2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16, 1960 At Lancaster Yards Prices Continue Climb Jam** E. O'Hara, (b Charge Market H#w« Branch CATTLE: Supply includes about 45 per cent slaughter steers and 45 per cent Stock ers and feeders. Trading was moderately active on all classes. The quality of slau ghter steers was improved compared with last Week. The receipts will total about 3750 head or about 500 head more than last week. Com pared with last week’s close, slaughter steers were fully 50 higher, spots up more. Cows sold 25 higher. Bulls held fully steady. Stockers and feeders were mostly 50 higher. Bulk of the Choice slaughter steers ranged be tween 25 75 and 27.50, mostly 26 25, up. Several loads and lots average to high Choice 1050 to 1345 lbs brought 28 00-28 50, lot high Choice and Prime 1094 lbs commanded 28 75. Good to low Choice steers brought 23 75-25-75. Stand ard and low Good 22 50-23 - 75. Several lots of Good and Choice heifers made 22 00 25 00 Utility and Commerc ial bulls brought 20 00-24 00, while Good grade fed bulls sold up to 26 50 Cutter and Utility cows ranged between 14.50-17.25, with Commerc ial cows going up to 17.75, C aimers and low Cutters made 13 25-14 50 Good and Choice 600-800 lb stock steers commanded 24 50 28 • 50 with Medium and Good going back to the farms at 22.-26 Medium and Good 800-1050 lb feeder steers commanded 21 2500-24 , few Jots Good grade up to 25 25. PRODUCTION PULLETS When clouds are looking darkest, And egg prices declining, A flock of HI-CASH pal lets, Bring back the silver lin ing For free literature and random sample facts CALL Weaver’s Hatchery LITITZ #4, PA. 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Sows steady. U. S. 1-3 grade 150- 225 lb barrows and gilts cleared the yards at 13 50 to 14 25, -a few no. 3’s down to 13 25. Hogs more uniform for weight and grade including 1-2 grade 190-220 lb butch ers commanding 14 50-15.50 with a few lots mostly no I’s weighing 200-215 lbs at 16 00 230-350 lb hogs made 13 00-13.50 300-600 lb. sows brought 8 00-11 00. SHEEP. Trading was mod erately active. Wooled slaug hter lambs were strong. The receipts will total about 50 head less than last week’s 500 head count Good and Choice 75-100 lb wooled slaughter lambs ranged be tween 18 50-21 with a few lots Choice 85-90 lbs com manding 22.00, while Utility sold down to 14 25 Lancaster County awards in the field crops division were rather sparse John N. Landis scored the county’s only first place in hay judging Tuesday. 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Snavelys Farm Service Chicago Cattle Price Continues Strong, Steady WEEKLY REVIEW CATTLE Receipts about 5 per cent larger than last week >but 15 per cent smaller than the corresponding year ago week when receipts of slightly over 50,000 proved to be the largest for any week in 1959. Percentage slaughter steers increased, offset by a smaller percent age heifers, fully 70 per cent slaughter steers, around 17 per cent heifers and 7 per cent cows. Stockers and feeders very scarce. ' Small decrease in the per centage choice and prime steers and small increase in good grades, about 10 per cent of steer supply prime, around 60 per cent choice & about 25 percent good. Average weight of slaugh ter steers heavier than last week, heaviest for any week since last July Estimated av erage weight of 1175 lbs. somewhat less than the year ago Receipts this week in cluded quite a few loads of steers weighing over 1400 lbs the heaviest of which scaled 1771 lbs Trading on slaughter steers opened active Slaughter steers strong to 75 higher than last weeks close except weights over 1250 lbs The general level of steer prices at a new high since last No vember Stockers and feeders strong to 50 higher. Load prime 1335 lb slaugh ter steers 29 50, quite a few loads high choice to mostly prime 1165-1435 lb steers 26 75-29 00, better than a dozen loads 29.00 Many loads high choice and mixed choice and prime steers, mostly weighing under 1400 lbs. 27 50-28 50, quite a few loads high choice and mixed choice and prime 975-1100 lb steers 27 75-28.00 with scattered loads 2810-28 25 Bulk choice steers 26.00-27.- 50 Few choice vealers 30-30 - 50, standard and good grades 22-29 , culls down to 10 00 Washington Boro, Pa. New Holland, Pa. R. S. Weaver Stevens, Pa. Lilitz, Pa. New Holland Calf Market Is Runaw The calf market was a runaway on choice and pri me at ihe New Holland Sal es ‘ Stable's this week 'when this kind sold three to four dollars per hundredweight higher. All other calves we re' one ’to two higher. .The -steer market was act ive on all kinds but the tr end '-wis again reversed. All lightweight cattle showing feed an