2 —Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb, 21, 1958 Broilers Average Two Cents a Pound More at Lancaster Exchange LANCASTER Broilers aw traged 22.40 cents a pound with some 92,800 head being sold at the Feb 13 auction at the Lancas ter Poultry Exchange. This price was a gam of about two cents a pound more than paid at the preceding week’s sale. Eight lots of capettes, 8,000 in all. ranged from 28 to 31% cents and three lots of Leghorn fowl ranged from 17% to 17% cents A year ago the broiler average v as 20 48 cents with 110.770 head being sold Here is the recent sale by lot number, seller with grower m ' H*M I ' "Nick-Chick" . 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EX 4-7715 :: 10c per hundred discount on halt ton lots or more :: PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE—WE DELIVER. p H tt it ♦♦ it ♦♦ *««4>H»*t««*«fM*«*»m»*****M*»«***«*«4»*«* 200 STARTED CHICKS Prance Dog Feed 8 25 Rabbit Pellets 485 Rock Salt 180 Water Softener Pellets 236 Fine Salt (25 lbs ) 65$ Ticjan Pasti.v Floiu 25 lbs. 1 62 2 40 4 40 Pe\ 2Slb Pe\ 50 lb Cattle. Hogs Gain; Chicago Market Active CHICAGO CATTLE Slaughter steers moderately active, average choice and better steady to 50 cents higher, other grades irregular, fully steady Heifers steady. Cows steadv to strong. Bulls stroi g to 25 cents higher Vealers and stockers and feedeis steady. Few loads high choice and miked choice and prime 1100-1400 lbs slaughter steers 30 50-23 75, two loads miked choice and prime 1185 lb weights 32 75, load high choice 1225 lb Montana fed steers 30 50, several head prime 1050 lb steers 33 50, aver age choice 27 00-29 50, mostly 27 50- 28 50. two loads around 1325 lb Colora dos included at 28 25, mixed good and choice steers 25 25-26 75, good grades 23 50 25 00, utility and standard steers 19 00-22 50 High choice and prime 1052 lb Colorado heifers 28 50 choice heif. ers largely 25 25-27 25, good and choice grades 24 50 25 00, good heifers 22 50- 2i 00 standard cows 18 00-19 50, utility and commercial cows 16 00 18 50, can ners and cutters 13 50 16 50, some mix ed cutter and utility Holstein cows lb 75, utility and commercial bulls 20 00 22 50, good and choice vealers 28 00-34 00, standard 22 00-28 00, cull and utility 12 00 21 00, good and choice 825 950 lb feeding steers 23 50 24 50, few good stockers 24 35 . HOGS Active, uneven, 25-50 higher on barrows and gilts, sows scarce, mostly 25 higher Good shipping de mand Early clearance US No 2 and 3 190 240 lb barrows and gilts 21 GO -21 25, several hundred No X to 3 190* 230 lb 2125 2150, 27 head lot No 1, 215 lbs 21 60 and 42 head lot No 1 and 2 205 lbs 21 65 No 2 and 3 250-280 lbs 50 21 00 Weights over 280 lbs scarce, few lots No 3, 280-310 lbs 20 00 20 50 Lid deck No 3, 370 lbs butchers 19 25 Larger lots mixed grades 400 500 iw sows 1775-18 75, few lots 325 365 lbs 19 SHEEP 5 Slaughter lamhs and sheep steadv Bulk choice wooled slaughter lambs 24 00-24 75 Around five loads 95 110 lb average at latter price Good to low choice 22 50 23 50, dilUnd util ity 15 00 22 00, choice, 9o lb No 1 pelt lambs 23 50, good and choice slaughter ew es 8 50-10 00 9-3, College Hill Poultry, 21=4 cents 16 M&B (Christ L Herr), 4,500 White Vantress, 10, no sale, 19Va cents bid 17 M&B (Christ L Hen) 2,000 White Vantress, 10, Walter B Lehman, 23 cents 18. M&B (Christ L Herr), 2,000 White Vantress, 10, College Hill Poultry, 22 cents. 19 Aaron M Shank, 4,000 White Vantiess, 9 5, College Hill. 22% cents 20 Aaron M Shank, 5,500 White Vantress, 95, College Hill, 23 V 4 cents. 21 Warren Witmer, 330 Leg horn yearlings, Walter B Leh man, 17% cents 22. Elmer Metz- Jer, 225 Leghorn yearlings, Carl B Risser, 1714 cents 23 ohn L hc-rshey, 1,000 Indian River W lute cockerel capettes, 13 2, Daniel K Good, 29 cents 24 John L Hershey, 1,100 ndian River White pullet capettes, 13 2, Linn Poultry, 30 cents 25 John L Her shey, 1,000 Indian River White cockerel capettes, 13-2, Walter C. Melhnger, 29 Vz cents 26 John L Hershey, 1,000 In dian River White cockeiel cap tites, 13-2, Marvin Sweigart, 30 cents 27 John L Hershey, 1,100 Indian River White pullet cap eltes, 13-2, Linn Poultry, 31% cents 28 John L Hershey, 1,100 Indian River White pullet cap ettes, 13 2, Linn Poultry, 