—Lancaster Farmlng.«Saturday. March 23.1968 2 At Lancaster Yards Weekly Review March 22, IfISS CATTLE 2700 Compared to last weeks close, slaughter steers uneven, Choice steady. Standard and Good steady to 25c lower: cows and bulls steady; feeder steers fully steady. Sup ply included an estimated 45 percent slaughter steers, 25 per cent cows and bulls with the bal n ice mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1200- 1.25 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4, 23 75-30: Choice 950-1325 lbs. j'eld grade 2 and 3. 27-29 10: I,'gh Good to low-Choice 26.50- 27.50: Good 24 75-27; Standard to low-Good 23-25. COWS utility 19-21, few head 21.10-21.75; Cutter 17 50- 19 75: Canner and Low-Cutter 15- I" 50 BULLS Choice 25-26, few 21-26 85; Good 23-25; Utility and Commercial 23-25 10, few head 2'> 25-26; six head 1550-2000 lbs. 2‘j 75 27: Cutter 22-23 FEEDER STEERS Load Choice 950 lbs 27; load Choice 1075 lbs. 26.75: few lots mixed Good and Choice 900-1200 lbs. in Good slaughter flesh 25-28. CALVES 650 Vealers Good and Choice $l-2 lower; other grades steady to $1 lower VEALERS Choice 43-44 50, few on Monday 45-46; Good 40- 41; Standard 36-40; Utility 32- 36 50: Cull 95-115 lbs. 27-32.50, 70-90 lbs 23 50-28. HOGS 1250 Barrows and g'lts 25-50 c lower Sows scarce. CLOSING SALES US 1-3 200-250 lbs 19.85-20.75; US 1-2 215-220 lbs 21-21 50 BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2 190-200 lbs. 19 50-20 25; US 2-3 250-280 lbs 19-19.50; one lot US 3. 300 lbs. 17 25 SHEEP 250—Slaughter lambs fully steady. WOOLED LAMBS Choice 65-100 lbs. 28-28 50, couple lots $29, Good 25-27.50 SPRING LAMBS Choice and Prime 80-95 lbs 31 50-35; Choice 50-70 lbs. 32-37, one lot Cnoice 40 lbs 40 50 SLAUGHTER EWES Util ity and Good 6-8. Robert Oohrer Bulldozing - Groding Pafz Soles & Service Barn Cleaners - Silo Unloaders - Cattle Feeders Quarryville, R. D. 1 Hansel 548-2559 si Ca |ij FOR FAST, | ON-THE-FARM SERVICE > SWEIGART FIRESTONE 329 W. High St., Manheim, Pa. Phone 665-2258 MARKET NEWS REPORT CATTLE 1020 Compared to Monday, slaughter steers un even, Choice steady to 25c high er; high-Good to low-Choice ful ly steady, Standard and Good steady to weak; Cows steady: bulls steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 950-1325 lbs. 27.25-29.10, few high-Choice and Prime 28.- 75-30; high-Good to low-Choice 26.50-27.50; Good 24.75-27; Stand ard to lovv-Good 23-25. COWS Utility 19-20.75, few head 21.10-21.75; Cutter 17.75- 19.75; Canner and low-Cutter 16- 17.50. BULLS Choice 25 35-26.85: Good 23 25-24.85; Utility and (Continued on Page 3) April _ May June July August September October November December 26.10 February 26.17 March ’69 Trend: Cattle are higher; Hogs are irregular and Potatoes are lower. Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. LOOKING FOR A PERFECT MATCH? Your Livestock and Our Qualified Buyers Monday —10:30 A.M. Fat Bogs 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 Auction Only March 20. 1968 FUTURES TRADING (Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 21,1968) Midwestern Live Cattle Live Hogi Maine Potatoes Chicago Chicago New York 27.05 26.45 26.15 26.10 «-asked b-bid n-nominal Ait* v a PARADISE, PENNA. Bulls, steers, butcher cows, Hogs, lambs and veal calves Sold on Commission 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 March 19. 