3—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 19, 1957
FridayJßroiler Average Down;
Thursday Sale Held This Week
LANCASTER—Due to the holi
days. no auction was held at the
Lancaster Poultry Exchange Wed
nesday. The only sale this week
was held Thursday The regular
schedule will be resumed next
Wednesday
LANCASTER With a 19.53
Cept average for 95,450 broilers
sold at the Friday auction, the
price dipped the lowest in sever
al weeks. The average for the
week was 19.66 cents, with 155,-
600 birds being sold at the Lan
caster Poultry Exchange.
In addition tot he brailers sold
at the Friday auction, a lot of
2,500 capettes sold for 28% cents.
The * broiler price range was
from 19 to 20% cents
Here is the Friday, April 12
sale listed by lot number; seller
with grower shown in parnethes
is; amount and breed, age in
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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
Just Received a Full Line of Garden Plants
Bulk and Packed Seeds
200 White Chicks Started
200 DelHamp Cross
|j Easter Chicks
|| B Starter Crumbles
I* Grower Crumbles
|| Blue Bird All Mash
S 20% Production Mash
si Potatoes
H Cobblers .. $4 55 cwt
Katadins
Special Chop For Steers, Hogs, Sheep
Just Received our First Guinea Pig Chow *
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER
947 Harrisburg Ave.
10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more,
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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BROILER STARTER RATION
A energy, low-fiber ration—starts
chicks fast, gives them top vigor and raped
growth Containing vitamins A, D, 812 and
K, methionine, and growth stimulants, Red
Rose Broiler Starter Ration is a top teed
for broilers up to 5 or 6 weeks of age
Change then to
IROILER FINISHER
This complete finishing feed for
broilers should be fed for the re
mainder of the growing period.
Try this "2 Stop" Broiler
Feeding Program for'better
feeding efficiency.
Raise your flock
on RED ROSE.. •
Start to finish!
MUSSER FARMS. INC.
R. D- 2, Columbia, Pa.
DAVID B. HURST
Bowmansville, Pa
WEST WILLOW FARMERS
ASSOC.
West Willow, Pa.
weeks and days; buyer and price.
I. Paul L. Stutzman, ,5,900
White Vantress capettes, 13-4, no
sale, 25 cents bid. 2. Paul F. Os
born, 4,000 White Vantress, 10 %,
Mandata Poultry 19 >1 cents. 3.
Paul F. Osborn, 4,0(50 White Van
itress, 10%, Mandata Poultry, 19%
cents. 4 Paul F. Osborn, 4,000
White Vantress, 10%, College
Hill Poultry, 19 h cents.. 5. Paul
F. Osborn, 5,000 White Vantress,
Mandata Poultry, 19% cents.
6. Paul F. Osborn, 5,000 White
Vantress, 10%, S. E. Davis, 19%
cents. 7. Brown Bros-, 10,000
White Vantress, 9, no 'sale, 19%
cents bid. 9. Martin L. Miller,
4,000 White Vantress, TO. Victor
F Weaver Inc,, 19 cents. Daniel
G. Foray, 1,300 White Vantress,
9-3, John N. Thomas, 20 cents.
11. Mary E. Porry, 750 White
Vantress, 10-2, John E. Hettinger,
Filling Ration
16% Dairy . .
40% Hog Pellets
Horse Feed . v
Dog Meal 25 Ih.
Rabbit Pellets
-Staz Dry, Bale
Peat Moss Bale . .
Easter Ducks
40% Hog Concentrate
15(4 each
$4.35
$4.35
$3.85
$4.10
50 lb.
$4.10 cwt.
Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 |
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R. W. HOLLINGER & SONS,
A. L. HERR & BRO.
. $3.55
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. $5.30
. $3.65
$2.10
$4.80
. $2.40
. $4.20
$5.10
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30 lb. $3.65 H
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INC.
Manheim, Pa.
BROWN & REA
Atglen, Pa.
