2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 9.1960
At Lancaster Yards
Slaughter Quality Better
i—
lm Chorge. Market N*w« Branch 13 .00-14.25 at the close.
pattlE’ The supply in- Utility and Commercial
, H about 40 per cent bulls made 20.00-24.00 with
c ud „ e = 01 . -ipp-s and 50 per- Good grade fed bulls selling
Sla u* g c lm J feeders, up to 26.50. Medium and
SS, receipS will total Sout Good 600-800 lb. stock stears
as ss assrs: js sra
«„ed previous g*® up’ "to
-a. s.ioir.b. -ss
The quality of slaughter managec j £5 25. Good and
steers was slightly improved choic | stock calvcs rang cd
pver tlie past several weeks. frQm 26 00 to 29.00 with a
Compared with iast weeks smaU lot Cholce 422 lb. sell
close, slaughter steers were at 30 00.
?5 f„d M 5 Sp «.m r, short°Sd CALVES Ve.lers held £ul
cr npo lbs steady 10 Wlll total abou t 140 head
pirtcpd nut the week more than last week’s 515
fully 50 lower Bulls held head total Good and Choicc
steady Stockers and feeders vcalers brought 29 00-34 00
Sofce StrM |lau I S ! te b r UUI sfcerl -to PttafseU.ng
SeShmg up to 1300 lbs. at 40 00 and 4100 Standard
07 A lot of high and low Good kinds manag-
Cholce S lb. deputation ed 21 00-29 00 with Utility
steers commanded 28 Good sel ioGS°^r a dm« 6 was mod
to low Choice steers ranged HOGS. Tradm a was mod
between 23 50 and 25 25, erately active Barrows and
Standard and low Good sold gilts were unevenly steady
Ainn rj U to 75 lower Tne supply will
uu-~5 TThiitv nnws at total about 1700 head com
thfdoTo a ofthewLk°malc fared w.th last weeks 1381
14 25-17 00 SLIT JroV^u/SS
COW i h kM Jb nt »ld early at 12 75-14.25
up to 18 25, this kind absent (Xur * to page 3)
.New Holland ELgm 4 211?
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IVAN M. MARTIN. INC.
PARADISE, PA.
Chicago Cattle
Steers Advance
Most Since March
WEEKLY REVIEW —
CATTLE Receipts fully
10 percent larger than last
week which included a holi
day but about 10 per cent
less than the corresponding
week last year. Receipts
were smallest for the first
full marketing week in any
year since 1955 and market
receipts smallest for any
comparable week since 1951.
Arrivals here included a
smaller percentage heifers
and cows than last week,
around 70 per cent slaughter
steers, about 20 percent heif
ers and about 7 per cent
cows Percentage choice and
prime -steers smaller - than
last week when 11 percent
of the steer supply graded
prime and 70 per cent choice
Average weight of slaughter
steers promising to be heav
ier than’ last weeks average
ox 1157 lbs.
Slaughter steers sold stea
dy to higher each market
day but prime grades didn’t
share the upturn until Wed
nesday, consequently prime
steers only 25-50 higher for
the week. The advance in
steer prices greatest for any
week since last March.
Vealers steady to strong.
Stockers and feeders strong
to fully 50 higher, mostly 50
higher with instances up
more although trade not par
ticularly active
Load mostly prime 1225
lb slaughter steers 28 50,
highest price since Decemb
er 2, six loads high choice to
mostly prime 1175-1325 lb
steers 28 10-28 25, numerous
loads mixed good & choice
steers late 25 00-25 75,
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Starting Pullets
Pullet growing records of .last fall on our own and custom
ers farms Indicated the following factors.
AGES RANGED FROM 144 TO 151 DAYS
LBS. FEED CONSUMED PER BIRD RANGED FROM 16 LBS. TO
18.1 LBS.
FEED COSTS PER BIRD AVERAGED 75 CENTS.
(SOME OUTSTANDING GROWERS HAD
LOW AS 67.65 CENTS AT 23 WEEKS).
PERCENTAGES FIT TO HOUSE ON THESE FLOCKS AVERAG
- ED 94:8%.
LET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR
For the finest poultry service
anywhere, contact your Miller
& Bushong Representative or
call Lancaster EXpress 2-2145.
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New Holland
All Weights Advance
Weight of cattle lost some
of the importance it has
held in the cattle sale at
New Holland sales Stables
in Thursday’s market with
the market very active and
all kinds sharing in the 1.00
to 1.50 advance.
Most of the advance was
on the better fed cattle, but
weight was no factor in the
advance if the steers showed
lengthly feeding.
The bull market was stea
dy to 50 higher. Bologna
bulls were steady to 25 low
er. Cow market was active
but 50 lower. Calves fold
active and steady on prime
and choice grades. Smaller
calves sold strong to 100
higher
The January 7 sale had re
ceipts of 824 cattle and 306
calves.
Choice butcher steers - $27
- 28 60, good - 25 50 - 26 85,
plain to medium - 22 50-25 -
50, heavy short feds - 22 50-
25 50.
Choice butcher heifers -
$24 50-26.50, good - 22-24, pi
to med - 18 50-22, dairy
bred heifers - 15-18
Good bulls - $25-26 25, pi
to med - 22-25, bologna -22-
24.50.
Good butcher cows - $l6 -
50-17 85, med - 15-16 50,
canners and cutters - 14 50-
15, shells - 12-14
Stocker and feeder steers
Most standard and good
veales 22 00-28 00, few
choice up to 30 00.
Few good 450-550 lb
steer calves and yearling
stock steers 25 25-26 00,
ON
EARLY BIRD
. $23.50-25 50 |
Choice to prime calves, I
$3B-40, good - 33-38, med 3
30-33, thin calves - 24 ja
monks - 16-23. «
The January 6 dairy c ,|
vie sale had receipts of i|i
cows, 13 stock bulls and y
stock heifers 1
AH top fresh Holsteiu
were stead;y All other kin?
were slow and $l5 per heS
lower. |
Fresh cows - Holsteinsl
$350-510, Guernsey - 225 2]J
others - 225-300 1
Stock bulls - $llO 2®
stock heifers - 65-110
Mules continued their
vance at the January 4 hotsj
sale Mules sold strong
$25 higher as all other kinj]
were steady. Killers aga s
advanced. Receipts were l{j
head. i
Mules - pair - $275-39(
single - 110-175. Ponies
mares - $l4O-300, geldings
55-110
Riding horses
driving horses
killers 8-8 Vz cents
FEED COSTS AS
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
& B
CO'
k ro
Miller &
Bushong,
Rohrerstown, Pa.
Ph. Lancaster EX 2-2145
DEAD ANIMALS
REMOVED PROMPTLY
Will Pay Full Value
For Dead Animals
Dealers in Bones, fallow
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Lancaster
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