—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 4.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
May 3,1968
CATTLE 2900 Compared
to last weeks close, slaughter
steers steady to 50c lower: with
most sales 25c lower; cows
about steady; bulls steady to 50c
higher Supply included an esti
mated 60 percent slaughter
steers, and 20 percent cows and
hulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Load Fame 1215 lbs. 30 25 on
Monday; high-Choice and Prime
1150 1400 lbs. 27.85-29.85, includ
ing several loads at $29.00,
Choice 9501300 lbs yield giade
2 to 4, 26 75-28 25, high-Good to
low Choice 26 00-27 25; Good 24 -
60-26 50, Standaid to low-Good
2150 24 00.
COWS Utility and high
chessing Cutter 19 00-2100. few
head 21 10 2150, Cutter 15 00-
19 50, Canner and low-Cutter
16 50-18 00
BULLS Choice 24 75-25 50,
few head to $26 00: Good 23 00-
24 75, Utility and Commercial
22 50-25 00, several 1800 2200
lbs 26 00-26 75
CALVES 400 Vealers un
even, Utility to Choice about
steady. Cull steady to strong
VEALERS Choice 42 50-
45 00, Good 38 00-43 50, Stand
ard 35 00-39 00, Utility 3100-
35 50, Cull 28 00-33 00.
HOGS 1100 Barrows and
gilts steady to 50c highei
Closing Sales US 1-2 190-
240 lbs 2150-22 00 One lot US
1, 235 lb 22 50. US 1-3 195-240
lbs 20 50-2100 US 2-3 220 235
lbs 19 75-20 00.
SHEEP 350 Slaughter
lambs mostly steady. Ewes
about steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
50-90 lbs 32 00-35 25, one lot
Good 65 lbs 31 50
WOOLED LAMBS One lot
Good 80 lbs $27 00, couple lots
Utility 60-80 lbs 24 00-25 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utili
ty and Good 4 00-8 00
Central Headquarters
Suggested For Pa.
Foreign Ag. Markets
HARTFORD, Conn. An of
ficial from the Pennsylvania De
partment of Agriculture sug
gested recently that northeast
ern states create a central head
quarters overseas to promote
foreign markets for agricultur
al products
John W Early, director of
Planning, Evaluation and Re
search, told the Northeastern
Marketing Service Workshop,
which is meeting here, that a
central headquarters would be
the answer for states financial
ly unable to have their own ovei
seas office
He said Pennsylvania has
found out that products shipped
to overseas markets must be
competitively priced and of high
quality. “Never underestimate
the astuteness of overseas buy
ers,” Early warned
New products are wanted and
needed overseas, Early said, in
a “world that needs food and a
population which continues to in
ciease its standard of living ”
Edward J Lawless Jr , Chief
of the Division of Eggs and
Poultry, told the workshop that
the production of liquid-frozen
eggs has increased more than
2 000 percent in Pennsj h ania
during the past thiee jears
He attributed the huge in
ciease—from 407 000 to 9 3 mil
lion pounds—to a progiam in
voking stnct inspections
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 1090 Slaughter
steers uneven, early sales 25-50 c
lower with later trading steady
to 25c lower; cows about steady:
bulls steady. Supply included 14
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1150-1400 lbs.
27.85-29.85; Choice 950-1350 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4. 26.75-28; high-
Good to low-Choice 26-27 25;
Good 24 60-26, Standard to low-
Good 21.50-24 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-900 lbs. 24-24 50; Good
21 50-24; Standaid 20-22
COWS—Utility and high-dress
mg Cutter 19-20 85, few head 21-
21 35; Cutter 18-19 50; low-Cutter
I'.-18
BULLS Choice 24 75-25 50.
Good 23 24 75 few Utility and
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May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March
April
Tiend Cattle are stronger, Hogs are steady, and Potatoes
aie 11 regular.
LOOKING FOR A
PERFECT MATCH?
