2 Lancaster Farming, Saturday# February 17, 1962
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Lancaster Yards
Federal-State Market News
Service
Friday, February 16, 1962
CATTLE: 2950. Compared
with 2674 head last week.
Supply includes 50 per cent
slaughter steers, 40 per cent
stockeis and feeders. Trad
ing slow. Compared with last
weeks close slaughter steers
strong to 50 higher, most
advance on Choice and Prime
few sales late in week fully
steadv with Monday. Cows
-50 higher, Bulls steady.
Stocker and feeders steady.
Slaughter steers: Load of
High Choice and Prime 1202
lbs 28.00. Load high Choice
1075 lbs. 27.50, load High
Choice 1445 lbs. 27.25. Bulk
of the Choice 950-1300 lbs
25.75-27 00, few loads to
27.25, Good to low Choice
23.25-25.75, Standard 21.00-
23 25.
Heifers: Good and Choice
’750-900 lb. 22.00-23.75.
Cows: Cutter and Utility
16 25-17.50, Canner and low
cutter 15.25-16.25, Shelly
Canner down to 12.00.
Bulls; Utility and Com
mercial 19.75-23.00, Good
grade 22.00-24.00.
Stockers and feede"s: Go
od and Choice 800-1050 lbs.
23.00-26.00. Good and Choice
550-800 lb. stock steers 24.-
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P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN Phone Lane, EX 7-3539
00-27.00, Load 625 lbs. fancy
28.00.
CALVES: 600. Compared
with 539 head last week.
Trading moderately active.
Vealers steady. Good and
Choice ,33.00-39.00, Choice
and Prime 39.00-44.00, Stan
dard and low Good 27.00 -
33.00, Utility 22.00-27.00.
HOGS: 1550. Compared to
1318 head last week. Trad
ing moderately active. Bar
rows and gilts steady to 50
lower, Sows steady.
Barrows and gilts: U.S. 1-
2 190-230 lbs. 19.00-20.00,
No. 1 190-225 lbs. 20.00 : 21.-
00, 1-3 190-230 lbs. 18.00 -
19.00. 2-3 230-250 lbs. 17.50-
18.00.
Sows: U.S. 1-3, mostly 2-
3 300-600 lbs. 13.00-16.00.
SHEEP; 175. Compared to
293 head .last week. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady. The
trading was fairly active.
Good and Choice 65-105 lb.
slaughter lambs 15.50-18.50.
Choice and Prime 18.50 -
20.50, Utility 13.50-15.50.
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Best Wishes
TO THE
FUTURE
FARMERS
INCLUDING
MARKET REPORTS •
Vintage Sale
Federal State Market
News Service . . . Feb. 13<
Cattle; 649. Compared to
last Tuesday’s market, slau
ghter steers grading aver
age Choice and better strong
lew Choice and below weak.
Cows 50-75 higher, bulls
steady. Several high Choice
and Prime 950-1300 lb.
slaughter steers 27.10-28.10,
Choice 950-1350 lbs. 25.50-
27.00, Good to low Choice
23.25-25.50, Standard 21.00-
23.25.
Cutter and Utility cbws
16.25-17.35, Canner and low
Cutter 15.00-16.25, Shelly
cahher down to 12.00.
Utility and Commercial
bulls 19.50-22.50, Good and
Choice 775-1033 lbs. feeder
steers 23.75-24.35.
Calves: 368. Vealers were
steady. Good and Choice
vealers 33.00-39.00. Choice
and Prime 39.00-44.00, Stan
dard and low Good 27.00-
33.C0. Utility 23.00-27.00
Hogs; 158. Barrows and
gilts about steady. U.S. 1-2
184-216 lb. barrows and gilts
18.75-19.25, lot No. 1 201
lbs. 19.75, few lots No 2
212 lbs. 18.60, lot No. 2 241
lbs. 18.25.
Sheep: 15_ Not enough on
sale to establish a market.
