—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 20, 1968 2 MARKET NEWS REPORT At Lancaster Yards Weekly Review January 19, 1968 CATTLE 2150 Compared to last weeks close, slaughter steers 25-50 c higher; cows 25- 50c lower; bulls steady on small supply Supply included an esti mated 45 percent slaughter steers, 25 pei cent cows and bulls with the balance mainly feeder steei s SLAUGHTER STEERS Load Choice and Prime 1340 lbs 28 50, Choice 975-1350 lbs 27 00-28 35, eight head on Wed nesday 28 50-29 00; four load string high-Choice and Prime 1560 lbs 27 50, high-Good to low-Choice 26 50-27 35; load mixed Good and Choice 1345 lbs 25 85, Good 25 00-26 50, Standard to low-Good 23 00-25 - 00, with around a load Standard 1250-1500 lbs 21 25-23 00 HEIFERS High-Choice and Prime 875-950 lbs 25 50-26 50, Choice 2450-25 50, Good 23 DO -24 50 COWS Utility and high yielding Cutter 16 25-18 00, few on. Monday 18 25, Cutter 15 50- 16 75, Canner and low-Cutter 14 25-15 75 BULLS Choice 25 00-26 25, Good 23 00-25 00, Utility and Commercial 23 50-25 00, few 25 - 00-26 00 FEEDER STEERS Several loads Choice 880-1025 lbs 25 DO -25 50 few Standard and Good 750-900 lbs 22 00-23 50 CALVES 425 Vealers steady to $1 00 higher VEALERS Choice 46 00- 49 00, few high-Choice and Piime 50 00-50 50, Good 42 00- 46 00, Standard 36 00 42 00, Uti lity 30 00 36 00 Cull 95-115 lbs 26 00-31 50, few 70-90 lbs 21 00- 26 00 HOGS 1000 Bauows and gilts steady to 25c higher Sows scarce Closing sales Bauows and gilts US 1-2, 190-325 lbs 20 25-20 75 One Lot US 1, 205 lbs 2150 US 1-3, 195-260 lbs (Continued on Page 6) Robert K. Rohrer Bulldozing - Grading Potz Sales & Service Barn Cleaners - Silo Unloaders - Cattle Feeders Quarryville, R, D. 1 Hensel 548-2559 The Money Crop HAYMOR ALFALFA Fresh seed mixed and Inoculated (FREE) Save with REIST’S Seeds Reist Seed Co. Mount Joy, Pa. Ph. 653-4121 Finest Quality Seeds (Since 1925) Auction Only January 17,1968 CATTLE 519 Compared to Monday, slaughter steers steady to 25c higher; Cows 25-50 c low er. bulls steady on small supply. SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 975-1250 lbs 27 00-28 35, eight head 28 50-29 00, few Choice 1250-1500 lbs 2610-27- 50, high Good to low-Choice 26.- 50-27 35, Good 25 10-26 35, Stan dard 1250-1500 lbs 2125-23 00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High-Choice and Prime 875-950 lbs 25 50-26 50, Choice 24 50 25 - 50, Good 23 00-2450. COWS Utility and high yielding Cutter 16 25-18 00, Cutt er 15 50-16 75, Canner and low- Cutter 14 00-15 50 (Continued on Page 3) FUTURES TRADING (Closing bids as of Thursday, January 18) Midwestern Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes Chicago Chicago New York Januaiy Februai y 26.00 March Api II 25.30 May 25.00 June 25.22 July 25.35 August September 25.70 October 25.65 November 25.75 December 25.70 a-asked b-bid n-nominal Tiend Cattle higher Hogs irregular and Potatoes weaker LOOKING FOR A PERFECT MATCH? Your Livestock and Our Qualified Buyers Monday 10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats 2:30 P.M. Fat steers, bulls, cows and veal Horse Sale Monday at 10:00 A.M. Dairy Sale Wednesday at 12:30 P.M. Fat steers, bulls, cows & veal Thursday at 12:30 P.M. New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, Penna. 