2 Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 11, 1958 Poultry Prices Drop Cent and Half At Lancaster Exchange Thursday LANCASTER, April 3 Broil ers sold at the Poultry Exchange Auction here followed a national downward trend and dropped about a full cent in price from the week before. Of 85,625 birds offered, 71,225 were sold Of this total, 65.400 were broil ers which averaged 21.2' cents a pound with a high of 23 cents and a low of 20 3 4 cents^ Capettes shared in the general ly softened price and ranged from 33 v 4 to 34 cents a pound for 1,500 head, A lot of 1.100 Upons brought 28> 4 cents and three lots of Leg horns brought 17 3 4 and 18 cents A year ago 151.099 broilers av eraged 204 cents in two sales A summary for the month of hlarch shows that the last month v as the best in price since 1955. However the number of birds sold vas the lowest m the four years the Exchange has been in opera tion. Here is the April 3 sale by lot number, seller with grawer in parenthesis, number and breed, , age in weks and days, buyer and price per pound 1. LEVI M. WEAVER, 3,950 White Vantress, 10, Victor F. Weaver Inc, 2024 cents. 2 John H Melhnger. 600 HyLme year ling fowl, Roy E Ream, 18 “cents. 3. Campbell’s Mill (Walter Boop), 2.200 White Rock cockerel lipons, 11-6, no sale. 22 cents bid. 4. Campbell’s Mill (Walter Boop), 2 400 White Rock cockerel hpons, 11-6, no sale, 22-4 cents bid 5 Campbell’s Mill (Walter Boop), 1,100 White Rock cockerel lipons, 116, C. F Manbeck Inc., 28)4 cents e Harry W Hossler, 2,000 year lings Leghorn fowl. Walter B Lehman, 17 '4 cents 7 Cool Creek 1 arm, 3,400 White Cross cock erels, 9 3, College Hill Poultry, 21 Reduce mortality losses clean up. your poultry house with Carbola the disinfecting white paint « Cut poultry mortality losses 1 Clean your brooder house and laying house then spray Carbola-the Disinfectin’ White Paint Carbola s powerful germicide kills poultry diSease germs It contains Lindane and Mala thion to kill flies lice mites and keep cob vrebs down Carbola dries white Also used as a dust Ca'oola neutralizes ammonia fumes Ask your dealer for Carbola today or contact your Certified Carbola Spra/man Send for free Poultry Management Bulletin and the Tume of your nearest Carbola Dealer or Sprayman, Dept. LF-48 Carbola CHEMICAL CO,. INC., Natural Bridge, N. Y. (serving the Poultry Industry for 62 years Deatl Animals Removed Promptly Will Pav Full Value For Dead Animals Dealers in P.ones, Tallow and Hides FRY’S RENDERING WORKS Prop., John Fry 2114 Hollinger RD. Lancaster Ph. EX 2-4815 Toll Charges Accepted cents. 8 Cool Creek Farm, 2,300 White Cross cockerels, 9-3, Col lege Hill,- 21 cents. 9. Cool Creek Farm, 2,300 White Cross cock erels, 9-3, College Hill, 21 cents 1. Vernon R. Snyder, 5,800 White Vantres, 10, Header’s Poultry, 21 x 4 cents. 11. VERNON R. SNYDER, 6.- 000 White Vantress, 10, Daniel K. Good, 21 cents. 12 Vernon R Snyder, 5,500 White Vantress, 10 Header’s Poultry. 21 cents 13. James Donaldson, 2,800 White Vantress, 9-2, Header’s Poultry 21 cents. 14 Lersy M Sensemg. 4,800 White Vantress. 10, College Hill Poultry, 21 cents. 15. Leroy M. Sensemg, 4,800 White Van tress, 10, Walter C. Melhnger 2Vk cents. 16 M. H. Weaver Poultry, (James Auker), 1,100 White Van tress, 10-4, Walter C Mellmger, 23 cents. 17. Eugene K Metzler, 950 White Vantress, 9-3, John E. Rettmger, 23 cents. 18 Miller & Eushong (Roy N. Hess), 500 White Vantress pullet capettes, 13, Carl B. Risser, 33*4 cents. 19. M&B (Roy N. Hess), 300 White Vantress capettes, 13, Carl B. Risser, 34 cents 20. M&B (Roy N. Hess), 700 White Vantress, capettes, 13, Walter C. Mellmger, 33)4 cents 21. M&B (WALTER S. Kinsey), 1,200 White Vantress. 9-2, no sale, 20% cents bid 22. Elmer Metzler, 625 yearling Leghorn fowl, Walt er C Mellmger, 17% cents. 23. Miller & Bushong (Jacob C. Herr) 3,600 White Vantress, 9-6, College Hill, 20% cents 24. M&B (Jacob C. Herr), 4,100 White Vantress, 9-6, College Hill, 21 cents 25. M&B (Jacob C. Herr), 1,600 White Vantress, 9-6, Damei K. Good, 21 cents. 26 M&B (Henry Blank), 4,900 Indian River White, 9-2, Starr Poultry, 21% cents 27. M&B Feed Steers Active, Higher At Baltimore BALTIMORE, April 7 CATTLE AND CALVES Today’s re ceipts included cattle arriving I tluough Monday. Fed steers comprised .rounu 60 per tent of the suppty. ied neifers, 5 per cent, stockers and feed crs 5 per cent and the balance mostly cows. P Fed steers and heifers were moderately active, steers sold 25 to mostly 50 cents higher and heifers 25 cents higher Cows were canners ,old steady with other grades fully steady to 25 cents higher Bulls were jcarce and "slow, steady to strong dockers and feeders sold fully ste »dy Veilers were scarce and slow, about Iteudy The bulk 925-1175 lb average -4«><l to average-choice fed steers jrought 927 50-529 50, with a «21 lb oad included at $27 60 A few lots 939- 097 lb. largely average to high choice 30 00 93100 A few mixed standard to sr.