—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. July 26.1969
2
At Lancaster Yards
r Weekly Review
July 24. 1969
CATTLE 2200 Compared to
last weeks dose. Slaughter
Slccis. Choice and Piime 50-1 00
lower, majoi decline on Choice:
Good mostly 100 lowei. Cows
steady to 50 higher: Bulls steady
.'supply included 65 peicent
Slaughter Steeis and 20 peicent
Cows and Bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Fume 975 1325 lbs
30 75 32 00. Choice 950 1275 lbs
29 75-31 50 high-Good and low-
Choice 28 75 3100. Good 27 00-
30 50
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21 50 24 50, Cut
tei 21 00-23 50. Canner and low-
Cutter 19 00-21 50.
BULLS Choice 28 25-29.75;
Good 26 50-2825; Utility and
Commercial 26 50-29 00
CALVES 500 Vealers 1 00-
2 00 lower.
VEALERS Choice 44 00-
46 50; Good 40 00-44 00: Standard
37 00-39 00; Utility 33 00-37 50;
Cull 90-120 lbs. 28 00- 34 00. 65-
85 lbs 25 50-27 50.
HOGS 1200 Banows and Aug “ st
Gilts 50 lower.
CLOSING SALES, BARROWS october
AND GILTS US 1 215-230 Ktlv . mh . v
ibs 27.50-2800. US 2 195-240 lbs.
26 75-27.25. US 2-3 190-250 lbs December
2650-2685
SHEEP 300—In limited trad- February ’7O 27.20
ing. Spring Lambs steady.
SPRING LAMBS Good 60-
TO lbs 25 50-26.75, few Choice 85-
90 lbs 2900
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 924 Compared to
Monday, prices uneven for
Slaughter Steers; high-Choice
and Prime steady to 25 lower:
aveiage Choice and below 25-
50 lower; Good 50-75 lower;
Cows weak to 1 00 lower; Bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Piime 1000-
1250 lbs 30 75-31 50, few 32 00;
Choice 950-1275 lbs 29 75-30 50:
high-Good and low-Choice 28 75-
30 00. Good 27.00-29 50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21 50-24 00; cut
let 21 00-23 00, Canner and low-
Cutter 19 00-2100
BULLS Choice 28 25-29 75:
Good 26 50-28 25; Utility and
Commei cial 26 50-29 00
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March
April
May
June
August
Trend: Cattle are weaker; Hogs are steady and Potatoes are
steady.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Jnc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS, '
HOGS, LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
FAT HOGS AND FEEDER PIG SALE
EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 A.M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
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
Auction Only
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, July 24,1969)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
28.75
27.40
27.20
27.10
27.10
27.07
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Vintage Auction
July 22. 1969
CATTLE 1143—Compared to
last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
1.00-2.00 lower; Cows 50-100
lowei; Bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Piime 1000-
1300 lbs 30 75-32 00; Choice 850-
1300 lbs 29 50-31 50, 1300-1425
lbs. 29 25-3125; high-Good and
low-Choice 28.50-30 00; Good
27 50 29 00; Standard and loiv-
Good 26 00-28 25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22 00-24 50, few
head 25 00-25 60, Cutter 21 CO
-23 00; Canner and low-Cutter
19 00-20 50.
BULLS Choice 28 50-29 50,
few 29 75-29 85: Good 27 00-
28.75; Utility and Commercial
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24.75
22.50
21.80
CATTLE 1142 Choice and
Prime Slaughter Steers 1.00 to
mostly 1.50 lower; Good 1.50
lower, instances 200 lower;
Cows 25-50 lower; Bulls 50-1.00
lower. Supply included 17 per
cent Cows and 13 percent Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 950-1300
lbs. 30 50-3150; Choice 900-1300
lbs. 29.75-30 50; high-Good and
low-Choice 28 50-30 50; Good
27.00 28 75; Standard and low-
Good 25 00-27.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.75-24 60; Cut
ter 20 75-23 25.
BULLS Choice 28 00-29 50;
Good 26.00-27 50; Utility and
Commercial 26.00-28 50.
CALVES 435 Standard to
Choice Vealers 2 00 lower; Cull
and Utility steady to 1.00 low
er.
VEALERS Choice 45.00-
49 00; Good 40.00-43 50; Stand
ard 38.00-41.00; Utility 35 00- 38 -
00; Cull 90-120 lbs. 30.00-35 00;
65-85 lbs. 27.00-31 00.
w?
SHEEP 28 Spring Lambs
steady.
SPRING LAMBS Choice
80-90 lbs. 27.50-29.00.
Receipts of 181 cows, 1 bull
and 9 heifers sold steady. Hol
stein 425-1000; Other breeds 285-
-375; Heifers 335-375.
2.31 -
2.60
Receipts of 371 horses sold
stronger. Riding horses 90-240;
2.80
3.33
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Witmer, Pa. 393-7227
Member
New Holland Auction
July 24, 1969
COWS
July 23, 19G9
HORSES
July 21, 1969
Telephone 717-733-7911
Driving horses 115-265; Ponies
20-40; Killers 6-7.
HOGS
July 21, 1969
Receipts of 967 hogs sold
steady Retail 27.50-28; Whole*
sale 27-27 50. Heavyweights 24*
26; Sows 19-21: Boars 16-16.75.
CALVES
July 21, 1969
Receipts of 114 calves sold
steady Choice and Prime 43-
47, Good and L Choice 41-42.50;
Standaid 36-40 50; Common 25-
35.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last Fuday, slaughter steers 25*
50 lower, the most decline on
high choice and prime. Heifers
mostly 50 lower. Cows 1.00-1.50
lower.
Local receipts included 75 per
cent slaughter steers. 21 per
cent heifers, the balance mostly
cows. Overall finish of slaughter
steers 23 per cent prime and 63
per cent choice compared with
22 per cent prime and 66. per
cent choice last week and lO per
cent prime and 75 per cent
choice last year. Average- coafc
and weight of slaughter stterd;
estimated at 30.75 and 1155 lbs,
compared with 3184 -and 1161
lbs last week and 27.46 and 1161
lbs last year. Heifer sapply
mainly high good to low prime
weighing 825-1025 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS —0»
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