2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 25, 1961 At Lancaster Yards Slow And Mostly Steady CATTLE- 4050 compared with 3836 last week. Supply included 50 percent slaught er steers and 40 percent Stockers and feeders. Trading was slow Slaughter steers were steady Cows steady. Bulls and Stockers and feed ers steady The quality of slaughter steers was best m several months. The supply of stock calves weighing un der 600 lbs is increasing. -Slaughter steers: Six loads high - Choice and Prime 1124-1306 lbs. made 28.00, bulk of the Choice grade ran ged from 26-27.25, several loads 1050-1250 lbs. 27 50- 27.75 Good to low-Choice 23.75-26, Standard 21.50-23- 75. Cows. Cutter and Utility brought 16 25-18.25, Canners low-Cutters 15.-16 25, with shelly Canners selling down to 13 00. Pulls: Utility & Commer cial brought 19.-22.50, Good grade 22 50-25.25. Stockers and Feeders Good ami Choice 800-1050 lb feed er steers sold for 24 50-26.50, Medium and Good 21.-25.00. Good and Choice 600-800 lb. stock steers brought 26-27.75 Medium an<J Good 22.-26.50. Good and Choice stock calves commanded 27-30. CALVES - 750 compared •with 688 last week Trading was active Choice & Prime vealers were 100 higher, Good and below steady Good and Choice vealers sold at 20 -35, Choice and Prime 35 00-41 00, few 42.-43, Stan dard and low-Good 20.00-29., ■Utility down to 17 00. HOGS' 1900 compared with 1849 last week Trading was moderately active All classes were steady early but barrows and gilts closed 25- 36 lower at mid-week garrows & Gilts U. S 1-2 100-225 lbs sold for 19 50- 30-50, no 1 190-225 lbs. 20- 50-2100 few to 21 50 (this kind absent after Monday), 1- Bulk Spreading * Service Dealers for— FERTILIZER and LIMESTONE SMUCKER BROS. Bird-in-Hand Ph. Leola OL 6-2229 t cr~r~TT ; V i T‘*l v ‘i /v 5. I^ HALF WAY TO THE LAYING HOUSE ON JUST 6 IBS FEED WITH DENLINGER'S n ibs. DENLINGER’S s' CHICK L STARTER n ibs. / DENLINGER'S L - ALL MASH PULLET GROWER Produce well-developed 10-week old pullets on only 6 lbs. feed pei jbird with Denlinger's Master Made feeds' Sec U 6 today' t. i. OenTinger Co. PARADISE Ph. SO 8 3021 S •// .//», j! ’ '^MLnj v <•- ' <■ 4• ’ ii& 1 "■ 4 3 190-230 lbs. made 18.50-21 few to 21 50 (this kind absent after Monday). 1-3 190-230 lbs. made 18.50-19.25, closed at 18.50-18 75, few lots most ly 2-3 grade 18.50. Chicago Cattle Receipts Lowest In Three Weeks CATTLE— -Receipts slight- good grade heiters 19-23.50. lv larger than last week, lar- Cutter and utility cows at gest in three weeks, but 5% 16.25-17.85, canrfers and low less than the corresponding cutters '14.75-16.25, shelly period a year ago. Rank and canners down to 13. File good to low prime steers Utility and commercial reached new lows since last -bulls 19 50-22 50, few good November. grade up to 23. High prime steers, choice CALVES: 322 Vealers 1 and prime steers weighing lower. Good and choice veal 1500 lbs up and all weight ers 28.50-35, choice and pn steers standard and below hie 34-39.50, standard and steady to 50 lower than late low good 23-28, utility down last week, all other weights to 19. and grades steers 50-100 low- HOGS: 167. Barrows and er. Heifers 50-1 25 lower, -grits steady. Few lots U.S. 1- Average good and better 2 202-222 lbs. 19-19.25. 