Quarryville, Pa.
Wednesday Chicago
Grain Markets
May Futures:
130Vz down %
72% up Vi
Corn
Oats
Wheat . 224% up 1%
Soybeans 241% down Vs
July Futures:
Corn . • 134% down Vs
Oats .. . 68% up %
Wheat ... 214% ftochange
Soybeans . 237% up Vs
• 20% cents. 12. Miller & Bushpng
(John Olesh Jr.) 2,500 White
Vantress Capettes, 12-4 College
Hill Poultry, 28% cents. 13. Mil
ler & Bushong (Harry L. Trim
ble), 1,900 White Vantress, 10,
Roy E. Ream, 19% cents. 14.
Miller & Bushong (Christ M.
Smith)* 3,000 White Vantress,
Meader’s Poultry, 19% cents. 15.
Miller & Bushong, (Christ M.
Smith), 2,000 Indian Rivers, 9,
Victor F. Weaver Inc.', 19 cents.
16.' Miller & Bushong (Elmer
Showalter), 9,000 White Van
tress, 10, C. F. Manbeck Inc. 19-
% cents. 17. William K. Burk
holder, 3,600 White Vantress, 9-3,
Victor F. Weaver Inc., 19% cents.
19. George Weaver, 7,000 White
Vantress, 10, C. F. Manbeck Inc.,
19% cents. 20; George Weaver,
7,000 Indian Rivers, 10, Produc
ers Coop. Exc., 19% cents.
21. Norman p. Kready, 2,050
White Vantress, 10, D. K. Good,
19% cents. 22. Norman B.
Kready, 1,050 White Vantress,
10, John N. Thomas, 19 Y* cents.
23. Miller & Bushong (Mearl
Long), 4,400 White Vantress, 9-4,
College Hill Poultry, 19% cents.
24. Miller- & Bushong (Mearl
Long), 3,500 White Vantress,
9-4, C. F. Manbeck Inc., 19%
cents. 25. Mark C. Hershey
(Donald Smith), 2,500 White
Vantress, 12-3, no sale, 19% cents
bid.
26. Mark C. Hershey (Dexter
Fulk), 3,000 White Vantress, 13,
College Hill Poultry, 19 J 4 cents.
27. Mark C. Hershey (Dexter
Fulk), 5,000 White Vantress, 13,
Starr Poultry, 2014 cents. 28.
Glenn H. Herr (James Barley),
4,500 White Vantress, 9, Victor
F. Weaver, 19's cents. 29. Mor
gantown Feed & Grain (Charles
Newilm), 4,800 White Vantress,
10-2, Producers Coop Exc., 19
oents.
Broilers
PHILADELPHIA (USDA)
Lnsettled. Heavy volume of ar
rivals exceeded the fair but very
selective demand. Trading volume
unusually active in a strictly buy
ers’ market. Barred Rock pullets
35-38 cents without clearing.
White Rocks 33-36 for large and
28 cents for small. White Crosses
32- cents. Large White Rock
caponettes 28-32 cents, few lots
33- cents with bulk unsold. Few
lots roasters 23 cents. Cross cap
ons 9 lb size 42 cents. No. 2 qual
ity capons and capon slips 30-37
cents Caponetted Cross Fryers
24-25 cents. Hylmes 23-24 cents-
Reds 23-25 cents Write Rocks
22V2-22 3 /4, few lots 24-25 cents.
Mixed 22-23 cents, 2 quality
mixed broilers under 3 lb 15
down to 10 cents.
Total receipts April 16 74,000
lbs.
Wholesale selling prices No. 1
and fancy quality broilers or fry
ers heavy type 3-4 lb. 22-25, roast
ers 23. Pullets 4Vz lb and over 32-
38, 4-4% lb. 28. Hens heavy type
16-24, light type 11-16. Old roost
ers 10-11, ducks, Muscovy 25-30,
pekin 20-32.
