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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 20.1968
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
April 19, 1968
CATTLE 2500 Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter
steers 25-75 c lower; cows 50-1.00
higher; bulls steady to 25c high
er: feeder steers steady. Supply
included an estimated 60 per
cent slaughter steers. 20 per
cent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 1075-
1325 lbs. 28 60-29.25. one small
lot Prime 1075 lbs. 30.00: Choice
950-1325 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4,
26.60-28.50; High-Good to low-
Choice 25 85-26.75: Good 24 75-
20.25: Standard to low-Good 22 -
50-24.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19 50 21.75, few
head 21 85-22 35: Cutter 18 50-
(Continued on Page 3)
'I.WI >AW v * f w
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of April 18 1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Bogs ~ Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
April
27.42
Way
June
27.13
July
26.87
August
26.73
September 26.50
26.42
October
26.20
November
26.35 20.50
December
February 26.25
March
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend All futures ai e higher this week
r
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
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
MARKET NEWS REPORT
Auction Only
April 11 19G8 CATTLE 861 Compared to
CATTLE 868-Compared to SfS!
Monday, slaughter steers weak h!,iu rnn* C f „r: n ,,^fh°
to mostly 50c lower; cows 50- hlgl f r ' ul ? 9t , r ° t °, soc hlgh ‘
1.00 higher; bulls steady to er ’ Supp] y lncluded 21 percent
rent k cowr Iy indUded 16 STEERS—High-
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice and Prime 1050-1375 lbs.
Choice 950-1350 lbs. yield grade 28 -’? 5 ' 29 - 35: Choice 'OO-1400 lbs.
2t04 26 60-2825, few head high- y ield B rade 2to 4 27 ’ 29 ' 950-1100
Choice 2860-29.25; high-Good to lbs> 26.75-28.75; high-Good to
low-Choice 25 85-26.75; Good 24.- low-Choice 25-50 27.10; Good 24.-
75-26.25; Standard to tow-Good 50-26.50; Standard to low-Good
22 50-24.75 22.85-24.75.
COWS Utility and high- SL A U GHTER HEIFERS
dressing Cutter 20 00-2175, few Choice 850-1000 lbs. 24.50-25.50;
head 21 85-22 35; Cutter 18.75- Good 700-950 lbs. 22.25-24.50.
20.00; Low-Cutter 17 25-18 75. COWS—Utility and high-dress-
BULLS Choice 2435-26.10; ing Cutter 19-21.50, five head
Good 22 60-24.50; Utility and 21.60-22; Cutter 18.35-20; low-
Commercial 22 60-25.00, few Cutter 17 50-18.85.
head 25.25-25 60. BULLS Choice 24.25-25.25,
CALVES 133 Vealers $l.OO- couple 25 60-26 10; Good 23.50-
(Contmued on Page 3) 24.50; Utility and Commercial
22 85-24 75, three head 25.50-
26.75.
CALVES 319
higher.
VEALERS Choice 44 50-
49 50, five head 50-52 50; Good
42-45; Standard 38-42; Utility
33-38 50; Cull 90-115 lbs. 30.50-
35, 70-85 lbs. 27 50-31
HOGS 321—Barrows & gilts
50-1 00 higher
BARROWS & GILTS US 1,
200-240 lbs 21.75-22 25; US 1-2
185-245 lbs. 21-21.75; US 1-3 185-
245 lbs. 20-21; US 2-3 240-260
lbs 19 50-20
SHEEP 39 Supply mainly
spring lambs, trend not com
parable with last week’s Easter
market,
SPRING LAMBS-Twelve head
Choice 30-55 lbs 45-50; Good &
Choice 35-60 lbs. 37-44
\ A " V " 'T'a
19.82
21.00
22.35
22.60
22.15
20.95
PARADISE, PENNA.
Sold on Commission
Vintage Auction
rjx. " a
2.90
2.34
• Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page 1)
2.73
Wednesday, April 24
Area Ti actor Driving, New
Holland High School. Rain
Date 26th
7-30 p m - 4-H Wildlife reor
ganization, Farm & Home
Center.
Thursday, April 25
8 30 am. - FFA Regional Par.
Procedure and Public Speak
ing, Millersville College
7 - 00 pm - FFA Salesmanship
Contest, Elizabethtown High
School.
8.00 pm - Northern 4-H Hol
stein Club meeting, Farm &
Home Center.
Friday, April 26
26-27 —Annual 4-H Play, “Ner
vous Wreck”. Manheim Town
ship High School
April 16. 1968
Vealers $l-2
SPRING
FEEDER SALE
AT LANCASTER
FRIDAY, APRIL 26th, 1968
1:00 P.M. in the
Auction Sales Pavilion
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
Open Sale all sizes & grades - consign
now to members of the Lancaster Livestock Exchange
New Holland Auction
April 18. 1968
CATTLE 903 Compared to Commercial 22.35-25. several
last Thursday, slaughter steers 25.35-25.85, three head 26.50-
uneven. small supply average 27.25.
Choice and Prime steady to 25c CALVES 352 Vealers strong
lower: Standard to low-Choice to $l.OO higher,
steady to 25c higher: cows VEALERS Choice 44.50-
steady th 50c lower, most de- 47.50: Good 43-45.50; Standard
dine on Utility; Bulls 50-1.00 38-43.50: Utility 33-38: Cull 90-
higher. Supply included 21 per- (Continued on Page 3)
cent tows and 15 percent bulls. ———
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1300 lbs. yield grade
2 to 4, 27-28 35; few head high
• Choice and Prime 28.35-29.10;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.25- CATTLE Compared with
27.25; Good 24.50-26.50; Stand- the previous Friday. Slaughter
ard to low-Good 22.75-24 75. steers grading Choice were
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS steady to 25 lower with weights
Good 700-850 lbs. 20.85-22. over 1150 lbs. 25-50 off. Other
COWS Utility and high-'weights and grades generally
dressing Cutter 18.85-21, few 21.- steady. Slaughter heifers closed
10 21.85; Cutter 18.50-20; Low- steady to 25 lower. Cows were
Cutter 18-18.75. unevenly steady to 25 higher
BULLS Choice 24 60-25.50; (Continued on Page 3)
P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
Good 22.75-24.60: Utility and
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
397-3539