2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20. 1959
At Lancaster Yards
Receipts Up This Week
lames E. O'Hara.
In Charge/ Market News Branch
WEEKLY REVIEW
June 19, 1959
CATTLE- Receipts will to
tal about 3787 head compar
ed with 3176 head last week,
•with 60% slaughter steers
and 30% stockers and feed
ers. Trading was moderately
active on all classes except
stockers and feeders, and
- these slow.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers were
steady to weak. Utility and
Commercial cows sold 25
lower, while canners and
cutters held steady. Bulls
remained steady. Stockers
and feeders sold about stea
dy.
Bulk of choice slaughter
steers brought 28.50-30.00.
A few lots and loads average
to high-choice steers weigh
ing 1000-1150 lbs. command
ed 30.25-30 60,"'Good to low
choice ranged between 26.50-
28.50'. Few small lots of
good and choice heifers sold
for 25.50-28 00.
Cutter and utility cows
commanded 18.50-22.75 and
commercial cows sold up to
23.50, while canners and
low-cutters made 17.00-18.50.
XTtility and commercial bulls
crossed the scales at 23.00 -
26 00, and good grade fed
bulls ranged between 25.75-
27.25.
Good and choice 800-1050
lb. feeder steers made 27.75-
29.50, with medium & good
at 26.75-28.00. Good to low
choice 550-800 lb. stock
steers 30.00-34 00, but med
ium and good brought 28.00-
30.25. Good grade stock
calves brought 32 00-36.00.
CALVES: Vealers held
steady in active trading.. Re
ceipts will total about 825
head or about 100 head more
than last week. Good and
choice vealers made 29.00 -
33.00, and choice and prime
35.00-37X10, with a few
prune to 38.00, standard and
low-good made 23 00-29.00,
Ehrlich Distributors
Meet in Stone Barn
A chicken barbeque dealer
meeting for J. C Erlich Co.
distributors was held Monday
at the Stone Bam, with more
than 40 Lancaster County
dealers present.
Discussion centered aro
und practices and develop
ments in chemical gram sani
tation, fly control chemicals
and application
NEW HOLLAND
better than ever
v hone us for informalior,
L. H. BRUBAKER
350 Strosburg Pike
Lititz, R. D. 3
Ph. Lane. EX 3-7607
Lititz MA 6-7766
Strasburg OV 7-6002
with utility selling down to
18 00.
HOGS: In mixed trading
this week, barrows and gilts
closed about steady. ' Sows
were also steady. Trading
V . , ,
was moderately active for
about 1650 head, or some
100 head less than last week.
U. S. 1-3 grade 190-235 Hr.
barrows and gilts went out"
at 17.75-18.25. Hogs more
uniform for weight and
gr£icle, including 1-2 grade,
190-220 lb. barrows & gdts,
made 18.50-19 25, with No
3 selling back to 17.50, and
early in the weejr back to
17.25. 245-270 lb. butchers
made 16.00-17.50. 300-600 lb.
sows commanded 10.00-14.00.
SHEEP: Sheep receipts
will total about 200 head
more than last week’s 484
head count. Trading was
slow as spring slaughter
lambs were 1 00-2 00 _ lower,
with most of the decline on
utihty and low-good grades,
These grades were very
prominent in the supply,
Good and choice spring
lambs, weighing 60-90 lbs.,
commanded 2S 00-27 00, and
a few lots choice 80-89 lbs.
at 27.50 and 28 00. Utility
sold down to 18.00.
Give Lancaster Farming
.... , , ,
advertising a chance to work
for you,
ALTMAN'S SUPER A FEEDS
These feeds are v scientifically balanced, time-tested
and vitamin complete,, You can pay more, but.you
cannot get any better feeds! Compare our prices! -
Peat Moss (bale) $4.00 400 Chicks 1 & 2 wks. old
Staz Dry . .. (bale) $2.60 75 White & Bronze
B. W Soybeans $6 00 Turkey Poults 2-3 weeks
Dom. Rye Grass $17.00 Turkey Starter $4.70
Dog Meal 25 lb. $2.23 Chick Starter $4.35
Rabbit Pellets 25 lb. $1 40 Grower $4 30
Calf Meal 25 lb. $l5O Fine Chick $5.00
Fitting Ration ... $3.65 16% All Mash $4 05
20% O. F. Hog Feed $4.45 20% Quality Mash $4 20
Special Chop $3.30 15% Hog Feed $3.90
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg Pike
Chicago Cattle
Run Shortest
In 8 Weeks
USDA MARKET
NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO June 18 _
, ___ _ _ -. . ....
CATTLE—Receipts slight
~ . .
* than last week
allest wedss. atld
1° P er cent less than 1116 cor
responding week a year ago;
better than 50 per cent of
week’s Supply offered on
M on day, percentages of the
.various grades about the sa
me. as Ja S t week when 73
_ er cen t comprised slaugh
er steers, 17 per cent heif
ers and 6 ner cent cows,
percentages of the various
slaughter steers also
httle different than last wk.,
prime still seasonally very
scarce, about 72 per cent cho
ic«(J;he same as last wk when
the percentage of choice ste
ers was largst since last Nov.
however, average wgt. of sl
aughter steers promising to
be less than last week’s aver
age of 1167 lbs.
Slaughter steers and hei
fers opened steady to 25 low
er but after Monday prices
trended higher on small re
ceipts. Slaughter steers clos
ed strong to 75 higher than
late last week or 25 to 1 hi
gher than Mon. this wk, mo
st advance on choice grades,
this wk mar ked the first net
gain in steer prices for any
Willis H. Weaver, Mgr.
Ph. Lane. EX 4-7715
New Holland
Fed Steers Gain Sli g ||
(Specials from-Nfw Holland
Thursday’s beef - market ,
had receipts of 838,.,
and 304 calves. Steer market”
was active on all kinds, witn
heavy steers showing leng
thy feeding, strong sto 'SO
higher, others steady .Cows .
slow to 25 lower. "Bulls and j
calves steady.
Prime butcher steers - $3O
- choice - 29-30; . g<Sod * > -
27 5(1-29; plain to med. - 25- ‘
50 - 27.50.
Choice heifers - $27-28 50; ,
wk. in ten wks. ' ■
Heifers closed strong to 50
higher than last wk. 0r„,25,
to mostly 50 higher than Moh
this week. Cows 25 to 1 low
er), jnostly 50-1 ower with
least downturn on kinds grad- 1
mg- commercial and better; i
bulls advanced 50-70 and :
reached the highest levels :
since,March; vealers steady: ]
good and choice stockers and ;
feeders, steady, lower grades
weak. Wholesale dressed be
ef prices steady to 1 higher
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SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR COMP
‘ DETAILS
Bareville
Martin’s Hardware
Bird-in-Hand
Kauffman’s Fruit Farm
Blue Ball
J B Zimmerman
Denver
Denver Supply Co
Sales Stables u
good - 25 -
.25. 51
) Good bulls
24 - 26; bo log!, 2
26.50. sna 1*
Good cows „
med. - 19-21 ’*
cutters - 17-19
Choice - npi
calves - 537 3a ? 1
37; med - 293?,
20-29
The June 17 (1 ,
receipts of 12a 7
four bulls undo?
eirs. All cows 525
Fresh Holstcm *
475; Guernsey 1 >
others - 225 son
- 225; heifers .V
Receipts on
horse and mule 1
ed 224, with
ferings and all
going to killer, 7
per lb. The
all classes
Pony mares >
geldings - 75 joJ
Riding horses t
driving - 125 i S(
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