2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 29. 1961
At Lancaster Yards
Lightweights Advance
CATTLE- 3080 compared
to 3347 head last week. Sup
ply included 50 percent sl
aughter steers and 40 per
cent stockers and feeders
Compared with last week’s
close: Slaughter classes fair
ly active. Slaughter steers
steady to 25 higher, advance
largely on wgts. under 1200
lbs. Cows 1 25 lower. Bulls
steady to weak, instances
50 lower. Stockers and feed
ers very slow, steady to
weak Instances 25 or more
lower.
Slaughter steers: Several
loads high-choice 1074-1171
lbs 24 Load choice and
pome 1103 lbs 24.65. Bulk
choice 950-1300 lbs. 22.75-
24, good and low choice at
21.75-23, standard 21 25 -22.
Cows- Cutter and utility
15.75-16 75, cahners and low
cutter 14 25-15 75, shelly
canncrs down, tq 12.
Hulls - Utility and com
mercial 19-22, good grade
22-23 50
Stockers and Feeders: Go
od and choice 800-1000 lb.
feeders 22-23 50, medium and
good 21-22 50, good and
choice 465-8800 lb stockers
23-27, common and medium
21-23 50.
Calves. 525 compared to
60% last week. Trading .slow
Vbalers steady Good and
choice vealers 27-32, choice
and prime 32-34, standard
and low-good 23-27, utility
21-24
Hogs- 795 compared with
1272 last week. Barrows and
gilts 50 higher Sows scarce,
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steady.
Barrows and Gilts: U. S.
1-2 grades 190-220 lbs. 19.50-
20, No. 1 190-210 lbs. 20-
20.50, 1-3 190-230 lbs. 19-
19 50, 2-3 grades, 230-250
lbs 18.50-19.
Sheep: 375 compared to
577 last week. Spring slau
ghter lambs steady to 1.00
lower. 'Good and choice 65-
90 lb. slaughter lambs 16 -
18, choice and prime 18-19,
utility 15-16.
Chicago Cattle
Receipts Lowest
Since Last April
WEEKLY REVIEW
Cattle: Receipts lowest for
any non-holiday week since
April.
Slaughter steers under
1,300 pounds steady to 50
higher, mostly 25 higher
Steers 1,300 pounds and
heavier and prime all wgts.
weak to 50 lower. Heifers
steady to 50 higher with the
advance on good grade and
below Cows * mostly steady,
bulls 50 lower and other
classes scarce.
Load of prime 1,320 lb.
steers made 24.25 while the
bulk of choice and prime at
900 to 1,500 pounds brought
23 50 A few loads of high
choice yearlings with a pn
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Vintage Livestocks
To 50 Higher
Cattle receipts at the July
25 sale at Vintage included
561 head.. Compared to last
week’s market, laughter
steers steady to SO higher,
,advance on high-Choice and
Prime. Cows 50-1.00 lower.
Bulls 50-75 lower. High-
Choice and Prime slaughter
steers 24.25-25 85. Choice 900-
1300 lbs 22.50-24.50, 1300-
1450 lbs. 22.00-23 00, Good to
low-Choice 21.50-23 00, Stan
dard 19 50-2150,
Cutter and Utility cows
15.00- Cannefis and low-
Cutters 14 25 15 25, shelly
Canners down-to 12 op< Util
ity and Commercial bulls at
19.00-
CALVES: 290 Compared
with last week's market,
Choice and Prime vealers
steady to strong, Good and
below weak to 100 lower.
Good and Choice vealers 27.-
32 , Choice and Prime 32.00-
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LANCASTER COUNTY DISTRIBUTOR FOR DITHANE M-22
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DITHANE M-22 AVAILABLE AT s
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SMOKETOWH. PENNA. Phone Isancastcr EX 7
Dithane M-22 Users
Tomato Grower Prizes
Three top winners in the 1960 New Jersey 15-ton Tomato
Club competition used Dithane® M-22 to control anthrac
nose, early and late blights, gray leaf 'spot and septoria leaf
spot in their prize crops.
The following table lists ihese, r three champion growers, their
winning figures, and their DITHANE spray programs:
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CLASS YIELD CLASS 4-H CLUB
v Elmer A. Tindall Em'id3o,dfrsilvio Bruce Jone«
r Windsor, N.J. v. Cedar Brook, NJ. | v -j_ Medford, NJ.
YIELD per ACRE
GRADE
ACREAGE
FUNGICIDE
APPLICATIONS '
Mr. Elmer A. Tindall has been a top winner for 12 years.
He is a long-time Dithane user.
The father of Bruce Jones, the 4-H winner, is also a Dithane
user. Mr. Lester C. Jones grew 55 acres of tomatoes in 1960
with a yield of 20.9 tons per acre.
Mr. Tindall and Mr. de Silvio use Ruothane® for insect
protection to avoid losses from hornworm and fruit
worm. Your dealer can help you plan a spray program to
help bring you prize-winning yields, too.
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Heavyweights Downward
Slaughter steers weighing prime going to 33.50 to id
under 1,300 pounds were and a lew head prime t
fully steady while those ov- 36 50. Standard and low
er 1,300 pounds were 50 od were 23.50-28 50. Util,?
lower at- the July 27 auc- made 21-24.50. '
tion at Ne,w Holland. Cows
were unevenly steady to
mostly 50 lower, bulls 50
lower. Receipts were 991
cattle. <- „
Choice and - prime slaugh
ter steers sold at 24 to 24.75
while choice at 900 to 1,500
pounds made 22.50-24. A
small supply of 1,300 to 1,-
550 pound steers grading at
good to low choice brought
21-23.50. Standard made 19.-
75 to 22.
Cutter and utility rows
sold for while
canners and low cutters
made 14.75-15.75 -and shelly
canners sold down to 12
Utility and commercial bulls
brought 19-22.
CALVES: 310. Vealers
were steady to 1 higher.
Good and choice made 28.50
to 33 50 with choice and
Sweep Top
24 3 tons
US VI-85 2% US #l-73 4% US
US " U.S -2—26 3% , US
Culls —0 2% ' ' Culls—o 3% f Culls—4%
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20 9
DITHANE M-22
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5 at 3 Ibs/acre
All classes continued t
be steady at the July 20 id L
of daily cattle. Receipts J
eluded 116 cows, three bun
and 13 stock heifers 1
FreSh Holstein cows im.
$3OO to $440 while Gu err
seys changed hands at $a
to $245 and other bren
brought $175-$3OO. storv
heifers made $75-140 *
Mules continued to g 0 j.
the killer trade at the Juj.
24 sale of horses, pon-J
and mules. The market con
linued steady as 224 heji
crossed the block.
Mare ponies brought $l5l
to $175 and geldings mai
$5O to $125 Riding boi*.
were $l3O to $250 whilt
driving horses brought $l3l
to $225. Killers were at 8b
cents.
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34.5 tons
127
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DITHANE M-22 DITHANE M-2!
11 at 2 Ibs/acra ,' v
21 7 tons
7 at 3 Ibs/acre