31% cents 29 Noah W reider & Sons, 700 Leghorn yearlings, Walter B Lehman, 17% cents State Flocks Laid 318 Million Eggs Last Month DO ~ , Pennsylvania laying flocks pio ciuced 318 million eggs in Janu ai\v, the Slate Department of Agriculture reported. The produc tion was the highest for any one month since March of 1957 The output was three per cent under the January 1957 produc tion of 328 million eggs and com pares with 316 million eggs pro duced in December 1957 Output in March 1957 was 334 million eggs Rate of la> for last month avei aged 17 30 a new January iccord Prices received by farmers January 15 averaged higher for farm chickens and broilers, but egg prices averaged five and a half cents a dozen lower than for the previous month Farm chic -1 ens averaged 17 cents a pound livewe.ight on Jan 15 While com mercial broilers, hveweight, av eraged 20 5 cents a pound Live tin keys remained at 32 cents a pound Eggs dropped to 45 5 cents a dozen from the 51 cents a dozen average on Dec 15, 1957 Most feed puces remained steady. Storm Limits Offerings, No Stocker Price Established at Lancaster LANCASTER Feb 19, CATTLE Three days 813, week ago, 2,814 Severe storm condi tions weie responsible for a meager offering of livestock lo cally. The week’s salable receipts consisted of about 40 per cent stacker and feeder steers and 15 per cent cows and bulls Around 16 loads slaughter steers were offered With secondary roads still almost completely blocked by Wednesday, not enough stockers and feeders had sold for an adequate market test Most of the slaughter steers sold m Wed nesday’s trade with prices un evenly, $ 50-1 00 higher than the previous Wednesday. Cows were m limited supply at fully steady to strong prices Not enough bulls on sale for an adequate TYlQT'lfPt f PCf Bulk of the choice slaughter steers 975-1,209 lbs. $27 25-29 good and low choice $24 75-27 25 Bulk of the cutter and utility cows $l5 50-1875, high utility and commercial $lB 75-20, can ner and low cutters $l3 50-15 50. CALVES Three days 21, week ago 555 Not enough vealers sold for an adequate market test. HOGS Three days 350, week ago 1,343. Barrows and gilts mostly $1 higher than last Wed nesday, not enough sows for an edaquate market test Bulk har- Be-Co Nurse milk replacer • low cost feeding program • sound, rapid growth It’s iust simple arithmetic. Figure what a 200 lb. veal calf will bung on today’s market. Then deduct the value of the calf at buth ($lO to $l5) and the cost of four bags of Bc-Co-Nui se ($19.60). The difference is your net profit. That’s light . . . just four bags of 80-Co-Nurse will grow a choice, plump, ready to market, 200 lb. veal calf in seven weeks. High in milk solids, animal fat and fortified with all needed vitamins and minerals, Be-Co-Nuise also contains Aureomycin for improved growth and to protect against scorn s. Calves are sleek and trim middled, no grain, or hay is fed. Check Your Profit Potential The chait below shows at a glance the profit potential on only one veal calf on the Be-Co-Nurse program. Your 200 lb calT soils for 4 Bags Be-Co Nur 3 e cost you (Equivalent to 900 Iba milk) Income Over Feed Cost Cost of 90 lb Cab Your Net Profb per Ca lc Call Ub now for details on this simple feeding piogiam. It can mean eatia money for you. Beacon Dealers and Beacon Advisors are lo cated throughout Lancaster County. For the name of the one nearest to you please phone or write: The Beacon'Milling Company Philadelphia and Carlisle Sts., York, Pa, Telephone; York 8-2341. BEACON rows and gilts mixed U S 1, 2 and 3, 180-240 lbs. in Wednes day’s trade $22 75-23.25, a few No 3 at $22 50. Small lots No 1 and 2, 190-230 lbs. $23 50, at least 15 head No. 1 reached $24. SHEEP. Three days 75, week ago 119. Supply was mainly na tive wooled lambs utility and low good grades. Prices fully steady with last Wednesday Utility and good slaughter lambs $l9 50-22.- 50, culls down to $l5 Not enough aged sheep offered for a market test MUSSER Leghorn Chicks For Large' White Egg* DOt*ISOAL WHITS CROSS For Broiler Chicks "direst from the Breeder** MOUNT JOY, PA. Phone Mt. Joy OL 3-4911 Price per lb of Veal $6O 00 $66 00 $72 00 19 60 19 60 19 60 $4O 40 $46 40 $52 40 \4 00 14 00 14 00 $26 40 $32 40 $3B 40 - - **i«