2 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 30. 1960
At Lancaster
Trading
]ame> E. O'Hara.
la Charg*. Market- N«w* Branch
CATTLE: 5020 compared
with 4052 last week. The
supply includes 50 per cent
slaughter steers and 40 per
<«nt stoekers and feeders.
'Trading slow. Compared
with last week’s close, slau
ghter steers are generally .50
fewer. Cows are 25c lower
with the decline coming late
in the week. Utility and
Commercial bulls steady,
Good grade bulls 50 lower
Stockers and feeders steady
to 50c lower.
Bulk of the Choice grade
950-1350 lb. slaughter steers
brought 27.00-29.50, .several
loads and lots average to
mostly high-ChoiCe 1025-1,
284 lbs. sold at 30.00-30.75.
Good to low-Choice steers
brought 24 -27 50. .
A few lots Good & Choice
heifers brought 23.00-26.00.
Utility and Commercial bulls
sold for 20 00-23 50, while
Good grade fed bulls made
23.00-25.00 with a few early
Monday to 25 50. Cutter,
Utility and Commercial cows
went at 16 50-19 25, Canners
and low-Cutter, 14.75-16 50.
Good and Choice 550-800
lb. stock steers sold for 27.-
50-31 50 and Medium and
Good for 23.50-28 00. Good
Yards
Slow, 50 Lower -
and Choice 800-1050 lb. feed
er steers brought 25.00-28 75
with several loads of Choice
1050-1150 lbs. at 25.00-25 50
and Medium and Good at
22.00-25.50.
CALVES: 600 or about the
same as last week. Trading
was moderately active. Veal
ers weighing under 120 lbs.
were 1.00-2.00 higher and
heavier weights steady. Good
and Choice vealers 28-33.00,
Choice and Prime sold at 33
to 38, Standard and low -
Good 20.-27.,' with Utility
down to 15.00.
Hogs. Receipts will total a
bout 2010 head compared
with 1767 last week. Compa
red with last week’s close,
barrows and gilts were stea
dy. Sows steady.
Chicago Cattle
Steers Highest
Since Last May
CATTLE Receipts down
20 percent from last week.
However, salable supply in
creased by nearly 1,000 head
slaughter steers and heifers,
mainly steers grading choice
and below, carried from last
week Good clearance this
week both fresh receipts and
holdovers. Smaller percen
tage prime steers than the
nearly 9 percent prime last
week Average wgt. of slau
ghter steel’s considerably li
ghter than last wks. average
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Vintage Auction
Steers Steady
Quality Down
CATTLE: 418. Compared
with last week, slaughter
.steers about steady with fills
considered. Cows steady to
50 higher. Bulls steady with
last Tuesday’s close for 1.00
lower than early. The quali
ty on slaughter steers wasn’t
as good as in past weeks.
Bulk of the Choice grade
,cattle 950-1300 lbs. 26.50-
e 2B 50, Good to low-Choice
24.00-26.75, Standard 21.-24.
Cutter and Utility cows 16.-
50-19.50, Canners and low-
Cutters 15.25-17.00, Utility
and Commercial bulls 20.00-
23 50,' Good grade bulls 23.-
00-24.00
CALVES 256. Choice grade
vealers steady. Good grade
and below 1.00 higher. Good
ot 1154 lbs,
A two-way trend develop
ed and the spread in steer
prices became the widest in
a year as ste’ers in loadlots
sold in a range from 17.50
to 33.50, high good to prime
steers closed 50 to 1 higher
The better the cattle the
greater the advance, the pl
ainer the cattle the greater
the decline. Vealers steady.'
Stockers and feeders slow
altho a little more active
than last week. Prices stea
dy to 50 lower.
Load prime 1160 lb. slau
ghter sters 33.50, equal to
loads mixed good and low
choice steers 25.75-26 25,
bulk good grades 23-25 50.
Good , and choice vealers
KERN'S HARDWARE
Honeybrook, Pa.
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PHONE EX 7-3721
land
New Holl
Quality Spreads
Higher quality steers prime 1125 to j
showed strength while the ter steers
poorer grades were weaker Bulk of the .
at the April 23 sale at New 900 to 1300 ju
Holland. Recipts were 1470 to 29.50 Good t
head of cattle and 210 calves were 23.75 - 25
Slaughter steers grading Good grade i
good or better were steady 1060 lbs were
to 50 higher while those 25. Cutter and
grading-low good and beiow 16.25 to 19 ]q
were steady to 50 lower, low cutters j
Cows were folly steady and Utility and
bulls were steady to weak, bulls were 2(
Several lots of choice and grade fed bulls
Few lots of
and Choice vealers 28.00-35.- low good 439
00, Choice and Prune 35.00- steers made 22
39.00, Standard and low - Good and d
Good 25 00-28 00, Utility were stead\ t,
20 00-24 50. _ below were
HOGS: 99. Barrows and higher. Good
gilts .75-1.00 lower. U. S. 1-3 vealers made 21
grade 175-212 lbs. UjOO-17.- choice and p llr
10, several lots 230-250 lbs. sent. Standard
mostly 2-3 grade 16.00-1660. -.23-28 Utihh
; r The April 21
27-32, standard grades 21- sale had rcceini
27. 29 bulls and 4;
Few good 550 lb. stock market was sl (
steers 28, choice 750-775 lb. kinds,
the highest price paid for Fresh Cows,
steels since last May, early $3OO to 440,
bulk high choice and prime - 250, on
1075-1450 lb. steers 28 50 - Stock bulls—,
3150. Weeks bulk choice stock heifors
stecrs 26.50-28.75. Numerous The Apnl
yearling feeding steers 27- had a steady .
27.50, load medium 750 lb.‘ kinds. Receipt
stockers 23.25, choice 625 head,
and 882 lb. feeding steers at Mules and
26.10-26.25, several, loads of $260-325 lor
good and choice" 900-925 lb. $125-190, ponu
wgts. 25-25.35, medium and $135-225, gddn
good 800-985 lb. wgts at driving horses,
22.75-24.25-. lers - BM> to 9
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Seed Potatoes come late. Cobblers and K;
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Dog chains and collars Spring shipment s
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seeds!
If you want chicks this year, better ordei
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