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
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Deatl Animals
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Dealers in
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and Hides
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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
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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
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