Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 21, 1970, Image 2

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    2 Ennui Ut Komniig. Solui'tlii.v. March 21.1*370
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 18. 1970
CATTLE 1010 Com pa icd
lo Mondav. Slaughlci Steeis 50-
100 lowoi instance 125 lower:
Cows stiong to 50 higher: Hulls
steads to weak Aiound four
loads flood lo low Choice 950
1075 lbs Slaughlei Steeis te
turn to feed
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Pi ime 1050-
1300 lbs 32 85-33 60. Choice 950-
1400 lbs 30 33 33 00. high-Good
and low-Choice 29.25-30 85. Good
28 23-30 25. Standard and low-
Good 26 00 29 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs 28 35-30.10;
Good 25 25 28 60
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22 75 23 75, few
24.00-24 50 Cuttei 21 75-23 25;
Cannei and low-Cutter 20 00
21 50
BULLS Choice 28 85 30 25,
five head 30 75 32 00 Good 27 -
25 29 10 Utilit.v and Commer
cial 27 60 30 00 few 31 10 31 75
FEEDER STEERS Fom
load Choice and Pi ime 950 1075
llis v\ith Good to low Choice
Slaughtei iuiish 29 75 31 25
CAL\ ES 89 \ ealeis inost
-1 steach
\ E ALERS Choice 54 00
£7 00 Good 50 00 54 50 Stanci
t.i d 44 00 49 50 Utility 38 00 43 -
00 Cull 90 120 lbs 31 00 38 00,
S 5-85 lbs 26 00-31 00
HOGS 304
Gilts 25 50 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200 245 lbs 27.50-28 00.
US 2-3 195-255 lbs 26 25-26 85
One lot US 3 250 lbs 26 10
Banows and
SHEEP 97 Wooled Lambs
100-2 00 highei, Spung Lambs
f illy steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
90-95 lbs 29 75 32 50, couple lots
Choice 70-95 lbs new Crop
Lambs 33 00 33 50
SPRING LAMBS Couple
lots Choice 33 37 lbs 60 00-70 -
00 Choice 50-55 lbs 40 50 46 00,
Choice 65 75 lbs 36 00 36 50
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
Auction Only
March 19, 1970
CATTLE 2600 Compared
to last weeks close. Slaughtei
Steeis 75-1 50 lower, after Mon
day's sales being mostly steady,
Cows stiong to 50 higher: Bulls
steady to 25 lower: Feeder
Steers steady. Supply included
an estimated 45 percent Slaugh
ter Steers. 25 pei cent Cows and
Bulls, with the balance mainly
Feeder Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Two loads Prime 1350 lbs 34 50
on Monday; high-Choice and
Prime 1050-1300 lbs. 32 85-33 60.
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 30 35-33 00,
couple loads 33 50 on Monday;
high-Good and low-Choice 29 •
25-30 85, Good 28 25 30 25
Standaid and low-Good 26 00-
29 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-900 lbs 28 35 3010,
Good 25 25-28 60
COWS Utilitv and high
dressing Cutter 22 50 23 75, few
24 00 24 50 Cuttei 21 50 23 25,
Cannei and low Cuttei 20 00-21 -
50
BULLS Choice 28 85 30 25
five head on Wednesday 30 75-
32 00 Good 27 25 2925 Utiht”
and Commeicial 27 50 30 00,
few head 30 50-31 75
FEEDER STEERS, Fom
loads Choice and Pi ime 950
1075 lbs with Good to low-
Choice slaughtei finish 29 75
31 25 Choice 900 1075 lbs 31 -
(Continued on Page 10)
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June
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October
Novembei
Decembei
Januaiy ’7l
Febiuaiy
Mai ch
Apiil
Tiend Cattle aie stionger, Hogs aie steady, Potatoes aie
weakei, and eggs are weakei
VENTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
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.iW.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paiadise, Pa.
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
687 6712
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 19, 1970)
Chicago Ohicago
Cattle flow
33.20 27.40 3.30 34.80
32.70 28.65
31.90 27 20
30.95 24.65
30.75
30.57
30.75
a-asked
bjiid n-nominal
Vintage Auction
March 17, 1970
CATTLE 878 Computed lo
last Tuesday. Slaughtei Steeis
mainly 50-75 lower, with cai ly
Hading 100 125 lower. Stand
aid and low Good steady lo
weak: Cows about steady. Bulls
steady lo 25 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Pnme 1050
1325 lbs 32 25-33 60, Choice 950-
1400 lbs 30 60-33 00. high-Good
and low - Choice 2950-3125.
Good 28 50 30 50: Standard lo
low-Good 26 50-29 00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21.75-23160, few
23 75-24 25; Cutter 20.75-22 50.
Canner and low-Cutter 20 00-
2100.
BULLS Choice 2850-29.50;
Good 26 20 28 25, Utility and
Commercial 27 50 29 00, few 30 -
35-31 25.
