Emaninq, iSatodory,.. November .22/, 1958
me Low Hit For
Broilers at 13.78
All-Ti
Local
The Lancaster Poultry Ex
change broiler market fol
lowed Georgia and Delmar
va into the depths of one of
the severest price drops in in
dustry history, as local aver
ages sank to 13 78 cents per
pound on a mere 25,900
broilers
More than 56 percent of
the Thursday offerings were
withdrawn from the market
on the NO SALE option, as
'growers rebelled from bids
as low as 12 cents per pound.
John Yarnell withdrew
four lots totaling 14,000 white
vantress at nine weeks and
six days age, after receiving
13.5, 13 8 and 13 cent bids,
to lead off the market.
Leon Hoover then accept
ed a 13 9 bid on 5,000, 9-2
old broilers, from W. C
Mellmger and Son Harvey
Zimmcman declared a NO
SALE on 500 Belts. 23 bid
Heistand Bros, with Larry
Heistand as the grower, sold
300 indian rivers, at 10
■weeks, to Carl B Risser, for
11 cents, a new market low.
The final 21 lots of this
week’s market follow, by
number, seller with grower
in parenthesis, amount and
breed, age, buyer and price
The code- IRW - Indian
River White’s, WV - White
Vantress: C - cockerels, Cap.
- capettes: P - pullets, X -
cross: and W Mt - White
Mountain
6. John L Landis, 5,000
W Mt. - C, NO SALE, 13 8
bid 9. Parke K He-r, 1,500,
WV-C-Cap, 13.2, NO SALE,
14 0 bid 10. Melvin K. Barge
2 200 W Mt-P-C, 13-6, N®
SALE, 16 1 BID 11 John E.
Erb. 200 IRW 6 mo, Roy
E Ream, 11. 12 Miller and
Bushong Mt B (Clarence
Shenk. Jr), 780 WV-CapV
14-2. Daniel K. Good, ‘l6 0.
13 Mtß (Clayton Thomas),
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1.500 WV, 9-5, John N. Tho
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14. (Elmer Showalter),
3.500 WV, 10-2, Victor F.
Weaver, Inc, 13 6. 15. Mtb
(Elmer Beiler), 2,500 WV,
10-2, Harry H. Weaver, Jr.,
13.9. 16. Mtß (Glenn Dear
dorff), 3,100 WVX. 9-5,
Good, 13 6, 17. Mtb (Harold
M Herr), 5,000 WVX 9-1,
Meader’s Poultry, 13 9 18.
Mtß Herr, 5,000 IRW, 9-1,
H Weaver, Jr., 13.8.
19. Mtß (Abram Miller),
1,000 WX-C-Cap, 13-6, NO
SALE, 14 3 BID. 20 Mtß
(Miller), 1,000 WX r P-Cpp.
13-6, NO CALE, 15 6 BID.
21 D E. Horn & Co (El
vin Stambaugh), 5,500 WV,
9, NO SALE, 12 0 BID. 22.
Jacob Herr (Harold R. For
rv) 700 WV-P-Cap, 19,
Ream. 16 1 23 Herr (For
ry), 700 WV-P-Cap,l9, W.
C. Mellmger & Son, 15 6. 24.
Jacob Herr, 900 WV-Cap,
14 2 NO SALE, 13 6 BID.
25 Jacob Herr, 1,300 WV-
Pan 14 2 NO SALE, 13.6
26 Andrew N MiUer. LSOO
WV-Cap. 13-5, HO SALE,
14 U BID 27. Glenn H. Hern
500 1 RW-P-Cap, 18, Nu
SALE, 1 5 9 BID. 28. Richard
Myers 3,800 IFW, 9-6, NO
SALE 3.6 BID
A total of 28 lo’s with 67,-
280 birds were offered On
ly 12 lots sold, with 28,180
birds Last year’s correspon
ding^-sale had 18 lots offer
ed /‘three sold, with 43,000
add 5500 birds respectively.
Prices last year, 16 1/2,
; 16 75 and 17 1/4
} Next week’s sale will not
*be carried in Lancaster
Farming until the following
week, as it will not be cried
until Friday afternoon, af
ter the LF press time. The
Exchange has notified grow
ers time for listing will be
as usual, Tuesday before 5
p.m.
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Latte, Yard's
Receipts Off
James E. O'Hara.
In Charge, Market News Branch
WEEKLY REVIEW
This is the second consec
tive week receipts have been
less than the preceding week
This week's total is about
600 head less than last
week’s 4020 head Trading
continues active for slaughter
steers weighing under 1150
lb. Heavier weights slow.
Demand good for 600-800 lb.
stock steers The supply in
cluded about 65 per cent
stackers and feeders, and 20
per cent slaughter steers.
Slaughter steers weighing
under 1150 lb. steady, heav
ier weights 50' lower.
