2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 9.1968
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 8, I!)68
CATTLE 2200 Compared to CATTLE 767 Compared to weak to 50c lower, with Choice
last week's close, slaughter Monday, slaughter steers steady, mainly 25-50 c lower: cows steady
steers steady to strong, cows 5D- instances 25c lower; cows 50-1 00 to strong; Bulls fully steady.
$1 higher, bulls fully steady; higher; bulls fully steady. Supply included 28 percent cows
feeder steers steady. Supply in- SLAUGHTER STEERS SLAUGHTER STEERS
eluded an estimated 40 percent Choice 1050-1325 lbs. 27.25-28 60, Choice 950-1470 lbs 27 25-28 60,
slaughter steeis, 20 percent part-load Choice and Prime small supply high-Choice and
cows and bulls with the balance 1225 1450 lbs 29-30 50: high-Good Prime 28 60-29 85; high-Good to
mainly feeder steers t 0 i OV v-Choice 950-1300 lbs 26 75- low-Choice 26.25-27.25, Good 25-
SLAUGHTER STEERS 27 60, Good 25 50-27.10; Stand- 26 75
Choice 1050-1325 lbs 27 25 29; ard 22 25-24 SLAUGHTER HEIF E R S
part-load high-Choice and Prime SLAUGHTER HEIFERS— Few head Choice 825-1030 lbs
1220 1450 lbs 29-30.50, load mix- Choice 750-950 lbs 24 35-25 35, 24 85-26 60.
ed Good and Choice 1100 lbs Good 23 35-24 50 . COWS Utility & high-yield
-2BS78 S 75 yi mued Choice COWS ~ Utlllt y & high-yield- ing Cutter 18-20 10, 10 head 20.-
950 L3OO lbs 26 ?5 27 75; Good , C f»• P 7 n er 1735 ‘ V* l *- • „Can
-25 50 27 10. Standard 22 25-24 19 35. low-Cutter 16-17 50 ner & low-Cutter 14.60-17 25.
or attphtfr hftf f r <; BULLS Choice 25-26, Good BULLS Good 24-25, Individ
osn Ih« J7S 23 35-25, Utility and Commercial ual Choice 25 75, Utility and
Good 23 35 24 50 ’ 6O, couple 26 60-27. Commercial 23 25-25, few 1765-
roW c rinentf .snip.: TThl.lv CALVES 136 Vealers $1 00 1990 lbs 24 35-25.60
COWS - Closing sales Utility CALVES 412 Vealers $l-3
and high-yielding Cutter 19-20- 0 K( . cn wher
fin Pnffiar 17 to t n«r puf DEALERS ~ Choice 47 50*50, &
f!; J n ' L^'Cut - Good 44 50-47 50. Standard 39- VEALERS - Choice 48-51 50.
ter 16 17 50 45. Utility 35-40, Cull 95-115 lbs Good 44-47; Standard 40-44 50,
BULLS Choice 25-26, Good 29.33 50 Utility 36-42; Cull 90-115 lbs 29-
23-25, Utility and Commercial HO q S 363 - Barrow's & gilts 34. 70-90 lbs 24-30 50
23-25 60, few head 1650 2200 lbs s t ead y t 0 59c lower HOGS 303 Barrows & gilts
26 1? 7 _ .. , BARROWS & GILTS —US 1-2 steady
FEEDER STEERS Load 195 . 2 35 ibs 21-21 25 US 1, one BARROWS & GILTS —US 1-2
Choice 680 lbs 28 50, load Choice , nt 2 1 50 US 1-3 200-235 200-235 lbs 2110-2175, US 1-3
975 lbs with Good slaughter 20 50-20 75. ’uS 2-3 235-270 1 9 5-250 lbs 20 25-20 85
flesh 27 25, load Choice 1195 lbs jbs 19 35-19 85, US 3, one lot SHEEP 11 Insufficient vol
-26 75, load Choice 860 lbs 26 50 359 45 g 5 ' ' ume for a market test
CALVES 450 Vealeis $l-2 SHEEP 78 Slaughter lambs
highei fully steady
VEALERS Choice 47-50, WOOLED LAMBS Couple
Good 44 50-47 50, Standard 39- j ots Choice 100-106 lbs 28 50,
4 n’oo U r tlht r 34 ' 40, 9 ,°' 115 -,i b ™ couple lots Good 60-65 lbs 25 25-
29-33 50, few on Monday 70-90 35 75
„ . FALL LAMBS Couple lots
HOGS 1300 Banows & gilts choice 99.499 lbs 39 59.34 59
steady to 25c lower
CLOSING SALES US 1-2
195-235 lbs 21-21 25, One lot US
1, 190 lbs 21 50, US 1-3 200-230
lbs 20 50-20 75 US 2-3 235-270
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QUALITY!