Turkeys unsettled. Demand
light for more than adequate sup
plies. Heavy type young hens 40-
45. Young .toms 28. Mixed light
type 33-35 cents. White Holland
breeder hens 35, toms 25.
Eggs
PHILADELPHIA (USDA)
About steady. Supplies of all
grades were adequate for the
immediate good demand. Net
out-of-stotage movement iwas
moderate in volume. Current re
ceipts sold slowly at 27-28 cents.
Wholesale selling prices: min
imum 10 per cent AA quality
large 45-48 lb. white 41-42, brown
36-38, medium white 35-36, brown
34-35. Extras, minimum 60 per
cent A quality large 45-50 lb,
white 35-37, mixed 34-36, medium
white 32-33, mixed 29%-30. Stan
dards 30-31, checks 27-28.
Receipts April 16—5,200 cases
all by truck
Lancaster Markets: Cattle Strong,
Lamb Receipts Up for Holiday Trade 1
By DAVID S. LORENSEN
USDA Market News Service
LANCASTER—CATTLE: 3,673,
week ago 4,500. Receipts around
19 per cent smaller than a week
ago with smaller marketings of
slaughter steers accounting for
the decrease. Stocker and’feeder
Steers accounted for about "45 per
cent of receipts. Heifers very
scarce. Around 10 per cent waa
cows. Quality of the slaughter
steers was rather attractive with
a liberal number of average to
high choice grades included.
Trading on slaughter steers was
slow.
Compared with last Wednesday
slaughter steers and heifers fully
steady to Strong. Cows 25-50 cents
higher, bulls fully steady. Stock
ers and feeders strong to 50 cents
higher. / . \
Two loads prime 1,205" and
1.355 lb. steers $26.85 and $26.75.
Few other loads prime 1,071-1,330,
lbs. $25-26.50. Numerous loads!,
average choice to low prime ‘
$23.75-24.75. Most good and choice
fed steers $2O-23.50, standard
$18.50-19.75. A £ew f head standard
and good heifers $16.00-20. Utility
and commercial cows $13.75-16.00,
canners and cutters $10.50-14.50.
Utility and commercial bulls
$16.00-18.50, good fed yearling
bulls $19.50. Good and low choice
stocker and feeder steers $2O
- a few lots good and choice
fleshy feeders 900-1,000 lbs.
$21.50-23. Part load choice 700 lb.
yearling stock steers $24.50.
CALVES: 828, week ago 950.
Vealers active fully steady. Bulk
good and choice vealers $22-29,
high choice and prime $3O-31,
utility and standard $l5-21.
HOGS; 1,796, week ago 1940:
Bulk of supply U.S. 2. and 3, 190-
240 lb. barrows and gilts. Com
pared with lasi Wednesday bar
rows and gilts fully steady to
strong, sows steady. Bulk mixed
US. 1-3* 190-230 lb. barrows and
gilts $19.25-19.50, several lots No.
Get the advantages of Wilson's
SEPARATED COMPARTMENTS
1 and 2, 19.75-20 to small but
chers. U.S'. 2 and , 230-270 lbs.
$18.25-19.25. Few mixed weight
and grade 160-180 lbs. $l7 50-
19.25 Sows U.S. 1-3, 270-550 lbs.
$l3 50-16.
SHEEP: 1,668, week ago 375.
The liberal volume of receipts
represented an offering of native
spring lambs average 30-70 lbs.
for the special Easter trade.
In Monday’s trade prices Were
unevenly sharply higher but most
of the advance was lost by mid
week. Spring lambs around $1
higher than last Wednesday. A
liberal showing of 30-40 lb. choice
and prime spring lambs $3O-35,
comparable grades late $2B-30,
good $24-27. A few utility and
goiod wooled slaughter lambs $2O
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ie Best Broiler Cros*
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MARTIN'S HATCHERY
POULTRY FARMS, INC.
Lancaster, Pa. Phone EX 2 2164
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