2 Lancasler Farming, Saturday, February 13. 1960
At Lancaster Yards
Steer Quality Is Improved
James E. O'Hara.
In Charge. Market Newe Branch
' CATTLE Receipts will to
tal about 3700 head or about
500 head more than last
week The supply includes a
bout 50 per cent slaughter
steers and 40 per cent stock
ers and feeders
The quality of slaughter
steers was improved compar
ed to a week ago Trading
was slow on slaughter steers
but moderately active on oth
er classes Compared with
last week’s close, slaughter
steers steady with spots
strong on weights under 1,-
200 lbs
Cows mostly 50 higher,
bulls steady Stockers and
feeders strong
Bulk of the Choice grade
slaughter steers made 26 GO
-28 00 and a load high Choice
1226 lbs at 28 50, load and
lot Prime 1100 1268 lbs sold
29.00 Good and low Choice
kinds made 23 75-26 25
Good & Choice heifers made
22 00-25.50, lot Choice heif
ers made 22 00-25 50, lot
Choice heifers commanded
26 50 Cutter and Utility
cows ranged fiom 14 65 to
17 25 with Commercial cows
up to 17 50, while Canners
and low Cutters brought 13 -
00-14 50
Utility and Commercial
culls made 20 00-23 50 with
Good grade fed bulls selling
up to 26 Good and Choice
800-1050 lb seeder steers
made 24 50-27 00 Lot Choice
814 lbs commanded 27 30,
Medium and Good brought
21 50 25 00 Good and Choice
Now is the ideal time to
apply hew Jersey Green
Sand and Calphos to grain
and hay fields If interest
ed m natural program of
farming it will pay you
to investigate and use
these natural colloidal
marine deposits
Any quaniily available
Bag or Bulk
Ton or carload lots.
EROOKLAWN FARM
118 Kreider Avenue
Ph. LO 9-1580
H. MERVIN McMICHAEL
Lane., R. 6 Ph. TR 2-4377
or jour local dealer
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BROS.
MANHEIM PIKE
LANCASTER
EX 3-3906
550-800 lb stock steers went
across the scales at 25.25 29 ,
while Medium and Good sold
22 25-25.50. Good & Choice
stock calves 27-31
CALVES; Trading moder
ately active with vealers 1.00
- 200 lower Receipts will
total about 625 head compar
ed with last week’s 611 head
count Good and Choice veal
ers 30 00-37 00, Choice and
Prime made 37 00-41 00 with
a few to 43 00 early in th?
week Standard and low
Good brought 23 00-29 00
with Utility down to 17 00
HOGS- Receipts will total
about 1550 head, or about
175 head less than last week
Barrows and gilts 25 50 high
er and sows steady in mod
erately active trading. U S.
1-3 190-230 lb barrows and
gilts 14 50-15 00, few lots no
3’s, 14 25. Hogs more uniform
for weight and grade includ
ing U S 1-2 grade weighing
190-220 lbs sold at 15 00-16
with a few small lots mostly
no I’s going at 16 25-16 50.
230-250 lb butchers brought
14-14 50 300-600 lb sows
made 8.00-11 00
SHEEP Trading was mod
erately active on a small
supply of wooled slaughter
lambs Receipts will total a
bout 200 or slightly less than
last week Wooled slaughter
lambs held steady with Good
and Choice 75-100 lbs going
at 19 00 22 00 and a lot of
Choice made 22.50 with Util
ity down to 15 00
SHAVINGS
HAROLD B. ZOOK
220 LAMPETER ROAD LANCASTER, PA.
PHONE EX 4-5412
• CLEAN DRY PINE
• CLEAN GREEN PINE
• MIXED-FINE-MEDIUM
BAGS OR BULK DELIVERIES OVER 2 TON AND
TRAILER LOAD PRICES
You’ll never want
to settle for less!
All-day comfort is yours with D-14 and D-17 Tractors
. . . plus low, step-aboard platform . . . easy-to-handle
controls ... ample foot room while standing or sitting.
Ask us about the Allls-Chatmers plan to finance
your time purchase of farm equipment*
ALLIS-CHALMERS A
SALES AND SERV/CE V
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv.
Quarryville, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lancets'er. Pa.
Snavelys Farm Service
N. G. Myers & Son L. H. Brubaker
Rheems, Pa.
Chicago Cattle
Steers Highest
Since September
CATTLE—Market receipts
continued of comparatively
moderate proportions. The
local supply only slightly re
duced from ast week. Seve
re weather creating hazar
dous road conditions over
much of the midwest con
tributed toward model ale
receipts.
