2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Jan. 10, 1958
Broilers Average About 18 Cents
At Lancaster Exchange Thursday
LANCASTER Jan 2 At
the iust sale in the new year
most sold at a puce of
16 cents a pound at the Lancaster
Poultry Exchange The range in
puce for the 77,150 birds sold
was from 17 1 a to 18°4 cents
Four bundled capettes sold for
2014 cents and two lots of Leg
horn fowl moved at 13 s ,-i cents
A year ago the ai erage for 89.-
760 bi oilers was 18 58 cents with
the range being fiom 1814 to 19
cents
The Exchange also reports that
in December 329 300 birds weie
sold, 307.025 of them being broil-
The a\ erage price was 16 40
cents This* compares with 222,-
263 broilers in 1956 when the
a\ ei age was 19 28 cents
Ileie is the Jan 2 sale by lot
nmiiDer, seller with grower in
parenthesis, number and breed,
age in weeks and days, buyer and
price pei pound
1 Elias Fiey, 500 White Van
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White Vanlress, 9-6, Roy E Ream,
18Vi cents 4 Glenn H Herr, 400
White Vantress cockerel capettes,
13 John N Thomas, 2614 cents.
5 \ ernon R Snyder, 6,000 White
Vantress, 10, College Hill, 1814
cents
6 Vernon R Snyder, 6,000
White Vantress, 10, College HiU,
18 5 4 cents 7. Vernon R Snyder,
6,000 White Vantress, 10, College
Hill, 1814 cents 8 J. Fred White
side (John K Grebinger), 3,200
White Vantress, 9-3, Victor F.
Weaver Inc, 18 cents. 9 J. Fred
Whiteside (John K Grebinger),
3 200 Whte Vantress, 9-3, College
Pull 17-4 cents 10 Paul Z Mar
tin, 1,500 Indian River Whites,
10 2, John N Thomas, 18 cents
li Paul Z Martin, 1,350 White
Vantress, 96, John N. Thomas,
(Cocitinuea on page three)
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CHICAGO, Jan. 6 HOGS Fair
ly active, generally strong to 25
cents higher than Friday’s uneven
trade, Butchers over 240 lbs still
uneven and these weights up
more than 25 cents in instances
Sows strong to mostly 25 cents
higher. Around 4,500 hogs sold on
shipping account and all local m
terests in trade. U. S No 2 and
3 190-225 lb barrows and gilts
$19.25-19 65 Several lots mostly
No. 1 and 2 these weights $l9 75-
20 00. Around 200 head at $2O 00,
but such hogs scarce. No 2 and 3
230-250 lbs $lB 50-19.25. No. 2 and
3, 260-280 $lB 00-18.50. Few lots
No 3 up to 300 lbs down to
around $l7 50 Larger lots 400-
525 lb sows $l5 00-16 00 and bulk
325 375 lbs $l6 25-16 50
CATTLE Fully 70 per cent of
the supply slaughter steers,
around 15 per cent heifers and
about 5 per cent cows High
choice and prime steers in rela
tively good supply and consider
ably showing good to low choice
grades but average choice steers
relatively scarce. Slaughter steers
slow, steady to weak compared
last weeks close. Heifers steady.
Cows and bulls quite active, fully
steady Vealers and stockers and
feeders steady, both classes very
scarce Around a dozen loads av
erage prime to high prime 1125-
1300 lb slaughter steers $29 SO
SO 50, three loads $3O 50 Bulk
choice and prime steers $25 75-
29 25 High choice steers $27 25-
28 00, load lots mixed good and
choice steers $24 25-25 50 Load
lots mostly good grade steers
522 00 24 00
SHEEP Bulk of salable re
ceipts wooled slaughter lambs,
three decks fall shorn slaugher
lambs and some slaughter ewes
also included Yearlings absent
Trade very active, all represented
classes fully steady. Choice and
prime wooled lambs 110 lbs and
down $23 00-2410, around five
decks included' at latter price
Deck 103 lb prime lambs $24 50
and short deck mostly prime 96
lb averages $24 25 Utility and
low good $21.50-23 00, culls down
to $l5 00 Double deck 108 lb fall
shorn choice lambs $23 50 and
part deck fall shorn choice lambs
around 100 lbs $23 25 Good and
choice slaughter ewes $8 00 10 00,
individuals to $lO 50 Cull and
utility $6 50 8 00
Baltimore Cattle
Prices Steady,
Hogs Active
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BALTIMORE, Jan 6 Esti
mated cattle receipts were ap
pioxunalely 10 per cent gi eater
then a week ago and around 18
pei cent more than the same dav
a year ago Slaughter steers and
hcuers made up around 70 per
cent of the receipts with good
and choice predominating Cows
comprised bulk of the remainder
Tiading on steers and heifers was
fairly' active, cows moderately ac
tive Prices for slaughter steers
and heifers compared with late
last week were fully steady, spots
sl r ong to 50 cents higher on lots
grading good and below Cows
and bulls unchanged. Vealeis and
slaughter calves showed little
change Stockers and feeders
wore m limited numbers and fail
ed to fully test the market, how
ever, few sales steady
STEERS & HEIFERS High
good and choice slaughter steers
hi ought 524 50-26 00, several lots
choice 1050-1250 lb at $26 00 26 50
and 12 head 1100 lb weights at
$27 00 Lots grading mostly good,
but including same choice $23 50-
25 00, standard and good $22 GO
-24 00 Good and choice heifers
■-old at $23 00 24 00 including a
23 head lot at the latter price
standard and good $2l 50 23 50
COWS L BULLS Utility and
commercial cows brought $l6 00
18 00, a few commeicial and
standaid up to $l9OO Culler and
utility cows sold from $l3 50-
16 50, canners and cutters $l2 00-
15 00 Utility and commeicial
bulls brought $2O 50 22 00, a limit
ed number to $22 50
VEALERS & CAIVES Sales of
vealers and slaughter calves were
Slaughter Cattle Steady, Stockers
Gain at Lancaster Stock Yards
By DAVID S. LORENSON
Federal-State Market News Scivice
LANCASTER Jan 8 CAT
TLE Three days 3,502, week ago
including holiday 3,229 Slaughter
steers and heifers mostly steady
with a week ago Cows and bulls
fully steady, stockers and feeders
stiong to 50 cents higher Re
ceipts comprised around 45 per
cmt stocker and feeder steers and
15 per cent cows and bulls Fewer
slaughter steers than a week ago
Most slaughter steers graded good
and choice
Bulk choice fed steers 1,000-
1 250 lbs. $25-27, a few lots high
choice and mixed high choice and
prime $27 25-27 50, load, 1,335 lb
rrostly prime steers $2B 50. Bulk
good grade steers $23-24 75 and a
few lots mixed standard and good
$22-23 Small lots good and choice
heifers $2l-25 25 Bulk cutter and
utility cows $13.7517, can nor s
and low cutters $11.50-13 75. Util
ity and commercial bulls $l9 22,
good fed yearling bulls to $24
Bulk medium and good stockei
and feeder steel s $22 24, several
loads and lots high good and
choice 750-900 lb. stocker and
feeding steers $24 50 25 50, one
load 805 lb choice feedeis $2560
A few common and medium stock
steers $l9 2150. Small lots good
ana choice stock steer calves 450-
525 lbs $23 50-26, a few to $2B
CALVES: 892, week ago includ
ing holiday, 805 Vealers steady
to $1 00 lower than last Thursday
Bulk good and choice vealers 140-
210 lbs $26 50-31 50, high choice
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