2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 24,1968 At Lancaster Yards New Holland Auction Weekly Review Auction Only August 20, 1968 August 22, 1968 50-27 50: Standard to low-Good CATTLE 942 Compared to „, . 23.35-25 25. August 23, 1968 August 21,1968 last Tuesday, slaughter steers . Compared to rows Utility 18 25-20 00 CATTLE 3200 - Compared CATTLE 1170 - Compared to stiong to 50c higher; cows Thursday, slaughter steers fe ou JJ * s oTuLrl7 50 20 ’ with last weeks close, slaughter Monday, slaughter steers uneven, steady to 25c higher; bulls steady steady to 50c higher; cows un- Q , hish-vieldins 20 00 steers uneven. Standard and small supply high-Choice fully to strong. Supply included 20 eve "’ Utlllty s, teady to 50c low- t ’ c g L lo £. Cuttep Good steady to strong, Choice steady; Standard to low-Choice percent cows. er - banner and Cutter steady to “*•£{' 7 ~ anner ana uuer and Prime 25-50 c higher; cows steady, instances 25c lower; cows qt atighter ™f I. 50c high*; bull, rf steady to strong; bulls mostly hS-cS" and So S .OoI “ “ m M ly steady; feeder steers fully steady. Supply included 11 per- iq nn i h lo« Good 99 75 94 75 dt-escinff Gutter 18(50 90 50- Put iiU ' LLb 000(1 00-24 bo, July, USDA reports. This is a Receipts Ot 187 cows and 5* low Good 22 75-24.70 di essm 0 Cuttei 18 60-20 50, Cut- coup i e choice 24 85-25 35; Util- record low for the month (Continued on Page 3) SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - 17 25-19 00, Canner and low- ity and C ommeicial 23 25-24 75, ™ Choice 800 950 lbs 24 85-25 75 Cuttei 15 50-17 00. few 25 00-25 75, Cutter and low- nf “ drSmo 8 y 00?0 d 00 h f?w BULLS ~ Ch ° lCe 2450 ‘ 2535 ’ Utility 20 60-22 50 27°the total work force consist- ChkagO Cattle head 20 00-20 50. Cutter i 7 (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) edof 3,855 000 family members Weekly Review 19 00 Canner and low-Cutter 15- trr> -Z. ~Z. ' T — " “ ~r ZZZ* and 1,890,000 hired workers y 50 17 00 The number of family work- CATTLE Compared with r> rrr r o phniPA w5O 95 srt FIITIJRFS TRADINfI ers was 3 3 percent below the last Friday, slaughter steers few heaf ii 75 Good 23 00 24 FU 1 UKL3 1 July, 1967> level There were 4 3 steady to 50 higher, the upturn m rnTh, « ' (Closing bids as of Thursday, August 22,1968) percent fewer hired workers mainly on High Choice and 22 ’ than a year earher - Prime over 1150 lbs. slaughter / -o, Iw 20 20-20 ou - Midwestern The decline in family workers heifers steady. Cows steady to FEEDER STEERS Load Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes was general throughout the na- 25 lower. Bulls unchanged, mixed Choice and Prime 950 lbs Chicago Chicago New York tion However, the decline in Local receipts 16,500 compar in Good to average Choice hired farm employment was ed with 19,100 last week and 18,- slaughter finish 28 00, mixed September 27.22 19.00 spotty. 800 last year. Sfo - ofi Choice 950-1075 lbs —— ——- Numbers of hired hands rose Average cost and weight Of fh Btandald 750-1050 • • from July, 1967, to July, 1968, slaughter steers estimated at lbs 22 40-23 00 November 26.10 18.50 2.72 in the major farm employment 28 00, highest since last Septem- CALVES 500 —Vealers strong states of California and Texas as her, and 1150 lbs. lightest sineje to $2 00 higher, full advance on December 25.87 18.42 well as in Washington, Pemisyl- April. Good and Choice —; vama, Ohio, Wisconsin, lowa, Ok- Compared with 27 72 apjd VEALERS Choice 43 00- February 25.60 lahoma, Utah, and Delaware. 1164 lbs last week and 27 47 4650, few head 4700-4850, Good March 3.13 Hired farm employment and 1150 lbs. a year ago. Ovet -40 004 4 50, Standard 36 00-4100; ! dropped sharply in the South- all finish of slaughter steers Utility 34 00-38 50, Cull 95-120 April 25.55 3.31 eastern states (except Florida) was 11 percent Prime and 73 lbs 27 50-33 00, few 70-90 lbs and in the Great Plains states of percent Choice, compared with 25 00 29 00 May 3.96 the Midwest and West. 13 percent Prime and 71 per- HOGS 1550 Barrows and . 05 57 The Department said the aver- cen f Choice last week, and 15 gilts mostly 50c higher Sows _ age work week was 46 4 hours P ercent Pnme and 71 Percent seaice „ nominal for farm operators, 34 6 hours Choi ;° e last year. Heifer siipp y BARROWS & GILTS -US 2, a aSked bbld nnom ' nsl for other family workers, and ™ stly a Y e f age oi°li^ L ° W ion Trend Cattle are lower; Hogs are slightly higher and Pota- 331 hours foY hired hands STEERS 1-2 200-230 lbs 22 00 22 50, US toes are higher Veimont farm operators had P j^ U SL ® ,£ E v io w 9.4 500-960 ihs 90 86 9196 iueb die mgnei r Prime 1200-1400 lbs Yield Z „„„ 20 JD 21 20 the longest work week —67 9 Grade 8 and 429 50-80 00 latter SHEEP 200 Sunns lambs , oraae 6 ana J ou-du.uu, lattei strong to $1 00 higher. | (| hours - (Continued on Page 10) SPRING LAMBS Choice 60-90 lbs 25 50-26 50, few head (Continued on Page 3) Robert K.Rohrer Smlldozing - Grading Patz Sales & Service Barn Cleaners - Silo Unloaders - Cattle Feeder* Quarryville, R. D. 1 Hensel 548-2559 SWEIGART FIRESTONE 329 W. High St., Manheim, Pa, Phone GG3 2258 MARKET NEWS REPORT VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc. 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 PIG 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 AUCTIONS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN MARKETING LIVESTOCK NEW HOLLAND MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN AUCTIONS Monday —10:00 A.M. Horse Sale 10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats 2:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows and Veal Wednesday —12:30 P.M. Dairy Sale Thursday —12:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows and Veal New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, Penna. 717-354-2194 Abe \V. Diffeubach. Sales Manager Vintage Auction SPECIAL FEEDER SALE AT LANCASTER Friday, August 30, 1 P.M. AUCTION SALE PAVILION Lancaster Union Stock Yards OPEN SALE All Sizes and Grades Consign to members of the Lancaster Livestock Exchange