Your Livestock and Our Qualified Buyers
Monday —10:30 A.M. Fat Rogs 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. Diffenbacb, 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 Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Auction Only
May 1. 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 2,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
26.85
26.62
26.50
26.42
26.17
26.20
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
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.
Vintage Auction
April 30, 1968
CATTLE 821 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
mostly steady; cows weak to 50c
lower: bulls fully steady. Supply
included 21 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1150-1450 lbs.
28 75-29.75, few individual head
30-30.35; Choice 975-1350 lb. yield
grade 2-4. $27-29, few Choice
1400-1585 lbs. 26.35-27.85; high-
Good to low-Choice 26.50-27.25;
Good 24.75-26.50; Standard to
low-Good 22.25-24 50.
COWS—Utility and high-dress
ing Cutter 19 25-21. few head
21 25-21 85; Cutter 18-19 75; low-
Cutter 17 50-18 50.
BULLS Choice 24.50-26 35;
Good 23-24 50; Utility and Com
mercial 22 60-25 10, 10 head 25 -
35-26 75
CALVES 307 Vealers $l-2
lower, although Cull fully steady.
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Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago New York
21.00
22.65
32.25
CATTLE 990 Compared to
last Thurs., slaughter steers un
even. Choice and Prime mostly
steady, others steady to 50c low
er: Utility cows steady to 50c
lower. Canner and Cutter about
steady; Bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 21 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1150-1300 lbs.
28.60-29.50; Choice 950-1350 lbs.
yield grade 2-4. 26.75-28.75; high-
Good to low-Choice 26-27; Good
24.75-26.60; Standard to low-Good
22.50-24.75.
COWS—Utility and high-dress
ing Cutter 18.75-20.60 few head
21.25-21.60; Cutter 18.35-20; Can
ner and low-Cutter 16-18.25
BULLS Choice 24.75-25.50,
few head 26-26 60; Good 23-24.75:
Utility and Commercial 23-25,
around 12 head 25.25-26 60
CALVES 250 Vealers fully
steady, except Choice weak -to
$1 lower.
VEALERS Choice 43-44 50;
Good 40.50-43 50; Standard 36-41,
Utility 32-36 50; Cull 90-115 lbs
30-34, 70-90 lbs. 27 50-30.
SHEEP 21 Supply mainly
slaughter ewes, these fully
steady
SLAUGHTER EWES —Utility
and Good 4-9 50
2.43
COWS, May 1, 1968
Receipts of 106 cows, 14 .bulls
and 23 heifers sold stronger.
AtmuNcm
Spring Feeder Sales
May 10 June 7
Friday at 7:00 P.M.
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
—lO miles east of Lancaster on Route 30
To consign cattle call (717) 442-4181
P. O. Box 100, Paradise, Pa. Kenneth Hershey, Mgr.
2.30
2.65
2.83
New Holland Auction
May 2, 1968
Holsteins 385-750: Guernseys 200-
265: Other breeds 240-350; Bulls
110-285; Heifers 125-375.
HORSES, April 29, 1968
Receipts of 498 head sold ste
ady. Riding horses 120-280: Driv
ing horses 135-310; Work horses
150-200; Pony mares 30-40; Geld
ings 25-35; Killers 8&-9%.
HOGS, April 29, 1968
Receipts of 729 head sold ste
ady. Retail 20-20 25; Wholesale
19.75-20.50; Heavyweights 18 50-
1D.50; Sows 13.50-15.
CALVES, April 29, 1968
Receipts of 55 head -sold ste
ady. Choice and Prime 40-45 50;
Good and low-Choice 37-39 50;
Standard 34-36.50; Common 22-
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last week’s close, slaughter
steers sold steady to 25 lower
with the decline on average
Choice and below. Slaughter
heifers, cows and bulls were
steady.
Receipts 17,300, compared
with 15,400 last week and 20,100
last year. Twelve market re
ceipts 142,300 compared with
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