach), '-2,500 Indian
Rivers,' 10; Roy R.Rea'm;i9%-
cents. 15. Indian River 3Farms,
(Enos Eshbach), ’3,700'
River piillets, ‘9-3, no sale, .18%
cents bid. 16. Raul Gehman,;
(Lauxmont Turkey Farm), 7,000
White Cornish Cross, 11, Manda
ta Poultry, 20 cents'.
Poultry
PHILADELPHIA, March 27
Processed poultry, ready-to-cook
(ice packed) young chilckens -
barely steady. More than adequ
ate supplies' were available £ot
the fair'demand.
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents l per
lb.) . -
Grade A & U.S. Grade A, 2-3
lb--30-33, mostly 31-32%.
Hens: ready-to-cook (ice pack
ed) about steady. Demand good
for heavy type and fair for light
type. Adequate supplies were
available.
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia' (cents per
lb.)
Grade A & U.S. Grade A 4-5%
lb. 31-32.
’Receipts March 26 included
other than Turkeys 1 Maryland
74.000 lbs. Delaware ■ 104,000 lbs.
South Carolina 22,000'1b5. Vir
ginia 21,000 lbs. North Caiolma
22.000 Lbs.
' Eggs
PHILADELPHIA, Marbh 27
Barely steady. Demand good with
supplies of all grades more than
adequate for immediate needs.
Into-storage movement “was fair
ly liberal in volume. Small-lot
ssfles of current receipts were at
27-28 cents.
Wholesale selling prices: Min
imum 10 per cent AA quality
Large lb. White 34-36,
Brown 33-34, medium White 32-
33, Brown 1 32-32%.-- Extras,
minimum 60 per cent A quality
Large 45-50 lb.,White 32-33,
mixed 30%-31, medium White 30-
31, mixed 29-30. -Standards 29-30,
-Checks *27-28.
-Receipts March 26 - 4,400
Cases all by -truck.
LaracasterMarkets: Receipts Down
25 BcrCent Froia Week Ago .<
w ;
% V* „ A
US®A Market NeWs'lSer-vlce ,'
' { 'WEDNESDAT' Tb ■
1 " WEDNESDAY <■ REVIEW
'‘LANCASTER; March’27, CAT
TLE:' 3,150, \V6ck-ago 4,261.. Re
ceipts around'25 v par smarter
than_a Week* ago, Around\4s-45;
-per Vent »*>f the receipts '.stackers
and Id 'per Vent cpwst
.Quality of-slaughter steerSlarge
ly-good and. choice, .although, not'
attractive as a.week ago.
'TJOThpared wtthTasrWVditesaay,-
Slaughter J steers largely steady to
25 .Cents Jower + instances 50 .cents*
•tfff tan .average choice :atid £be'Ww.|
Slaughter Iheifers unoStty
'Cows ifdlly steady. 'Bulls
Stockersand feeders sh>w,:mostlyS
('Steady. ~ - ■;
Xoad 1,070 Üb.
steers 525.:Few'loadshjgh choicer
i;i3&l3ttS?lbs. ss2&2&-'
24:50,. -Bulk choice feck steers,
JJ2K2S-23, {good -and Slow choice;'
.$19:753a.. .Few .standard and low 1
good 518.19'.50.Standard.and i go6d ;
.heifers-sismiaiso.
Utility and commercial cows
$l3-15, -bulk canners and -cutter,
$lOl4, :high yielding cutters'
$1425. “Utility and commercial
’bulls' 1 $1550-18.50, iew good -fed'
-yearling'bull? $18.50-19.50, cutter
'bulls -down to $l4-50.
,Rulk medium-ami good stocker
and ifeeder steers $182150, load,
-good Resh -1,091' lb feeder
steers $20.40, choice 5571 b. tos
568 lb. stock -steers $2350-24.'
Choice-445 lb. stock steer calves'
$24.
CffIOVES: l;009 we6k agoll;050.;
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''Jelm ®eere A, Cult. iSfe^mra 1 Lift
Farmall 'M Tractor
2*Farmall H Tractors
1951 Farm all C. Tractor
1951 Farmall Super A Tractor
CC Cage and Cultivator
Farmall F. 20 Tractor
McCormick 50 T. Baler -
New Holland 76 Baler
McCormick No. 8 Plows
Used Disk Harrows 2
J. B. HOSTETTER & SONS, ■
MOUNT JOY, TA. • Phone 3-3721
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HIESTANI), INC.
MARIETTA, R. D. 1
Active fully steady. -.JBUIk- good,
-and" 'choice vealer- s2tso^B r ' few
high-choice and’pritties27-31, util;
'ity-and standard $l3-20.56, ’ culls.
'down (to "$lO,. , ' ' " \
HOtnS: 1,984 week agoU',9lB.
General nuudcet Strong .tg-iSients
iiighefi bulk.! ldo*'
lb,'barrows arid'
■l9, few mostly No. 2, 200-220, lb,,
$19:10-19:50. Mostly No. 2 and 2,
220-270 lbs. $27-18.20.160-180 IWI
$l7-18.25. Mixed U.S. 1-2, 270-550
lb. Sows $12,5046. '
_/ SHEEP: 166 week ago 193,
.Hardly -enough -on sale ;*ny one
-dayfor 4?price'test.3 > ricM'ateady
tto-strong- iFew :good andchoice
-Wodled slaughter "lambs $l9-23,
•few(choiceiup -to-$25, Utility and
low good $l4-18. .Scattering of
-choice -spring . lambs $2B-30.
Slaughterewes scarce.
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