—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13, 1963
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Market News Reports
At Lancaster Yards
WEEKLY REVIEW Sows- U S 1-3 300-450 lb.
Friday, April 13 10.50-12.00, 2-3 450-600 lb.
CATTLE- 3600, compared 9 00-10 50.
sar:. fp. “EH
r: sxsMt:
Cows 25-50 higher. Bulls ?®-°® -81 - 00, 60 80 lb ' 2
steady. Feeder steers steady. t 0 Choice Wooled
Slaughter steers Choice 950- Wer ewes 4.00-7.00.
1250 lb. 23.50-25 75, Good to
low Choice 22 00-23 50, Stan
dard 20.50-22.00.
Heiters. load Good and
Choice 800 lb. 22.50, lot
Choice 500 lb. 23 00 1 . Cows:
Cutter and Utility 14 75-17 25,
few 17.50, Canner anl low
Cutter 13.25-14 75, Shelly Can
ner down to 12.00
Bulls Utility and Commer
cial 19 50-22 50, Good grade
22 00-24 00.
Feeder steers; Good and
Choice 600-800 lb. 24 00-27 00,
500-600 lb 26 00-28 50., 800-
1000 lb 23 00-24.50, tew loads
950 lb 25 50
CALVES 550, compared
i\ith 633 last week Tiadmg
moderately active. Vealeh's
rteady Good and Choice veal
eis 31 00-36 00, Choice and
Prune 36 00-40 00, few 41 00
Standard 26 00-31 00, Utility
21 00-26.00
HOGS 1450, compared with
14 89 last week Barrows and
Gilts and Sows steady, tew lots
ot Banows and Gilts late in
week strong Trading active
Barrows and Gilts US 1-2
190-230 lb 15 25-15 75, No 1
190-225 lb 15 75-16 00, tew
16 25, 1-3 100-230 lb 14 50-
15 25, 2-3 230-260 lb 14 00-
14 50-
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WEEKLY REVIEW
CATTLE Salable receipts
first four days 19,400 compar
ed 22,000 week ago and 26.-
700 year ago. Twelve market
receipts 183,100 compared
177,800 week .ago and 178,300
year ago.
Trading on slaughter steers
generally slow and two way
trend developed. Steers grad
ing average choice and below,
steady to 25 higher. High ch
oice and prime steady to 25
lower. Heifers steady to 50
higher. Cows strong to 25 high
er. Bulls and feeders scarce,
steady.
Slaughter Steers: Loadlots
prime 1175-1354) lbs. 25.50-26.-
00, including three loads 1260-
1350 ibs. at 26.00 on Monday
(continued on page 3)
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT,
Poplar, ASH, etc.
O. J. CHARLES LUMBER
New Providence, P».
Phone ST «-SlOB
Phone 898-3421
Market News Reports
\
New Holland Auction
Thursday, April 11 27.50-30.50,
CATTLE: 537, supply in- cl Ji* T^ E j, e “Jj. cows. 1 CoS- Slaughter °° *
oflSd Jlth P ltst e Tuesday SlaSl P ared last Thursday, Slaugh- Dairy cattle met a sld* hut
as? s zs-gg as-ra-is: ss-3
iPiiffAr ■Riiii* ef-iadv higher. Cow's 50-1.00 higher *o\d.
r -A , With most advance oit Canner tfresfr Hol»t6iu cowo brought!
Vintage Sale
Tuesday, April & -
Choice 950-1325 |b. Slaugh- aE( j Gutter. Bulls steady, Guernseys, $175-
ter steers 23.50-25.75, several - jjigh Choice and Prime 225, and other-breeds $175-
«« t 0^ 10 7 I*ooo-1300 lb. Slaughter steers 205. Stock hulls sold lor 5135-
22.00-23.75, Standard 20.75- 25,50-26.10, Choice 950-1325 210, and stock heifers brought
Heifers Jb 23.50-25.50. Good to low $65-125.
825-1040 Id. 21.85-26.10. - choice 22.50-23.75, Standard At the April 3 sale-of horses
Cutter and Utility Cows 14> 20.75-22.50. ponies and mules the market
75-17.00, few to 17.36, Canner utility and Standard heifers 0 n the 213 head Was steady ta
and low Cutter 13.76-14.75, ig.oo-21.50. Cutter and Utility strong. Mules brought $l4O
- Canner down to II.SO. CQ wg- 15. 75-17.75, Gander and 200 per,head. Pony mares were
Utility and Commercial bulls low cutter 14.50-14.75. $65-100 and geldings $4O-110.
19.50-21.75, lot Choice 1030 lb. utility and Commercial bulls Riding horses sold for $135-
Feeder steers 24.50, . 19.50-21.85, Good grade 22.00- 425 and driving horses were
OAIiVES: 306, Vealers stea
dy to 1.00 higher, Choice 33.-
00-40.00, few Prime 43.00.
Good 29.00-33 00,', Standard
25.00- Utility 22.00-i25.-
00.
HOGS: 184. Barrows and
Gilts steady to strong. US 1-3
including lots 1-2 186-228 lb.
14.75-15.50, No. 1 156-178 lb.
14.00- lot Medium and 1
150 lb. 14.35, few US 2-3 350-
550 lb. sows 10.00-11.85.
SHEEP: 138 Choice and
Prime 27-52 lb. Spring Slaugh
ter Lambs 32 50-40.00, 22-31
lb. 42.00-45.00, few 20-35 lb.
47.00- few 20-25 lb. 50.- , „
00-53.00, 55-85 lb. 26.00-29,00, lot Good and Choice 48 lb.
31.00.
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Lancaster
394-0541
New Holland
354-2146
23.00. Few lots Good and $ll5-180. Killers brought 7%
Choice 609-912 lb. 23.10-24.- to 8 cents a pound.
75, lot Choice 497 1b.~26.75. The 405 hogs at the April 8
CALVES- 211, Voalers sale sold steady to 25 higher,
steady to 2 00 higher most ad- Eetail hogs to local butchers
vanee on Standard and below brought 15.5 to 17 While grad-
Good and Choice vealers 30.00- es 1-3 to the packers sold for
3 6 00, Choice and Prime 30.00- 14.75 to 15.25. Heavyweight
45 00, Standard 25 00-31.00, number 3’s brought 14-14.50.
Utility 22.00-26.00, Cull down The 108 calves at the April t
to 19.00. auction sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower
SHEEP: 102, Choice and with choice and prime .vealers
Prime 18-50 lb. Spring Slaugh- bringing 34-38, good and low
ter Lambs 32 00-44 00, lot 21 choice 28-34, standard 24-28,
lb. 47 00, few Chorce“4s-55 lb. and cull and common 18-24.
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