—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 22.1968 2 Af Lancaster Yards Weekly Review June 21,1968 CATTLE 2833 Compared to last weeks close, slaughter steers steady to 25c higher; cows mostly 50c lower; bulls steady to 50c lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS Prime 1050-1350 lbs. 28 2528 85, six head 1285 lbs. 29.10; high- Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lbs. 27.75-28.50: Choice 950-1350 lbs 28 50-27.75; high-Good to low- Choice 25.75-26.75; Good 24 50- 26 25; Standard to low-Good 22 - 75-2410. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 19 50-2160 Cut ter 18 50-20 50, few 20.75-2100; Canner and low-Cutter 16 50-18- 50 BULLS Choice 24 25-25 75 - few to 26 10: Good 24 00 25 00. -- —r— Utility and Commercial 22 50- “ ~ “ ' ” ““ goo, few individual 26 00 26- ' FUTURES TRADING (Closing bids as of Thursday, June 20,1968) CALVES 293 Vealers most ly steady. VEALERS - Choice 38 CO -4100, Good 36 00-38 00; Stand aid 33.50-37.00, Utility 32 50-35.- 00, Cull 90-120 lbs 30 00-33 50, 70-90 lbs 25 00-29 00. HOGS 1054 Barrows and Jul y gilts 25-50 c higher BARROWS AND GILTS US 1, 210-230 lbs. 23 00-23 50. US 1-2 190-240 lbs. 22 25-23 00 US 1-3 220-260 lbs 2150-22 25 SHEEP 172 Spring lambs November $1 00 higher. SPRING „ LAMBS Choice December 50-90 lbs 28 50-29.50, Good 25.- 00-28 00. t The Eastern Tent Caterpillar ——— i; hexe, the brownish-green worm with a stripe about 1 to jj ay m inches long, and we suggest that property owners keep their tiees and shrubs sprayed with DDT, malathion, or lead arsen- Trend Cattle are higher; Hogs are higher and Potatoes are ace: these poisons will kill the steady norms as they eat the foliage f:om the plants. In severe cases ” the caterpillars will form a web around a twig or several branch- > es in which they will stay and defoliate the area Infestation is quite common at this time of the ( year and protective sprays are recommended weekly. Available At Smoketown MARKET NEWS REPORT CATTLE 1157 Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter steers steady to 25c higher; cows most ly 50c lower: Bulls steady to 50c lower. Supply included 7 per cent cows, 10 percent bulls with the balance mostly slaughter steers. SLAUIGHTER STEERS Prime 1050-1350 lbs. 28 25-28.85; high-Choice and Pnrr 1100-1350 lbs. 27.75-28 50; Choice 950-1350 lb'. 26 00-27.75; high-Good to low-Choice 25 75-26.75; Good 24.- 50 26 25; Standard to low-Good 22 75-24.10. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 19 50-21.60: Cut ter 18 50-20 50, few 20 75-21.00: (Continued on page 3) August September October February 26.32 March LOOKING FOR A PERFECT MATCH? Your Livestock end Our Qualified Monday—lt): 30 A.M. Fat Bogs and Shoats , - 2:30 F.M. Fat steers, bulls, cows and veal Horse Sale Monday at 10:00 A.M. Hairy Sale Wednesday at 12:30 P.M. Fat steers, bulls, cows & veal Thursday at 12:30 P.M. New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, Penn#. 717-354-2194 Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. For marketing information Phone Area Code 7X7-442-4181 Box 100 Paradise, Pa. 10 mi. East of Lancaster on Bt. 30 Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager Auction Only Midwestern Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes Chicago Chicago New York 27.30 26.87 26.97 26.80 26.80 26.45 26.27 a-asked b-bid n-nominal PARADISE, PENNA. Bulls, steers, butcher cows, Bogs, lambs and veal calves Sold on Commission Sale every Tuesday 1:30 