Butchers Up Half Dollar At Chicago CHICAGO, April 15 Estimat ed salable receipts - Cattle. 4,500, Calves; 200, Hogs - 8,500, Sheep; 500 CATTLE - Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 50 higher; cows 25 higher, best action on earners and cutters; bulls strong; vealers 1 00 lower; stockers and feeders active, steady, load 1157 lb slau ghter steers prime and choice and half load good and choice 1222 lbs 32 00; load prime 934 lb heifers short load mixed choice and prime 960 lb mixed year lings 29 00; few standard cows up to 22.50, earners and cutter 15 50-18 50; utility and commer cial bylls 21-23.25; good and choice vealers 29-33, standard 22- 29. - HOGS: active 25-50 higher on barrows and gilts; sows 25 higher, 200 220 lbs. 21-35-21.50, 60 head Lot No. 1 215 lbs. 22. 240-270 lbs. 20 50-21; 280-300 lbs. sows 20, 325 375 19 25-19.75. SHEEP - Market about steady; good and low-choice 92 lb lambs, double deck 22.25. Lloyd M. BURKHOLDER ✓ Chick Hatchery p' Red or White Vantress Cross Vi White Leghorns R-B Red Cross U S. Approved JS Pullorum Clean *v Call RE 3-0613 R D I—Ephrata, Pa. 1 Mi. NE of Clay on Stevens Rd. Blusalt 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. Graybill and Son, Bareville, Pa. Paul H. Hurst and Son, East Earl R. D. 1, Pa. Ira B. Landis, 779 Valley Rd., Lancaster, Pa. Martins Feed Mill, Ephrata, 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, Gap, Pa. David H. Weaver, New Holland, Pa. C. P. Wenger and Sons, Ephrata, Pa. Wolgemuth Bros., Florin, Pa. Wednesday New York Egg Market By Urner-Barry Nearby Whites Exitra Fancy Heavyweights . . 40 Mediums . » 37 Pullets . 34 Peewees 27 Nearby Browns Extra Fancy Heavyweights . . . . 4,2 VI- Mediums ' 40 Pplets " . . 36 Vi Peewees . ... • •• • 27-28 Midwestern Mixed Fancy Heavyweights .... 39" t Mediums . .37 Standards .. 38 '6 Checks . . 36’i Midwestern Whites Fancy Heavyweights . . . .3914-40 Mediums . . 37 Pullets . ... . 34 Midwestern Biowns Fancy Heavyweights 41 NEW YORK, April 16 Market a bit steadier and a slight improvement noted in movement of nearby whites. Midwesterns still in light supply due to continued aggressiveness from breakers. Weekly Egg Price Review NBY WHITE April 10 April 11 April 14 April 15 Ex Fey Hywts 41 4014-41 40y 2 39^ Mediums 40 39 39 37 Pullats 36 35 35 33 Peewees 27 -29 27 -28 27 -28 ' 27 NBY BROWN Ex Fey Hywts , 43 42Va-43 42Vi-43 32 Mediums 41 41 41 40 Pullets 36’i 36 Va 36V 2 36 Vi Peewees 27 -29 27 J 2B 27 -28 27 -28 PROCESSED POULTRY PHILADELPHIA, April 16 Receipts icepacked broilers and fryers. Demand fair for fully ade quate supplies Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb) Grade Aand U S. Grade A, 23 lb 31-34, mostly 31-31%. Hens Receipts (icepacked) steady. Demand improved. Rela tively lighter supplies of heavy type moved readily. Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb.) Grade A & U.S. Grade A, 4 5% lb 38-41%. are we cows glad I 's nothing like Sterling to give us full-time ion against trace-min ifidencles. Blusalt con langanese, iron, sulfate copper, cobalt, iodine ic—blended with high salt, the ideal natu- Tier. ’roduct of International Salt Company, Ina. PHILADELPHIA tGGS (BV USD A) PHILADELPHIA, April 16 Barely steady. Demand fair More tha nsufficient supplies were available for the current day-to-day requirements. Prices paid in retailers in car itons (cents per dozen). Consumer grades - Grade A & US Grade A large, white 50-56; mostly 51-55; brown, 50-54, most ly 51-53. Grade A & US Grade A medium 46-51; mostly 49-50; brown, 46-51; mostly 49-50. Grade A & US Grade A- small white 42-50; mostly 44-46, brown 42-50; mostly 44-46. Grade B'& Us Grade B large white 45-43, mostly 47-49; brown 45-53; mostly 47-49 Receipts April 15 —7,10 C cases by truck. LIVE POULTRY PHILADELPHIA, April 16 Unsettled. The fair but very selective demand failed to clear the moderate volume of fresh ar rivals and the heavy earned over stocks of all classes. Wholesale selling price No. I & fancy quality: Broilers light type under 3 lb 15. Broiler and fryers heavy type 34 lb 18-26. Pullets 4% lb and over 28-32. Hens heavy type £6-30; light type 15-22. Old roosters 12. Ducks Muscovy 30-32 Pekin 30. Turkeys young toms 25. Lancaster Broilers (Continued from page two) Indian River White, 9-6, College Hill, 19V4 cents. 