2—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 7,1958 Broiler Price Jumps to 23.56 Cents At Lancaster Exchange Thursday LANCASTER With only 51.- 150 broilers being sold, the aver- age price jumped to 23 56 cents a pound at the Feb 27 auction at the Lancaster Poultry Exchange The low was 22% cents and the high was 26% cents Harvey M Zimmerman, R 3 Ephrata, again topped the sale with 700 White Vantress. John Jv Thomas paid the top A lot of 500 capeltes sold for S3’'i cents Seien lots of Leghorn fowl s'old fiom 16*4 to 17% cents with the average being 16 71 cents Two lots of heavy fowl sold foi 25 and 26% cents and 100 males moved at 12% cents A year ago 95,200 broilers av eiagecl22.29 cents, and 1,825 Leg horn fowl sold foi 12% cents A review of the February oper ations ot the Exchange shows th,.t 308,609' birds were sold in four s,ples The range in prices during the month was from 19 to 26 % cents Last yeax in four sales 468,- 520 birds were sold with the «£ XX »* XX xx xx TT ♦♦ XX XX S i Need Cattle or Hog Wire? We Have Itl Don’t Forget! We Have Started Chicks! Golden Loaf Bread Flour Poultry Feeds from start to finish DAIRY FEEDS HOG FEED STAZ-DRY if ♦♦ i i •4 £ tt I ♦t -» ti J •4 t ♦ 4 i I*. j 4*4 Garden Tools forks, shovels, rakes, etc Seeds and Plants in Season ALTMAN'S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. H ’ PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE—WE DELIVER 44 St ~,,,,,,,,, i.immu-nmiiniimt? New Effective Way To Control Worm Parasites In Swine... Rsa “Hygromix” is a new antibiotic that provides growth stimulation and effective control of intestinal worms in swine The cdntrol of worms is accomp lished by the prevention o'f worms, reduction in worm egg production and controlling immature forms befoie they do their damage The mam 30b ot “Hygromix” is to keep costly worm damage from happening So —to effectively control worms in swine—feed any of these feeds containing Hygromix; Red Rose Hog Meal. Red Rose Pig Starter, Pellets, or Red Rose Pig & Sow Meal Nothing else is required ... no starving, no limiting of feed, no isolation, no special mixing The results pigs put on more weight, fastei and get to maiket sooner TRY RED ROSE HOG FEEDS with “Hjgiomi\" now! REICH POULTRY FARM E. MUSSER HEISEY R D 1 Marietta, Pa R D 2 Mt Joy, Pa. A. & GROFF 21 S Queen St Lancaster, Pa CHAS. E. SAUDER & SONS J. C. WALKER &CO RD 2 East Earl, Pa Gap, Pa WARREN SICKMAN RDI Pequea, Pa range from 19% cents to 23-/4 cents The best year in number of birds sold during the month of February was 1956 when 489,570 buds were sold m eight sales. However the best range in prees was in 1955 when the spread was from 25 to 31% cents Here is the Feb 27 sale by lot number, seller with grower in paicnthesis, number and breed, age n weeks and drys, bu>er and pi ice per pound 1 R B Ludwig, 1,500 yearling Leghorn fowl, Rov E Ream, 16% cei’ts 2 Enos G Heishey, 300 > eaihng Leghorn fowl, Walter C. Mdlinger, 16% cents 3 Arthur Graybill, 450 yearling Leghorn fowl, Marun Sweigarl. 16V4 cents 4 David Garber, 400 Leghorn fowl, 16 months, Walter B Leh man, 16% cents 5 Amos M Herr, 175 White Cross fowl, 20 months, Marvin Sweigart, 17 Va cents 6 Hany W. Hossler, 2,200 Leg horn fowl, 22 months, J Robert Cnailes, 16% cents 7 Francis FITTING RATION HORSE FEED PEAT MOSS ‘HYGFOMIX’ now available in HOG FEEDS AMMON E. SHELLY RD 2 Lititz, Pa MUSSER’S The* Buck R D 1, Quanvville, Pa Steers Uneven, Stockers Gain At Baltimore BALTIMORE, March 3 (AMS) Estimated . receipts Cattle, 1,500, calves, 200, hogs. 900, sheep, 15 Fed steers comprised about 50 per cent ot the supply and fed heifers aiound five per cent, these predomi nately choice with only moderate showing of standard and good The remainder of the supply was made up of about 15 per cent Stocker and feeder steers and stock steer Culles and aiound 30 per cent cows, including a limited supply of bulls led steers were uneven, choice steers moderately active, steady to 50 cents higher, standard and good slow, mostly