Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 17, 1959, Image 2

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    2—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, October 17. 1959
At Lancaster Yards
Stockers, Feeders Actives
Jamai E. O'Hara.
In Char?*/ Mark*l N»wi Branch
WEEKLY REVIEW
CATTLE: Most of the
■week’s activty was centered
on the stockers and feeders,
as 70 per cent of the supply
was stockers and feeders and
25 per cent slaughter steers.
The quality of slaughter
steers was not as good as in
rhe past week. The receipts
this week will total about
4234 compared with *last
week’s 5500 head count.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers were
steady to strong Cows closed
25 lower Bulls held at stea
dy rates Stockers and feed
ers were steady to 50 lower.
Trading was moderately
active most of the week. The
bulk of the Choice slaughter
steers made 28.00-28.75, a few
lots 1058-1192 lb brought 29-
GO. Good to low Choice
steers sold for 25 50-28 25
Lot high Choice 930 lb heif
ers made 27.00, lot Choice
704 lb 25 50. "
Cutter and Utility cows
15 25-18 25, with Commercial
up' to 19 Off, while tampers
and low' Cutters made 13.25-
15 25 Utility and Commerc
ial bulls ranged from 20.0ff
-25 00,' and Good grade fed
bulls sold up to 27 00*.
Good and Choice .800-1050
lb. feeder steers brought 25 -
50-28 Off, and Medium and
Good made 23 00-28 00 Go-d
and Choice 550-800 4b stork
steers brought 26 50 30 50,
and Medium and Good made
25.25-27.25, Common & Med-
CHAIN SAW
SERVICE- CENTER *
New & JTaed
~ Saavely's Form Service
NEW HOLLAND * £L 4-2214 '
24” Bamboo Lawn - Roof Paint $llO - $2 60
Rakes. . . ~ $1 05 Peat. Moss - $2 95 $4.00
Brooms $1 55 - $1 75 staz Dry $2 60
Salt Spools for Dixie Litter $2 40
rabblts $O6 Dog Meal . $8 50
50 lb salt bulk $l-§1 45 Rabbit Pellets $5 15
Fine Stock Salt 25 lb. '/Or Horse Feed $3 85
100 lb $1.35 Alt Milk Replacer $3 95
Rock Salt $1.90 Calf Feed $4 80
Roofing $2 25 up Fitting Ration- -i ‘s3 65
Roof cement 25c -$1 20 Roof Nails " $2l
Prices subject to change
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg Pike Ph. Lane. EX 4-7715
Willis H. Weaver, Mgr.
Weed-Free Tobacco Beds. Here's how to do it. Sprinkle VAPAM 1
on your seed beds now. Come spring, you get more seedlings
per square yard up to twice as many. And only a few if
any* weeds Your seedlings are really strong and vigorous.
You can transplant fast for the best crops you’ve ever seen.
& Make more profit next year l Don't share your crop with weeds
and soil borne diseases Put VAPAM on your seed beds now.
No special equipment needed It’s so easy and safe to sprinkle
on You get stronger seedlings, weed control and more profit.
Do it now for best results. Approved by the Department of Agri
culture and leading growers for all food and fibre crops.
SEE YOUR STAUFFER DEALER
P. L. ROHRER & BRO.
SMOKETOWN. PA.
ium 600-1000 lb. feeder steers
brought 18.75-22.25. Good
grade stock calves made 29.-
00-33.00.
CALVES: The receipts this
week of vealers will total
about 200 head less than last
week’s 800 head count. Veal
ers held steady, trading was
active. Good and Choice veal
ers made 27.00-34.00, and
Choice and Prime made 34.-
00-39.00, with a few Prime
up to 40.00, Standard and
low Good brought 21.00-27.-
00, while Utility sold down
to 18 00.
HOGS: In the hog division
this week barrows and gilts
were 25-50 lower and sows
held steady. The week’s sup
ply will be about 250 head
more than last week’s 1250
head count. Trading was
moderately active. U. S. 1-3
grade 190-230 lb. barrows &
gilts made 14.00-14 50, and
hogs more uniform for
weight and grade including
12 grade 190-230 lbs made
14 75-15 50, with a few at 16
300-600 lb. sows went to the
scales at 8 00-12 00.
SHEEP Receipts will total
about 200 head more than
last week’s 400 head count
in the sheep division. Trading
was active as slaughter
lambs held steady Good and
Choice 60-95 lb slaughter
lambs made 19.50-21 50 with
a few lots 75-90 lb lambs sel
ling at 22.00, while Utility
and low Good made 16.00-
20.00.
It is good business to brood
chicks in the fall, Carl Dos
sm, Penn State extension
poultry specialist, believes
He says the spread between
medium and large egg prices
In the spring may be as little
as 5 cents, while in the fall
it rpay be 15 to 20 cents a
dozen ' The price favors the
fall-hatched pullet’s eggs.
