Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 31, 1969, Image 2

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    ].. ica-tcr Fa* mmi*. S.iUttclav. May 31.
2
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
May 30. 1969
CATTLE 2600 Compared
to last weeks close. Slaughter
steei s 50 to 100 higher Cows
steady to 25 lower Bulls 75 to
1 00 lower Most decline on good
and choice Supply included an
estimated 607 r Slaughter steers.
25Cr cows and bulls with bal
ance mainly Feeder Steei s
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Prime 1000-
1325 lbs 35 00 36 60 1 lot 37 10
Choice 900-1350 lbs 33 00 35 10.
few 35 50 35 75 High good and
low choice 32 25 33 60 Good 30
32 35 Standaul and Low Good
26 85 29 35
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Lot Choice 850 lbs 29 50
Couple lot good 750 900 lbs 27
25 28 50
COWS UtihU and high
diessing Cuttei 21 25 23 60 few
head to 24 00 Cuttei 19 75 22 -
50 Cannei and Low Cuttei 17 -
85 20 00
BULLS Choice 27 60 28 50
few mainly on Monday 29 29 50
Good 26-28 Utility and commei
cial 25 85-28 35, few head mainly
on Monday 29 30 35 Cuttei and
Low, low utility 24 60-26 25
CALVES 400 -
steady to 1 00 lower
VEALERS Choice 4143
Few head 44 45 50 Good 39-42
Standard 36-40 Utility 35 38 A
few cull 90-120 lbs 32-37
HOGS 1100 Banows and
Gilts 1.50 to 200 higher
CLOSING SALES, BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 2,
210 240 lbs 26 60-26 75 One lot
US 1-2 215 lbs 27 25 US 2-3 200-
245 lbs 2575-26 35
, SHEEP 250 Slaughter
lambs $1 -$2 lower. Ewes
steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
45-100 lbs 30 00-33 00 Few sales
34 00, Good 28-32
WOOLED LAMBS Good
and choice 50-90 lbs 24 28 25
SLAUGHTER EWES Utili
ty and good S 6 00 S 9 00
PIONEER.
B aXN D
985 SORGHUM
-988 SUDANGRASS
HYBRID
Sweet, succulent growth
that cattle prefer over
other sorghum sudan
grass hybrids. The near
est thing to instant pas
tire yet dei/eioped.
See or Call Your
Nearest PIONEER
Salesman:
pr i -j u
F '
Cr - /0-
< - ~r -r ! iU rlify /An*
rj t -j'‘~ v 0 p,onoo Hi Pred
I I « 0
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 909 Compared to
Monday Slaughter Steers 50 to
1 50 higher. Cows steady to 25
lower. Bulls 50 to 75 lower al
though few individual high
dressing utility steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High choice and prime 1000
1325 lbs 35 35-36 60 One lot 37 •
10 Choice 900-1350 lbs 33 35-
35.10 A few 35 50-35 75 High
good and low choice 32 25-33 60
Good 30 32 35 Standard and low
good 26 85 29 35
COWS Utility and High
Diessing Cuttei 21 50 32 60 Cat
tei 21 50-23 60 Cutter 19 75-22 -
50 Cannei and Low Cuttei 17 -
85 20 00
BULLS Choice 27 60 28 50
A couple 29 10 29 35 Good 26 00
27 75 Utility and corrmeicnl
25 35 28 35 Six head 29 75 30 35
(.Continued on Pace 3)
Vealeis
June
July-
August
October
November
December
February ’7O 29.70
March
April
May
June
a-asked 0 bid n nominal
Trend Cattle stionger Hogs steady Potatoes stionger
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
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
969
Auction Only
May 28. 1969
FUTURFS TRADING
(Closing bids as of Wednesday May 28 1969)
Midwestern
LH“ battle I iv»
r’Mo-'O’o f’Mrasrt
33 63
32.30
31.00
30.13
29.22
29.10
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS. STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
HOGS. LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
S4LE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
FAT HOGS AND FEEDER PIG SALE
EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 A.M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-41SL
