Chicago Cattle New Holland At Lancaster Yards Fat Steers Steer Trading Brisk Cat Off 25 “50 75% of Mkt, Thursday's cattle market cows in very good 1 u TT c n a ivrA'RK'FT ‘ ha d receipts of 761 cattle these steady to 50 ii z. O'Hara. made 27.75-30.50. Medium & W™* oW.rrrti' and 290 calves. Steer market instances. Canner ; . _ „ , . BO od sold at 26 00-28.00. N£ * Wb faiitviuc. was very brisk with all grater cows barely ste: In Charger M«ket New. Branch good sma ax ad.ou ao.uu des sharing the, activity, me calves $l-2 lo W < This week trading was Good stock calves CHICAGO, FEB. 12 Most increase on longer fed Prime butcher sU , w for siauEhter steers All rnade 29.00-33.00, two lots WEEKLY REVIEW , kinds of all weights. - der 1100 only, $29-30 slow for s aug choice 407-476 lb. sold at 34.- CATTLE - Receipts only Butcher bulls steady; Bo- unde r 1100—$28-29 other slaughter classes were Q0350(J t hree per cent greater than logna bulls slow. Comml. 1200—527.50-28. Gm moderately active. . Slaughter cal£ division this last week wh en supplies 7~~ der 1100-$26.50-27' steers accountedJor about 40 wegk totaled about were the smallest since April grading good and below, 1200 and shortfed? per cent of the receipts and JjJ? J about 50 head last year excluding holiday choice steers, m fact, sold 26 50. Plain to medu Stockers and feeders for 45 f 6O V b an iLt w£k Tradtag weeks, and four, per cent fully steady, comparatively ■ pW cent. The quality of Semtety fof smaller than the correspond- narrow demand for■ steugt Chowe slaughter steers was like last vealers. Vealers were about ing week last year. Around er steers the result of r h, £o ' med r •week with very few, lots mo. lower,- Good to choice 50 per cent of the weeks er sluggish dressed beef . * grading an average choice vealers sold for 33.00-39.00 supply appeared on Monday, trade which in turn reflected Duns, $Z5.00 and" better on sale.- Receipt* while choice and prime made receipts later curtailed by the start-of the lenten seas- “Oisiem duiis Were about 200 head less 40.00-43.00. standard and poor weather and hazardous 0 n and low priced pork, d ihan last week’s 3150 count, Jow-good 26.00-32.00, with £ oad conditions. lamb and poultry in relation' „Good butcher cows Compared with last week s utility selling down to 20.00. , , to beef, Chicago wholesale 23 fIS - Med., $l9, close slaughter steers were Hogs receipts this week Nearly 75 per cent of r . , . . prices steady to' Canners and , cutters, 25-90 lower. Cows closed was about 475 head over last ceipts slaughter steers, a- . __ ,_wer j or the Stocker and feeder steady to 25 higher. Bulls week’s 1172 head count, round 15 per cent heifers and mostly ao lower xui $25.50-27.10. Stock were steady, stockers and Trading was moderately ac- seven per cent cows, the per- week. * ves 28-31. leeders sold steady to weak, tive and at times slow. Bar- centage cows a little smaller Slaughter heifers held a- Choice butcher cai The-bulk pf the choice 950- rows, gilts and sows were 50- than the eight to nine per- bout steady, scarcity the 42.50. Good, $35-39 ! 1350 lb. slaughter steers sold lower. XI. S. 1-3 grade 190 - cent cows i as t week and the ma in price supporting factor. $2-35. Thin. $l6-28 for 27.25-29 load average) 225 lb. barrows and gilts percen t a g e of steers etimated Cows and bulls steady to ’25 Receipts for the ■choice weighing 1220 lb. made 17.00-17.75 while hogs f , ,? ht , Mreer than higher ' Vealers steady to dsur y sale were 1- made 29.25, and a lot high more uniform for weight and *° larger tnan - choice 1078 lb. at 30.00. grade including 1-2 grade last week. Percentage prune 25 higher. Vealers y old cows sold $l5 i,oad high-choice and prime weighing 190-215 lb, made steers less than the 12.4 per strong With prices for tms bead lower, except scaleing 1495’1b. sold for 28.- 18.00-19,00 with a few most- cent prime last week, per- class continuing at the high- quality fresh holsten 50. Good to low-choice steers Jy No. 1 grade of the same centage choice steers also est levels since 1952. were steady with lasi brought 25.00-27.50 depend- weight sold up to 19.50, 230- smaller than last week but Stockers and feeders slow, market. Stock bulls sag on weight. 250 Ib.hogs made 16.00-17.- an increased percentage good sioadv'to weak - Fresh holsteins wei Utility and coml. bulls 00. 300-600 lb. sows brought 0r rl „„ teaoy ’ . 520; Guernseys, sold from 22.75-25.50 Good 13.00-16.00. graaes. • Several loads prime 1100- and other breeds grade fed bulls made 25.75- Wooled slaughter lambs Average weight of slaugn- j3po i b . slaughter steers 32.- stock bulls were 27,25. Cutter and utility cows were 1.00 lower with the deter steers about as heavy as 25 a nd 32,59 loadlots mostly Horse and mule ranged from 17 00-21.50 with clme coming on Mon. Trad- last weeks average of 1196 pr i me steers 1075-1375 lbs. on the Fell. 9 marki coml. cows up to 22.50, while ing was moderately active, jbs. which was only four lbs. i ar g e lv 31 00-31 75 with a 222, with a steady kil canners and low cutters Receipts will total about 330 under the (recdW of 1200 lbs. fev 7 loads 32 00 load 1400 ket , and fU <> th ers made 15.25-17.00. head compared with 425 established recently at 3? DO mules lacking qualn Good and choice 800-10.50 head last week. Good and , Jb. weights included at 32.00, also steady. Infenoi lb. feeder steers brought 27.- choice wooled slaughter Increased percentage of re loadlots mixed choice and W ere Sl5-25 per pair 00-28.75, lot choice 917 lb. lambs made 20.00-21.50 a few ceipts western cattle, nearly prime under 1300 lb. steers Draft horse tear at 29.00. Medium and good lots 80-96 lb. made 21.75 - double the volume of last 30.00 -3 0.75, comparable $3OO-380, while sing) brought 25.50-27.25. Good & 22.00. Utility and low-good week when, 45 loads appear- grade 1300-1500 lb. weights $l5O-265. choice 550-800 lb. stock steers lambs sold for 18.50-20.00. , e d, bulk of the western sup- 28 00-29.75, load prime two-. Mule teams were I ply slaughter steers. Despite year fed 1641 lb. beeves 28.- while singles were small receipts for the second 00, few loads choice 1050- consecutive week slaughter 1175 lb. steers 29.75-30 00, Riding horses wer< steers sold steady to 50 low- bulk choice steers 26 50-29-50 230, drivehs $125-K er with most weakness on with few low choice 1400- Heavy killers wet prime grades and on steers (Turn to page 5) 160, thin kinds $65 —— , iat about nine cents 2 Lancaster Fanning/ Sataiday, February 14, 1959 i ftsM ■ . : 'jLf* “%«, #r % Jr"** "'*% BEACON COMPLETE STARTER now better than ever biological value • Greater stability Beacon Complete Starter is completely fortified to pvoridc «I knomi nutritional requirements ... it Las icscnes for stress peiiods. 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