.ancestor Farming, Saturday, March 21, 1959
2—L
At Lancaster Yards
Cattle Rece
JcunM E. O'Hara.
I B Omrg», Market New* Stanch
MARCH 20, 1959-
Cattle receipts will total
about 700 head less than last
week’s 4837 head. Supply in
cluded about 60% slaughter
steers including five loads
■direct to packers; 25% stock
era and feeders. Trading mod
ezately active on all classes.
Quality was not as. good as
last week but better than
previous weeks.
Compared with last week’s
close slaughter- -steers sold
mostly 50 higher. Cows clo
sed the week steady after a
25 cent higher market on
Thursday. Bulls 25-50 high
er. Stackers and feeder stea
dy to strong.
A lot of high choice slau
ghter steers weighing 1078
lb. sold at 31.50, load 1232
3b. and lot 1290 lb. choice at
30.75. The bulk of choice
slaughter steers sold at 28.50
30.50. Good to low-choice
-26.50-28.75.
Few small lots of good and
■choice heifers made 26.00-
27.50. Utility and coml- bulls
sold for 23-26, good grade fed
hulls commanded 26-27.
AS A RESULT OF A DESIRE OF BOTH
FARMERS and BUYERS
EVERY WEDNESDAY
THEBE WILL BE A FULL LINE OF
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
OFFERED FOR SALE
LANCASTER UNION STOCK YARDS
% Your cooperation will be appreciated.
i For futher information consult your commission firm,
STOCKERS & FEEDERS on hand daily.
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SALES AND SERVICE
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa.
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv.
QuarryvUle, Pa.
Snavelys Farm Service
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa.
ipts Off 700
Cutter and utility cows
ranged from 16.7, 21.50
with coml. cows up to 22.50.
Canners and low-cutters ma
de 15-16.75. Good and choice
800-1050 lb. feeder steers
brought 27-28.75 including
load choice weighing 1145
lb. at 28.75, load average to
high-choice 980 lb. brought
29.25, medium and good fe
eder steers at 25.50-27.25.
Good and. choice 650-800 lb.-
stock steers made 28-30:50.
part load choice weighing 512
brought 32.50, medium and
good stock calves made 30-
34. . ~
Trading was active on a
bout 750 head of vealers,
Vealers were steady. Good
and choice vealers made' 28-
36 and choice and prime bro
ught 36-39. Standard and low
good made 23-27, while uti
lity sold down to 18.
Trading on barrows and
gilts moderately active. Re
ceipts will total about 1700
head compared with 1596
head last week. Barrows and
gilts fully steady. Sows ab
out steady. U. S. 1-3 grade
190-225 lb. barrows and gilts
ranged from 17-17.75, with
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AT THE
Nissley Fariu Service
Washington Boro, Pa.
New Holland, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
R. S. Weaver
Stevens, Pa.
Lititz, Pa.
Chicago Cattle
Top Steer
ftrarJfkC Strond Receipts for Thursday’s ive: and on stronge,
Vjraaes jnwny beef m H arket - totaled 1504, Butcher steers \
CHICAGO-March 19, with 1180 cattle and 324 31; choice—2 B-29 5i
WFFKT.Y REVIEW calves, with heaviest run of 27-28, ana plain to
r A'TTLE—Receints 10 per ’59- Quality of '. J r ‘f n > 24.50-27.
pts 1 P many ca ttle showing feed but Butcher heifers
i? three not enough to finish to get 28.50-27.85; good
an i t th^„r a Stlv larger into choice and prime grades and plain to med
weefcs but larger packer very reluctant due. to Good bulls—2s-:
than the corresponding sl-1,50 drop in dressed in to med. —23-25.
•g® 7h^ k wSk U owing to ri the beef teade. Mkt.'draggy on’aU gna —23-26.50.
week-end Mon- kinds except high-choice arid Good Cows
storm last fnr the dav prime,- and feeder cattle. med. 19-21; canncrs
aoWin tod- gm-17-W. and ,
& ‘£|f Udme&S "iSTdW*- and prime Stocker and fe
nesday smallest for the day steady; all other,, 50-$l low- 26-28. Choice to
in six weeks. er. Bulls steady, bologna c her calves
.-, . bulls stronger. Cows steady good—3o-37; me*
Small increase m the per- 5Q higher Calf market oct- an d thin calve
tentage of slaughter steers , . Q
IboM 20 per cent heifers low closed 50-1.00 lower stock bulls and sr
and "6’ per cent cows. About Heifers opened the week The cow market
5 per cent of the steer sup- steady to 50 hlgter but kinds but on a very dra.
ply prime, less than last week grading good and better clo- Fresh Holstein t
and the smallest for any <?ed 50-1.00 lower than late seiimg from $335-,
week since last June. About last week and $l-1.50 under Guernseys and othi
50% of the steers graded Monday of this week, heix- $250-310.
choice and fully 357° good, ers standard and below we- Stock bulls broi
Average, weight of slaughter a k to 50 lower than lats last 256; slock heifers
steers less than last weeks week. Cows steady to 25 low The March 16 1
average of 1176 lbs. but con- er Bulls steady to 50 higher. mule sale had rccer,
tmuihg much heavier than Vealers and stackers and head to become the
a year ago. Average weight feeders fully steady. tion of the season
of steers this week last year Prime s teer beef carcasses were steady vnm
1 108 lbs - advanced 1.00-1.50 in the wdh more demand
Eighty-two loads western New York, wholesale meat saddle
cattle received, mostly fed trade but good and choice ps. ri< jj ng horses
steers, compared 106 loads grades of bee. declined $l4O-310 with dnv'
last week. Slaughter steers 1.00 in Chicago as well as m sl4o-4iu, wiu ur v
opened the welk unevenly New York Prime siaughter 1( >- tea s \
steady to 75 higher but a steers reached 3475, highest at s32tis/o, w n.a
two-day trend developed la- since last may but still more ft hor |
ter high-choice and prime than $4 below the top at this Mule were
steers dosed the week any- time last year High choice with
where from steady to 1.25 and prime steers sold *rom . P^^. 2 4(f; Geldn
higher than last week’s close 31-34 early and from 30.50 ? co lts, 75-S
while steers average-choice 34 75 late. Few loads choice 185, a
Tnd below weak to 50 lower. 1475-1600 lb. steers early kaiers $llO-185, tl:
Compared with Monday this (Turn to page 13) s6o-100.
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