• I anractiar Poultrv 17 - 9 ’> 23 - M&B (William H ■
LancdbltM roumy stong), 11.000 IR. 8-3, Starr die, 18.1 29. Longenecker’s
(From page 3) Poultry, 17.8; 24. Garden Farm, 1,200 HF, Marvin
5 400 WV, 9-0, W. C. Mel- Spot Broilers (Lester Sweigart, 22.0; 30. Same,
Unger & Son, 18.0; 19. Same Hurst), 3,250 WV, 9-0, H 1,800 HF, Daniel K Good,
Starr Poultry, 17.9; 20. Same W Longacre, Inc., 17 > .8; 25. 21.8.-
3,000 WV, 9-3, Roy E. Ream, Same, NO SALE, 17.8 bid; 31- Same, 270 Males, V.
18 i 26. -Same, NO SALfi, 17.6 J. Koser Co. Inc., 8.7.
21. M&B (John L Landis) bid; 27. Same, V. F. Weaver
5 000 WV 8-4, V. F. Weaver Co. Inc., 17.6; 28. Same, Lancaster Farming advertls-
Co- Inc., ’ 17.8;' 22. Same, 2,000 WV, 9-0, Martin Bren- Ipg tjrings results
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E. Mussel* Helsey
R. D. 2, Mount Joy, Pa.
New Holland AjUdfion
Federal-State Market News weather and cows sold SlO
Service ,-J ...-to $2O per head lower.
Thursday, February I®. 1-352 Fresh Holsteins brought
CATTLE: .Compared with |??g |sgg* bS
last-Thur-day’s market, slau- 75 JgSo Stock bulls
ghter steers grading Choice hrotehtSl I 0 5235 and stock
.generally 50 higher, all oth- wers were $S $l4O
s lT st ®? dy - Cows 50 h,gher - At the Feb. 12 horse
. td auction 240 head crossed the
IC f <fu+L block. The mule market was
o3 5 Gn 3 o 5 !?oi b ‘ Ste fuf very slow but draft horses
bulk of the were act i ve an< j f u ii y steady
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 26.00- K- f jj er o were steadv
ol o2’oc^n o< \=+ 0 i %P JDraft horses brought $3OO
23 25-26.00, Standard 21.00- 3535 p 6l - p a i r and $l4O to
23.25. 3310 per head. Mules were
Cutter and Utility cows 3300 . $440 per team and
16.25-17.50, few to 17.85, 34-35 - $250 per head. Pony
Conner and low Cutter 15.C0- mares> $75 - $125; Pony
Shelly canner down to 12.50. geldings, $4O - $100; Riding
Utility and Commercial horses. $135 - $325; Driving
bulls 19.50-22.50, Good grade horses, $135 - $225; Killers
22 Op 24.00. 8 cents.
CALVES: 290. Choice grade At the Monday hog auction
vealers strong. All others 618 head were sold. Market
steady Good and Choice hogs were 25 to 50 lower
vealers 33.00-39.00, Choice & compared with the previous
Prime 39.G0-45.00. Standard week. Hogs retail to local
and low Good 27.00-33.00, butchers brought 19 to 19,75
Utility 23.00-27.00. Slaughter hogs to packers
brought 18 to 18.50 with a
4* lew of the leaner type going
to 18-85.
New Holland reported 150 The Monday calf market
cows, seven bulls and 18 , was steady with choice and
heifers in the run of dairy prime vealers at 38-42,
cattle at the February 14 goo< j an d low choice 33-38,
sale. The cow market was standard and low good 24-
very sluggish because of bad 33. Cull and common were
3.8-24.
GIVI
YOUR ANIMALS
A BITTER START...WITH
Musser Farms, Inc.
R. D. 2, Columbia, Pa.
Musser’s
The Buck,
R. D. 1, Quarryville, Pa.
Joseph M. Good dc Son
137 JCf.ewp.orJt JRaad, -Leola. Pa.
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Elverson, Pa.
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R, D. 2. Manheim, Pa-
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