2—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday. November 21. 1959 At Lancaster Yards Receipts Down One Third Imno* E. O'Hara, moderately active on about . Hrrmrii 675 head or about 75 head In Charge. Market New. Branch th£m & week ago Vealers CATTLE. The receipts this were weak. Good and Choice •week are considerably less ve alers brought 28.-35. with, than last week’s total. This choice and Prime selling at ■week’s total will amount to 35 .40 and Standard and low about 2900 head compared Good kinds made 21.-28 with with 4980 last week. Supply utility down 18. included about 20 percent of HOGS; Receipts will total' slaughter steers and 70 per about 1475 head com p a red cent Stockers an d with last week’s 1341 head Trading was slow throughout coun + Trading was moder the week The quality of a t e iy> ac tive, barrows & gilts slaughter steers this week go j d unevenly steady to 25 was not as good as in past j ower Sows commanded weeks steady prices. U S. 1-3 grade Compared with last week s 190 230 lb barrows and gilts close, the slaughter steers brought 14 00-15 00. A few were weak to mostly 25-50 i o ts no 3’s so’d down to 13 - off. Cows were fully 50 low- 75 Hogs more uniform in er. Bulls sold at about steady weight and grade including rates Stockers and feeders 1-2 grade of the same weight were mostly 50 off. The bu 1 k at 15-16 with a few lots no of the Choice slaughter steers i’ s commanding 16 50. Few made 27 25-28 50 with a lot 240-270 lb butchers made 13.- of high Choice 1075 lb. steers 13 75 300-600 lb. sows man reaching 29 Good to low aged 8-12 00. Choice steers ranged from SHEEP. Wooled slaughter 24 50-27 50, Standard and lambs were weak on about low Good made 22.75-24 75 410 head compared with last A lot high Good. 905 lb week’s 603 head count. Trad lieifers commanded 25 50. mg was moderately active. Cutter and Utility cows Good apd Choice 70 95 lb closed out the week at 13 25- slaughter lambs sold between 16 00 while Commercial 18. and 20 with Utility and cows sold up to 17 A few low Good at 14 -18 25 with early m the week 17 50, and some lots Utility down to Canners and lot Cutters sold 13 00 for 11-13 25 Uti-ity and Commercial bulls made 20 25 with Good grade fed bulls selling up to 27. Good and Choice 800 1050 $lOO 10 .per ton. lb feeder steers ranged from Georgia reported sales of 24 -27 50 with Medium and 1,109,000 head at prices rang- Good at 21 50-25 Good .md mg from 13 5 to 15 5 but Choice 550-800 lb stock mostly at the lower price steers made 25 50-29 50 while up to 10 30 Friday morning Medium and Good sold for Estimated slaughter in Geor -23 50-27 Good and Choice gia for the week end is 1,- stock calves made 29 33 340,000 head compared to CALVES Trading was 1,486,000 head last week 1958 Ist Qaartile Penna. 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HI 5-3445 1957 Chicago Cattle Steers Lowest Since AuQ. 5B The steer market at New 50 higher, bulls si 3 Holland continued sluggish Stock steers were vorv WEEKLY REVIEW— this week in the face of a to 50 higher Calves n CATTLE — Receipts about light supply of desirable long and prime were steadv 13 percent greater than last fed cattle at the lighter all others 23 00 lower week among the largest for weights Cows sold strong to Following ic m ,the year to date, and 10 per- . 10 site oonding rS l9's8 1 wce^ 6 Around 100 lower. Around 1800 cattle and 444 calves ?lfpe?cento? the runtaugh head cattle mainly good _ . ter steers, about 20 per cent S. rade 900-1100 lb slaughter 28, good - 2527 h Heifers compared 17 percent sl^% rs . posting 24.00-25.50, feds - -3-25, p'air heifers last week around 5 sold to Canadian packers this medium - 21-24 nor pent rows ’ week compared witli around Good butcher heifers - per cent cows logo head lagt week Around to 26, pi to med - 21-2 Percentage prime steeis 25 loads high cho ice to most- plain dairy heifers - 154 smaler than the 9 per cent ly p rime 1175.1350 lb salu- Good bulls - $24 50 2 prime last week, bulk of the ghter steers 2 825 and 28.50, pi to med 21 50-2 steer supply good and choice load 1290 jb. weights 28.75, bolognas - 21-24. with choice , most numerous mo st choice and prime r,| cers Good butcner cows -$] but an increase showing 25.00-28 00. Late sales good to 17, med. 14 50-15 50, steers grading standard and s i eers 2 3 00-24 75 ners and cutters - 13-1 below. Average weight of ’ , shells - 10-13 slaughter steers may be Two loads prurie 114 nd stackers and feeder sf slightly less than last weeks - neixers 20 zo, lare <g 2 o 26 25 average of 1151 lbs. hulk good t ° h'|h choice 22.- Slock steer calves . 2 Prices for most cattle un- 00, standard heifers cholce to prime . 38 . 4 k der pressure from the started down to 12 00 u U 31 . 36; med 25-3!, thins 1 of the week as Mondays run “y dairy type down to io uu. 23> monks , 10-15 of 27,800 head proved to be Utility and commercial The November 18 d the largest for any day in bulls closed at 17 50-20 00, ca ttle sale had receipts about 3 years. light canner bul’s down to X 26 cows, 11 bulls and Slaughter steers closed un- 13 00, good heavy fat bulls heifers Fresh cows sold evenly 50 -2 00 lower, most- 16 00-17 00 dy. A n others were drag ly 50-1.50 lower, kinds grad- Standard and good vealers Fresh cows - Holste mg good and below under dosed at 24 00-29 00, culls $350-490, Guernsey - 250- heavy downward pressure down to 11 00- Several loads others - 250-375 late and choice steers weigh- mixed good and choice 425- mg 1100 lbs up slow to sell 485 lb stock steer calves all week, prime steers weigh- 29 00-29 50, some good 400- ing 1200 lbs up and choice 450 lb heifer calves 22 50 - steer yearlings weighing 1050 25 00 Several loads good & lbs down showing least de- choice 550-675 lb stock dine, however, general steer steers 24 50-27.50, two loads prices reached a new low choice 925 lb. feeding steers sisce August, 1958 25 50, several loads medium _ Calves 1.00 - 150 lower, and good 925-950 lb weights Stockers and feeder cattle 50- 21 25-23 25. ATTENTION: MR. DAIRYMAN! 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