2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 7, 1958 Broiler Prices Weaken in Response 'j o Buyer Resistance in Stores LANCASTER Bioilei puces eakened slighth Horn the high ei pio.es of the last few weeks at (J.e Lancaster Poultry Exchange s J,m 30 auction Such a downwaid tiencl has teen expected b\ local bujeis vho called the highei pi ices an ‘•uiiieal maikel Another factoi hi the decline is the fact that high pi iced bi oilers aie now mov mg into sloie and aie meeting consiimei resistance JBioileis aveiaged 20 86 cents \ ith 100,275 being sold at the le cent sale The puce range was f'om 19 to 21-j cents One lot of LOO bioileis topped the sale at 24 cents capottcs 3 200 in all sold I om 254 to 264 cents a lot of 400 heavv fowl moved at 21 i cents and 950 Leghorn fowl i' owed at 154 and 16 cents Here is the Jan 3 sale bv lot cumber, seller \uln giov r ei in Parenthesis, numbei and bleed, age in weeks and davs Inner and puce per pound 1 Wcngei s (Clair Hilsher) 975 Indian Rivers 9 6 no sale 19 cents bid 2 X Paik Millei 350 !♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦< >♦♦♦♦»»♦»♦»♦»»♦•♦»♦♦*♦♦♦♦■»♦*♦«*»♦♦«-»♦»»»♦♦♦♦»< 100 White Cross Chicks 4 Weeks. H 100 Christie New Hamps 3 Weeks. :: Stop those Egg Slumps b\ using Pe\ 25 lbs $2 40—■ || 50 lbs S 4 40 Yours Hens will love it' H B Starter NFZ 425 20% Hog, Pig & Sow feed h Giower NFZ 415 445 j: 16% Bluebnd All .Mash DP 16% Supei A Dairj 340 « 390 Fitting Ration 350 :j 20% QualiU Egg Pellets 410 Rabbit Pellets 480 :: Sciatch DP 380 Dog Feed 800 ;j Peat Moss Bale 400 Staz Dr\ Bale 250 || Hoise feed 3 80 Special Chop Foi Hogs Steers, Heifeis & Sheep ALTMAN S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Aie. Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE—WE DELIVER NEW EFFECTIVE WAY TO CONTROL WORM PARASITES IN SWINE . . . 1 Higiomix” 'is a new antibiotic that pi ovules giowth stimulation and effective control of intestinal v'oims in swine The control of worms is accomp lished b\ the pievention ot worms reduction in woim egg pi oduction and controlling immature forms before the\ do then damage , The mam job of “Hcgromix” is to keep costly w’oim damage from happening So—to effective!} control worms in swine—feed an\ of these feeds containing Hygromix Red Rose Hog Meal. Red Rose Pig Starter Pellets, or Red Rose Pig & Sow Meal Nothing else is lequued .. no starving no limiting of feed, no isolation, no special mixing The icsults pigs put on more weight, fastei and get to maikel sooner TRY RED ROSE HOG FEEDS with “Hvgronux”—now! MESSER F \RMS, INC R. W. HOLLINGER & SONS, R. D 2 Columbia, Pa D \\ ID B. HIRST Bowmaiiswlk, Pa WEST WIIIOW I VRMLUS ASHK West Willow, Pa White Vanlicss cockcicl capcttes, 13 2 Waltei B Lehman, 26Vi cents 3 Leu M Weaver, 400 Leg horn jearling fowl, Ro> E Ream, 1j cents 4 Ephiaun M Heinlej, 400 Sihcr Cioss fowl, Walter B Lehman, 21 4 cents 5 Glenn H Har 1400 White Vanltess pullet Ccpettes 17, no sale, 25 cents bid 6. Daniel G. Fon> (Elmei), 5 900 While Vanuess 10 2, Daniel K Good, 21 cents 7 Fonv (El mc! i 800 White Vantiess, 10 2, John E Rettmgev, 24 cents' 8. Fcu> (Elmei), 4 000 White Van tiess' 96, S E Davis. 214 cents 9 Elmer H Rohiei, 6 000 White Vantiess. 