■» 2—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, October 31, 1959 At Lancaster Yards Receipts Up Tom** E. O'Hara, U Charge. Market Newe Branch CATTLE: The reciepts week will total about 1,000 head more than last week s 6856 head count. Tne supply included 25 percent slaughter steers and 65 per cent stock «rs and feeders Trading was slow through most of the week. The quality of the slaughter steers was about the same as last week. The supply of stockers and feed ers continues to be heavy. Compared with last week’s close slaughter steers were steady but short fed steers were 25-50 lower. Cows closed 25 lower after daily price Auctions. Bulls sold at steady rates. Stockers and feeder were steady to 25 higher. Choice slaughter steers ranged from 28.-29, in cluding a load weighing 1382 at 29 A lot High Choice 1165 lb commanded 29 50. Good to low Choice made 25 25-28 25, and Standard and low Good made 23.-25.25 Lot high Choice and Prime 920 lb made 27. Cutter and Utility bulls made 20-25, and Good grade fed bull sold up to 27. Cutter and Utility cows brought 15-18, with Coml cows up to 18.75, while Can ners and Low Cutters made 13.-15 Good and Choice 800- 1050 lb feeder > steers made 25.50- 00, and Medium and Good made 23 50-26.50 Good and Choice 550-800 lb' stock steers made 26 50-30 50, and Medium and Good brought 25.50- 50. Good grade of stock calves ranged from 29. to 33, and Medium sold down to 25 50. CALVES - Receipts in the NOW THE TIME T< Roof Cement 25c 45c - $1.20 Roof Paint $t 10 - $2.60 Red Oxide Exterior Paint $2 50 - $ll 75 Alt. Lawn lb 85c Peat Moss . - S4JOO Staz Dry $2.60 Prices subject to change ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE 947 Harrisburg Pike A BRAND NEW I BABCOCK BESSIE Will be available from our Utitz Hatchery beginning December Ist. fry is a 3-way leghorn strain cross and has 3 defin ite improvements over our 1953 Bessie. These are; 1. UNBELIEVABLY GOOD LIVABILITY. 2. ABLE TO TAKE IN HER STRIDE THE STRESSES OF OUR MODERN POULTRY BUSINESS. SUCH AS DEBEAKING. CROWDING. SLAT FLOORS, ETC. 3. EGG QUALITY— EXCELLING BOTH IN INTER IOR QUALITY AND STRENGTH OF SHELL. P. S. Same large early egg size as our present Bessie. If you would like to have more information about this completely new (but thoroughly tested) Bessie, coll us collect at Lititz: MA 6-5872 or MA 6-7979. BABCOCK HATCHERY, Inc. R. D. =3 LITITZ, PA. 1,000 Head calf division totaled about 730 compared with 695 head last week. Trading was act ive. Vealers sold at steady rates. Good and Choice veal ers sold for 28-35, and choice and Prime made 35-40, and a few to 41. Standard and low Good brought 22-28, while Utility sold down to 18. HOfeS: In the hog division trading was active on about 1500 head or about 200 head more . than last week. Bar rows-and gilts were fully steady. Cows sold steady. U. S. 1-3 grade 190 230 lb bar rows and gilts made 14.50- 15.25, few lots No. 3 and mixed weight lots 170-220 lb. sold down to 14 25. Hogs more uniform for weight and grade including 1-2 grade 190 230 lb. butchers 15.50-16.50. 300-600 lb. sows sold at 8.-12. SHEEP: The supply m the sheep division was about the same as last week’s 599 head count. Trading was active. Compared with last week s close slaughter lambs were steady with lesser quality considered. Good and Choice 75-95 lb. slaughter lambs brought 20-22, lot Choice 78 lb sold at 22.50. Utility and Low Good made 16 -22.25. ( FERTILIZE LAWN With some good grass-grow ,ng weather ahead until the ground freezes, you can still fertilize your lawn, says Jno Harper, Penn State extension turf specialist. He recom mends about a 2-1-1 ratio fer tilizer, such as 10-5-5, 10-6-4, or 12-6-6, with some of the nitrogen being slowly avail able. O FIX YOUR ROOFS Fine Chick Feed Calf Feed Horse Feed Fitting Ration 16% Dairy Dog Feed Rabbit Pellets Pb. Lane. EX 4-7715 Willis H. Weaver, Mgr. Chicago Cattle Cattle Supplies Dairy Show Are Up Slightly annual dairy show and sale CATTLE— Receipts slight- at the New Holland sales ly larger than last week and stables on Wednesday was about 5 percent above the bought by H. D Mate, New same year-ago week. Mon- manstqwn for $975. Reserve days run of 26,000 largest champion Holstein was pur for any day in five months, chased by George Rutt, Den In addition to the regular vcr for $750. Rutt also pur market supply around 3,000 chased third place winner stocker and feeder cattle and for $6!90.00. 