Percentages of various Choice and prime - $2B 85-
classcs in receipts little ch- 29.10 One head 1,045 pound
anged from last week with prime $29 85 Choice - $26.-
fhort 75 per cent slaughter 50-28.50, good to low choice
steers, fully 15 per cent hei- - $23 75-27. Steers in same
fers, and around 6 per cent grades over 1,250 pounds
cows _ down to 22 50
Supply stocker and feeder Cutter and utility
cattle reduced from-last wk. Commercial un to* $lB Can
Percentages of various gr- „e ”s ™nTlo w Gutters $l3 60
ades in slaughter steer sup- ancl low cutters ?to.t>o
- Utility and commercial
creased l2 "ot '“IS \,f .Vlfln o 'S.^odd
lest week and largest since g £ 2 ?? 5 50 w “ h ° dd
Average weight of slaugh st $26 5?
ter steers little changed ir- F sleers commanded $26 50
om 1180 lb. avg of last wk
General trade on slaughter
steers 25-1 00 mostly 50-75
higher Slaughter heifers 25-
75 higher Stockers and feed
ers fully steady
Loadlots prime 1150
1400 lb. slaughter steers at
28.75-29 25, Load prime 1275
lbs Wednesday 29 75 This
the highest paid here since
last September Bulk high
choice and mixed choice and
prime steers 1100-1400 lbs.
27-28 75.
Load mixed choice and
prime 990 lbs 28 50 Few
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro, Pa.
New Holland, Pa.
R. S. Weaver
Stevens, Pa.
Lititz, Pa.
New Holland
Opens Strong, Closes Of
The New Holland steer
market opened strong but
closed 25 lower this week
with cows 50 to 1.00 higher,
lightweight bulls steady and
bulls -over 1250, 25 to 50
lower
Receipts at the February
11 sale included 1149 cattle
and 251 calves
loads choice ever 1400 lb
steers down to 24 25 early.
Good vealers 23-30, few
choice and prime 31-32, st
andard 23-28, utility 16-23,
Good 650 lb stock steers
25.50, screatted loads and
lots medium and good Sto
cker and feedmg steers 575-
800 lbs 21-24 50, load good
880 lbs. 23 50, load mixed
medium and good 925 lbs
22 50, load common and
medium 1025 lb feeder ste
ers 20 Few common feeders
18-19.
200 Rhode Island Reds, 2-3 weeks old
Did you try our Flour yef 7
Altman’s Milk Replacer to boost that growth in
those calves only $3 75 Calf Starter Feed $4 9i
Fine Chick Feed $5 05 16% Dairy S 3 60
Scratch Feed $3 60 Fitting Ration $3 7j
B Starter $4 40 Horse Feed S 3 9j
B Grower $4 25 Flog Feed $3 ft
Special chop-for sheep, hogs, heifers or steers'
Medication for cattle, poultry, or pet animals'
Puces subject to change
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg Pike
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Starts ’Em R
Costs less to feed than w
” Easy to mix—Easy to
"i Looks like milk—Stay:
~ Reduces digestive upsi
a Rich, nutritious, uniform
Milk Replacer for Calves, Puppii
Lambs, Pigs, Kittens, Mink
Get WAYNE CALFNIP from
H. M. STAUFFER & SON'S. Inc.
Wilmer - itonKs - i.eo.a. Pa.
SUNSHINE FARM SUPPLY
Lililz. Pa.
ROHRER'S MILL
B. D. 1. Bonks. Pa.
MILLERSVILLE SUPPLY CO.
Millersville, Pa.
Medium and Good stock
$23.75-25 50
Good and choice call
$3O-37.50; Choice and pn
- $37-38; Several $3B 50
Standard and low Good s
29 Utility down to $l7
The February 10 da
cattle sale had receipts
137 cows, eight stock bi
and 16 stock heifers. The
tire cow market was vi
slow and $l5 to $25 per In
lower
Fresh Holstein co
brought $350 to 450 witln
outstanding fresh Ho's'i
going at $6OO
Fresh Guernsey cows
$225-280, other fresh co\J
$225 300, stock bulls - Si]
240, stock heifers - $7O 2]
The February 8 horse s|
had receipts of 259 he]
Draft horses and mules cj
tinued to sell steady |
Mules, pair - $275 tj
singles - $l4O-210 I
Ponies - $75-120, udj
horses - $l3O-240, duvi
horses - $l4O 305, killer?
9V2»-10 cents !
BUY SEED CORN
Now is the time to N
seed corn if the supply J
not been obtained, rccj
mends George Berggd
Penn State extension agrj
omist Be sure the hybij
purchased are adapted
the corn-growing condilii
ol the farm
Willis H. Weaver, Mgr,
LIME VALLEY MILLS
R-D. 1. Willow Slreet.
ROSS C. ULRICH, JR
R.D. 2, Peach Bottom,
ABERDEEN MILLS
R.D. 2, Elizabethtown/
Ph. Lane. EX 4-77 lo