CALVES 388 Vealers gen
erally strong to 1 00 highei
VEALERS Choice 55 00
58 00 Good 50 00 56 00. Stand
ai d 45 00 50 00 Utihtv 38 00 44 -
00 Cull 90-120 lb 3150 36 00,
70 90 lb 28 00 32 00
HOGS 365 Bauows and
Gilts 50 75 lowei
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200 245 lbs 27 10 27 35
Few US 1 210 230 lbs 27 60-27
85 US 2 3 195 245 lbs 26 50 27
00 US 3 4 240 255 lbs 26 00 26 -
60
SHEEP 293 Sunnlv in'-hiri
ed new 50 peicent 20-65 Spung
Lambs, 20 peicent S'au«htoi
Ewes with balance mainly Wool
(Ccrhnued on Page 3)
New York
Maine Chicago
PotiP« Fr«li Pcrjrc
3.86 34.50
28.60
2.60
24 00
2.89
March 19. 1970
CATTLE 917 Computed to
last Thinsday. Slaughter Sleets
1001 50 lowei. Cow s 50. mstanc
cs 100 highci. Bulls steady to
50 lower, instances 1 00 lower on
Good Suppl> included 28 per
cent Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950 1350 lbs 30 50 32 75.
small supply high Choice and
Prime 1050 1300 lbs 32 25-33 10.
high Good and low Choice 29 50-
31.35. Good 28 25 30 50. Standaid
and low-Good 25 50 29 35
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—One
lot Choice yield grade 2 960 lb.
3135; couple lots Choice 700-
780 lb 26.75-28 50.
COWS—Utility and high-dress
mg Cutter 22 75 24 50 few 24 50-
24.85, five head 25 00 25 35; Cut
ter 21 75-23 25, Canner and low-
Cutlei 20 00 2175
BULLS Choice 29 00-29 85,
few 3100-32 10, Good 27 25-
28 50. Utility and Commeicial
26 75 29 50, few 29 60-30 00
FEEDER .'IIEERS One lot
mixed-Good and Choice 835 lb
3125, Good 950 1100 lb 28 35
29 75
C A.LVES 117 Veale- s steady
to stiong, instances 1 00 highei
A huge peicentage of the Cull
and Utility being letumed to
faim
VEALERS Cbcce 54 50 57
50 Good 50 53 55 50. Standaid
46 00 51 00 Utility 40 00 46 00
Cull 90-120 lb 30 00 35 00, 65 85
lb 26 00 32 00 \ laige peicent
age of the 90 120 lb Calves le
turned to a farm at 34 00 44 00
SHEEP 218 Supply mainly
20-60 lb Spnng Lambs sold to
the Easter trade
SPRING LAMBS Choice 20-
30 lb 75 00-89 00, Good and
Choice 25-40 lb 59.00-74.00,
Good and Choice 35-50 lb 44 GO
-55 00, Good and Choice 50-60 lb
34 50-44 00, Choice 60-100 lb 32 -
00-39 00
WOOLED L^MBS—Good and
Choice 70 100 lb 27 00 30 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 5 00 11 50
42.30
COWS
March 18, 1970
34.35
Receipts of 174 cows, 4 bulls
and 45 heifers sold stiongei
Fresh Holstein cows 450-1025
Othei Bleeds 285 400, Bulls 290-
320 Heifeis 85 350
36.00
35 15
STOCKS
BONDS
MUTUAL FUNDS
BURTON DAVIS & CO., INC.
Represented by
Robert Hossler, Mgr.
R. D. 1 Manheim, Pa.
717-665-3713
36.00
35.50
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
Abiam W Diffenbaeh, Manager Phone (717) 354-2194
New Holland Auction
HOUSES
March 16, 1970
Receipts totaled 376 Draft
hoi si .s sold lower and riding hor
ses sold stionger. Mules (single)
170 3(15. (pans) 425600; Pony
Maies 15 25, Geldings 10-20: Rid
ing Horses 110-700; Driving Hor
ses 120 365, Killcis 9-10. Work
Hoises (single) 190-340, (pairs)
520-700.
HOGS
March 16. 197#
Hog icceipts totaled 1549. Re
tail 27 25-28 75; Heavyweights
23 50 26 75; Wholesale 2.3,4 26.-
75-2725; Sows 21-23; Boars 19-22.
CALVES
March 16, 1970
One bundled and twenty eight
calf leceipts were reported.
Choice and Prime 51-57; Good
and Low Choice 45.50-50.50;
Standaid 41-45; Common 25-40.
HAY
March 16, 1970
Thirty-six loads of hay sold as
follows Mixed 32-40, Alfalfa 41-
48, Timothy 30-35 Straw 39-43.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last Fi iday. slaughtei steers 50-
75 lowei Slaughtei heifers 25-
50 lov/oi Cows fully steady.
Bulls 25 50 highei
Receipts 67 percent slaughter
steei s and 28 peicent slaughter
heifeis with balance mostly
cows Oveiall finish slaughter
steei s more attractive than last
week with 20 percent Prime and
70 percent Choice, compared
with 14 percent Prime and 70
percent Choice last week and
11 percent Prime and 74 per
cent Choice last year. Average
cost and weight slaughter steers
estimated at 31 90 and 1195 lbs.
compared with 32.20 and 1201
lbs last week and 30 36 and
1148 lbs last year Heifer sup
ply mostly High Good to Low
Prime weighing 850-1050 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1200-1400 lbs. Yield
Grade 3 and 4 33 00-33 50 with
couple loads 12001275 lbs at
33 75 an Monday Mixed High
Choice and Prime 1150-1400 lbs.
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