2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June.. 13, 1959 At Lancaster Yards Receipts Off About 500 Ghoiee Steer Jamei E. O'Hara, made 23-26 and good grade RfiCGIOtS Up In Chorg«> Market News Branch S ?^ o l°oc with some to 27.25. Good & ttcha TWA’Ririn 1 "WEEKLY REVIEW choice 800-1050 lb. comman- UaDA MAHKh. June 12 1959 ded 28-29.75, and medium & NEWS SERVICE Receipts will total about S°od made 26 rmPAro Tllnp n raq head less than last Good and. choice 500-800 CHICAGO > June 11 week’s 3617 held count. Sup- £ stock steers sold for 30- WEEKLY REVIEW • ply included about 50 per- s6 > while medium and good CATTLE—Receipts fully 5 cent slaughter steers and 45 made 28 -30.25. Good grade per cent smaller than last pey cent stockers and feed- stock calves brought 32-36. week and 13 per cent less ers. Trading was slow for Calf receipts will total ab- than the same year-ago per slaughter steers and stockers out 525 head compared with i°d. Small reduction in the and feeders, but moderately last wek’s count of 668 head, percentage of slaughter ste active for other classes. Trading was active as veal- ers and a small increase in Slaughter steers very scarce ers held steady. Good and the percentage of heifers and Dressed Beef prices held st affer Mon. Little action of choice vealers ranged from “ws. Barely 75 percent slau eady m the Chicago -whole st ockers and feeders due to 29-35, choice and prime com- ghter steers compared over f ale market but declined in hay harvest and tobacco manded 36-37, and few man- 75 per cent last wk. 15 to 20 York, planting. aged 38 standard and low go Per cent heifers and 6 per Cows sold steady to strong Compared with last week’s an( * ’ until late but closed steady to ■close, slaughter steers were sol “ down to 18. Prime steers seasonally 25 lower. Still, prices on cows steady to weak, but a few Hog receipts will be about very scarce but percentage practically, as -high as any ti small lots on Wed. were 25- 250 head more than last wks. choice steers continuing to in j n seven yrs. Bulls weak 50 lower, this hardly enough 1531 head count. Trading crease seasonally, percentage ro 50 lower. Vealers steady to test market. Cows sold 25 was moderately active. Bar- choice steers larger than the tao weak. Stockers and feed higher. Bulls were mostly rows and gilts sold steady to “7 -per cent choice last wk. ers weak to fully 50 lower, sfeady with a few spots 25 25 lower. Sows held steady, and highest since November Most decline on feeding ste lower. Stockers and feeder Bulk of the U.S. 1-3 grade last year, hulk of the steer ers _ / about steady. 190-230 lb. barrows and gjlts and heifer supply average Week’s bulk high choice Bulk of choice slaughter made 17.75-18.25, a few to good to high choice grades, and mixed choice and'prime steers made 28.50-30,' 'few ISrSOyNo. 3 sold down to 17.5 average wgt._ of slaughter slaughter steers all wgts. lots average to high-choice Hogs more uniform for wgt. steers increasing, this weeks 28.75-30.50, about" a dozen made 30-30.50. A" load and and grade including 1-2 grade average promising to be hea- Joads mosU y prune 1125-1325 lot high-choice 1121-1201 lb. 190-220 lb. butchers made v l e F !ast wks. ayg wgt. lb steers 31.31.50, only one 31, lot prime 1320 lb. topped 18 50-19.25, a few small lots H 63 lbs. and about as hea- i load passing Jl on Wednes the market at 32.00. Good to No. lat 19.50. 260-300 lb. vy as any wk. since March. day) wks of 31 . 50 for low-choice steers brought hogs 14.50-16, 300-600 lb Saughter steers and heifers four loads lowest for any wk. 26.50-28.50. sows brought 10-14. under almost continuous do- since mid-January, few loads Pew lots good and choice Trading was active for ab- wnward pressure, high choi- high choice 1125 lb. steers heifers made 25 50-28. Cutter out 460 head of spring slau- ce and prime grades leading early sold as high as 30 50 and utility cows ranged from ghter lambs. Lambs were mo the decline, slaughter steers when a few loads average 18.75-23, and coml. cows sold stly steady with spots 1 lower ended weak to lower for the choice 1,000-1050 lb. wgts. up to 23 75, while Canners on low-good and utility gra- ninth straight week, high- reached 29, however, mostly and low cutters made 17.-18.- des. Good and choice 60-90 choice and pnm e grades ful- prime 1250 - lb. steers late 75. Ib. spring lambs brought 24- ly 50 to T lower than late last 30 25 and loadlofs mixed choi Utility and coml bulls 28, utility sold down to 20. week, steers average-choice y ce and pnme 1325-1850 lb. and below weak to 50 lower, wgts. 29-29.50, mostly prune Heifers mostly 50-75 lower (Turn to page 9) PINE WOOD SHAVINGS OR KILN DRIED MIXED - FINE - MEDIUM FOR 'POtTLTKY AND LIVESTOCK BEDDING , CALL EXpcess 4-5412 CONVENIENT SANITARY SERVICEABLE Deliveries Made Over Two Tons Trailer Load Prices, Bagged or Bulk HAROLD B. ZOOK 220 Lampeter Road Lancaster, Pa. TEAMED FOR BETTER HARVEST POWER DIRECTOR on Allis-ChalmersD-Series Trac tors lets you ease through tough spots and down grain “with full PTO power and speed available for the combine When the going is good, Power Director lets you move ahead faster ... shift on-the-go. 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Steer marke,t active, st- —2O -22 rong to fully 50 cents higher cutters— -la on all kinds, except choice Choice in steers weighing over 1200 lb. $37 -39 , Bulls strong, cows steady. —3O -34 UOt, '-J Choice butcher steers —| 22 - 30. $28.75 - 20.75; good——27 50 - The Juno in 28.75; and med.—25.50-27 50 a very Choice heifers—s 27 - 28.- classes. 25; good—24 - 27, and plain Fresh llokt* to med.—2l - 24. ' selling al SoOn' 1 ' seys—24o - —225 - 275 6 “' Stock bull. , and stock w * The June 8 If sale found > ™.h r S.ddl. Pony mares^i geldings—7s driving horses^ Killers went at per pound m - f S Miller & I Bushong l Ph. Lancaster EX Z-2^ KILLS! | KLEEN □ Cttifl) with K MCKU» Welt CiU Rahrerstown,
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