1961 CATTLE 584 Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter steers steady to 25c lower; cows 25-50 c higher; bulls steady, instances 25c lower. Supply included 26 percent cows & 9 percent bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 950-1325 lbs. yield grade 2-4, 27.25-28.75; few high-Choice and Prime 28.60-29.35; high' Good to low-Choice 26.35-27;' Good 25-26.75; Standard to low- Good 23.25-25. COWS Utility 18.85-20.85, 7 head 21-21.75; Cutter 17.60-19.60, Canner and low-Cutter 15.50- 17.60. BULLS Choice 25.60-25.85; Good' 23.50-24.85; Utility and Commercial 23-24.85, four head 25.10-26, couple 2010-2045 lbs. 26.60-27.25. (Continued on Page 3) 19.05 19.75 20.85 20.95 19.40 March 21, 1988 and 3 heifers sold steady. Hoi* CATTLE 1047 Compared to s teln 3SO-495: Guernseys 175-250; last Thursday, slaughter steers other breeds 250-300; Bulls 90- uneven, mostly steady, instanc- 245; Heifers 270-310. es strong on high-Choice and HORSES Prime, closing sales Standard March 18, 1968 and Good steady to 25c lower; Receipts of 345 head sold cows 50-75 c lower, although few steady. Work hordes (single) high-Utility sold steady; bulls 160-270), (pairs) 310-535; Riding steady to 50c lower. Supply in* horses 95-405; Mules (single) », d cSl 2 b U sr enl “** “" d 10 SusS? “nftoM 8 ’Sgotbe steers S?i G ' ldl "« s 3HO: K “ leK High-Choice and Prime 1050-1300 ' ‘ lbs. 28.75-29.85, few head 30-30.- March 18, 1968 35: Choice 1000-1350 lbs. yield Receipts of 870’head sold 50 grade 2 to 4. 27.25-28.75; high- lower- Retail 21-22.50; Whole- Good to low-Choice 26.25-27.35; sa i e 20-20.50; Heavyweights 19- Good 24.75-26.60; Standard to 20 ; Sows 15-17. low-Good 22.75-25. ’ CALVES COWS Utility 18.25-20.35, March 18, 1968 few 20.50-20.85, four head 21.35- Receipts of 81 calves sold $1 21.85; Cutter 17.25-19, few low- lower. Choice and Prime 42-46; Cutter 16.50-17.25. Good and L. Choice 38-41; Stand- BULLS Choice 25.25-26.75; a rd 32-27: Common 20-30. Spring Good 23-24.60; Utility and Com- lambs sold from 3243. mercial 23-25, 10 head 25.10- ... STEERS Good Chicago Cattle and Choice 930-1050 lbs. in Good ... . . _ . slaughter flesh 25-26.i0. Weekly Review CALVES 451—Vealers steady. CATTLE Compared with instances $1 higher on Cull and last week’s close, slaughter Utility. steers were uneven, High VEALERS Choice 42-44.50, Choice and Prime sold 25-50 Good 39-43; Standard 36.50-41.- lower, average Choice and Be -50; Utility 34 50-38.50; Cull 95- low were steady. Slaughter heif -115 lbs. 27.50-33.50, 70-90 lbs. 25- ers sold steady to 25 lower. 29 50. Cows advanced, bulls were un- 1.64 2.11 SHEEP 6 Insufficient vol- changed, ume for a market test. Receipts compared with 17,- COWS 400 last week and 18,200 last March 20, 1968 year. Twelve market receipts Receipts of 156 cows, 4 bulls (Continued on Page 3) CUSTOM SPRAYING ] . HIGH PRESSURE WASHING • -j and J DISINFECTING I in all types of poultry houses. | MAYNARD L. BEITZEL | Witmer, Pa. - Phone 392-7227 j 2.33 2.66 Hfpyster NITROGEN SOLUTION Top Dress Wheat and Barley and Get Higher Yields. Put New Life in Tired Pasture with Royster Nitrogen. 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