-Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December 7.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
December 6. 19C8
CATTLE 1800 Compaied
to last weeks close, slaughter
steers mostly steady; cows 75-
150 highei; bulls 25-57 c higher;
feeder steers not fully establish
ed Supply included 25 percent
slaughter steers, 30 percent cows
and bulls with the balance main
ly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 9251350 lbs 27 75-29 50,
high-Good and low-Choice 27 10-
28 00; Good 25 10-27 35. Stand
aid and low-Good 22 75-25 10.
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cutter 17 25-18 50, few
18 60-19 00. Cuttei 16 35 17 50
C.nnei .aid low-Cuttei 14 50
1C 35.
BULLS Choice 25 00-25 75,
few 26 00-26 50. Good 23 25
2u00: Utility and Commeicial
22 75-24 85, few 25 00-26 00 Cut
tei and lowUtihtj 20 25 22 50
VEALERS 450 Stiong to
$2 00 highei, Choice 43 00 46 00,
few on Wednesday 46 50 47 50,
Good 40 00 44 00, Standard 35 00-
40 00; Utility 29 50-36 00 Cull
95 120 lbs 23 00-28 00, 70 90 lbs
18 00-25 00. mainly 2100 25 00
HOGS 1000 Banows and
guts 25-75 c lowei than last
week’s close
CLOSING SALES BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-2 190-235
lbs $2O 50-21.00 US 1, 220 lbs
$2l 50. US 2, 200-245 lbs $l9 25-
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be Carl Bittner, Extension Fruit
Demonstrations On Specialist Penn State The
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rruit trees \trrr^-s"c —' f s;r;’:r s r^rr
By Llieck Dwarfs, semi-dwarfs and stand
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have been planned for county be fo n o wed 930 am Hen
oichaid owners, manageis, and Oichaids Lancaster R 2, located
tneir woik ciews on Tuesday, t %vo mi i es south of Mountville
December 10, accoidmg to a m ile noithwest of Cen
Arnold Lueck, Associate County j la j Manor 130 pm Kauff-
Agent man Oi chords Bn dm Hand R 1
On hand to show and discuss located on Route 340 east of
conect pruning techniques will Bud in Hand
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. Dairj Sale
Thursday 12:30 P.M. Fat Steers. Bulls, Cow's and Veal
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland. Penna 717-354-2194
Abe W. Dilfenbach, Sales Manager
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
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
• Paradise. Pa.
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Box 100
MARKET NEWS REPORT
Auction Only
December 4, 1968 CATTLE 455 Compared to CATTLE 857 All trends
CATTLE 389 Compared to Irst Tuesday, slaughter steers compared to two weeks ago;
Monday, slaughter steers mostly 25-50 c higher: cows mostly $l.OO ' T)ar^ no * reported last week
steady; cows 75-1.00 higher; higher; Small supply bulls 25- because of Holiday. Slaughter
bulls fully steady, some sales 50c higher. Supply included 40 ‘~^ sc . cows 2.00-
Choice 50c higher. Supply in- percent cows 250 higher; bulls 25-1.00 higher,
eluded 19 percent cows and 14 Supply included 27 percent
percent bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS —■ cows.
Choice 925-1300 lbs 28 35-29.75, SLAUGHTER STEERS
few high-Choice and Prime Few high-Choke and Prime
29 60-30 85; high-Good and low- 1050-1225 lbs. 29 85-30 35; Choice
Choice 27 75-28 50, Good 25 75- 900-1325 lbs 28.00-29 85; high
-28 00, few Standard and low- Good and low-Choice 27 50-28.-
Good 24 00-25.50 60; Good 25 50-28 00; Standard
COWS Utility and high- and low-Good 23.25-25.75.
dressing Cutter 17 25 18 85, few SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
head 19 00-19 75; Cutter 16 25- Few Choice 800-850 lbs. 25 DO
-17 75; Canner and low-Cutter 26 25
15 00-16 35. COWS Utility and high-
BULLS Good 23 85 25 00; dressing Cutter 18 00-19 25, few
Utility and Commercial 23 35- 19 35 20 00; Cutter 16 50-18 35;
25 50, couple 26 10-26 85 Canner and low-Cutter 15 50-16 -
VEALERS 562 Mostly 75
steady, some sales of Cull and BULLS Choice 25 75-27 50,
Utility strong to $lOO higher, three head 28.00-28 50: Good 23 -
Choice 43 00-44 00, Good 40 00- 50-25 75, Utility and Commer
-43 00: Standard 34 00-39.00; cial 23 50-25 50, few 25.50-26 00
Utility 28 00-34 00; Cull 95-120 VEALERS 449 2 00-3 00
lbs 23 00 27 50, 70-90 lbs 18 00- higher.