steady Cows very, slow, corn mereial cows steady, canner to utility mostly 25 to 50 cents lower, instances a dollar off in borderline grades Bulls sold 50 cents lower Supply of stocker and feeder steer*- and stock steer calves largest since last fall, and these sold generally 50 cents, highei Good clearance of all CI3S*I6S Load 1,0*3 pound average and high choice fed steers *29, package BoQ pounds $29 25, bulk of low at average choice 900.1,150 pounds $27 28 50. load high choice and prime 1,424 pounds to Schultz, 6,500 White Vantress, 10-2, Meader’s Poultry, 2314 cents 8 Francis Schultz, 6,500 White Vantres, 102, S E Davis, 23 % cents 9 W. A Wagner, 4,250 White Vantress, 10, College Hill Poultry, 23% cents 11 Kenneth Noll, 2,800 White Vantress, 9-3, Victor F. Weaver Inc, 23% cents 12. Neff Bros, 1,450 Indian River White, 10, Carl B. Kisser, 23% cents 13 Samuel K Stoltzfus, 1,000 White Rock, 96, Carl B Risser, 2514 cents 14 Glenn H. Herr, 500 Indian River White Cockerel capettes, 14, Ray W. Gibble, 22% cents. 15 Miller && Bushong (Harry Boyer), 5,400 Indian River White and Indian Ru er, 9-2, Victor F. Weaver Inc, 23% cents 16. M&B (William Campbell), 700 Silver Cross cockerels, 9-2, Ray W Gibble, 24% cents 17 M&B (William Campbell), 700 Silver Cross cockerels, 9-2, Walter C Melhnger, 22% cents 18 M&B (William Campbell), 1,400 White Mountain, 9-2, Walter C Mellin ger, 25% cents 19 M&B (Richard tress, 95, Victor F Weaver Inc , 22% cents 20 Elvm High, 200 Arbor Acres yearling fowl, John N Thomas, 26’A cents. 21 John B Kurtz (Clyde H Martin), 3,700 White Vantress, 95, Roy E Ream, 24% cents 22. John B Kurtz (Edward G Mar tin), 2,000 White Vantress, 9, Roy E. Ream, 231/4 cents 23 Hiestand Inc, (Norman Gvins), 1,400 year ling Leghorn fowl, Walter B Leh man, 1614 cents. 24 Harvey M. Zimmerman, 700 White Vantress, 10 6, John N. Thomas, 26% cents 25 Harvey M Zimmerman, 2,500 White Vantress, 11, no sale, 24% cents bid 2. Elvm High, 1,600 Aibor Acres yearlng fowl, Walter C Melhnger, 25 cents Elvm High, 100 males, Roy E. Ream, 12% cents « ♦♦ n Butcher Cattle Active, Hogs Slow at Chicago CHICAGO, March 4 Estimat ed Salable Receipts- CATTLE 6,- 000 CALVES. 200,‘HOGS 9,500, SHEEP 1,500. CATTLE Slaughter steers and heilers active, steady to 50 high er, cows and bulls steady to stiong, vealeis steady to 1 00 low er; stockers and feeders scarce, load prime around 1125 lb slaught steers 36 00, 1150 1432 lb ?1 50-32 50, utility to low-good 20 50-24 50, good to average choice heifers 23 50-27 50, stand ard to low-good 20 50-23 00, stand ard cows 18 50-20 00, utility and commercial 16 25-18 50, canners and cutters 14.00-16 25, utility and commercial bulls 20 00-22 50, good and choice vealers 29 00- 34 00, standard 2100 28 00, cull and utility 10 00-20 00 HOGS Slow, 25 to mostly 50 lower on barrows and gilts, sows 2050 lower, 190-260 lbs 20 25 20 60, 200-225 lbs. 20.60 20 75, 350 head these weights 21.00, 325 400 1) sows 18 50-19 25, 425-550 lbs 17 50-18 50, little below 17 75 SHEEP Slaughter lambbs steady to strong, slaughter ewes fully steady, small lot prime 100 lb wooled slaughter lambs 24 50, bulk choice 23.25-24 00, good to low-choice 22 00-23 00, cull and uMhty 15 00-21 50, good and choice wooled slaughter ewes 8 00-10 00, cull and utility 6.50- 8 50. Slaughter Cattle Rise Sharply But Hogs Tend Weaker at Lancaster LANCASTER, March 5 good and low choice steers $25 75- Cattle Three days, 3,284, week 27.50- a few mixed standard and ago 2,979. Choice slaughter steers Wednesday, high Good and below mostly $lOO higher than last 50-75 cents higher, heifers most ly 50 cents higher but cry small supply. Cows now unevenly $5O - 25 lowe than a week ago with utility and commercial grades off most Bulls fully steady Stockers and feeders $ 50-1 00 higher The week’s supply comprised around 45 loads slaughter steei s three loads heifers Around 4C par cent receipts stockers and feeders and 20 /per cent cows and bulls Most slaughter steers graded good and choice Most choice fed steers 1,000 