717-354-2194 Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. Bulls, steers, butcher cows, Hogs, lambs and veal calves Sale every Tuesday 1:30 P.M. Fat hogs and Feeder pigs sale Every Saturday at 10 A.M. For marketing information Phone Area Code 717-442-4181 Box 100 Paradise, Pa., 10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager Vintage Auction CATTLE 607 Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter steers uneven, few high-Choice and Prime steady to 25c lower, others fully steady, instances 25c higher on Good; cows steady to 25c lower; bulls scarce and steady Supply included 28 per cent cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 1000- 1250 lbs 28 50-29 10; Choice 900- 1325 lbs 26 75-28 60; high-Good to low-Choice 26 25-27 35; Good 24 85-26 60; Standard to low- Good 2300-2500. COWS Utility and high yielding Cutter 16 75-18.50, few 18 60-19 00; Cutter 16 00-17 50, Canner and low-Cutter 14.50-16. BULLS Individual Choice (Continued on Page 14) 19.50 18.80-n 18.75 18.62 19.10 19.55-n 20.42 19.75 19.00-n PARADISE, PENNA. Sold on Commission January 16, 1968 2.04 2.15 2.45 2.32 New Holland Auction January 18,1968 CATTLE 692 Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers steady to*soc lower, least de cline on Choice; cows stedy to 25c higher, bulls steady to 25c higher. Supply included 38 per cent cows, SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 950-1325 lbs 26 75-28 50, 25 head Choice and Prime 1035- 1340 lbs 28 60-29.25; Standard to low-Good 2185-24.75. COWS Utility and high yielding Cutter 16.85-18 35, few 18 50-19 35; Cutter 16 00-17 75: Canner and low-Cutter 14.50- 16 00 BULLS— Choice 25 50-27.25; Good 23.25-2525; Utility and Commercial 22 50-2485; few 25.- 20.00-22.50 10-26 00; Cutter and' low-Utility FEEDER STEERS— Part load Good and Choice 550 lbs. 28.00; part-load Good and Choice 855 lbs. 24.85; couple lot Good 645-745 Lbs 22 85-23 85, Stand ard 780-1035 Lbs. 18.10-19 85 CALVES 396—Venters $lOO - higher, full advance on Good and Choice. VEALERS Choice 45 00- 48 50; few 49 00-50 00, Good 42.00>45.50i; Standard 36 00- WINTER DISCOUNTS i BUY-NOW AND SAVE :* ; . „ ; .on Both Mixed Goods and Bulk Blends Savings on Early Delivered Bagged Goods and Bulk in Season ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. MFRS. OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS Groff town Ed. Next to Waterworks Ph. 392-4963 K EXTRA N ITROGEN -c l-.- boosts '. s * ' ' ~ Get these features with.,. <9 No Breen wn fertilizer • 45% NITROGEN Highly concentrated "NuGreen" means less material t» handle, time and labor savings, § LEACH-RESISTANT “NuGreen" holds to soil particles chemically, feeds plant* when they need It most • NON-CORROSIVE Organic “NuGreen" won’t eat-up equipment .1. makes It last longer. • FREE FLOWING and NON-CAKING “NuGreen" comes In easy-to-use shot form for spreading, i It also dissolves readily In water for spray or Irrigation application. For profit boosting yields and the best dollar return on yourlnvasa. tnent, practice a fertilization program based on a complete fertilizer and lju Pont “NuGreen" urea fertilizer. _ Smoketown, Pa, 397-3539 42 0; Utility 3100-36.00; Oul* 95-115 lbs 25.00-32 00; 70-90 lbs. 2100-26.00 'SHEEP 3 Insufficient vol ume for a market test. COWS January 17, 1968 Receipts of 116 cows, 1 bull and 9 heifers sold stronger on fresh cows Fresh cows, ‘Hol stein 375-520; Guernseys ISO -225, Other breeds, 300-350; Heifers 205-295 HORSES January 15, 1968 Receipts of 260 head SoM stronger. Riding Horses 135- 520; Driving horses 125-295; Mules (single) 135-340; (iPtiuir) 680-935; Work horses (pair 385- (Continued on Pag© 5) ■ Chicago Cattle Weekly Review CATTLE Compared with last weeks close, slaughter steers sold 50-75 higher, heifers advanced 25-50, cows and bulls were unchanged. In the carlot dressed meat trade at Chicago, steer beef sold steady to 10# higher, heifer beef 50 higher, cow beef 50-150 lower. (Continued on Page 12)
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