-Lancaster Farming. Saturday. November 2.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
CATTLE 3900 Compared to CATTLE 898 Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter steers last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady, instances 28c lower; CATTLE 608 Compared to mostly steady, with some
Cows steady to 50c higher; bulls Monday, slaughter steers steady; strength on Prime and some
about steady; feeder steers fully cows about steady; bulls fully weakness on Choice 800-1025 lb.
steady. Supply included an esti- steady. weights, cows 50-1.50 lower;
mated 40 percent slaughter SLAUGHTER STEERS bulls 50-75 c higher. Supply in
steers, 15 percent cows and bulls High-Choice and Prime 1100- eluded 27 percent cows,
with the balance mainly feeder 1325 lbs. 29.10-30.10; Choice 900- SLAUGHTER STEERS
steers. 1350 lbs. 26.75-28.75; high-Good High-Choice and Prime 950-1225
SLAUGHTER STEERS & Low-Choice 26.50-27.25; Good lbs. 28.60-30; Choice 850-1300
High-Choice and Prime 1100- 24.50-26.75; Standard and low- lbs. yield grade 2 to 4, 27-29,
1325 lbs. 29-30.10; Choice 900- Good 22-24.75. - with most sales of 10db-1250 lbs.
1350 lb. 26.75-28.75; hlgh-Good SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 27.50-29; high-Good to low
and low-Choice 26.50-27.25; Good Choice 750-900 lbs. 23-24.85; Choice 26.50-27.50; Good 24.75-
24 50-26.75; Standard and low- Standard 20-22. 27; Standard to low-Good 23-25.
Good 22-24.75. COWS Utility and high- SLAUGHTER' HEIFERS
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS dressing Cutter 18-19, few 19.25- Few head Choice and Prime 800-
Choice 700-900 lbs. 23-24.85; 19.50; Cutter 16.50-18.25; Canner 950 lbs. 26.35-27.50.
Standard 20-22. and low-Cutter 14.75-16.50; Cou- COWS Utility and high-
COWS Utility and high- pie loads low-Cutter and low- dressing Cutter 17.50-18.50, few
dressing Cutter 18-19; few 19.25- Utility 700-850 lb. beef breed 18.75-19.50; Cutter 16-18; Can
-19 50; Cutter 16.50-18.25; Canner 13 60-16 35. ner and low-Cutter 14-16.
and low-Cutter 14.50-16.75, cou- BULLS Choice 25-25.50; BULLS Choice 24.75-25.85,
pie loads Cutter and low-Utility (Continued on page 3) (Continued on Page 3)
700-850 lb. beef breed 13.60-
BULLS Choice 24.50-25 50,
Good 23-24 75; Utility and Com
mercial 22.75-24.50, few 24.75-
25 35.
FEEDER STEERS Choice
500-625 lbs. 28 50-30; Good 500-
525 lbs. 27-28; part-load Choice
750 lbs. 27; couple loads Choice
900-1025 lbs. 25; load mixed
Good and Choice 700 lbs. 24.50; November
load mixed Good and Choice r: r—
-1275 lbs. 24; load mixed Stand- uecember
ard and Good 525 lbs 24.50; load February
Standard 800 lbs. 21.75.
CALVES 600 Vealers $1 March
higher than last weeks close; :
slaughter calves weak to $1 low- April
Cl* P
VEALERS Choice 43-46; May
few head 47-48; Good 40-44 50; j une
Standard 36-42; Utility 32-38;
Cull 95-120 lbs. 28-33; 70-90 lbs. August
24-30
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 260-350 lbs 30-34; Good
270-360 lbs. 25-30; Standard 22-
26 TREND: Cattle are lower; Hogs are steady and Potatoes are
HOGS 1500 Barrows and gilts stroncer
50 $1 lower Sows scarce. s
BARROWS & GILTS US f,
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
October
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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 W 7. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
Auction Only
October 80, 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, October 31,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.50
27.05
26.10
25.65
25.52
25.87
25.80
aasked b-bld 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 PIG SALE
EVERY SATURDAY AT 10 A.M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 nu East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E, Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
October 29,1908
18.85
18.20
19.00
CATTLE 1070 Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
mostly steady; cows 50-1.00 low
er; bulls fully steady; feeder
steers steady to 50c higher. Sup
ply included 29 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 975-1350 lbs. 27.35-29,
few high-Choice and Prime 29-
29.75; high-Good and low-Choice
26.35-27.60; Good 24.75-27; Stand
ard and low-Good 22.25-24.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 770-900 lbs. 24,50-25.35;
Good 750-850 lbs. 22.50-24.50;
Standard 20-21.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 17.50-19.25, few
19.25-19.75; Cutter 16.75-18.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 14.50-
16.75.
BULLS Choice 24.85-26.25,
couple 27.60-27785; Good 23.25-
24.85; Utility and Commercial
22.75-24.
FEEDER STEERS Lot
Choice 900 lbs. 26; Good 800-950
lbs. 24.10-24.85; toced Good and
Choice 580-660 lbs. 26-26.50;
Standard 850 lbs. 22.85.
CALVES 496—Vealers steady
to $1 lower.
VEALERS Choice 4447;
Good 41.50-45; Standard 3741;
Utility 32-36; Cull 95-120 lbs. 30-
34, 70-90 lbs. 27-30.
2.67
SHEEP 16 No Market Test.
Receipts of 326 cows, 2 bulls
and 16 heifers sold stronger on
the show sale. Holstein 525-
2000; Guernseys 300-465; Other
breeds 325-450; Bulls 340-640;
Heifers 180-240.
3.05
3.25
3.80
VINTAGE
FALL FEEDER SALES
Friday, November 8-7 P.M.
November 22
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.
Plant PIONEER "New Generation" Hybrids
Medium Season
3567 3570
3466 3561
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October 81,1968
COWS
October 30, 1968
Ask your Pioneer Salesman
about these Outstanding Varieties
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HORSES
October 28,1981
Receipt* of 803 horses sold
steady. Riding horses 85-230;
Driving horses 95-145; Pony
mares 20-35; Geldings 20-30;
Killers 4%-5%.
HOGS
October 21,1968
Receipts of 837 hogs sold
steady. Retail 10.75-21.50; Whole
sale 19-10.60; Heavyweights 18-
19; Lightweights 17-19; Sows
14.50-15.50; Boars 10.50-12.50.
CALVES
October 2S, 1961
Receipts of 121 calves sold
steady. Choice and Prime 44-47;
Good and L. Choice 41-43.50;
Standard 3640.50; Common 20-
35.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers were uneven. High Choice
and Prime 25-50 lower. Kinds
Average Choice and Below
steady. Slaughter heifers strong
to 25 higher, cows steady to 50
lower, bulls unchanged.
Local receipts 18,900, com
pared with 20,900 last week and
21,300 last year. Supply consist
ed of 77 percent slaughter
steers, 20 per cent heifers and
the balance mainly cows. Over
all finish of slaughter steers not
much different than last week
with 10 percent Prime and 78
percent Choice. This compares
with 11 percent Prime and 78
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