Box 100
Paradise, Pa
10 rm Eas. of Lancaster on Rt 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
May 27. 1969
C \TTLE 766—Compaied to
last Tuesday. Slaughtei Steeis
steady to 50 lowei with some
sales Standaid and low-Good off
100 Cows 50-100 lower, instan
ces 200 lowei on Utility: Bulls
50-100 lowei. instances 2 00 low
ei on Good and Choice Supply
included 20 peicent Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
-Choice and Pume 1035-1375 lbs
34 50-35 75 seven head 36 60-
37 10 high-Good and low Choice
31 25-33 25 Good 28 75-32 00
Standaid and low-Good 26 00-
28 75
COWS—Utilu\ and high diess
nc Cut ei 21 75 23 5 Cuttai
20 50 22 25 Canne and low Cut
tei IS 00 20 50
BUI LS—Coed 25 00 28 00 cou
pie Cho ce 23 25 23 51 Uti’ t\
and Commeicud 26 03 27 85 .av
28 25 28 75
(Continued on Page 3)
Maine Potatoes
\>w York
23.65
24.80
22.50
21.75
Lancaslci Fanning went to
pi ess at Ipm Thin sday this
week due to the holiday and the
Tluusday New Holland maikct
leport was not available
Receipts ot 111 cows. 5 bulls
and 34 heifeis sold steady Hol
stein 425 750 Guernseys 165-240;
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE—Compaied with last
Fuday Slaughte' Steeis and Hei
fois stio.ig to 50 h’ghei attei ’e
covenng Monday s pi ice decline
Cows 25 to 50 highei Buds un
changed
Local leceipts cons'sted of 74
peicsnt s'ruchtei stee. ; 23 pei
unt ne’tei > with balance mamh
cows o\eiall fin =h of Slmghtei
Steeds somswnat moie attiactne
tran last week with 15 peicent
Pnme and 73 peicent choice
This compaied with 17 peicent
and 73 peicent choice last week
and 7 peicent pnme and 77 pei
cent Choice a yeai ago Aveiage
cost and weight of Slaughtei
Steeis estimated at 34 50 and
1160 lbs compared to 34 67 and
1153 lbs last week, and 26 72 and
1167 lbs a yeai ago Heifei sup
ply mainly High Good to Low
Pnme were 850-1050 lbs
SLAUGHTER SiEERS—On
Wetnesday Prime 1225-1400 lbs
Yield Grade 3 and 4 36 50-37 00
Mixed High Choice and Prime
1150-1425 lbs 35 50-36 50 Choice
950-1350 lbs yield grade 2 and 4
2.42
FINAL SPRING SALE
JUNE FEEDER SALE, JUNE 6 7:00 P.M.
ALL WEIGHTS AND GRADES SOLD
For Further Information Call
717-442-4181 717-768-8204
KEN HERSHEY, Mgr.
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
Box 100. Paradise. Penna.
2.75
3.00
3.42
Member
New Holland Auction
COWS
May 28. 1969
Telephone 717-733-79T1
Other breeds 300 340. Bulls 215-
345. Heifeis 100-325
HORSES
May 26. 1969
Receipts of 357 horses sold
stiongei Woik horses 145 235;
Mules 125-165. Riding horses
135-330, Driving hoises 135 250;
Pony (maies) 25 45 (geldings)
20 35 Killers 910
HOGS
May 26. 1969
Receipts of 903 head of hogs
sold 25 to 50 higher Retail
25 50 26 75 Wholesale 25-25 75;
Heavyweights 22 25 Sows 16
19 50 Boats 14-14 50
C \LVES
Receipts of 73 calves sold S 1 00
higher on small calves and SI 50
lev ei on laiae calv°s Choice and
Pume 38 44 Good and Cno.ce
35 37 50 ndaid 32 34 50 Com
mon 25 31 50
34 00 25 75 Mixed Gcoc and
Clone 33 00 34 00 Go oa 3100-
33 00 Snndaul and Low Good
28 50 3100
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—On
Thuisdav Load Pume 1085 lbs
Yield Giade 3 and 4 35 50 equal
ing the highest puce since June
1952 On Wednesday Load Pume
1152 lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4
35 25 Mixed High Good and
Pume 950-1050'lbs 34 25-34 75
Good 29 50-32 00 Standard and
low good 27 00-29 50
COWS—Late Utility and Com
niencal 21 00-22 50, High Dress
ing Utility 22 75-23 00, Canner
and Cuttei 19 00-21 50
BULLS Limited volumn
thiough-out the period Utility
and Commercial 24 50-27 00