-good steers sold at*26 ,0 bead string of mainly good 604 lb ad steers brought $26 00 and a few mail lots and scattered head stand rd and good $24 00-$26 00 Utility and omraercial cows sold from $lB 25- 2100. manners and cutters ?15 w -18 50 with Shelly Banners $l2 00 $l5 00 ,tility and commenal bulls brougcht 2100 $23 50 with an individual at 24 00 The bulk 170-230 lb hoice veal rs ranged from $32 00-935 00 with an ndmdual at *24 00 The bulk 170-230 b choice vealers ranged from $32 00- 3500 with a few head at $36 00, good :2t 00 *32 00 and standard $25 00*29 00 ,'hree loads 675-784 lb good and choice ceder steers sold at *27 50-*2o_oo, 30 lead 728 lb medium to good $26 50 A e» small lots mixed medium to choice 193-449 lb stock steer calves *2600- 3Q 00, small lot medium and good 35b b stock heifer catyes $24 00 HOGS Butchers were moderately ac tive and sold 25 cents higher with m ,taiices 50 cents up on No 1 and 2 Tades Sows were steady to strong The supply largely mixed lots U. b VO 1 2 and 3. 180-240 lb butchers, these $22 50-$22 75, mostly *22 75 and near 100 head No 1 and 2 around 200- 120 lbs brought *23 00 A few small lots mixed I to 3, 160-180 lbs mostly $2l SO-$22 25 Mixed 1 to 3 300-400 lb sows *lB 25-519 25, mostly *lB 50 and up with a few around 300 lbs at 3519 50 * SHEEP A small lot of choie 87 lb spring slacughter lambs* brought $3O 00 (Henry Blank), 4,900 Indian Riv er White, 9-2, College Hill, 21 cents- 28 M&B (Elmer M. Sho w alter), 8,600 White Vantress, 9, no sale, 20Vz cents bid. 29. M. H. Weaver (Anker), 1,400 White Vantress, 19 4, Roy E Ream, 22 cents 30 Weaver (Anker), 1,000 White Vantress, 10-4, Marvin bweigart, 21% cents. About Steady at Lancaster Yards Slaughter Steers Advance: Hogs By Dave Lorensou Federal-State News Service LANCASTER April 10 CATTLE Three days, 3,260, week ago 3,295 Compared with last Wednesday slaughter steers high er, however, prices locally were poorly tested after Monday. Cows fully 25 cents higher; bulls fully steady Stockers and feeders fully steady. Receipts comprised around 40 per cent stocker and feeder steers and light yearlings. About 40 loads slaughter steers offered, or some less than the previous week Twenty per cent of receipts were cows and bulls. Bulk choice fed steers 1,000- 1,312 lbs. $28.75-32 50, several loads high choice and mixed choice and prime $32 50-33 50, part load 1,205 lbs, mostly prime, $35 00. Good and low choice steers $27.25-28 75 few standard down to $26 Small lots and odd head standard to choice heifers $22.50-27. Bulk cutter and utility cows $l6-19.75, odd head com mercial to $2l, canners and low cutters mostly $14,75-1575 Util ity and commercial bulls $22-24, odd head weighty utility bulls $24 50-25, good fed yearling bulls to $26.50; IBulk medium and good stock er and feeder steers and light yearlings 586-1,018 lbs $26-28 | Have You Tried Any of Altman’s Chicks? 8 s They are as good as the best and better than the rest! | Place Your Order NOW! Broilers or Egg Strain H Shipment of new sheep feed only §4.05 H Ducks—Coming soon. Order Your Turkey Poults | Now. I Starter N. F. Z . .$4.40 Fitting Ration H Grower • • 4.25- 16% Dairy I Bluebird AIL Mash D.P. 3.00 20% Hog, Pig & Sow ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER p 947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 . || 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. & | PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE—WE DELIVER. | few lots choice and mixed good and choice 592-900 lb. feeding steers and light yearlings $28.50- 30.50, load two-way steers 940 lbs grading mostly choice from a slaughter standpoint went for further feeding at $3l. CALVES' Three days 706 week ago 980. Vealers weak to $lOO lower than last Wednes day. Bulk good and choice 140- 200 lb. vealers $2B-34, standard grades few utility down to $lB, culls as low as $l4. HOGS' 619, week ago 1,897. Barrows and gilts mostly steady with last Wednesday after mov ing around 50 cents higher in Monday’s trade. Sows scarce about steady. Bulk barrows and gilts mixed US 1, 2 and 3, 190- 230 lbs in Wednesday’s trade $22-22.50, a few No. 1 and 2, these weights $23 and $23.25. Small lots No 2 and 3, 230-240 lbs $21,75-j22. Sows mixed US 1, 2 and 3, 300-550 lbs. $l6-19. SHEEP 210, week ago 1,100. Supplies sharply curtailed fol lowing the liberal supply of a week ago offered for the special Easter trade Slaughter lambs mostly native springers, those about steady. Bulk good and choice 40-70 lb. spring lambs $29-34, few 40 pounds to $36. Small lots utility and good wooled lambs about steady from $2l-26. $3.65 3 45 455
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