Phone Lane. EX 2-265 S
Chicago Cattle
Cattle Supplies
Down Slightly
WEEKLY REVIEW
CATTLE Local receipts
curtailed about 5 per cent
from last week and decreas
ed 15 per cent from corres
ponding period last year. Per
centage slaughter steers
slightly below last weeks 70
per cent. Percentage stockers
and feeders increased over
last week with the arrival of
around 3,0Q0 head cattle and
calves for the stockers and
feeder auction sale.
Percentage of various
grades in slaughter steer sup
ply altered slightly from last
veek with percentage prime
estimated at 10 per cent com
pared with 13 per cent last
week and percentage choice
increased from 67 percent
last week to estimated 70
per cent.
Average weight of slaugh
ter steers a few pounds light
er than last weeks average
of 1152 lbs.
Around 75 loads mostly
standard to low choice 950-
1150 lb. steers selling from
24 50-26.50 to Canadian buy
ers. Slaughter steers uneven
ly 25-1 00, mostly 50-75 high
er for the week with choice
steers showing the greatest
advance. Cows steady to
strong. Bulls strong to 25
higher. Vealers fully steady.
Stockers and feeders slow,
steady to 50 lower.
Weeks top 29.00 paid for
11 loads mostly prime 1150-
1375 lb slaughter steers on
Wednesday, and load prime
1329 lb weights on Monday.
Several loads mostly prime
1150-1350 lb. steers 28.75.
Bulk choice and mixed
choice and prime steers 26 50
- 28 50 with most late sales
26 75 - 28 50.
Load mostly prime 1400
ib. steers 28 25 and mixed
choice and prime 1100 lb.
weights 28 50 at midweek
Mixed choice and prime 1570
(Continued on Page 13)
"As good as any corn I have grown"
"100% improvement over other corn
in the same field"
"Looks extra good"
These arc actual reports from farm
ers who raised the new Farm Bureau
Profitmaker Hybrids this year. These
hybrids have proved superior in many
characteristics, particularly yield.
ORDER
ALFALFAS and CLOVERS SPRING NEEDS
Now Booking ....
FIRM PRICES - Delivery in January 196
ALFALFAS Cert. Vernal, Cert. Ranger, Cert. Buffalo, Cert. Allan ic<
Common and Grimm Alfalfa.
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CLOVERS Cert. Pennscott, Red Clover, Medium Red Clover, Ceil-
Clover, White Blossom Sweet & Yellow Blossom Sweet.
nil i Tf|n A V Eanc. EX 4*0541 Hew Holland Et 4“
UMLL l UUH I Man. MO 5*2466 Quarry ville SX6^
k C. CO Ui
BUP^
New Holland
Heavy Run Good St<
The October 15 sale at New Good butchf-
Holland saw an exceptional- 50 - 19, mcd
ly heavy run of slaughter eanners and c , lt
steers for this time of year 50„ shells - 13 ,,
when 1108 head of cattle and Stocker and f
424 calves were offered for $22-26 (
sale. Approximately 800 Choice to
head of cattle were slaught- $3B-40 50, pooh
er steers. - 22-30, thin caly
The steer market was ac
tive but bearly steady with
last week’s market Short
fed heavyweights were again
very sluggish with very few
lakers at low prices The bull
market was active and from
25 to 50 higher. The cow
market was brisk with all
kinds 50 to 75 higher Yel
low cows in most instances
were 1 higher. Choice and
prime calves again m very
good demand and 1 higher.
Small calves of poor grades
were very slow.
Prime butcher steers - $29-
30, choice - 28-29, good - 26-
50 - 28, pi. to med. - 23-26.
Good butcher heifers - $22-
24, pi. to med. - 18.50-21 50.
Good bulls - $25 50-27 35,
pi. to med. 22-25, bologna -
22-24.
TAKE A BREAK 1 '
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PREVEN
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Form Bureau HYBRID SEED CORN 0 A |||>
before November 28ih » Ba
At tile Oct it
fresh cows c o j d :
active to $25
with all other 1
Receipts were 1
slock bulls and ■
Fresh Holstein'
500, Guernstv ..
ers - 250-290* '
Stock bulls «
heifers - 75-Hn
The Oct 12 ho
steady and all ,
for killers Recer
head. Ponies, m
280, Geldings - 6’
horses - $B5-230'
ses - 110 275 ki’l
Lancaster
Classifie
Get Re<
AMP REMEMBER.
DISENGAGE TH,
Thai’s because Farm Bureau
the pioneer in developing b'<)
pecially adapted lo Pcnnsvhaii
ditions.
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by Lancaster County FAR
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