-Lancaster Farming, .Saturday, February 15. 1364
Market News Reports Reports
Vintage Sale New Holland Auction
Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
KrldJiy, Feb. 14
At
CATTLE 1900 Compared
with 1G92 head last week Sup
ply includes 60,percent slaugh
ter steers and 20 percent feed
er steers Trading Slow. Com
pared w-'itli last weeks close,
''laughtei steers weighing un
der 1200 lbs. isteadiy to 25
lower; weigWts over 1200 lbs.
generally 50 lower, instances
1 00 lower Cows grading can
tier and cutter 25 higher, Util
itv steady. Bulls 50 lower.
Feeder steers about steady on
lew sales
Slaughter steeis - Choice
9"0-1200 ibs 22,25-23 50.
Choice 1200-1350 lbs 20 CO
-21 75, Load High Choice 1300
Ilia 22 50, Several loads Mixed
Good and Choice mostly Cho
ue 1300-1400 lbs 10 25-20 25.
Good to low Choice 950-1300
lbs 20 00-22 25, Few Good
1300-1350 lbs 18 50-19 25
Cons Cuttei and Utility 14
On-15 5 0 Cannei and low Cut
ter 12 75-14 00, Shelly canner
down to 11 00
Bulls Utilitj and Commei
< ial 19 50-21 50 Seieial IS 50-
19 00 Good grade 21 50-22 50
Feedei steers Lot Choice
and Fanc\ 535 Ihs 2G 25 few
lots Choice 432-594 lbs 23 00-
21 50. Choice 759-940 lbs 21
10-22 00, Medium and Good
GO 1-910 lbs IS 50-20 50
CALVES 450 Cointpared
with 514 head last week Veal,
eis fully steady Trading mod
erately actne Choice and
Pii,me 3G 00-40 00, few to 42
00 Good 31 00-3 G 00, Standard
28 00-31 00, Utility 24 00-28.
00
HOGS 1375 Compared with
10S5 head last week Barrows,
gilts and saws steady Trading
fanlv active Barrows and gilts
U s' 1-2, 190-230 lbs 16 75-
17 50, No 1, 190-226 lbs 17
50-1 S 00, U S 1-3, 190-240
lbs 16 25-16 7'5, U S 2-3, 230-
260 lbs 15 50-16 00.
U S grade Sows 1-3, 300-
450 lbs 12 00-13 00, U S 2-3,
450-600 lbs 11 00-12 00
.SHEEP 400 Compared -with
277 head las 1 ! wmek Trading
moderately active IVooled
slaughter lambs steady Choice
70-100 lb 22 00-23 50, few lots
Choice and Prime 23 50-24 00,
Good 19 00-22 00, ifew lots
Choice 70-S0 lb fall slaughter
lamlbs 2S 00-29 00
Stockyards
Volume Dips
By 20 Per Cent
Livestock sales at the (Lanc
aster Union. Stock Yards an
1963 showed a 20 'per cent
decline fio'm the previous year.
In a report issued 'by the
Lancaster Livestock Exchange
Wednesday showed a total dol
lar volume of $44,069,049 at
the local terminal market
Comipaied to title $5>3,059,
578 m 1962, the (current year’s
volume was down some $ll,
000,529
One of the major contribu
ting- factor's, according to ex
change offi'cratfe, was a smaller
feeder steer -volume resulting
from shoitages of teed in the
second >ear o-f drought condi
tions
Lewer fat cattle piue-,. as
■well as feeder steei-, and
aKo rontrubuted to the dec’ine
Alon-c iw ith the dollai i ul
ume decline the exchange ie
portid a ti.( (cut diop m ie
ceipts j
Total, if. npt, la-* veil
iinounlcd to TIT 107 h' ui of
( Co.itinued on rage s)_ _
\ ( V 1 e*'VP'- 1* »K
Chicago Cattle
WEEKLY REVIEW
Cattle Receipts for the
four days 26,400 compared
with 25,000 last week, 25,600 e
year ago.
Slaughter steers 25-50 low
er, slaughter heifers steady to
25 lower, cows 25-75 higher,
bulls steady, small Supply of
feeders weak.
