2 Lancaster Fanning, Friday, Sept. 6, 1957 Broilers Drop 2.5 Cents to 20.32 At Lancaster Exchange Thursday LANCASTER The approach ing Labor Day weekend was prob ably responsible for a 250 cent drop in the average price for broilers at the Aug. 29 auction at the Lancaster Poultry Ex change. The 69,650 birds sold went from 19% to 22V4 cgnts with the aver age being 20.32 cents. Two lots, 1,550 cockerels cap ettes, sold for 30Vi and 31% cents; a lot of 1,000 capettes sold for 29 cents; and 1,500 pullet capettes moved for 39 cents. At the same sale a year ago, 51,500 broilers average 19.37 cents. Here is the Aug. 29 sale by lot number, owner with grower in parenthesis, amount and breed, age in weeks and days, buyer and price. 1. Black Bucher, 12,400 White Vantress, 10, Victor F. Weaver | ATTENTION FARMERS! | S 300 chicks—2 weeks old and very much alive! | S Give those hens a boost with Pex Emulsion g I Pig Starter Pellets B Starter Med. . $4.25 | g 100 ilbs $5.55 B Starter Crumbles $4.35 § S 15% Hog Feed $3.70 Quality Eggs D. P $4.05 8 S 16% Dairy $3.45 Bluebird Allmash $3.85 5 H Fitting Ration $3.55 Altman’s Dog Meal 8 ij Namico Midds $3.20 100 lbs I g Corn $3.45 25 Ids $2.10 H | Fine Chick $3.85 Scratch D. P $3.75 | p Special Chops for Hogs, Steers, Heifers, & Sheep 3.30. 8 p ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE | g WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER p g 947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane, EX 4-7715 g I; 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. 8 p PRICES SUBJECT TO CHA NGE —WE DELIVER | - SAVES CORN, TIME and MONEY Early picking, with your own Allis-Chaimers Corn Picker, is the sure way to highest yields and lowest field losses. SURE-FLOW Design takes heavy yields in stride; • Long, low snouts and adjustable stripper plates for sure, gentle, non-stop picking. • Rotary feeders keep ears on the move to rubber on-rubber husking rolls. • 2-Row Model 33 fits WC, WD and WD-45 Tractors. 1-Row Model 35 fits any 2 or 3-plow tractor. AUIS-CHALMERS A SALES ANO SERVICE % TT H. Brubaker : Lancaster, Pa, Snavelys Farm Service New Holland, Pa. & Grumelli Farm Serv. ; Quarryville, Pa. I\ T . G. Myers & Son I Rheems, Pa. Inc., 20V4 cents. 2. Jack Bucher,, 1,500 White Vantress, 10, Head er’s Poultry, 20 cents. 3. Wertch- Cochran (John Cochran), 2,000 White Vantress, 19-31 Header's Poultry, 20% cents. 4. Wertch- Cochran (John Cochran), 2,000 White Vantress. 9-3, Header’s Poultry, 20V4 cents. 5. Wertsch (John Cochran). 2,000 Barred Cross cockerels, 9-3, Carl B. Kis ser, 19% cents. 6. Wertsch-Cochran (John Coch ran), 2,000 White Vantress, 9-3, Header’s Poultry, 20V4 cents. 7. Wertsch-Cochran (John Cochran), 2,000 White Vantres, 9-3, Head er’s Poultry, 20V4 cents. 8. Wertsch-Cochran (John Cochran), 500 White Vantress, 9-3, Hartin H. Brendle, 21% cents. 9. Levi H. Weaver, 1,050 White Vantress, 10-2, Harvin Sweigart, 20% cents. 10. Benjamin F, Lapp Jr., 350 White Vantress, 10-6, Boy E. Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. R. S. Weaver Stevens, Pa. L. H. Brubaker Lititz, Pa. LIVE POULTRY PHILADELPHIA Sept. 4 Unsettled. A relatively heavy vol ume of arrivals was more than adequate for the fair but very se lective demand. Buyer preference appeared to favor yearling hens, pullets and large caponettes with but little interest in other classes. Fryers were liberally offered in a lower price range with slow sales. Wholesale selling prices No. 1 and fancy quality broilers and fry ers, heavy type under 3 lb. 23 cents; 3-4 lb., 21-26 cents. Pullets, 4Vs lb. and over, 30 cents. Hens, heavy type, 20-23 cents; light type, 12-15 cents. Ducks, Muscovy, 24-26 cents; Pekin, 26 cents. Turkeys, young hens, 34 cents. Ream, 21 cents. 11. Simeon S. Kauffman, 1,000 White Vantress, 9-2, no sale, 2014 cents bid. 12. Harry W. Hossler, 3,000 White Vantress, 10-2, Walt er C. Mellinger, 2014 cents. 13. Geo r g p Neauman (William Schreck)’, 4,000 White Vantress, 10-2, Mandate Poultry, 20 cents. 14. Francis Schultz, 7,000 White Vantress, 10-2, S. E. Davis, 2014 cents. 