2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 24. 1959 At Lancaster Yards Butcher Steers Up 25c lames E. O'Hara. In Charge. Market News Branch CATTLE' The week’s sup ply included about 50 per •cent slaughter steers and 40 per cent stockers and feecL ers. Due to the inclement weather last Thursday the re ceipts were less than last week by about 1050 head to total about 3175 head. Compared with last week’s close slaughter steers were fully 25 higher, although trading was slow on slaugh ter steers weighing over 1250 lb. Cows closed mostly 25 .higher for the week IBulls were 25-50 lower. Stockers and feeders sold at fully steady rates. The bulk of the choice 950 1300 lb. slaughter steers brought 27.25 - 29. A load of prime grade yearlings weigh ing 1150 lb. made 30, while a load prime weighing 1516 lb made 28 A lot average-choi ce 1140 lb made 29.50 Av erage good to high choice 1300 - 1500 lb steers sold for 25 50 - 27.50, including load average choice 1402 lb, r't 97 Gnnd to low-choice ferought 24,75-27 50. Utility and commercial bulls ranged from 23-26 and good grade fed bulls made 26-27 75 Cutter and utility cows sold at 17.25-21 75 and commercial cows up to 23 Canners and low-cutters were 15 50-17 25 Good and choice 800-1050 (b feeder steers brought 25- 50-28.50. with a lot high choice 869 lb at 28 75, and a load 1150 lb choice at 27 25. Medium and good feeders sold for 24.50-26 50. Good and choice 550-800 lb. stock steers commanded 27.50 Lloyd M. BURKHOLDER Chick Hatchery * Bed or White 7 Van tress Cross ■***' W 3 White Leghorns Bk B-B Bed O. S. Pulloiuro Clean *• CaU RE 3-0613 R. D. 1. EPHRATA, PA. I Mi. NE of Clay on Stevens Rd i your chicks i start better lon PACEMAKER - 8 5 Poultry profits start with | Eastern States pacemaker. | This completely balanced 1 chick starter gets them off ! fast . . . helps them develop J into uniform, open-bodied 1 pullets. Tor greater poultry ! profits, start your chicks on 1 PACEMAKER. EASTERN STATES SERVICE CENTER QUARRYVILLE Phone ST 6-3647 LANCASTER Ph. PH EX 4-3755 Or your local Representative 30 50, and a few lots 520 - 551 lb. at 32-32 75, medium and good stockers made 25- 27 75. Good grade stock grade calves sold for 29-33, and a lot 500 lb choice at 34. CALVES' Calf receipts were also less this week to total about 500 head com pared with 642 head count last week Trading was activ lor vealers and they sold at steady rate's. Good and choice vealers made 31-37 and high choice and prime made 37-43 Standard and low-good brou ght 25-31, with utility selling down to 20. HOGS: Barrows and gilts were scarce this week after Monday. Last week the recei pts totaled 1548 but this week the receipts were about 300 head less Trading was mod erately active. Barrows and gilts and sows closed the week at steady prices U. S 1-3 grade 180-225 lb. barrows and gilts brought 18-19, and hogs were uni form for weight and grade including 1-2 grade -weigh ing 190-220 lb. at 19-20.25, with a few lots the same weight mostly No 1 at 20 50; 230-250 lb. hogs brought 17- 18. 300 - 600 lb. sows sold at 14-17 SHEEP; The sheep receipts were the only plass to show a gain in receipts to total about 635 head or 300 head more than last week. Wool ed slaughter lambs were 50 lower in active trading Good and choice saughter lambs made 21-22 50 with a few lots 80-95 lb reaching 23 00 Utility and low-good made 19.50 21 Patronize Lancaster Farm ing Advertisers. ■ AS A RESULT OF A DESIRE OF BOTH ' " FARMERS and BUYERS LANCASTER UNION STOCK YARDS Your cooperation will be appreciated. For futher information consult your commission firm STOCKERS & FEEDERS on hand daily BURLING'S CHICKS WIN AGAIN Once again, to add to our long string of victories, our Leghorn and New Hamp chicks at NEPPCO’s 1958 Egg-to-Cluck Show won two firsts out of only two Bur ling entries We have won firsts at this show almost without a break, and hold two Grand Championships. Since incubation and se lection of chicks used for showing is beyond our con trol, this is further proof of high quality the kind we deliver to you. Scoring of our White Leg horn entry, first in the Egg Production Division, was as follows. Egg Quality Score . 