22 00, with a few at 16.00-18 00. Choice 44 00-47 00; Good 40 -
HOGS 247 Barrows and 00-4400, Standard 37.00-41.00;
gilts 50-75 c lower. Utility 30 00-36.00; Cull 95-120
BARROWS AND GILTS lbs. 24 00-29.00, 70-90 lbs. 20 00-
US 1-2 200-220 lbs 20 00-20.35 25 00.
US 2, 200-235 lbs 19 60-19.85. SHEEP 47 All classes
US 2-3 190-250 lbs 16 75-19 50 steady.
SHEEP 27 Wooled Lambs _ W ? OL . E ® LAMES n ~ F ®*
50-100 higher. f 3 '
, mnirn T . . 50-26 00, one lot Utility 55 lbs.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice jqqq
70-100 lbs 28 00-30 00, 7 head SLAUGHTER EWES Utili
-30 50-32 50; Good 25 00-28 00. ty and Good 5 00-8 50
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 925-1325 lbs 28 00-29 50:
high-Good and low-Choice 27.10-
28 00, Good 25 10-27 35. Stand
ard and low-Good 22 75-25 10.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 17 25-18 50, few
18 6019 00, Cutter 16 35-17 50;
Canner and low-Cutter 15 CO
-16 35
BULLS Choice 25 25 26 50.
Good 23 50 25 00. Utility and
Commei cial 23 00 24 85 few 25 -
00 26 00 Cutter and low-Utility
20 25-22 59
VEALERS 115 Mostly
steady, instances $lOO higher
Choice 44 00 46 50 couple 47 50*
Good 42 00 44 00, Standard 36-
00-39 00 Utility 29 50-36 00. Cull
95-120 lbs 23 00 28 00, 70-90 lbs
21 00-25 00
HOGS 334 Barrows and
gilts 25 75c lower
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 190-235 lbs 20 50-2100
US 1, 220 lbs 21 50 US 2, 200-
245 lbs 19 25-20 00 US 2-3 190-
280 lbs 18 50-1910
SHEEP 5 Insufficient
volume for a market test
PARADISE, PEWA
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
December 3, 1968
srr
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 5,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
December
28.37
27.25
Febiuarj
March
26.72
April
May
June
26.52
26.75
August
October
26.70
November
a-asked b-bid nnominal
TREND Cattle are stronger; Hogs are stronger and Pota
toes aie steady.
$0 Southeast District 4-H $0
BABY BEEF SHOW & SALE
SHOW 9 A.M.
Support 1 Your 4-H Clubs Buy A Choice or Prime Baby Beef
Chester Dauphin Lancaster Northampton Counties
~ i -v t y v K'" ■*
20.50
18.55
18.15
19.50
19.85
Tuesday, December 10th, 1968
New Holland Auction
December 5, 19G8
3.08
3.26
3.87
2.48
SALE 1:30 P. M.
COWS
December 4, 1968
Receipts of 75 cows and 2
bulls sold stronger on flesh,
cows. Holstein 385-500; Other
breeds 275-350; Bulls 100-185.
HORSES
December 2, 1968
Receipts of 233 horses sold
steady. Riding horses, 95-195;
Driving horses 95-320; Mules
100-180; Pony mares 20-35;
Geldings 15-25; Killers 4V&-5V2.
HOGS
December 2, 1968
Receipts of 519 hogs sold
steady Retail 20 25-22; Whole
sale 19 75 20 25; Heavyweights
19-20; Sows 14 50-15 50.
CALVES
December 2, 1968
Receipts of 116 calves sold
steady. Choice and Prime 37-44;
Good and L Choice 33-36 50;
Standard 27-32 50, Common 12-
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
the previous Friday, slaughter
steers 25-75 lower. Heifers 25-50
lower. Cows 75-150 higher, bulls
unchanged. Demand only fair
throughout the period. Supply
75 percent slaughter steers, 22
percent heifers. Overall finish
of slaughter steers 11 percent
Prime and 79 percent Choice
compared with 13 percent
Prime and 76 percent Choice
last week and 11 percent Prime
and 79 percent Choice last year.
Average cost and weight esti
mated at 28 30 and 1140 lbs
compared with 28 78 and 1140
lbs last week and 26 71 and
1153 lbs last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
On Wednesday, Prime 1200-1350
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 30 00-
30 65, after reaching 3125 on
Monday Mixed High Choice and
Prime 1150-1350 lbs 29 00-30.00.
Choice 950-1325 lbs Yield Grade
2 to 4 27 75-29 00, Mixed High
Good and Choice 26 75-27.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Prime 950-1075 lbs. Yield Grade
3 and 4 27 75-28.00, several loads
28 50 on Tuesday and one load
29 00 on Monday.
Mixed High Choice and Prime
950-1050 lbs 27 00-27 75, Choice
850-1050 lbs Yield Grade 2 to
4 26 25-27 25, Mixed Good and
Choice 25 50-26 25