15. Francis Schultz, 7,000 White Vantress, 10-2, Victor F. Weaver Inc., 2014 cents. 16- Morgantown Feed (Harvey Moyer), 2,400 White Vantress, 10, Roy E. Ream, 2014 cents. 17. Marlin Cassel, 450 White Cross, 10-5, Ray W. Gibble, 2214 cents. 18. Parke K. Herr, 750 White Van tress cockerel capettes, 14-2, Walt er C. Mellinger, 3014 cents. 19. Parke K. Herr, 800 White Van tress cockerel capettes, 14-2, Walt er C. Mellinger, 3114 cents. 20. Reid Wissler, 3,000 White Van- Here’s the Dyna-Line ELECTRIC Farmers have been looking for MAIL THIS COUPON for full information and FREE DEMONSTRATION Fidelity Electric Company, Lancaster, Pa. Prices Steady to Weak in All Classes Despite Light Post-Holiday Offering By DAVID S. JLORENSON Federal-State Market News Service LANCATER CATTLE 1 Two days, 3,206, three days week ago 3,541. Compared with last Wed nesday slaughter steers and heif ers fully steady on grades high good and better; standard to aver age good short-fed and grass steers weak to 50 cents lower. Cows fully steady, bulls strong to 50 cents higher. Stockers and feeders steady to weak. Supplies comprised around 40 per cent stockers and feeders and 15 per cent cows. Bulk choice fed steers 1,000- 1,300 lbs. $24-26.50, high choice and mixed choice and prime $26.50-27.00, load 1,457 lb. prime steers $27.75. Good and low choice tress, 10-4, no sale, 20% cents bid -21. Kenneth Noll. 2,800 White Vantress, 10-1, Roy E. Ream,' 20% cents. 22. Noah W. Kreider & Sons, 7,000 White Vantress, 9-2, Victor F. Weaver Inc., 20V* cents. 23. Noah W. Kreider & Sons, 7,000 White Vantress, 9. Victor F. Weaver Inc., 20% cents. 24. Mil ler & Bushong (John L. Herr), 1,- 500 White Rock pullet capettes, 15, Carl B. Risser, 30 cents. 25. M & B (Leonard Deitz), 4,500 White Vantress, 9-3, no sale, 20 cents bid. 26. John B. Kurtz, (Clarence Zimmerman), 3,200 White Vantres, 9-1, Leola Poultry, 20% cents. 27. Arthur Stoner, 1,- 000 White Vantress capettes 12, Carl B. Risser, 29 cents. Here’s a motor especially designed for farm use by Brown- Brockmeyer Company. It has these two real advantages not found in other motors; Dyna-Line Motors start heavy loads easily, even in sub-freezing temperatures. And they do it with low starting current so they don’t rob the power line of current needed for other installations. Dyna-Line Motors will operate efficiently on as much as 25% less current requirements than ordinary standard motors. Inc. steers and yearlings including some grass steers $22-24. Around three loads good 1,250-1,400 lb. grained on grass steers $23. Stand ard and low good grades including some grass steers $l9-21.75. A few lots good and choice fed heifers $2l-23, utility and stand ard, mostly grass, heifers $l6-19. Bulk utility and commercial cows $13.75-16, canners and cutters $lO - high yielding Holstein cut ters $l5. Utility and commercial hulls $16.25-20.50, good fed year ling bulls to $22, cutter grades $l5-16. Bulk of the medium and good stocker and feeder steers 525- 1,100 lbs. $l9-21.50, a few loads 700-1,165 lb. good stockers and feeders $2l-21.90. Common and medium stockers and feeders $16.50-19. A few lots mostly good grade stock steer calves 350-454 lbs. $22.50-23. CALVES: Two days 771, three days week ago 656. Veal calves mostly steady with last Wednes day. Bulk good and choice vealers $23-28, a few high choice and prime $28.50-30. Utility and stand ard grades $l5-22. HOGS: Two days 948, three days last week 1,371. Supply giairily barrows and gilts around 240 lbs. and lighter. Sows scarce. Bar rows and gilts about steady with last Wednesday sows unchanged. Bulk barrows and gilts mixed US 1-3, 190-230 lbs. $21.75 to mostly $22, scattered lots No. 1 and 2, MOTOR FIDELITY ELECTRIC COMPANY. INC. 332 Arch St.. Lancaster, Pa, | ) Send me full information about the NEW DYNA-LINE Farm Motors lam interested in the following Horsepower 1 _ iy, _ g _ 3 _ 5 7Vs 10 15 Q I would like to see a FREE DEMONSTRATION Name Street or R. D, City or Town (Continued on page three) State
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