2- L«w..,«ster Farming. Saturday, April 12,1.969
MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
April 10. 1060
CATTLE 2300 Computed
to last weeks dose. Slaughter
Steers 50-1 00 higher; Cows
strong to 50 higher: Bulls steady
to 50 higher. Feeder Steels not
liiitv established. Supply includ
ed an estimated 60 percent
Slaughter Steers, 25 percent
Cows and Bulls, with the bal
since mainly Feeder Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1170-1270 lbs 33 25-33 75.
nuxed-lligh Choice and Prime
1100-1330 lbs 32 25-33.35. Choice
1000-1450 lbs 29 75-32 25. high-
Good and low-Choice 28 75-30 -
75. Good 26 75-29 50. Standard
and low-Good 24 75-27 00
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutler 19 50-21.75.
mainly 20 00 21 50, with a few
at 22 00-22 35. Cutter 18.50-
20 00 Canner and low-Cutter
17 00-10 00
DULLS Choice 26.00-27 00.
flood 24.00-26 25. Utility and
Commercial 24 00-20 50, lew
head 20.50-27.35. with an in
duidual 1580 lbs 29 23
CALVES 450 Venlcrs
steady to 1.00 lower than last
weeks close.
VEALERS Choice 48.00-
52 30. with a couple at 54.00.
Good 45.00 50 50; Standard 39.-
00-45 00: Utility 35.00-40.00; Cull
90-120 lbs. 29.00-35.00, 70-90 lbs.
24.00 29.00.
TIOtIS 1200 Barrows and
(lilts steady to 25 lower. Sows
scarce
CLOSING SALES. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
220 235 lbs. 21.75-22 00. One lot
US 1 230 lbs. 23 00. US 2 210-265
lbs 2! 10-21 50 195-205 lbs 20-
50-21 10.
SHEEP 350 Supply mainly
Sprint; Slaughter Lambs. Wool
od Lambs scarce
SIMHNC. LAMPS Choice
45-00 lbs 40 00 45 00, low 35-45
lbs 55 00 60 00. Choice 60-70 lbs
36 00 33.00. On Wednesday one
lot Choice 47 lbs 81 00. and one
lot Choice 61 lbs 65 00.
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CATTLE 1016 Compared to
Monday. Slaughter Steers strong
to 50 higher; Cows strong to 25
higher: Bulls steady to strong.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Few high-Choice and Prime
1100- 1330 lbs. 32 25-33.35.
Choice 1000-1450 lbs. 30.00-32-
25; high-Good and low-Choice
2!) 00-30 75. Good 26.75-29.50:
Standard and low-Good 24.75-
27.00
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.00-21 75, few
to 22.35. Cutler 18.75-20.60.
Canner and low-Cutter 17.00-
19.00.
BULLS Choice 26.25-27 00:
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April
May
June
July
August
October
November
December
February '7O 28.65
March
April
a-asked b-bid n-noininal
Trend Cattle are higher; Hot’s aw; steady and Potatoes aye
lower
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAV 10:50 A.AI. FAT HOGS and SHOATS
2:20 F .VI FAT STEERS. BULLS, COWS & VEAL
HORSE SALE .VJONDAV at 10:00 A.AJ
DAIRV SALE WEDNESDAY al 12:20 F Al.