Funk’s G-4644
Single Cross
Wins 1967
Pa. Corn Yield
Contest
216.3 bu. per acre
See vour Hoffman Seed Man
for details on all new
ZEA 1111 Hybrids.
A H HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC
Lamhsville, Pd 898-2261
MARKET NEWS REPORT
“We can go to Nassau or Bei- higher Cows and bulls were un
muda, or any of the Caribbean chan / ed , In tl } e ™ vlot dre f ed
Islands which are under foreign ™ eat tl ; ade a * s * eel
flags, spend all we wish without £? ef s ° ld steady to 50 higher
having to report Of course it The advance on Choice 800-900
will still contribute to the dollar , s^e 2} and were
dram but it will free us from re- s^ f 7,2 COI^ par '
stnctions of which we aheady sd wjth 17,700 last week and 19,-
have too many ” The Bustol last year Twelve maiket ic
(Conn ) Piess ceipts 155,100 compared with
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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.
For marketing information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Bt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Auction Only
March 6, 1968
PARADISE, PENNA.
Bulls, steers, butcher cows,
Hogs, lambs and veal calves
Sold on Commission
Sale every Tuesday 1:30 P.M.
Pat hogs and Feeder pigs sale
Every Saturday at 10 A.M.
Vintage Auction
March 5, 1968
•CATTLE 762 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steei s and heifers sold 25 50
New Holland Auction
March 7, 1968
CATTLE 720 Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
steady to 25c higher; cows $l
- 50 higher: bulls steady to 50c
higher. Supply included 33 per
cent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 1000-1350 lbs. 27 50-29 25,
few high-Choice & Prime 28 85-
3010; high-Good to low-Choice
26.60-27 50j Good 25.25-27; Stand
ard to low-Good 22 50-25
COWS Utility & high yield
ing Cutter 18.75-20.75. few head
21-21.60: Cutter 18 25-19 25; low-
Cutter 16.50-18 25.
BULLS Choice 25 25-26 35;
Good 23-25 10; Utility & Com
mercial 22.75-25 25, few head 25 -
... „zasam
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 7, 1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
March
26.55
April
May
June
36.15
July
26.15
August
26.10
September
26.20
November
26.05
December
26.05-b
February
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend Cattle lower. Hogs irregular and Potatoes higher.
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CALVES 462 Vealers steady
to $1 higher.
VEALERS Choice 48-50 50;
Good 44-48; Standard 41-45; Util
ity 34-40.50; Cull 95-115 lbs. 29..
50-34.50, 70-90 lbs. 24-29.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES -
Standard & Good 290-450 lbs. 26-
31, few Choice 33-38.
SHEEP 7 Not enough on of
fer for a market test.
COWS
March 6. 1968
Receipts of 149 cows, 3 bulls
and 3 heifers sold steady. Hol
stein 400-850; other breeds, 275-
375; Bulls 280-315; Heifers 210-
275.
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19.30
18.95
19.65
20.40
20.60
20.45
1.65
1.94
2.49
2.27