2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 27, 1959
At Lancaster Yards.
Receipts Up
James E, O'Haxo, 1 '
In Charge, Market News Branch
LANC LIVESTOCK
JUNE 26-
CATTLE; This week in the
Cattle Division receipts to
talled about 4675 head -or
some 875 head more than
last week. Slaughter steers
accounted for 60 percent of
the supply. Stockers & feed
ers 30 percent Trading was
moderately active on all
classes.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers were
steady to mostly 25 higher,
with several loads and lots
50 higher; but slaughter
steers were scarce after Mon
day. Cows closed the week
fully 75 lower Bulls and
stockers and feeders sold at
about steady rates.
Bulk of choice slaughter
steers ranged from 28 75-30.,
few loads and lots average to
high-choice weighing 1150 -
1232 lb commanded 30.25 -
31.00. Good to low-choice
steers made 26.50-28.75, with
standard down to 25.50.
Utility and commercial
bulls ranged from 23.-26,
while good grade fed bulls
made 25.75-27.25. Cutter and
utility cows closed the week
at 17 75j21.75,, with Com
mercial cows up 'to 22.75
“ while canhtes arid low cut
ters moved out at 16-17.75.
Good and choice 800-105 C
lb. feeder steers made 27.75
29.50, with medium and good
at 26.75-28.25,
Good to low-choice 550 ■
800 lb. stock -, steers went
back to the farms at 3Q.-34
and Medium, and Good made
28.-30.25. Good stock calves
brought 30-34, "several lots
medium down to 29.
CALVES: Receipts will to
tal about 100 head more than
last week’s 549~head count.
Trading was active through
the week. Vealer quality
after Monday was less than
in previous weeks. Vealers
sold mostly steady with spots
$l. lower on good grade.
Good and choice vealers
made 29.-35.00, with choice
and prime ranging from 35.-
28.00, with a few on Monday
Manheim Judge
Tops Contest
John Henry Hess, Jr , of
Manheim RD 1, was champ
ion swine judge Saturday,
during the Penna. Hamp
shire Swine Breeders’ Assn.
Field Day at the John Stub
er farm' Denver
Hess received a prize o£
100 lbs of pig pellets for hi&
top judging performance
Darvm Boyd, Ephrata,
placed third in junior divis
ion judging during the day
long event
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BIRD-IN-HAND
Ph. Intercourse SO 8-3610
WHITEN, BRIGHTEN
and SANITIZE
your barn with
Carbola
disinfecting white paint
GET ALL A ADVANTAGES
with t easy spraying
1 Sprays a clean bright white
2. Kills disease germs
3. Eliminates cobwebs for months
A. Kills flies, lice and other pests
Your barn smells clean because
it n clean Carhola clean!
For a ‘Grade A” job see your
Certified Carbola Spray man or
-ask your dealer about the Carbola
Rental Sprayer
For further information write
Dept LF 69
Carbola
CHEMICAL CO., «tic.
Natural Bridge, H.r.
t Run 75%
To 4675 Killer Steers
at 39.00. Standard and low - *JI WSI O
good kinds made 23.-29, ttctja MARKET
while utility sold down to USI ?~
18.00. NEWS -SERVICE
HOGS: Trading was mod- CHICAGO, JUNE 25
crate ly active on about 1,- CATTLE: Supplies 12 per
525 head which was 175 cent greater than last week,
head less than last week, largest in six weeks, and 5
Compared with last week’s'p e r cent above the corres
close, barrows and gilts were ponding week last year,
steady. Sows sold stronger. Small increase in the percen-
Quality of barrows and gilts tage slaughter steers and
was poor on Wednesday, cows and small decrease in
with most lots grading 2-3. the heifers; Fully 75 per cent
U. S. 1-3 grade 190-230 lb. slaughter steers, barely 15
barrows and gilts made 17.- per cent heifers and 7 per
75-18.25. Lots more uniform cent cows
for weight and grade includ- Prime cattle remain seas
ing 1-2 grade, scaling 190- onally scarce, percentage
220 lb. made 18.50-19.25. A choice steers smaller than
few lots No.’s same weight the 72 per cent choice last
brought 19.50 on Monday. 2 'week and percentage good
3 grade 220-250 lb. butchers grades larger than the 22
brought 16.75-17,50; 300-600 per cent good last week,
lb. sows made 10.50-14. Average weight of slaugh-
SHEEP.: Receipts will fall ter steers promising to be
short of last week’s 679 head heavier that last week’s av
count by about 100 head, erage of 1157 lbs. and will
But tins is some 500 head probably be the heaviest in
less than last year. Trading more than three months,
was moderately active, as Slaughter steers and heifers
spring lambs declined 1.00. opened the week 25-50 high-
Bulk of- the spring lambs ev but prices for most
graded utility and good, weights and grades trended
Good and choice 60-90 lb., downward from • Tuesday-on
spring lambs brought 23.00- as the result of increased
27.00, while utility ,j»oJd supplies,
down to 17.00. ' Slaughter
Roof paint - 5 gal. $2.60 Fine chick $5.00
Roofing paper roll $2.20 up jj starter $445
Roof 45c & $1 2Q B. Grower $4.40
Baler twine $6.50 16% All Mash $4.05
Peat moss $4.00 20 % -Quality c $4.20
Dog meal $8.50 2 0% O. k Hog' $4 35
Dixie litter $2 40 Fltting EatiDn $3 65
Stax Dry $2.60 v meal 25 lb . $l5O
4 Pt. tolf - $10.45 Milk Re P lacer 25 lb - * 2 ' 95
32-in. cattle wue $29.60 . Dairy Feed $3.35
Red Oxide Paint - - -Special chop $3.35
gal. $2 50 Rabbit pellets $5.10
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg Pike
Buy Steeling Blusalt and all your summer salt needs
from Ihe following authorized Blusalt dealers:
BAREVILLE
M S Graybill & Son
COLUMBIA.
