Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 8,1969
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 5. 1969
CATTLE 868 Compared to
CATTLE 2800—Compaied to Monday, Slaughter Steels
Irst weeks close. Slaughter steady. Cqws steady, Bulls fully
S'.eeis steady. Cows steadj steady. Supply included 10 pei-
Bulls fully steady. Feedei Steels cent Cows
March 6, 1.969
fully steady Supply included an SLAUGHTER STEERS
estimated 45 peicent Slaughlei High-Choice and Prime 1150
Steeis, 20 peicent Cows and 132 5 ibs 30 60 31 75; Choice
Bulls, with the balance mainly ioqO 1350 lbs. 28 85-30 85; high-
Feedei Steeis Good and i OW -Choice 28 00 29.-
SLAUGHTER STEERS 25. Good 26 00-28 50, Standaid
H.gh-Choice and Pume 1150- and low-Good 23 85-25 75
1325 lbs 30 50 3175. Choice SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
10001350 lbs 28 85-30 85. high- Choice 700 900 lbs 25 50 27 85
Good and low Choice 28 00- Good 24 00 25 75
29 25. Good 26 00 28 50 Standaid
and low-Good 23 85 25 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS —2l 35-21 85 Cuttei 18 50 19 85
Cnoice 700 900 lbs 25 50-27 85. BULLS Choice 25 75 26 75,
Good 24 00 25 75 one lot 27 35. Good 24 25 26 00
COWS Utility and Ingh- Utility and Commoicial 24 60
diessmg Cuttei 19 75 21 50 lew 26 25 thiee head 27 75 28 25
head 21 50 21 85 Cultei 18 50- CALVES 129 Vealers fullj
19 85 Cannei and low-Cuttei steady
16 50 18 75
BULLS Choice 25 75 27 00, 51 00 Good 44 50 48 50 Stand
one lot 27 35, Good 24 00 26 00, aid 39 50 45 00 Utility 34 00 39 -
Utility and Commeicial 23 50- 50 Cull 90-120 lbs 29 50 34 50,
26 25, few head 26 50 27 00 with 70 90 lbs 25 00 30 00
thi ee head 27 75-28 25 HOGS 243 ~ Baiiows and
S 3, E -nQioo” CiTce Gl BARROWS O US
, 3 ifoo nn 0 C 12 200 235 lbs 22 50-23 00 US
910-1125 lbs 27 75-29 00 2 215-240 lbs 21 50-21 75 US 2-3
C4-LVES 450 Vealeis fully 200-250 lbs 21 00 21 35 US 2-3
steady 195 200 lbs 20 35-20 85
VEALERS Choice 48 00- SHEEP 51 Wooled Lambs
50 00, few 51 00-52 00 Good fully steady
44 00-48 50, Standaid 39 00-45 00 WOOLED LAMBS Choice
Utility 34.00-40 00. Cull 90120 95-100 lbs 30 25-30 75: Good 60-
(Contmued on Page 3) 85 lbs 26 50 28 25
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 10 30 A M FAT HOGS and SHOATS
2 30 P.M FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & 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, INC.
New Holland, Penna
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager Phone (717) 354-2194
If Moneymaking Alfalfas
-® DuPuit
• Vernal
• Buffalo
• Ranger
• Cayuga
• Narragan&ett
8 Moneymaking Clovers
• Certified Pennscott
• Select Pennscott
• Penna Medium Red
• Midwest Medium Red
'• White Blossom Sweet
Clover
Fresh seed mixed and inoculated (FREE)
NEW CERTIFIED CLINTFORD OATS
Save with REIST'S Seeds
REIST SEED COMPANY
Mount Jov. Pa
it Or Istv (Sure 1925)
MARKET NEWS REPORT
COWS Utility and Ingh
diessmg Cuttei 19 75-21 25, few
VEALERS Choice 48 00
• Haymor
• Northwest Common
Q Northwest Grimm
O Saranac
O Iroquois
Yellow Blossom Sweet
Clo\ ei
• Mammoth
• Alsike
Auction Only
Ph. 65J-4121
Vintage Auction
Match 4, 1969
A total o[ 819 steeis. 420 C \TTLE 987 Compaied to
cilves, 338 hogs and 16 sheep last Thtusdac, Slaugntei Steeis
were sold at the tegular sale steady, instances 25 highei
The top steer price was 32 10 Cows mostly steady, Bulls 2550
with the maikel 25 to 50 highei Inghei Supply included 27 pei
than last week cent Cows
Seveial calves sold at the top
price of 49 50 and the top hogs
sold for 23 10.