PJtl. - Fat hogs and Feeder pigs sale Every Saturday at 10 A.M. Vintage Auction June 18, 1968 CATTLE 948 Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter steers mostly 50, spots 75c higher; cows steady to 25c lower; bulls steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS Prime 1150-1300 lbs. 28.50-29.50; high-Choice and 'Prime 1050-1325 lbs. 28.00-28.50; Choice 950-1375 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4, 27.25- 28.00; high-Good to low-Choice 26.50-27.50; Good 9504150 lbs. 25.00-26.25; Standard to low- Good 23.50-25.00. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 20.85-22.60; Com mercial 18.00-20.'75; Cutter 19.50- 21.60; Canner 17.35-18.75; BULLS Choice 25 35-26.35; Good 24 25-25 50; Utility and (Continued on Page 3) 22.75 22.50 21.70 20.35 19,25 CATTLE 1297 Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers steady to 25c higher for Choice and Prime; Standard and Good grade weak to 25c lower; cows 50-75 c lower; bulls mostly 50c lower. Supply included 14 per cent cows and 11 percent bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS Prime 1050-1300 lbs. 28.50-29.00; high-Choice and Prime 1100-1300 lbs. 27.75-28.50; Choice 950-1325 lbs. 26.50-27.75; high-Good to low-Choice 25.75-26.75; Good 24.- 25-26 00; Standard to low-Good 22.75-24.50. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 19.75-22.25; Cut ter 18.50-21.50; Canner and low- Cutter 17.25-19 00. BULLS Choice 24.25-25.75; Good 22.75-24 25; Utility and Commercial 22 50-24.50, some 25 00-25.50. CALVES 241 Vealers Good and Choice 2 00-3 00 higher, oth er grades $l.OO-2.00 higher. VEALERS Choice 41.00-43.- 00; Good 38.00-41.00; Standard 37 00-38.50; Utility 34.00-38.00; Cull 90-120 lbs. 31.50-34.00, 70-90 lbs. 27.00-31.00. SHEEP 12 Not enough on sale to establish a market. Receipts of 116 cows, 1 bull and 6 hiefers sold steady. Hol stein 385-510; Gueurns&ys 165- 300; Other breeds 275-375; Heif ers 220-260. 2.32 Receipts of 414 head sold steady. Riding horses 90-310; Driving horses 120-260; Pony mares 30-45; Geldings 25-35; 2.64 2.81 3.24 New Holland Auction June 20, 1968 COWS June 19,1968 HORSES June 17. 1968 Mules (killer way) Killers 9-10. HOGS June 17,1968 Receipts of 814 hogs and 40 shoats sold steady. Retail 22.50- 23.50; Wholesale 21.50-22.25; Heavyweights 20-21.50; Shoats 5:50-16.50. CALVES June 17,1968 Receipts of 94 calves sold steady. Choice and Prime 41-43; Good and L. Choice 39-40.50; Standard 35-38.50; Common 25- 34.50. Chicago Cattle Weekly Review CATTLE Slaughter steers sold steady to 25 higher, with the full upturn on Average Choice and Below weighing 1150 lbs. and down. Slaughter heifers were 25-50 higher. Cows generally steady with some weakness shown late. Bulls fully steady to strong. SLAUGHTER STEERS On Wednesday, Prime 1225-1350 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 2825- 28.50. Mixed High Choice apd Prime 1150-1400 lbs. 27.50-2825. Choice 1000-1375 Yield Grade 2 to 426.50-27.75. Mixed Good and Choice 26.00-26.75, Good 25.00- 2625. Standard and Low 'Good 23.50-25.00. ; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS —£ Mixed High Choice and Prime;’ Yield Grade 3 and 4 950-120 CT lbs. 26 75-27.15, one load ancT scattered lots on Monday and Tuesday at 27.25. N Choice 850- 1050 lbs Yield Grade 2 to 4 26.- 00-26.75. Mixed Good and Choice -25 50-26.00 Good '24 25-25.5 b.” Standard and Low Good 22.50- 2450. (Continued on Page 3) £
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