Cows active and sold
strong compared with last
week s close. Bulls were
steady to 25 higher. Stock
ers and feeders steady to
strong. The bulk of the
choice 950-1150 lb. slaughter
steers brought 26.75-28 50,
and weights- up to 1300 lbs.
ranged from 25 75-28.25,
few loads high choice 991-
1063 lb 28 75-29 00 A load
high choice and prime 1350
lb. steers made 27.75. Good
to low choice beeves sold for
24 50-26.75. Standard down
to 23.00. Utility and Coml.
bulls made 22.50-25 50 and
good grade fed bulls brought
25 50-27.25, Canners sold
down to 20.00 Cutter and
Utility cows commanded 16 -
50-20 75 and Coml. ranged
from 20 75-21 75 while Can
ners and Low Cutters inclu
ding 4 loads average to high
Choice 650-750 lb. at 29.50
made 15.25-16.50. Gpod and
Choice 650-800 lb. stock
steers made 26 75-30 00 and
two loads high Choice and
fancy scalling 540-552 lb.
cashed at 34,25, -Medium and
Good brought 24 75-26.75.
Good and Choice 800-1050
lb. feeders steers sold at 25.-
00-28.00 with a 920 lb. load
grading high- Choice at 28.25,
medium and Good made 24.-
00-25 75. Good grade 35-500
lb stock calves made 30.00-
33 00, and Medium down to
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Washington Boro, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz, Pa.
Mon.jFri. Chicago ;
Cattle Market Review
USDA MARKET
NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO, Nov 20
Weekly Review;
Cattle —Receipts fully 10
percent smaller than last
week and fully 5 percent
less than the same week a
year ago, supply unevenly
distributed, better than 50
per cent of the week’s total
,un here on Monday, re
ceipts Wedn/ssdpy small e.-
for the day since July 2; con
sist of supply not much
changed from last week, be
tween 70 and 75 per cent
slaughter steers, between 15
and 20 percent heife"- and
aroUnd 5 per cent cows, small
decrease in the percentage
of choice and prime steers
and a small increase in the
percentage of good grades,
average we’ght of slaughter
steers promising to be about
the same as last week s av
erage of 1173 lbs. which
was the heaviest - for any
week, on record; slaughter
steers closed practically stea
dy after recovering most ot
the price ground lost early
in the week Early trade on
slaughter steers weak to su
lower Heifers also strength
ened Wednesday following
early weakness closing pric
es steady to 251ower, most
ly steady, decline on weights
950 lbs and heavier Cows
steady to 25 lower, Bulls
fully steady r Vealers 100-
200 lower; stackers and
feeders fully steady; Chica
go dressed beef prices most-
24 25
In the calf division this
week receipts total about 700
head compared with o 7 i
head last week Trading was
active and vealers sold-stea
dy to spots 1.00 i.gher on
prime grade Good ai*d-choice
vealers made 30.00 - 35.00
while high Choice and Prime
sold for 36 00-40 00 Stan
dard and low Good made
25.00-30 00 with utility
down to 20 00.
The receipts in the swine
divis on were about 150 head
less than last,- week’s 1164
head total. T-ading was mod
erately active most of week.
Barrows and gilts were 25-
50 lower compared with last
Continued on page 9
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ly 50 lower for the week;
fully 15 loads prime 960-1350
lb slaughter steers 28 10-
28 50, mostly 28 25, nothing
eoid above 28 25 early but
four loads sold at 28 50 on
Wednesday, early bulk
■choice and prime steers 25.-
00-27.75, late bulk 25 50-28 -
00. wieghts 1150 lbs. down
-26.50 according to weight
<-ome good under 1,000 lbs.
26 25-26 50. several loads
good 1200-1350 lb. weights
24.00-24.25 Load lots mixed
cho’ce and prime heifers 27,-
largely 26 50 uo, two loads
high choice 960 lb steers
reached 28 00 Wednesday,
few loads 925- 1.000 lb
weights cho ce with a good
end 26 75, loading high choice
and prime 1450-1600 lb.
Veves 25 50-26 00, compara
ble grade 1250-1350 steers
26 50-27.50. good steers 24.00
26-27 60. load 885 lb weiehts
27.60, bulk good to high
choice he fees 25 00-27 00,
100-head string 'borderline
good and choice 825 lb
weights 26 00, some mixed
dandard and good he fers
24 50-24 85 load standard
1 nno lb Holstein steers and
heifers rmxed_ 23 75' Few
high commercial and stan
dard cows 21 00-22 50, utili
tv and commercial cows
17 50-20 50. mostly 20.00
down, canners and cutters
15 00-18 00, mostlv 17.75
down, few canners 14 00-14 -
50 Util'ty and commercial
bulls 22 50.- 25 25. cutter
bulls down to 2100, good
over 1400 lb fat bulls 22.00
-23 00. Late sales good veal
rrs 29 00-32 00, utility and
standard grades 19 00-28 00
and culls down to 15 00,
good vealers early sold up to
34 Oft and a few choice to
35 00 Good and choice 425-
625 lb steer calves and year
ling stock feeders 28 25-34.-
?.5, good 540 lb. weights 31 -
OO few common stock steer
calves 24.75. some medium
and good 750-765 lb stock
stec-s 25 25-26 75, some mix
ed good and choice around
1,000 ib. feeding steers 25.50
-26.25. Few good 450 lb.
stock Ivufer ’ calves 28.00.
load medium to mostly good
600 lb stock heifers 25.25,
some common 500 lb.
weights 20 00 ’
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