9 3 College Hill Poul In, 214 cents 10 Enos Buckwal tci 6,000 White Vautress and V lute Rock 11 no sale 20 cents bid 11 Enos Buckwaltei 3.600 White Vantress and White Rock, 11, withdiawn 12 Edgai M Mar tin 2 850 White Coimsh Cross, 9 6, Victor F Weaiei Inc, 2114 cents 13 Edgar M Martin, 1,775 Coimsh Cioss, 9-6. Victor F V\ ea\ er Inc , 21 j 4 cents 14 Eshel ►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ ‘HYGFOMIX’ now available in REB^tßasE 9 HOG FEEDS A. E HERR &, BRO S 3 20 :: ♦♦ •• INC. Manheiin, Pa, BROWN HRE E * Atglen, Pa Quarr>villc. Pa, Steers Stronger, Hogs Active At Chicago CHICA.GO, Feb 3 CA.TTLE 17,000 Slaughter steers generally slow, most ly steady, instances strong on prime 1200 1500 lb weights and on choice 900 1030 lb veal lings Heifers fully steady Stockers and feeders scarce, few sales about steady High choice and prime slaughter steers $27 00 31 50, loath around 1450 lb weights at $3lOO, feed lot mates of $3O 25 cattle last week weighing 1540 lbs two loads mixed high choice and prime 1275 lb steers $29 50, these feed lot mates of $29 50 steers last Wednes day, one load ol prime steers at $3l 50 feed lot mates but lighter than $32 00 cattle last Wednesday good to average choice steeis $22 50 26 50 loadlots mixed good and choice' grades $24 50- 25 50 although steers at $25 50 mostly in the choice glade utility and stand ard steers $l9 00 22 00, load utilAy 925 lb weights $l9 25 Load prime near 1100 lb heifers $2B 50, bulk choice heifers $24 50 26 50, some mixed good and choice heiters $24 00, standard and good heifers $l9 00 23 50 Few standard cows $lB 00 19 50, utility and commer cial cows $l5 75 18 00, bulk $l6 00 17 50 Canneis and cutlers largely $l3 50 16 00 few head light canners down to $l2 00 Ltihtv and conmeicial bulls $l9 DO -21 00 Good and choice vealcrs 527 00 32 00 standard giades $2l 00 26 00 Bulk cull and utility vealcrs $l2 00- 20 00 Few good to mostly choice 800 835 lb feeding steers $22 75- and 24 00 HOGS 9,000 Moderately active, steady to strong on barrows and gilts under 240 lbs heavier weights steady to 25 cents higher Sows scarce, steady Fan' shipping demand Iso 1 and 2 butchers relatively scarce U S No 2 and 3, 190 240 lb butcheis $l9 00 19 50, several lots No 1 and 2, 200-225 lbs $l9 50 19 65 100 head No 1, 210 220 lbs uniform in weight and grade Sl9 75 20 head lot closely sorted No 1, 210 lbs $2O 00 No 2 and 3, 250 280 bs $lB 50- 19 00, few No 1 and 2 around 240 lbs to $l9 25 No 2 and 3, 280 310 lbs $l3 00 18 50 Deck No 3, 320 lbs $l7 75 Mixed grades 375 550 lb sows $l6 50 17 50 Few head 325 lbs to $l7 75 Most rough scars $l2 00 13 50, few stags $l3 50 15 50 SHEEP 2,000 Three decks No 1 to tall shorn lambs and tew slaughter sheep on sale, balance decks and load lots wool slaughter lambs Slaughter lambs steady to mostly 25 cents lowei. Slaughter ewes steady Bulk choice wooled slaughter lambs 110 lb and down $24 00 24 50. several loads 95 110 lb averages at latter price Two loads choice 118 lb lambs $23 25 Good giades $22 50.24 00, cull and utility $l7 00 22 00 Two decks mixed good and choice fall shorn 90 and 98 lb lambs and a deck 90 lb comparable giade No 1 pelt lambs 522 75 Good and choice wooled slaghter ewes $8 50- 10 00 few to $lO 50, cull and utility $7 00 $8 50 Fed Steers Off At Close; Hogs Up at Baltimore BALTIMORE, Feb 3 CATTLE AND CALVES Fed steers comprised aiound 65 per cent of the supply, good and choice grades predominating with only limited fed heifers included Aiound 25 per cent cows Fed steers and heifers opened moderately active to slow, early sales steady, but steers closed weak to 25 cents lower, in stances 50 cents off Cows slow and entry 37 fCtMtifA/Uif 1 STRAIN A STRAIN B STRAIN C strain D STRAIN e STRAIN I s strain G K -137 KimberCHlKS again Demonstrate by placing FIRST IN NET IN COME among sold chicks/ that were entered in three or more of