I—Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 6, 1958 0 BUY, SELL, SWAP ON THE LF CLASSIFIED PAGE Don’t Just Buy a Hay Crusher Don’t Just Buy a Crimper Do Buy a Hay Conditioner ... Be Sure To Buy a Cunningham Qunmngham THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE NAY CONDITIONER Mann & Grunielli Farm Service Quarryville . B. Hostetler & Son Mt. Joy L. H. Brubaker Lane. & Lititz short or tali Gehl Mower Bar cho Here’s why the big 6-Foot Gehl Mower Bar is your best buy only Gehl is a suie bet on any crop—short or tali' Some choppers handle only short or only tall crops . . not both Gehl specializes in fast, high capacity cutting —of any kind of crop' It’s the powered Packer Wheel and Gehl Feeder Arms that make the difference They just keep barreling it in' A special Tall Crop Attachment handles rank silage crops. Come in and let us show you how many jobs you can do with the Chop-All! R. M. Brubaker Conestoga Farm Service Park Ave. Quarryville, Pa. with more years O Herr Implement Store West Willow Shavely’s Farm Serv. New Holland s'em You can't beat Gehl’s lower price Salunga, Pa Broilers Show Strength Early In Week with Supply Generally Short PHILADELPHIA, June 3 Bi oiler prices took a definite turn upward throughout the nation at the beginning of the week. Dp niand was generally good with supplies lagging Delmarva buyers were paying 22 and 23 cents a pound for birds at the Tuesday auction at the Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange This trend is expected to continue throughout the week. The up-turn in prices last week resulted in the broiler-feed ratio climbing by two points, in spite cf a consideiable rise in feed costs The ratio now stands at 4 2 with the price of feed being $lOl6B a ton and the price of broilers 21 51 cents a pound. Here is how the broiler market shaped up across the nation Tues day DELMARVA Trading light and con siderable portion at undetermined prices Oi 117,700 head leported sold, 53 per cent of the sales were at 22 cents once, in ! areas, tore profit id farmers all the ; make* ined. GEORGIA Offerings short at some points to fairly well balanced with needs at others Demand fair to good, mostly good A total of 734,000 head were sold at 20 cents a pound NORTH CAROLINA Oftermgs about aoequate Demand fair to mostly FOR ANY FARM PURPOSE MADE THE FARMER’S WAY li Lancaster Production Credit Ass’n. Pjy 411 W. Roseville Rd. W Lancaster, Pa. f Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921 * all! once. That's why high energy MA-CO performs with high efficiency, on less feed I For "Get Up and Grow", change to MA-CO! We carry all the Super MA - CO Poultry Rations from S. O. Trupe East Earl, R. D. 1 M. S. Graybill & Son Clem Hoober Bareville Intercourse. Pioneer Manufacturers of High Efficiency Poultry Rations. RA-rio^,. I SSSL, Chick Starter to Breeder Mash B. G. Mel linger & Sou Willow St.. R. D. 1 good A 20 cent price at the firm was established lor 51b,000 head Heavy hens were selling from 20 to 22 cents SHENANDOAH VALLEY Supply short in most sections for the good demand The price ranged from 20 to 21 80 cents a pound Of 171,450 head sold, 17 per cent were at 20 cents, 19 per cent at 21 cents, 28 per cent at 21>/2 cents, four per cent at 21')$ cents, two per cent at 21 80 cents and 30 per cent undetermined Heavy hens 2U2 cents, light types 14 cents. ARKANSAS Offerings adequate at some points, shoit at others Some ] 8,000 head repoited by buyer as on market by seller at 21 cents A third of farm sales were at 21 cents, 12 per cent at 20 cents The remainder of the 497,771 head were sold at un determined prices ALABAMA Offerings and supplies generally barely adequate to short Si2es light in several instances De mand fair to good, mostly good Prices were steady at 20 cents lor 396,036 Lead Market Steady, Hogs Stronger At Chicago CHICAGO, June 2 HOGS 11,000 Moderately active, borrows and gilts steady to strong, some sales 240-280 lbs strong to 25 cents higher Sows steady All interests in trade U S No 2 and 3, 190 235 lb harrows and gilts $22 75-23 25 Several lots No 1 and 2, 190 220 lbs $23 25 23 50 and around 300 head mostly No 1 195 215 lbs $23 75 No 2 and 3, 240.270 lbs $22 25-22 75 No 2 and 3, mostly No 3, 270 290 lbs $2l 75 22 35 Few No 3, 300-310 lbs $2l 25 21 50 Mixed grades 425 500 lb sows $lB 00 19 00 Most 330 400 lbs $l9 00 20 25, lew head 300 325 lbs $2O 25 20 75 and most 500-550 lbs $l7 50-18 00 CATTLE 21,000 Receipts will ex ceed the morning estimate by at least 500 head Slaughter classes fairly ac. live except bulls rather slow, steers and heifers mostly steady, cows strong to 50 cents higher, bulls steady to 50 cents highei, vealers fully steady Stockers and feeders rather slow, few sales steady Most high choice and mix ed choice