9000 calves arrived for the Consignments of Holstein annual Feeder Show & Sale, cattle in the sale, reported to Last year there wore 2200 he the best m the history of cattle and 4800 calves for the the show and sale, mcluaed annual show and Sale. some outstanding cows brmg- Around 70 per cent of the i?J| TA wlt * 1 , individual regular market supply slau- D ? A Irs 6 and 6 five^ner G AS Receipts were 230 dairy Marking the fourth stra ght ws 13 s tock bulls, and 13 week with a decline in the heifers. percentage of prime steers. Fresh Holstein tows - $350 Average weight of slaughter . 975 Guernsey - 250-385; steers promising to be about nth ’ , the same as last weeks aver- cfork'' hnii< age of 1153 lbs high choice He , fers . 75 . 140 . and prime 1200-1350 lb. At the cattle sale on Thurs sleers mostly steady compar-- dayj Qctooer 29 long fed han ed last weeks close, other (j lW eight steers sold steady weights and grades steady to Wlth £f ost other kmds slower 2o lower with spots 50 lower. and from 75 t 0 j OO lower . Heifers steady to 25 Jower. mostly steady Cows weak' to fully 1.00 lower Bulls weak to 50 lower. Vealers about steady. Stockers and feeders fully steady. Load prime 1286 lb slaug hter steers 29.25, highest price in three weeks. Around 25 loads high choice to'most ly prime 1100-1375 lb slaug hter steers 28.75. Load prime 1500 lb. steers 28.00 Heifers 26-30-27, Mostly 26.50-26.75. Good to high choice heifers 23 50-26 25. Few head standard cows 1800-20.00, utility and com mercial cows closed at 13.50- 18.00- Mainly 14 00-26 25. $4.95 25 lbs $1 50 $3 85 i $3.65 $3.45 $8 50 i $5 15 No. 30 Green Pasture STEER CONCENTRATE For Fattening Beef Cattle FEEDING DIRECTIONS For fattening beef cattle ONLY, feed at the rate of As a roughage, use ground ear corn, corn siTage or grass silage. With silage better results will be obtained supplementing the daily ration with ; of ground ear corn per steer. On low qual'ty roughage, use Green Pastures Steer Concentrate One Pound Per Steer Per Day With a concentrate priced right! This is economy! INTERESTED? Sure you are! For details and records; Ask any Miller and Bushong Service repress or call us direct at EX 2-2145. W!i Manufacturers of Poultry and Livestock Feed Since 18 New- Holland C aimers-and cutters late 11.50-15 00. Fgw good and choice veal ers 31.00-32 00,' Mostly stand ard and good grades 25.00 - 30.00, cull and utility largely 14 00-24 00. Some good & mixed good and choice 400-450 lb. stock steer calves 28 25-31 00, Load good and choice 450 lb. weights 31 00, two loads of good and choice 685 lb. Mon tana stock steers 27 75, sever al loads choice 850-1050 lb. feeding steers 26 50, good 785-1050 lb. weight 24 00-25.- 10. NEW!! WITH STILBOSOL ONE POUND PER STEER PER DAY. Top $97 Cows were very sWa,, 1 to 1 50 lower ' good cattle weie ir> th, run. Prime Butcher st NONE; choice - s2a 5n good 25 -27 50 plaui n mm - 23.50-26 Choice Butcher h CI) good - $22-24; pi, t 0 18 50 to 2150 h gh (leshed heifers - 15-lg Good bulls - $26-27 med. - 22 50-25, bol 0 ’ 22 50-24.00. Good butcher ccws 50-17 50; med - 14 jq canners and cutters - 50 Stocker and feeder $22-26 50; Choice to prime ea $3B-40; good - 33-37, 26-32; thins - 20-26, iu 13-20. Ponies continued ti slow at tire October 2( sale. All mules wont j krs and horses ?old steady Receipts wen head. 5125-270; Ponies, 'geldings - s riding horses - 75 300 mg horses - 110-225, fc 61%-7 cents CHECK FABRIC GR Before buying a drapery fabric, pull a across the width to se ' ther the design is o grain, advises Dorc O'Donnell, Penn Stati furnishings extension ist. For draperies t( welf and dean satisfa the design shouldn’t b than one inch off gra Read the Class! Miller & Bushong, i Rohrerstown, Pet- Ph. Lancaster EX 2-2145
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