these five tests. AUTHORIZED # CWK. Larger Stocker Supply Weakens Price at Lancaster Stock Yards Federal-State Market News bnvicc < LANCASTER Feb 5 CATTLE Three days 2,502, week ago 3,600 Slaughter steeis fully steady with last Wednesday cows mostly steady hulls steady Stockeis and feedeis slow this week, prices steady to weak Sailable supplies comprised around 50 pet cent stockeis and feeders and 15 pci cent cows Bulls and heifcis in veiy light supplj The slaughtei steer ott ering around 40 per cent less than a week ago Most slaughter steers graded good and choice Bulk choice fed steeis, 1,000 1,250 lbs $25 25 27 50, a few maxed high choice and pume $27 50-28, one load 1,193 lb mostly prime steeis $29 Good and low choice steers $23 75- 25 25. some mixed standaid and good $22-23 50 Small lots stand ard and good heifers $2O-23 Bulk cutter and utility cows $l4 - 50-17 75, high utility and com mercial $lB 19 25, a few standard cows to $2O C&nners and low cutters $l2 50-14 25 Bulk utility and commeicial bulls $2O-22 50, good fed yearling bulls to $24 Most medium and good stocker and feeder steeis 730-1025 lbs $22 50-25 A few mixed good and choice 466-532 lb stock steer calves $26 CALVES: Vealers moderately active early, later trade slow Prices mostly steady with last Wednesday Bulk good and choice 140-210 lb vealers $2B 50- 34, high choice and prime $34 50- 38, odd head to $39 Standaid grades $22 50-28 HOGS: Barrows and gilts most ly steady with last Wednesday steady Bulls sold fully steady to stiong Vealers were scarce and active and sold $1 00 higher in a forced trade Stocker and feeder steers and stock steer calves steady Good and choice 900 1200 lb mosth 1000 1100 lb feed steers $24 25 26 00 with a few small lots mostly average choice 942 1001 b $26 50 27 50 and one 840 lb high choice individual $2B 00 Standard and good brought $24 25 Small lots good to low.choice 695-855 a few small lots and scattered indmd- I lb fed heifers brought $23 00 24 50 with I ual standards at $2O 00 23 00 Cutter to commercial cows sold Irom $l5 50 19 00 with a lew standard reaching $2O 00 and canners and cutters bulked at $l3 0016 00 Utility and commercial bulls sold from $l9 00 21 50 with a few to $22 00 Good and choice vealers moied at $33 00 37 00, an individual 21U lb choice cashed at $3B 00 Stand ard and good sold largely from $27 00 33 00 A few common and medium Stocker and feedei steers brought $lO 50-23 00 and a package of 450 lb choice stock steer calves $26 50 --4 their consistent earning power all nationally ; mrgr' Ph. EX 2-2155 CHER TENN over feed ond chick coil *Fo 557 doy« incomplete tAver«.ge of f*vo en»r<et -T UuBBARO FARMS Sows, in small suply steady Bulk baiows and gills mixed U S 1, 2 and 3 190-230 lbs in Wednes day’s trade $2O 50-20 75, a few sales No 3 bark to $2O 25 Small lots No 1 and 2, $2l-2150 and onlv a few head icached $22. Sows mixed U S 1-3 300 550 lbs. $l4 50 18 mostly $l7 50 down SHEEP: Supply mainly native wooled lambs giading utility and good Slaughter lambs steady with last Wednesday Bulk good and low choice wooled slaughter lambs 75 95 lbs $22 50-26, utility and low good $l9 50-22 50 Available Now 2 Outstanding Varieties of Alfalfa Certified Du Puits ★ High Yielding ★ Exceptional Seedling Vigor ★ Quick Recovery ★ Longer Growing Period ★ Winter Hardy Certified Vernal ★ Wilt Resistant ★ High Yielding ★ Dark Green Foliage ★ Fine Stem - Leafy ★ Very Winter Hardy Order Yours Today Smoketown, Pa. Phone Lancaster EX 2-2659 AVI. 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