and prime steers $3O 00-31 50, few prime loads $32 00 33 50, these scaling 1175 1325 lbs bulk average choice steers $2B 00-29 50, lour loads choice 1235 1275 lb Wyoming fed steers $29 50 and $29 75, good to low-choice steers $25 50 27 75, mostly $26 00 up, mostly choice under 1100 lb weights $27 75 28 00, short load standard 1050 1b Holstein steers $24 00, three load string around 950 lb mixed cutter and utility Holstems $22 50 with five Our Customers Are Our Best Salesmen Pa U S Approved Pulloi um-Tj phoid Clean KEYSTONE HATCHERY Rep: Daniel R. Myer Ph. Leola OL 6-2343 Hatchery; Ph. Leola OL 6-6783 Faim: Ph. Ephiata RE 3-6179 includes a wide range of rich protein sources , , , guarantees high levels of all essential amino acids for top-growth perform- Ira B. Landis 779 Valley Rd., Lane. Slow Trading Depresses Cattle At Baltimore BALTIMORE, June 2 CATTLE AND CALVES Fed .steel s comprised approximately 50 pci tent ol the Iresh supply led heifers 9 per cent stockers and feeders 15 per cent and the icmainder mostly cows The led Steel and heifer run was largely good and choice grades About 4 loads ol lows and 400 500 Stockers and feed ers weie earned over from last week’s ti.de Cleaiance was fairly good on most classes except cows One load of slaughter steers, 3 loads of cows and about 2 loads ol stackers and leedeis w ere unsold late Fed steers sold most ly steadj with a tew instances 25 tents lower Fed hellers were steady Cows sold steady to 50 cents lower with the most decline on utility and commercial grades Bulls were steady Vealers opened steady, but closed around 52 00 lower Stockers and feeders mo\ ed at steady prices Tiadmg was slow' on all classes The bulk of 900 1200 Ih low good to average choice fed steers 52700 29 25 with two loads 1255 ll> mostly low-choice included at 129 0(1 and loin small lots 80 1120 lb aveiage to lugh.choice 529 50 30 00 Bulk low good to low choice 700 930 lb fed heif ers $26 50-27 75 and two lots average choice $2B 00 28 50 Utility and corn men lal cows mostly $l9 50-21 50 with ci mmercial grades scarce A few high commercial and standard $22 00 23 00, canncrs and cutters $l6 50-19 75 with light canncrs down to $l4 00 Utility and commercial bulls $22 00 24 50 Choice 170 230 lb vealeis opened at $3O 00 32 00, but closed at $2B 00 30 00 Good glides ranged from $26 00 30 00 earls and a few standard $24 00 26 00 Tw o loads 67 695 lb good and choice sloik steers $2B 75 29 50 with a few small lots medium to good $2600 23 50 and the bulk of 500 920 lb medium siockcr and feeder steers $26 50 27 65 A tew lots of common to mostly low medium stock steers $25 50 and one lots 503 lb common steers $23 50 Three small lots 420 490 lb stock steer calves $29 50 3KOO BOGS Butchers were active and The bulk of the supply was miked lots sold 25 cents to mostly 50 cents higher oi U S No 1,2, and 3, 180 230 lb butchers which sold at 524 25 to mostly 524 50 and one small lot 206 lbs No 1 gi.ide 75 cents higher at $24 75 late. A few lots No 1 3 220-240 lbs' brought S2l 00 24 25 Butchers selling at $24 50 were mostly 180 220 lb weights A tew lots No 2 and 3, 251-275 lbs $2l 75- 2, 25 mostly $22 25 and one lot 218 lb gel huge fed $23 50 A lew scattered head No 13, 300-400 lb sows $lB 75- 19 50 and No 2 and 3, 400 500 lbs $l7 75 18 75 SHEEP Bulk of the supply 73 99 lb good and choice spring slaughter lambs which sold at $23 00 to mostly $24 00 A few small lots utility grade 517 00 21 00 and a few head of good, and choice slaughter ewes $8 00 9 00 , head out at $2O 00 Several loads mix ed choice and prime 900 1025 lb heif ers $29 00, bulk choice heifers $27 50- 28 50 mixed good and choice around s2'' 00-27 25, good $25 00 26 50 Com meicial and standard sows $2O 50- 23 00, utility $lB 50-21 00 most canners and cutters $l5 50-19 50 Utility and commeicial bulls $2l 50 24 00, mostly $2150 down Most good and choice v ealers $3O 00 33 00, utility and stand aul $2O 00 29 00, bulls down to $l5 00 and ocassionallv below Several loads good 900 950 lb feeding steers 826 GO -20 50 SHEEP 1,500 Bulk of receipts No 1 pelt to tall sorn slaughter lambs, main 1} weight o\er 110 lbs one load mixed woolccl and shorn lambs and a lew spring lambs also on sale Slaughter lambs moderately active, steady to weak Slaughter ewes steady Double deck choice 110 lb No 1 pelt lambs $22 00 deck good and choice around 105 lb No 1 pelts $2O 00 Cull to good No 1 pell in small lots $5 00-20 00 543 1 ead mostly choice 125 lb fall shorn lambs $lB 00, load good and choice 130 lb mixed wooled and shorn $l6 00 Few good and choice spring lambs 100 lbs and down $22 00 23 25 Good and choice slaughter ewes $6 00 850 Cull and i lihty $4 50-6 00 The World-Famous Weed Killer WEEDONE' IV A i WEEDONE ! 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