—T-fryicoater Farming. Saturday. August 1, 1959
At Lancaster'Yards
Stocker & Feeder Supply; Up
Jamas E. O’Hara,
In Charg*/ Market Hews Branch
LANCASTER
WEEKLY REVIEW — , ,
This week in the cattle
division slaughter steers ac
counted for 55% of supply &
stockers and feeders 35%.
Supply totaled 2744 head or
700 head less than last week.
Trading was moderately ac
tive on all classes
Compared with last week’s
close slaughter steers were
mostly 25-higher; some sales
steady to 50 higher. Sharp
decline for cows amounted to
1.00-125 -Bulls again in
plentiful supply were 50 lo
wer. Stockers and feeders
Sold at weak rates.
Bulk of choice slaughter
steers made 28 25-29, with a
load and lot of average
choice 1014-1150 lb. reaching
22 95 and one small lot aver
age-choice steers weighing
955 lb. commanding 29.50.
Good to low-choice steers
made 26-28 25. A low-good
carrying a small end choice
sealing 1487 lb. brought 26.-
25.
Few lots standard sold
down to 25.
125 W. Rock Chicks - 1 w
Roofing $2.20 up
Roof pant $1 10, $2 60
cßoof cement.
25c, 45c, $1.20
Red Oxide
Paint $2.50 - $ll 75
-2 gal. Artex Motor
Oil , $1.38
“Carbola $l, $1 70, $3 25
' CCC' Insecticide and
Fungicide' 50c - $2 50
"Horse Feed $4.00
J)og Feed $8.50
Prance Dog
Food
Rabbit
Pellets
25 lbs
25 lbs. $1.40.
Prices «subje<
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg, Pike Ph. Lane. EX.4-7712U
Willis H. Weaver, Mgr.
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TRACTION BOOSTER system of D-17 gives u
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H. Brubaker Nissley Farm Service
Lancaster. Pa. Washington Boro. Pa.
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Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv. R. S. Weaver
Quarryville, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker N. G. Myers & Son
Lititz, Pa. Bheems, Pa.
Snavelys Farm Service
Utility and comm, bulls
ranged from 22 50-25 with
good grade fed bulls selling
up to 26 50.
- Cutter and utility cows T 5:
75-19.25 while Comml. sows
sold up to 20.00, Carmers &
low-butters made 14.-15.75.
Good -and choice 800-1050
lb. feeder steers brought 27.-
25-29, load high i choice An
gus feeder steers weighing
1075 lb sold at 27 50, med
ium- and good- 25 50-27.50
Good and choice 550-800 lb.
stock steers commanded 29-
34 with medium and good
making 27.-29 25 Good grade
stock calves made -30.-33.
Calf receipts were about
the same as last week’s 566
head count Trading was
moderately active with veal
ers holding steady. Good and
choice vealers made- 28.-33
with choice and prime mak
ing 33-37. and a few prime
to 38 Standard and low-good
brought 22-28 with utility
down to 18.
Receipts in the hog divis
ion totalled about 300, head
more than last week’s 1029
head count Barrows & gilts
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#ek—2oo W. Rocks - 1 day
$4.95
$4.50
$4 30
$4.25
Fine Chick. Feed
B. Starter-Prints
B grower NFZ
2(1% Mash-Print
16% All Mash
Print
Turkey starter
Turkey developer
pellet-med.
Altman’s Milk
replacer 25 lbs.
Altman’s Calf
Feed- 25 lbs
Fittings ration
16% Dairy
O.F. 20% Hog Feed
Special chop
;t to change
$2.10
I>Tew Holland, Pa.
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CHICAGO, JULY 30-
WEEKLY REVIEW
CATTLE—Supplies 7 per
ceht larger than last week
but 18 per cent less than the
corresponding year period.
Better distr. of receipts than
last week, fully 70 per cent
slaughter steers, A short 20
per cent heifers and about
eight per cent cows. About 7
per cent of the steers prime,
around 60 per cent choice
and 25 per cent good.
Percentages of various
classes in receipts as well as
the percentages of various
grades little different than
last week, also, average
weight of s’aughter steers
vety close to last weeks av
erage of 1152 lbs.
Slaughter - steers steady to
50 hgher compared last week
close, average o f 27.03
which was a low for,' the
year mostly 50-75
lower, Cows unevenly strong
to 100 higher. Commercial
and standard cows mainly
25-50 higher and lower
grades mainly 50-75 up. Bulls
mostly 50- higher. Vealers
steady. Stockers, and Feeders
about steady except some
common and medium grades
25-50 lower.
Four loads mostly prime
1150-1325 lb. slaughter steers
29.75 and 30, load 1157 lb.
Nebraskas at 30, equaling
last weeks peak which was
the 1 owest since January.
Most good to high choice
slaughter, steers 25.25-28.50.
Altho several loads high
choice. 990-1050 lb. weights
28.85-29.00.- Small suppiy of
prime and mixed high choice
and prime steers 1150 lb. up
29.00-29.50, bulk high choice
and mixed choice and prime
1200-1350 lb steers late 27.-
-75-28 75 with several loads
comparable grade 1450-1525
lb. weights JJ7.50-27.75, load
lots mostly choice Steers lar
gely 26.75 up. Low choice
steers 1025 lbs. down sold
up-to 27.75, standard to low
good steers 22.75-25.00, two
loads 1075 and 1350 lb. of
standard holsteins 3 50.
Early bulk go6d v to high
$4.10
$4.75
$5.05
$3.95
$1 50
$3,70
$3.40
$4,35,
$3.$S
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Steers Strong; Others Stdy
(Specials from. New Holland-. Sales Siablcs
Thursday’s beef ■■ ’market"n»‘bulls - 21.0!i n, Si
had 909 cattle and 321 calf - 22 50-25. *■ “HI
receipts. Steer market"' very ’Good cows
active on all kinds having" 17 50-19 anr i i l #!
quality and finish These 50- cutters - 14 sn ,- ai »n
75 higher than last week stock - r . . ' 7 59
Plain kinds of all, weights a m w
slow, about steady, -gulls' s° Ch
barely steady. Cows and - ' | 3 6 38 *
vealers steady. - ia?27 ?d '
Prime butcher steers - $29 * "
- 30; chdice - 28-29; good.- I( J he Jul y 29 dam,
26.50->2B, and plam - medium cows, three
23-26 50. " v " ' and !. 5 heifers &
- Choice heifers - $25-28; ’eflao^OwT l SOr "
good - 22-24.50, and pl -med. 30 h^>,
- 18-22.
Good bulls - $25-26; b;Iog- „ Fresh Holst o , ns ,
Guernseys $240 270 !
choice heifers 25 00-27 75, er breeds $250 340 ’'
late bulk 24 50-27.00. During Stock bulls S7ii,
the week loadlots high choice ers $2OO-280 11
and mixed choice and .prime . a steady im,i ,
heifers 1050 lbs down 27.25 corded on 171 h 1
-28 35 btu nothing above 27.- j u ] y 27th hois?
90 Wednesday. Load ’choice mu les in killer V a
and prime 1159 lb. heifefs p on y mares cio?
late 26 75. High choice 825 dings 75-ifo S B ° J
lb.-weights early 27.75, util- Riding hoises .
ihty and standard heifers 15- Drivers 120-239 ’
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