Mountvillc Feed Service
R. D
EAST EARL
Paul H Hurst & Sons
R D. ~1
EAST PETERSBURG
Hempfield Mills, Inc
EPHRATA
Henry B Hoover
Martin Feed Mill, R D
C P Wenger & Sons
FLORIN
Wolgemuth- Bros
GAP
J C Walker & Son
GORDOHVILLE
John J. Hoober
Chicago Cattle
Ph. Lane. EX 4-7715
Willis H. Weaver, Mgr.
LANCASTER
Eastern States Farmers
Exchange
Farmers Supply Co.
Ira B Landis
LITITZ
Eby’s Mill
Millport Roller Mills,
R. D. #4
MANHEIM
Cassel’s Mill, Inc., R D
MILL WAY
J H Reitz and Son
NEW HOLLAND
Earl Sauder
David H Weaver
POMEROY
Eastern States Farmers
Exchange
TERRE HILL
Harold H. Good
closed
steers
are we cows glad!
nothing like Sterling
to give tis lull-time
ion against trace-mm
ificiencies. Blusalt con
itnganese, iron, sulfate
copper, cobalt, iodine
ic—blended with high
■ salt, the ideal natu
■ier ”
y
mal SaJtCompany, Inc.
New Holland
Heavy Steers lmpr 0l
from WT«w Holland Sales Siablc s
Thursday cattle receipts $29 50-31 „
totaled 806, with 308 calves. pJam-medium
Steer Market brisk at all (-hoi™ 1
times, especially Qp , steers -a. p-,-,! 1011 ®* t
over 1300 lbs. these 50 high- 29 ‘ 5 °: Sood - 25..
er. Heavy kind steady with
last »«£ - . £“ d ■■ ft
Bulls steady to strong. and cutters - h
Cows lower, better grade Good bulk 16 ' 1
showing most ,p]_ . mec j . „ '
lower—Cahners and cutters Choice - n r , ’*■
steady. Calves strong to $1 337 . 39; g0 *
higher on all kinds except -28- 34 and a’ 1
Prime. T he June 24 !
Choice butcher steers - had receipts 0 t *
-—-—-—~ rr* live stock bulk 1
steady to 50 lower than late heifers The 4
last week and weak to 1.00 steady, wUh
lower -than Monday this cows verv . 'Hi
week. Most decline* on good- v Fresh Holst Ue
steers over 1050 lbs, and-on-. 470. q u ‘ n ci
choice steers over 1200 lbs and ot h er br 3
Heifers closed steady to 25 stock bulls -1
lower than late last week <, t ock heifcis .«g
and mostly 50 lower than . Trend ot
Monday this week, several .hbrse maiket
hundred head good and with 2 72 recemfc'
choice slaughter steers sfall All draft h o £
unsold late. , - 'vfent to the kill*
Cows lost mostly 1.00, pri- cents per pouno
ces on cows grading utility Pomes were
and better dropped to a-, low 185.
since March and canners arid ' Riding horse
(Turn to page 5) driving horses
URLINGS CH
RS' N
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You can End just what you
ant at Bill Burling’s hatch
■y. You have eight top
rains and ctpsses to choose
om. Our Leghorn eggs
jrdly need grading—they’re
> uniform. Our Sexlinks
re’ very-'popular with hear
r farmers.
Then there '"are the“"“pick”
; the best strains and cross
for Broilers, or^-meat-and-
’duV"irnany tpj) ,wing at'
hick and Egg Shows prove
ieir in competition
One customer said our
arey Leghorns,, /are; ."JusV
onderful birds to handle”,
hat’s important in high
jwered Leghorns
ake your pick suit
ir needs.
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de Test-winning Leg-
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fcorns. A custo.
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birds!
Merryknoll
male x Andrew
“brain” methods
Golden Sexlu
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Cobb's Whitt
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good layers too
‘ Vanltesa x
Bocks Popu
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Cobb While
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a favorite of ra<
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pick up the pt
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