2— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 4. 1961 At Lancaster Yards Trading Active, Steady V CATTLE: 2400 compared ■vidth 2948 last week. Supply included 50 percent slaught er steers and 40- percent stockers and feeders. Trad ing was moderately active. Slaughter steers were steady. Cows were fully 25-50 high er. Bulls 25-50 lower. Stock ■ers and feeders steady. Slaughter Steers: Lot of Prime 1038 lbs. brought 28, three loads high-Choice 1048- 1235 lbs. 27.50-27.75. Bulk of the Choice 26.-27.25, load Choice 1433 lbs. 25 00, Good to low-Choice 24.-26., Stand- ard down to 21.75. Slaughter Cows: cutters & Utility ranged from 15.50 - IIJOO, Canners and low-Cut ters 14.25-1550, with shelly Canners selling down, to 12. Bulls: Utihty and Com mercial 19.50-22.50, Good grade 22.50-24.50. Stockers and Feeders; Good and Choice 700-950 lb. feeder steers 25-27.. Medium and Good 22.00 25.50, sever al 4ols Good 600-750 lb. stock steers 23.5026.00, load Fan cy 563 lbs. 29.50. "CALVES: 700 compared vftth 695 last week. Trading was moderately active. Veal <ers were steady. Good and Choice vealers ranged from 27.-.54., Choice and Prime 34,00-40., Standard and .low- OaQd 18-27., Utility down to 16.00 HOGS: 1800 compared with 2051 last week. Trading was slow. Barrows aid gilts were fully 25 lower Sold at a steady rate. Barrows and Gilts: U. S 1- 2 180-225 lbs. brought 19.75- 20.25, ho. 1 190-225 lbs. 20- 50-21.56, 1-3 190-235 lbs. 19.- 19.50, 240-260 lbs. 1-8.50-19, The Most -Famous Name In Corn Pfister Associated. Growers «. D. 3. LANCASTER 3-7121 Bad % 'Y ti HALFWAY TO THE LAYING HOUSE ON JUST 6 LBS FEED WITH MASTER MIX! n Hfs. MASTER MIX CCHfCK STARTER I lbs. J . MASTER MIX L. ALL MASH PULLET GROWER Produce welt-developed 10- week-o ld pullets on only 6 lbs. feed per bird with MAS TER MIX complete feeds! See us today! ROSS H. ROHRER & SONS QUARRYVILLE Phone ST 6-3372 including a few lots 2-3 grade 200-230 lbs. at 18.75. Sows; U. S. 1-3, mostly 2- 3, 300-600 lbs. 12 50-16.00. SHEEP: 225 compared with 384 last week. Trading -was moderately active. Wool ed slaughter lambs were ■steady. Wooled Slaughter Lambs: •Good and Choice 75-105 lbs. sold for TB.SG-20.50, and a few lots Choice and Prime 20.50-21.50 with Utility and low-Good 16 00-18.50. Chicago Cattle Quality Cattle Steady to Strong Average choice to prime steers steady to strong, low choice and below steady to SO lower, mostly 25 lower for 6th consecutive week of lower prices, heifers 25 to fully 50 lower, cows steady to 50 higher, bulls fully 50 lower, vealers and stockers and feeders steady. Three loads prime 1165- 1325 lb. Slaughter steers 26 35-28 50, bulk choice and prime 900-1400 lbs. 25.C0- 28.25. Many loads mixed choice and prime 1000-1400 lbs. 2 7.-28. Few loads high Carload Sale Michigan Peat ORDER NOW Ready-to-go-in 100 lb. Bags 1 Ton or more . . .' $1.60 per cwt. 1000 lbs. to 1900 lbs. . $1.65 per cwt. 100 lbs. lo 900 lbs. . . $1.70 per cwt: EXTRA CHARGES FOR DELIVERY Car will arrive at Ephrata About MARCH I. 1361 HOIUWS FARM MARKET, Inc. EPHRATA, R. D. 1, PA. Ph. HE 3-6344 Be Sure From Hie Start Plant ROHRER’STop Quality FARM & GARDEN SEEDS HgCUUZEp alfalfas Certified DuPuits Alfalfa • Cert. DuPuits Alfalfa • Birdsfool Treefoil • Cert. Vernal Alfalfa • Ladino Clover • Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa • Pasture Mixtures • Cert. Hanger Alfalfa • Grasses ° Cart. Pennscotl Clover • Seed Grains • Penna. Grown Red-Clover • DeKalb Corn • Cert. Seed Potatoes • DeKalb Sorghum You are invited . . . CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL MEETING Conducted by the "Weedo-ne" Co. WITMEH FIRE HALL MONDAY EVENING. MARCH B 7:45 P. M. I ■ ij|] 11 il ■ I >[iß ijfl ■■ji I■iVib 11 it i 11 in| SMOKETOWN Phone Lane. EX 7-3539 MASTER wMIX^r w Vintage Livestock Steers Sell Mostly Steady Cattle: 3SO. Compared to last week’s market, slaugh ter steers were steady to 25 lower at the February 28 auction at Vintage. Cows wore 25 higher. Bulls sold 50 higher. A few lots good grade LO GO to 1,150 lb. slaughter ste ers 26-27. Good to low choi ce 23.75-26. Standard down to 22. Cutter" and utility cows at 15.50-17. Canners and low -cu iters 13.75-15*50. Utility and commercial hulls 19.50- 23. Calves: 387. Prime grade vealers absent, choice steady Good grade, and below at 1 higher. .Good and choice vealers made 28-34 with a few lots of choice up to 39. Standard and low good 21- 28,-and utility down to 18 Hogs: 131. Barrows and gilts 25, lower. U.S. 1 and 2 grade 200-224 lb. barrows and gilts 19.10-19.85. 1-3 gr ade 195=230 lb. 18.50-18.85. Lot 2 and 3 grade at 245 lb. 18.60. Sheep: 31. Not enough of any class on offer to estab lish a market. choice and mixed choice and prime 975-1100 lb. steer yearlings 27.00-27.75, Bulk (Turn to page 3) New Holland Steady On Less Quality Cattle: 852 •Compared with Horses continued steadj last week’s market slaughter on, larger volume at the steers were fully steady with February 27 sale. Receipt lesser quality considered, included. 266 head of horse. Cow'S sold 5Q to 1.00 higher- ponies and mules, with most of the advance m -Mules by the pair brougin canner grades. Bulls were 50 $3OO-600, singles - $125-228 lower. Pony mares sold from $95 The bulk of the choice f*®,« 8 " .grade slaughter steers made 2625. to 27.50; a few lots gIJiSJ' Ri went to 27.85. A few choice T~ iers brought 8^ steers at L3OO to 1,400 lbs. 9*6 cents 25 75-26.25. Good to low ' , - I T , choice 24.0 to 26.25. Stand. Lawns Lady Jane, , ard down to 22.. ten-year-old Guernsey own Cutter and utility cows e d by J. Rohrer Witmer pro 15.75 to 17.25. and ducod 11380 pounds -of null low cutters 14.1)0 to 15.7 - . ' with shelly canners down to pounds'of fat m 30! 13 days. She was milked twi Utility and commercial times .daily bulls 29J>0-22.50. A Jew goad grade bulls made 23.25. Calves: 400. Choice and - prime vealers sold 100 low- _ _ 0 «- er Good grade and below H were 2.00 lower. Good and choice vealers were 28*37 “ISlick Chick” with choice and prime 37-42.- 50. Standard and low good ¥T 20-28 and utility down to 17. CIT IV*«X«. II The dairy cattle market —u« ap continued Very slow at the OIsD OR STARTED j March 1 auction. Receipts in- ii. /•] • ■ | eluded 80 cow, six stock tIICkC bulls and 28-stock heifers, I lllld Fresh cows, Holstein, $3OO - Guernseys - $l7O-225, W >T ft'DMC other breeds - $175 265. fAKMO Stock bulls - $lOO-225. Stock 1 heifers - $75-185 BIG SAVINGS ! ! ! ! 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