Slaughter steel s Several
loads Choice and Prime 1000-
1185 lbs 22.50-23 00, three
loads 1000-1050 lbs. 23 00,
bulk High Choice and Prime
1200-1400 lbs 21 50-22 25,
Loadlots Prime 1200-1375 lbs
22 00-22 25, three loads 1200-
1250 lbs 22 50 on Monday,
this the low r est top on Prune
o\er 1200 lbs since October,
1946, Choice 900-1150 lbs 21 -
75-22 50, Bulk Choice 1100-
1300 lbs 20 75-21 50. mostly
Good 900-1200 lbs 19 50-21 -
00, load Good 950 lbs 21 75,
Standaid and Low Good 16-
50-19 00, Utility and Standaid
Holstems 15 00-16 50
iSlaughtei Heiters Choice
800-1100 lbs 20 75-22 00, Bulk
21 00-21 50, High Choree and
Pi une 850-1025 lbs 22 00-
22 23. tew leads High Choice
and Prime 1060-1100 lbs 21.-
30-21 75, Good undei 1000 lbs
19 50-20 50, Standard and Low
Good 16 00-19 50
Cow r s Utility and Commer
cial 12 50-14 00, Canner and
Cutter 11 50-13 50
Bulls. Utility and Commer
cial 18 00-20 007
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Lancaster, Pa.
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West Willow Farmers R - D - 2 . Lititz, Pa.
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CATTLE: 441. Supply inclu
des 25 percent caws Compared
with Hast Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading Aver
age ’Choice and Better 1.00
lower, all otihers steady to 2'5
lower. Cows grading Canner
and Cutter 50 'higher, Utility
grade steady. Bhlls 50 lower,
Slaughter steers; Choice
950-1250 tbs. 22 00-23.»5, sev
eral down to 2>1.50, G*ood to
law Choice 20.’25-22.2’5, Stan
dard 18.50-20.50.
Cows - Cutter and Utility 14.
00-15.35, Canner and low Cut
ter 13 00-14.00, Shelly canner
down to 11 50.
Utility and Commercial bulls
19 00-21 00.
CALVES 240. Choice 'grade
vealers weak Standard and
Good steady. Utility strong.
Choice 35 00-‘39.50, Good SI,
00-35 00, Standard 27 00-31.
00. Utility 24 '5O-2'S 00, ciUll
down to 18 00
H'OGS 120 Barrows and
gilts steady U S 1-3 204-22'3
lbs 16 00-16 60, No 1 168-
191 libs 15 S 5-16 2'5, Medium
130-164 lbs 14 25-14 60.
■SHEEP 1 Not enough on
sale to establish a market
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT,
Poplar, ASH, etc.
O. 3. CHARLES LUMBER
New Providence, Pa.
Phone ST 6-3108
MORE PROFIT from every hog!
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Tuesday, Fob. 11
Thursday, Feb. IS
CATTLE: 600. Supply in
cludes 35 percent cows. Com
pared with last Thursday's
market, slaughter steers steady
to strong, cows grading Utility
steady; Canner and Cutter 25
to - fully 50 higher. Bulls
strong.
Choree 950-T27i5 lb. slaughter
steers 22 00-23.50, tew to 23.-
85, Good to low Choice 20.25-
22.00, Standard 19.25-20.25.
Heifers; Good and Choice
750-900 lbs. 19.75-21 85, Utili
ty and Standard 16 50-19.50.
Cows. Cutter and Utility
14.00-15 25, Canner and low
Cutter 12.50-14.00, Shelly can
ner down to 11 00.
CALVES: 340 Vealers
strong to 2 00 higher. Choate
and Prime 36.00-42 00, few to
44 00, Good 33.00-36 00, Stan
dard 29 00-32 00, Utility 24.-
50-29 00, cull 19 00-24.00.
SHEEP O Nothing on offer
Dairj cows were slow and
barely steady at the Pebruaiy
12 auction Receipts included
114 cows and seven stock
heiters
Fresh Holstein cows brought
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$275-360: Guernseys $l5O-2.'-,
and other breeds $l5O-250,
Stock heifers sold for $45-10",.
At the Feb. 10 auction of
horses, pomes and mules, the
264 head sold about steady
Mules by the pair brought
$3OO-470, and $l3O-210 sing
ly. Riding horses sold for $llO
- and driving hdrses
brought $llO-270. Pony mares
were $4O-80, and geldings $3O
- Killer horses continued at
6 to 6% cents a pound.
Hogs were 25 higher as
529 head crossed the block
at the Feb. 10 auction. Re
tail hogs to local butchers
brought 17.50-18.25, while
grades 1 to 3 went to the pack
ers at 16.25 to 17. Heavy hogs
brough 15 50-16. The 15 shoats
sold for $lO 50 to $3O per
head.
Calves sold steady to strong
at the Feb. 10 auction as 13.1
head changed hands. Choice
and prime vealers brought 36-
42, good and low choice 34-
36, standard 30-34, and cull
and common 20-26
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