1-3 mostly 1-00-1.25 lower. Com- 197-215 lbs. 18.60-18 85, lot mercial cows steady to 50 no 3 210 lbs. 18 25, two lots lower and other cows 50-1.00 127 and 147 lbs. grading lower after prices for cows medium 17.85-18, a few 1-3 last week had reached the -305-605 lb. sows 13-16. highest levels since early SHEEP: 32. Not enough June 1960 Bulls steady to 50 on -sale to establish a mar higher. Vealers fully steady, ket. Stockers and feeders weak to mostly 50 lower. Around a dozen loads of prime 1040-1360 lb. slaught er steers 27 75-28.25, early bulk choice and prime 950- 1400 lbs 25 00-27.75, Late bulk 24.50-27.50, Closing bulk choice 24.50-26 25, av- erage choice 1000-1050 lb. weights early up to 26 50, Bulk good steers the major ity 950-1300 lb. weights, 22 - 50-24.00 Two loads high choice and prime 978 and 1138 lb. heif- uf PLEUGER SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS The Pleuger Submersible Pump Type AS/LD is the most efficient of all water pumps for economical water supply for farms, cottages and households. Easy to install. Needs no prime and will not freeze No maintenance after in stallation. The advanced design assures the ut most in simplicity, performance and long life. Jr* 2-. ■ PLEUGER SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS, . . A Orders Taken Now! Michigan Peat 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 Ibs. to 900 lbs. . . $1.70 per cwt. EXTRA CHARGES FOR DELIVERY HOILINGER’S FARM MARKET, Inc. EPHRATA. R. D. 1, PA. Ph. RE 3 8344 MASTER lip "* 9 Low cost installation Completely Automatic YOUR BEST PUMP BUY 955 Harrisburg Ave.. Lancaster, Pa. Vintage Livestock Steers Sell Steady to Weak Compared with last weeks market, slaughter steers we re steady to weak at hie March 21 auction at Vintage. Cows weak. Bulls opened 25-50 higher and closed st eady. Receipts included 552 cattle. Few head high;dimce and prime 1110-1225 pound sl aughter steers 27.60-28, bulk of the choice cattle weighing 950-1350 lbs. 25.73-26 85, go od to low-choice 23.75-26, standard 22-23.50. A few lots standard and ers early 26 25, load compar able grade 1050 lb. weights late 25.25 Commercial cows 16 50- 18 00. Most utility and commerc ial bulls 19.00-2150, prices for buUs highest in more than a month. Good, and choice vealers 25 00-32 00, good & choice 750 v -1100 lb. feeding steers, the' majority weighing 850 - 1000 lbs. 22 50-24.50, medium 975 lb feeders 21 00. New Holland Slaughter Steers Steady Receipts at the March 23 with utility down to 20 CO auction at New Holland- m- Sheep: 32. A few lots ' eluded 1,118 head of cattle, to 40 pound spring slaugh;. Compared with last week’s lambs iar the Easter spec:,- market, slaughter steers ty trade brought 35 to 41 were steady. Cows were The market qontmu, steady to 50 lower. Bulls steady at the March 22 a U( were steady. ion of dairy cattle Receint A few head of 1,050 to 1,- m duded 126 head of co> 150 pound slaughter steers eight stock bulls and grading high- choice & prime stock heifers. Fresh cows, Holsteins bulk * th wnn $3OO-385, Guernseys .$y were 26 to 2.7.00. Good to 2 40. other breeds . $175 . 2 , IT A 1 23 7 Stock bulls - $llO-170 Slo, Standard sold down to 21.50 Standard and good heifers Riding horses showed brought 18 50-21.50 advance of $l5 to $25 , Cl ± e / and cows head at thc ? March 20 ai# brought 16-17.85 while can- £ on D f horses, pomes ai ners and low cutters made mules and Jr IS-ie-M. Shelly cannerswere ZlkT conta. UUlity and commercial ReCeipts w > bulls made 19.25-22.35. A Mules ' u . . $300 . 5 , f £ w lot i Q ° Q f Q if ood a i ld f J? W single - $l5O-250. Draft h choice 799-910 pound feeler ses f pairs . *3lO-475, single steers changed hands a. 22 10 s ii o -245. Pomes, mares 24.75. Two lots of medium | 110 .i3 5j Geldings - $45 v 813-844 pound feeders made Riding ’ horses 6 . $1 0 52( n i 1 out it , „ , Driving horses - $125 2 . Calves; 325 Vealers grad- K xl’ers- cents mg average choice and better were 30° lower, low choice The Icelandic national , and below 1.00 lower. Good and choice vealers were 29.- J ary | ias more hooks in n to 35 with choice and prime lon the population 35. to 41. Standard and low has the U S Library good were 25.00 to 29 00 Congress. 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