42. M&B (Jaboc Herr), 3,600 Indian River White, S 6, College Hill, 19 cents. 43. M&B (Harold Rohrer), 3,960 White Vantress, 9-6, Walter C. Mcllmger, 20 cents. 44. Elvin H. Nolt, 700 White Vantress, 9-6, Carl B. Risser, 19% cents. Lancaster Markets (Continued from page two) grades. Bulk good and choice 140- 210 lb. vealers $29-34, few high choice to $35, standard grades $25-28.50, some utility down to $l9. HOGS' 1,878, week ago 1,619. Compared with last Wednesday barrows and gilts mostly steady, sows m small supply steady to weak. Bulk barrows and gilts mixed U S 1, 2 and 3, 190-230 lbs in Wednesday’s trade $22 22 50, small lots No. 1 and 2, these weights to $23. Sows mixed U S 1, 2 and 3, 300 500 lbs. $l6- 18 50. SHEEP: 210, week ago 210 Supplies mainly native spring lambs. Slaughter lambs fully steady with last Wednesday Bulk good and choice 50-85 lb spring lambs $29-34, a few high choice to $35 and $36. Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 18, 1958—3 Broiler Prices Continue Steady With Offerings Heavy in East Federal-State Market News PHILADELPIA April 15 Broiler chicken prices continued steady at the beginning of the week with a fairly active demand taking heavy offerings in the East. Broiler ratio slipped down an other three points this week and now stands at 3.9, The price quoted for 20 per cent broiler ra tion was $99 34 a ton, up $124 from a week ago. This combined with a drop of 163 cents a pound for live broilers to give the ratio an unfavorable aspect A year ago lower feed prices had the ratio two points higher despite a 19.24 cent price for broilers. Here is the way the broiler market looked around the coun try on Tuesday. DEIiMARVA" Market quiet Trading light and mostly at prices to be de termined later Too ie-v sales to re port puces In Monday’s trading the bulk of the birds went at 19 to 19% cents with a top at 20 cents NORTH GEORGIA- Trading contm ues heavy under fairly active demand Offerings clearing read.ly and gen erally adequate, however, slightly short of immediate needs at an oc casional point Bulk of the sales weie at 18-18% cents with 19 cents being given for birds delivered to dressing plants NORTH CAROLINA: Offerings ade- GROWS STURDY VIGOROUS PULLETS AND SUPPORTS HIGH EGG PRODUCTION Grow & Egg is designed for ** pouitrymen producing market eggs on the mash and scratch program. With this feed only one mash is needed for the entire growing and laying period. The combination of energy, quality proteins and vita mins in Grow & Egg makes it a highly efficient feed. For tops in performance and profits feed Wirthmore Grow & Egg. PAUL M. KESSLER & SON PARADISE quate in some areas, short In others. Demand fair to good Prices Mere steady at 18 cents with 537,700 head being sold SHENANDOAH VALLEY- Offerings fairly well balanced with needs Trad ing fairly active for fair to good de mand Prices were mostly 18 cents with some birds at IS'/e to 19 cents ARKANSAS- Offerings generally short of good demand Some reported holding More than half the birds sold were at 18 cents, with a few sales at 18',j and 19 cents ALABAMA: Trading active for good demand Offerings and supplies gen erally ample for present needs; few instances offerings slightly short. Eighty-mne per cent of the sales were at 18 cents tCVCO^OGVISEI: A/ THERE'iT A LOT OP DIFFERENCE IM RISING TO THE TOP AND GOING UP IN THE AIR/ The top is what we aim for—in satisfaction, qual- ity, service and economy. Good Used N. H. Cope & Weaver . WILLOW ST. Pfa. Lane. EX 3-2824 a Ph. Strasburg OV 7-3931 n Baler
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