n ) prices . rAn i set the decline. soybeans remained the same as I per Cent. Wholesale milk declined 15 a month earlier. Alfalfa hay •I T cents from mid-April to $4.25 dropped to $36.50 a ton, down <J| 10 may a cwt, remaining above a year $2 50 from mid-April. Red , , earlier for the 10th consecutive clover seed remained the same rionw oalth tamers re- mon tj, Egg prices, averaging while timothy seed increased 1 P el cent ,, s - ir 32 cents a dozen, declined 350 cents a cwt, s jn mid-May tnan in cents £ rom a mon th earlier but , , Bl according to the equalled last year ’s May pi . ice> Meat animal prices advanced vania Crop Reporting pnees received for field lom April 1° May. Sheep and slaughter cows increased 50 - for wholesale cr °P s increased from mid- cents a cwt. while hogs and r * 3llC< g£s contributed April. Corn was up 2 cents a calf prices increased 20 cents ■ n<s .hrfpcline Higher bushel and potatoes up 25 cents a cwt. Decreases were noted 1° ttie ', , a cwt. Wheat declined 5 cents m steers and heifers, down 30 101 apples coming out NEED HOT WATER FOR YOUR MILKING PARLOR? SK US HOW TO GET THIS FAMOUS MAKE J 9.93 AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER total cost AC ONLY ... SZV.VS hvered and connected to Suburban Propane gas ser •t . . . with FREE Suburban Propane gas service ttallation if needed. Republic Model W3O-RXS • Insulated 30 Gallon Capacity • 10-Year Warranty Glass-Lined • Made in U.S.A. Offer Ends July Ist ASK FOR DETAILS airymen everywhere re getting more th Ful-O-Pep Dairy Feed iBANON, PA. UTOWN, PA. iELSTOWN, PA. 16 vWiaf Ful-O-Pep Caffle-izer Dairy Feeds can do for your milk productioni JSontown Feed & Grain. ’kvens & Morgantown Mi, W Roller Mills Millport • Hiestand & Co., Inc. Salunga of cold storage, potatoes, hogs, a bushel, barley 2 cents and calves, and sheep, partially off- oats 1 cent a bushel. Rye and MT. JOY, PA. GAP, PA. Passmore Supply Co. Cochranville, Pa. L -1 * & I Box 1267, Lancaster Ph. 898-3371 milk HONEY BROOK, PA. MORGANTOWN, PA. NEW HOLLAND, PA. Grubb Supply Co. Elizabethtown Kirkwood Feed & Grain Kirkwood H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. Leola and Witmer ‘ 4 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 6, 1964 cents a cwt., and lambs, down 40 cents. Prices paid for milk cow replacements showed no change from a month earlier. Farm chickens and broilers and roasters decreased 1 cent a pound while turkeys remained the same. The Index of Prices Receiv ed, which is a measure of the trend and changes of prices received by farmers, was 214 per cent of the 1910-14—100 base. This compared with 216 a month earlier and 213 a year ago. U. S. Prices During the month ended May 15, the Index of Prices Receiv ed by Fanners acioss the na tion declined nearly 1 per cent to 235 per cent of its 1910-14 average. Contributing most to the de cline were lower prices for cattle, wholesale milk, and eggs. Partially offsetting were higher prices for potatoes, ap ples, and hogs The Index was 2 per cent below May 1963 and the lowest for the month since 1957. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates receded 1 point during the month from the record high in Beat The Weevil" ISOTOX SPRAY No. 200 Here's A Really Effective and Economical way to control Alfalfa Weevil Check These Advantages: • Approved by U.S.D.A. • Economical to use • SAFE TO HANDLE • Effective Controls alfalfa wsevH and all other major forage pests. e Can be used up to 14 days before harvest or grazing. • Long res’Juol control • Use 1 -2 pints for best weevil control • Controls adult and larval stages "Helping The World Grow Better" T. PI. Reg. U.S, Pat. Off; Ortho, Isotox. On All Chemicals. Read Directions and Cautions Before Use. *. Jl fill it April. Lower prices for feeder livestock and livestock feed were primarily responsible. At 313, the Index was 1 point above a year earlier. With both farm product prices and prices paid by farm ers off m May, the Parity Ra tio, at 75 was unchanged from April. • Chicago (Continued from Page 2) and Prime 1150-1375 lbs 21 00- 22 00, early in the week Bulk Choice 1000-1350 lbs. 19 75-20- 75 Bulk Good 900-1250 lbs. 18 50-19 50, Mixed Good and Choice 19 25-19 75, Standard and Low Good 16.50-18 50, Bulk Holsteins 17 00-17 75 Slaughter Heifers: Three loads High Choice and Prime 992-1017 lbs 20.75, several loads Mixed Choice and Prime 1000-1220 lbs 20 50, Bulk Choice 800-1100 lbs. 1900-20 25. Good 17 75-18 75, Mixed Good and Choice 18 50-1900, few Standaid and Low Good 16 GO -17 50. Cows Utility and Commer cial closed at 13.50-15 00, few 15 25-15 50, Canner and Cutter 12 00-14 00, lightweight Cann er 1100-12 00. Bulls Cutter to Commercial closed at 16 50-19 00. With 0 9
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