1,250 lbs $27 75-31 50, a few lots mostly high choice $l3 75 32 older buyers at $2B 50 Bulk good to lov choice 900 1,150 pound steers $25 27, few standard $24 25 \ cry limited sunply good to average choice 840 1,102 pound fed heifers $24 26 Utility and commercial cows $l7 21, mostly $l3-17 n ostly $2O and down, few standard $22 Canners and cutters $l3 17, largely $l4 16 75 Hundred seventy to 250 pound vealers $26 32, standard and good, $22 26 Short two loads mostly good to choice 387 pound stock steer calves $29 50, load 446 pound good giade $26, half load 467 pound medium to good $25 75, one load 587 pound, mostly good to choice stock steers, $27 50, load 624 pound common and medium $22 90 Two loads good to choice 1,000 pound feeder steers $26 HOGS Butchers and sows moderate Iv active, 25 to 50 cents higher Supply largely mixed lots U S No 1,2, and 3, 180 240 pound butchers, these most ly $2l 50 21 75, few small lots No 1 anil 2, 200 230 pounds, $22, small lot No 2 and 3, 250 pounds, $2125, 34 head No 3 268 pounds, $2O 25 Scattered head mixed No 1 to 3, 300 400 pound sows $l7 50 18 50, under 300 pounds to $lB 75 SHEEP A 15 head lot 79 pound good to choice slaughter lambs steady to s2t3 Modern bank vaults are made o reinforced concrete, have Hue < steel walls, time clocks and automatic burglar alarm to protect depositors’ funds V- ~ , Sterling Blusalt: high-quality salt plus seven trace minerals essential to good growth and reproduction (manganese, iron, sulfate sulfur, copper, cobalt, iodine and zinc). Sterling Green’salt: trace-mineral salt plus 10% phenothiazine for effective low-level control in internal parasites in livestock. STERLING SLUSALT and STERLING GREEN’SALT —Products of International Salt Co., Inc. Blusalt and Green salt available here Cassels Mill, Inc., Manheim, R. D. 1. Pa. Eastern States Farmers Exchange, Manheim Pike, Lancaster, Pa. _ Eastern States Farmers Exchange, Pomeroy, Pa. Eby’s Mill, Lititz, Pa. Harold H. Good, Terre Hill, Pa. M. S. Gravbill and Son, Bareville, Pa. Paul H. Hurst ahd Son, East Earl R. D. I, Pa. Ira B. Landis, 779 Valley Rd., Lancaster. Pa. Martins Feed Mill. Enhrata. R. D. 3, Pa. Millport Roller Mill, Lititz, R. D. 4, Pa. Mountville Feed Service, Columbia, R. D. 2, Pa. George A. Rutt. Stevens, Pa. J. C. Walker and Son, Gan, Pa. David H. Weaver, New Holland, Pa. C. P. Wenger and Sons, Ephrata, Pa. Wolgemuth Bros., Florin, Pa. , standard and good heifers $2l-23. Cow offerings in excess of de mand, trading slow with a hold over each day. By Wednesday mostmost utility cows $l6 25-18, commercial scarce, cutters large ly $l4 7517 25, high yielding cut ters to $l7 25, canners $l3 25- 14 25 Utility and commercial bulls $2150 23 50, odd head to $24.50, good fed yearling bulls to $25 50 ■Bulk medium and good stoclcer and feeder steers 614-1,001 lbs $23 50-26, two loads 800 and 955 lb choice feedmg steers $27 A few loads 1,025-1,160 lb. partly fattened steers grading mostly good from a slaughter standpoint went for further feeding from $26 50 27 75 A few 542-618 lb. stock steers $26 50-28.5% load good and choice short yearling choice 628 lb short yearlings in thin flesh $3O 65 CALVES 1,015, week ago 1,135 Vealers unevenly $3 00- 500 lower than last Wednesday. Bulk good and choice 140-210 lb. vealers $26 50-31, high choice to $33, prime grades absent Utility and standard vealers $l7-26, culls down to $l3 HOGS 1,820, week ago 2,343. Barrows and gilts steady to 25 cents lower than last Wednes day, sows scarce, steady In Wednesday’s trade bulk barrows and gilts mixed US 1, 2 and 3 190-230 lbs $2150-21.75, small lots No 1 and 2, these weight $22-22 50 to local small killers A few head 230-250 lbs $2l DO -21 50 these mostly No 2 and 3 Sows mixed US 1, 2 and 3, 300- 550 libs $l5 50-19 SHEEP Three days 106, week ago 331 Small supply mostly wooled slaughter lambs utility and good. Prices steady Bulk utility and good slaughter lambs $l9 50-26, choice and prime ab sent f f * V/'"'
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