89 25 Hatchability Score 88 3 Chick Quality Score 98 0 Total Score .92 47 There were 9 different en tiles m the White Leghorn Class In the Miscellaneous Massachusetts Class, wilh 6 or more en hics of the same breed, Bur img’s New Hamp’s scored 84 67 points for top honois Old Hen Eggs Used The eggs which we used for this competition were old-hen eggs which do not -coie as h gh in quality as BOX F EVERY WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A FULL LINE OF SLAUGHTER CATTLE OFFERED FOR SALE & A BURLING’S Chicago Cattle Bad Weather Cuts Market USDA MARKET NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Jan. 22- WEEKLY REVIEW CATTLE — Inclement wea ther and accompanying haz ardous road conditions, both locally and over much of the midwest curtailed re ceipts locally 20 per cent, while 12 market supplies were down 10 per cent com pared with last week Consist of receipts altered slightly from last week with estimated 70 per cent steers about the same as last week, between 15 and 20 per cent heifers, up slightly from last week and five per cent cows, about half last week’s per centage which was the larg est of any week in months. Vealers and stockers and feeders continued scarce. Percentage choice also in creased while good and stan dard declined. Average weight of slaughter steers promising to be little chang ed from last week’s average of 1188 lbs. Curtailed re ceipts both locally and in the aggregate and $1 - $1.50 higher wholesale carcass beef prices exerted a bullish in fluence on trading this week, making for a higher price trend on all slaughter class es. Slaughter steers end heif ers made moderate advances early in the week, and ad vanced sharply Wednesday on sharply curtailed receipts as steers sold 50 - $1 higher for the week while heifers were 50 -75 higher Cows were 50 - $1 25 higher, bulls strong to 50 higher, vealers steady to strong, Stockers & (Turn to page 5) AT THE - X v s pullet eggs We have always used old-hen eggs for this show, which makes these winnings more significant Stirling's Big 7 Broilers 1. Carey's Famous Random- Sample Test winning Leg horns. A customer made a 270-egg average on 1800 birds 1 2. Merryknoll Sexlink (Rock x Red) —Bred by electron- ic “brain” methods. 3. Golden Sex-Links —Harco male x Cobb’s While Rock female. And Tops For Meat land Eggs 4. Cobb's White Roeks —Broi- ler test winners 5. Cobb's- Garrison White Rock x Cornish Cross. 6. Burling's New Hampshire® 7. Gove's Barred Rocks. Buy Burhng’s Big Healthy Chicks as proven by many top prizes at Chick Shows and Random Tests. Hatches Every Week Write For Circular & Prices When you are ready to buy Good Chicks, pick up your phone and Call Oxford 286 collect “Bill’ will pay tlie call HATCHERY New Holland Special to Lancaster Farming jg 50. By N-H Sale* Stable Management Choice to prime calvj New Holland Sales Stables’ g e 3 di ‘ u^ 7 . g,° 2 od / | 8 38 | January 22 beef cattle mark ca j ves . $18.50 -28 I et had receipts of 879 cattle [ and 230 calves. The steer •* an *1 dairy m c i market was very acuvc on had receipts of 85 cowjjj all grades. Light cattle again stock bulls and three heiS showing an advance. Most being on the dull side, | advance noted on heavy cat- few good fresh cows ofljj tie, which were fully 75 -$1 Holstein cows sold loi f higher. ' , - 420; Guernseys, $240 Most packer buyers mak- and other breeds, $250 | ing a bigger difference in stock bulls brought J long finished cattle than they 2 45, and stock heifeis, have for quite a long time. . V Cow market steady on all T h ma . kinds. Yellow fat cows fully *L a " + l9 . se jo? ke ‘)) 50 - 75 higher. Calf market ceipts totaled 186 K| kfnds 3CtiVe 011 311 “v" cente “per pound t| Prime butcher steers: und- ° f er f & mU H er 1150 lbs. - $3l -33 26; ov- ver y active er 1200 - $2B - 29; over 1400 Mule teams brought n - $27 - 28. Choice: under 1,- - 555, and single mules, & 100 - $2B - 30.60; over 1200 - - 210. Teams of draft h| $27.50 - 28. Good: Under 1,- sold for $325 - 410, and I 100 - $26.50 - 28; over 1200 le draft horses, $l4O - 2!| $26.50 - 27. PI. to med. - Riding horses were v,| $24.50 - 26 50. $125 - 265, drivers $125 1 Choice butcher heifers - Heavy killers $26 - 28.50. Good - $24 50 - .1 35 , lhin killer^l 26. Plain to med. - $2l - 24. . I Heavy bologna bulls - $25.- 50 - 27.50 Good bulls - $26. First words spoken « *° bulls ' the telephone were, “Wsl Good butcher cows - $20.50 come here, I want J - 22 Jledium - $l9 - 20.50. spoken by Alexander Canners and cutters - $l6 - ham Bell to his assistant vs s -mr>s New Holland, Fa. N. G. Myers & Son L. H. Brubaker Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv. L. H. Brubaker Lancaster. Pa. * OXFORD. PA. Heavy Cattle Up 75c-$1 | Before You Buy Any Hoy Machines You-can Sarm more acres... or farm the same acreage in less time with the Allis-Chalmers D-17. This new tractor represents big farming power built for you. You can really cover the acres with a big g moldboard p10w... a 15-foot tandem disc... a || 24-run grain drill. And the D-17 handles easier jj| than most small tractors! 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