2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 5. 1960
At Lancaster
Trading
James E. O'Hara,
lm Charge. Marital Metre Branch
Cattle - Receipt's will to
tal about 500 head more
than last week’s 3740 head
count Supply includes ab
out 45 per cent slaughter
steers and about 25 per cent
stockers and feeders. Trad
ing was slow with inclem
ent weather late in the we
ek retarding trading.
Compared with last we
ek’s close, slaughter steers
50 higher Cows and bulls
held about steady. Stock
ers and feeding strong.
Bulk of choice grade slau
ghter stee”s weighing up to
1400 lbs brought 26 75 -
28 50, several loads and lots
hieh choice and prime 1200-
1220 lbs made 28 75-29 25
.Load and lot mostly prime
1155-1350 lbs sold at 30 00
Good to low choice brought
24 50-27 Few lots good and
choice "heifers made 22 25-
26
Cutter and utility cows
made 15 75-18, commercial
cows were up to 18 75, can-
ners and low cutters, 14-
15 75 Utility and commer
cial bulls brought 20-23 50
and good grade fed bulls
W6 v e ud to 26.
■Good and choice 800-1050
lb. feeder steers made 24 50-
27 50, medium and good 21 -
50-25 50 Good and choice
500-800 lb stock steers sold
at 25 50-29 Med and good,
JOHN K.
DENLINGER
Asphalt Paving
2505 Old Phila. Pike
Ph. EXpress 4-6551 SMOKETOWN. PA.
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The SHAVER
□ STARCROSS
288
Leghorns, outlaid all other Nationally Ad
vertised strains, both on The Floor and in
Cages, at the 1959 California Random Sam
ple Test:
285 eggs (per bird housed) on Floor
261 eggs (per bird housed) in Cages
BSHAVER These birds really roll
out the eggs.
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GREIDER
LEGHORN FARMS, Inc. i
MOUNT JOY, PA, OL 3-2455 |
I
I
Yards
Slow but Prices Up
22 50-26. Good and choice
stock calves brought 27.50-
32 00.
Calves; Trading was mod
erately active on about 750
head or about 50 head mo
re than last week. Vealers
were 1-2 lower. Good and
choice vealers ranged from
29-37 with choice and pri
me selling at 37-41 with a
few earlier in the week at
42 and 43, standard and
low good made 21-29 with
utility selling down to 17.
Hogs - Receipts will total
about 1850 head or about
100 more than last week.
Trading was moderately act
ive Barrows and gilts were
50 higher, sows 1 higher.
US 1-3 grade 190-230 lb.
barrows and gilts brought
15 25-16, with hogs more
uniform for wgt and grade
including 1-2 grade 190-220
lbs made 16 25-17. a few lot
mostlv no I’s 195-220 lbs
brought 17 25-17 50. No 3’s
were down to 15. 230-250
lb butchers made 15-15 50
300 - 600 lb sows brought
9-12 with a few up to 13
Sheep Receipts will tot
al about 225 head compared
with last week’s 409 head
total Trading was moderal
e’y active Wooled slaughter
lambs held steady Good and
choice 75-105 lb slaughter
lambs brought 19 50-22 75,
several lots 80-95 lbs at 23,
while utility sold down to
15 50 Two lots choice grade
Chicago Cattle
Prices Continue
To Increase
Cattle Local receipts 4
per cent over last week wh
en supply was smallest sin
ce August excluding Christ
mas week.
Consist of receipts alter
ed slightly with percentage
steers increased from 72 to
about 75 per cent while per
centage heifers declined fr
om 18 to about 15 per cent.
Vealers and stackers and fe
eders continued scarce.
Percentages qf various gr
ades in slaughter steer sup
ply little changed with ab
out 9 per cent prime, 55
per cent .choice, and 30 per
cent good.
Average weight of slaugh
ter steers increased from
1164 lbs to estimated 1168
lbs % Continued very moder
ate'receipts both locally and
in the aggregate together
with the bulMsh influence of
1 00-1 50 higher
Choice and prime steers
50-1 25 higher, good and be
low unevenly steady to 50
higher. Heifers steady to 50
higher with choice and pri
me at 'most advance Cows
and bulls 25 to 50 higher,
veatars steady to 1 higher,
slockers and feeders 50, in
stances 1 higher.
Bulk mostly prime 1200-
1365 lb slaughter sleers 30-
31 25 mostly 30 75-31 at the
close with one load 31 25,
load prime 1325 3bs 32 50
Wed highest here since July
Mixed choice and prime ste
ers 1075-1450 lbs 28 75-30 -
50 mostly 29 25-30 50 at the
close.
Bulk choice stee v s 26 50-
29, largely 27-29 late Most
good steers 23 50-26 75 Util
ity and standard 18 50-24
68-78 lb spring lambs ma
de 25-26.
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The Buck, R 1, Quarryville K. D 1, Pequea, Pa.
CHAS E. SAUDER & SONS J. C. WALKER & CO.
R. D. 2, East Earl, Pa. Gap, Pa.
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R. D. 2, Mount Joy, Pa.
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New Holland
Snow Curtail
The snow curtailed recipts
at the New Holland beeji
market on Thursday Only
494 head of cattle and 89
calves were in the run Qual
ity was not as good as the
previous week.
Trading was active. Com
pared to last week’s close
s’aughter steers were strong
to 50 higher. Bulls and cows
sold steady.
Bulk of the'Choice slaugh
ter steers up to 1400 lbs.
made $27 50 to 29 50. Few
lots of high Choice & Prime
1,000 to 1,340 lb. weights
went to, 29.50 to 30.40 Good
to low Choice were 24 25 to
28. A few Standard sold
down to 22.
Good and Choice heifers
made 22 50 to 26. Standards
down to 19.
Uti’ity and commercial
bulls commanded 20.50 - 24,
Good grade fed bulls up to
26
Cutter and Utility cows
made 16-18.75, Canners and
low Cutters 14 to 16.25
Stockers and feeders were
absent
Calves were unevenly stea
dy to 100 lower Good and
Choice vealers - 29 to 37.
Odd head prime to 41.00
Standard and -’ow Good
made 22 to 29 Utility was
down to 15.
The March 2 dairy cattle
sale had receipts of 115 cows,
nine bulls and 21 heifers.
Top fresh cows sold steady
All other kinds were slow
and $2O per head lower
Fresh cows, Ho 1 steins -
Few choice vealers 32 -
34, good 30-32, standard 23-
30, good and choice 835 -
1000 lb feeding steers 24 50
-26.35, good 750-825 lbs.
25-26 25. Few good 425 lb
stock steer calves 25 50
ED
AMMON E. SHELLY
R. D. 2, Litilz, Pa.
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