FAT STEERS. BI LLS. COWS & VEAL THURSDAY
at 12 20 P VI
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Hull.uni Penn.i
\bian \\ Uilleiib.u h iU.mauei Plume 1 7 17 ) 354 3104
78F
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
8(W-22«1
April 9, 1969
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday. April 10, 1969)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
31.20
30.20
29.00
29.20
28.87
28.10-b
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MOLLS. STEELS, MI'TCI IKK COWS,
HOGS, LVVJMS AML V GAL CALVES
SOU' UN COMMISSION
s.u.i: i:\no n i;si» vv j:;i« p.m
FAT HOGS \ND FERDEU PIG SALE
SALIO HVUKY TUICSDAV 12 NOON
For iMaiTi-tint; laforauiUmi
Plume Art a Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pu
10 mi F.ist oC l.aniMsler on 111 30
Kenneth E. ilerslicv, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
April 8. 1969
CATTLE 963 Compared to
last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
bo higher, instances 1 00 higher:
Cows 25-50 higher; Bulls steady
to 50 higher. Supply included 19
percent Cows,
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs 31.85-33.60; Choice
1000-1350 lbs. 30.00-32 35. few
sales 29.60-30.00, high-Good and
low-Choice 29 00-30.50: Good
27 00-29.25: few Standard and
low-Good 24,00-27 50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.75-22.00, few
22.25-23.00: Cutter 18 50-20.75:
Canner and low-Cuttor 16.75-18 -
60
BULLS Choice 25 35-26.35,
(Continued on Page 13)
Main** Potatoes
New York
Live Hogs
Chicago
21.30
23.65
23.65
22.80
21.00
19.90
April 10 1969
CATTLE 126(5— Compared to
last Thursday, Slaughter Steers
strong to 50 higher, instances 75
higher; Cows steady to 50 high
er: Bulls 50 higher. Supply in
cluded 20 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1450 lbs. 32.00-33.75; Choice 850-
1350 lbs. 30.00-32.50, few 29.50-
30.00; high-Good and low-Choice
28.75-30.25; Good 27.00-29.25
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter’ 19.75-22.00, few
22.10-23.25; Cutler 18.75-21.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 17.00-
18 75.
BULLS Choice 26.00-26 85,
couple 27.25-27.60: Good 23.60-
25.75; Utility and Commercial
23.50-25.75, few 26.00-27.00.
CALVES 273 Vealers strong
to 1.00 higher, some sales Choice
2.00 higher. t
VEALERS Choice 50.00-
53.00; Good 44.50-'50.00; Standard
42.00-46.00: Utility 35.50-41.00;
Cull 90-120 lbs. 30.00-35.00.
SHEEP 30 Supply mainly
Spring Lambs.
SPRING LAMBS Choice
30-40 lbs. 58.00-59.00, one lot 78
lb. 36.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
7.00-9.50, couple Cull 3.50.
2.40
3.37
Receipts of 97 cows and 6
bulls sold steady. Holstein 385-
475; Other breeds 295-365: Bulls
170-260.
2.44
Receipts of 367 horses sold 34.75. Two loads latter price,
steady, Mules 145-185: Work Mixed High Choice and Prime
horses (single) 165-200, (pairs) 1150-1350 lbs. 32.00-34.00. Choice
435-590; Riding horses 135-480: (Continued on Page 3)
2.80
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SPRING STOCKER &
FEEDER SALE
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, AT 7:00 P. M.
(also a sale in May & June)
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10 miles east of Lancaster on Route 30
To consign cattle call (717) 768-8204
P.O. Box 100. Paradise. Pa. Kenneth Hershey. Mgr.
Announcing
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COWS
April 9, 1969
HORSES
April 7, 1969
DiSTiiIBIITKO BY
11. D. 1, Willow Street, Penin'ylvania 17584
Phone: 717 464-3321
Driving hot scs 115-255; Killers
9-10
HOGS
April 7, 1969
Receipts of 807 hogs sold
steady Retail 22-23; Wholesale
21.50-22; Heavyweights 20.50-
21.50: Sows 15-17.50.
CAI.VES
April 7, 1969
Receipts of 68 calves sold
steady. Choice and Prime 47-52;
Good and L. Choice 42-46.50;
Standard 37-41.50; Common 22-
36
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
the previous Friday. Slaughter
steers 50-1.00 higher, heifers
fully 50 higher, cows strong,
bulls unchanged. Demand Good
throughout the period. Receipts
tor the week 74 percent slaugh
ter steers and 22 percent heif
ers, balance mainly cows. Over
all finish of slaughter steers im
proved over last week and 12
per cent Prime and 78 percent
Choice compared with 11 per
cent Prime and 72 percent
Choice last week and 9 percent
Prime and 72 percent Choice
last year. Average cost and
weight of steers estimated at
30.75 and 1140 lbs. compared
with 29.95 and T 129 lbs. last
week and 27.52 and 1155 lbs. last
year. Finish of slaughter heifers
mostly High Good to Low Prime
850-1050 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime 1225-1325
lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 34.00-