No fmther report on the mar
ket was available due to the ill
ness of the Marketing Reportei.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compaied with
last weeks close, slanghtei
steei s steaclv to 25 highei,
Slanghtei heifeis stiong to 50
higher, cows steady to 50 low
er bulls unchanged
Local icceipts 68 peicent
slanghtei steei s. 27 peicent
heifeis and the balance mainly
cows Ovei all finish of slanghtei
steei s was the same as both a
week ago and a yeai ago with
10 peicent Pnme and 74 pei
cent Choice Average cost and
weight of slaughter steers, esti
mated at 29 40 and 1140 lbs
compared with 29 24 and 1138
lbs last week, and 27 61 and
1156 lbs a year ago Heifer sup
ply mainly Average Good to
High Choice weighing 825 1050
lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1200-1375 lbs Yield
Grade 3 and 4 3175-32 75, two
loads 12001256 lbs 33 00, which
equals the highest since Novem
ber, 1962 Mixed High Choice
and Prime 1075-1350 lbs 30 25-
31 75, Choice 950-1350 lbs Yield
Gi ade 2 to 4 28 75-30 50, Mixed
Good and Choice 27 25-28 75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, Mixed High
Choice and Pnme 950-1070 lbs
Yield Giade 3 and 4 29 00 29 50
Choice 825-1025 lbs Yield Giade
2 to 4 27 75 29 00, Mixed Good
and Choice 26 75-27 75
Read Farm Seed Tags
Farmers should read the an
alysis tags on seed they plan to
buy, say extension sei vice
agronomists at The Pennsy’van
la State University The Penn
sylvania Seed Law requires that
all farm seeds offered for sale
be labeled as to purity, germina
tion, hard seed content if any,
weed seed content, amount of
ineit matter, and kind or vane
ty of seed
BALED SHAVINGS
Characteristics:
* Southern Pine Shavings
* Compressed Bale
* Paper Wrapper (3 ply wax coated I
* Weight 60 Lbs,
* Dimensions 12" x 16" x 32"
* Airdried
Baled shavings are excellent for nests and floor litter for poultry
and as bedding for horses, cattle and all other livestock.
Constant supply and competitive 5
SHORE LITTER, INC.
BOX 1537 SALISBURY, MARYLAND 21801
r HCNE iOT 742-7161 (Gall Collect)
New Holland Auction
March 6, 1969
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Pnme 1025-
1325 lbs 30 50 31 85, 13 head
3210-32 50, Choice 950 1350 lbs
28 85 30 60. high-Good and low-
Choice 27 85-29 10. Good 26 CO
-28 35, Standaid and low Good
23 25 26 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few head Choice 750-820 lbs.
27 00-27 60: Good 24 50-25 60
COWS Utility and high
d.essing Cuttei 19 25-21 60 few
21 85 22 35. Cutter 18 25 20 00
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday Mai ch 6 1969)
Midwestern
Live Cattle I he Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
March
April
29.45
May
June
28.95
August
29.00
October
28.92
November
December
28.76
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Tiend Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher; Potatoes are
lower
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
Crnnci and low-Cutter 16 50-
]8 25
BULLS Choice 26 25-27 35,
5 head 27 75 28 85. Good 2400-
25 75. Utility and Commercial
23 50 26 75 4 head 27.85-28 35.
CALVES 354—Vealeis strong
to 1 00 higher.
VEALER 6 Choice 48 DO
-52 00 few 53 00-55 00: Good
45 00-49 00 Standard 40 50-
45 00 Utility 35 50 40 00: Cull
90-120 lbs 29 00-35 50, 70-90 lbs.
25 00 30 00
COWS
March 5, 1969
Receipts of 97 cows 7 bulls
and 2 heifeis sold steady Hol
stein 400 550 Other bieeds 265-
(Continued on Page 3)
. f -jai
20.75
22.35
21.85
2.58
2.85
3.35
2.44