Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 25, 1970, Image 2

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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
April 2.?. 1070
C VTfLE 2000 Compaied to
si weeks close. Slaughtei
•dit'is uneven, high Choice and
I’nme steady to 25 lowei. othei
pades stcadv to siiong. m
.lances 50 highei on low Choice,
(ows 50 100 highei Bulls
.steady to weak. few sales Feed
i’ Stools steadv Supply includ
c(I an estimated 55 pet cent
.Slaughtei Steeis. 20 percent
Cows and Bulls, with the bal
mce mainly Feedei Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice .md Fume 1075 1325 lbs
'll 85-33 25, Choice 950 1400 lbs
30 50 32 50. high Good and low-
Ciioice 29 50 31 60 Good 27 GO
-29 75 Standaid and low Good
24 50 27 60
COWS Utilitv and high
messing Cuttci 23 25 25 00, few
25 10 25 35 Cuttei 22 75 24 00
■ t\\ on Monday 21 00-21 50
BULLS Choice 28 50 30 00
Good 26 50 28 75 utility and
Commeicial 27 2529 75, few
Bead 30 00 31 00
FEEDER STEERS Load
'’no.ee and Pume 425 lbs 41 00
mo loads Choice and Pume 635
ms 38 00 Choice 950 1125 lbs
29 00 30 85
CALVES 500 Vealeis most
ly steady
Choice 51 00
VEXLERS
'"150, leu 55 00 56 00 Good
*7 50 52 00 Standai d 43 00 49 00
Utility 35 00-43 00 Cull 29 00
.4 00
HOGS 1050 Bauous and
Gilts 50 lowei
CLOSING SALES, BARROW
AND GILTS—US 1 210-235 lbs
26 00-26 35, US 12 210-230 lbs
24 85-25.10; US 2-3 210-240 lbs
24 35 24 75, 240 260 lbs 2410-
24 50
SHEEP 500 Spring Lambs
mostly steady, Wooled Lambs
scaice Ewes steady Supply in
cluded aiound 30 peicent 30 50
ib Spang Lambs sold to the
Cheek Eastei tiade
SPRING LAMBS Choice 60-
95 lbs 32 00 38 00 Choice 25-60
lbs 40 00-48 00, seieial on Mon-
Joy 48 00-60 00
SHORT LWIBS Choice 90
00 lbs with =1 pells 28 00-
L 9 00
\\ OOLED L AMBS One lot
Choice 85 lbs 30 00 Good 60
90 lbs 26 00-28 00
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
'nd Good 5 00 11 00
BONANZA
In Bags and
Bulk
NITROGEN
SOLUTION
Golden Acres
Seed Corn
STEVENS
FEED MILL
Stevens Leola
733-2153 656-7830
MARKET NEWS REPORT
Auction Only
April 22. 1970
CVTTLE 1175 Compaied
to Monday. Slaughter Steel s
steady to 25 lower, instance 50
lower on averagc-Chotcc and
Pi ime. Cows 50-1 00 highei,
Bulls steady to weak
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Pnme 1075
1325 lbs 31 85 32 60. Choice
950-1400 lbs 30 50-32 25; high
Good and low-Choice 29 50
31 60, Good 27 00 29 75, Standai d
and low Good 24 50 27 60.
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cutter 23 25 25 00, few
25 10-25 35, Cutter 22 75 24 00
BULLS Choice 28 50 29 25,
Good 26 50 28 60, Utility and
Commei cial 27 25 29 75, few
30 35-31 10
FEEDER STEERS
950-1125 lbs 29 00 30 85
CALVES 130 Vealeis most
ly steady
(Continued on Page 3)
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January 71
Febiuaiy
Cattle aie stiongei, Hogs aie stiongei, Potatoes aie steady,
Eggs aie stiongei
Pigs & Bellies Cattle
Past- Their Peak? Strong as Bulls?
Does the increased sup
ply projected in the
latest Pig Crop Report
indicate a downturn in
pig and belly prices' 7
Has the market peak
been passed . or is
it imminent 9
These questions are carefully considered in
researched, in depth, the latest lssue of Rev
in the Special Situation ~ , _ , , _ ~
Report just prepared b' r no Traders Guide
our Commodity Re- featuring “Focus on
seal ch Department. Cattle”, now available.
For your complimentary copy of these Reports, just
cgll R. A Reed, Lancaster office —or mail this coupon.
Please mail me your □ Special “Pigs & Bellies” ‘Report
I . □ Trad cis Guide featuring Cattle
Njrne
Address
St its
W"‘*=:tSl u SOPl* STCC> EXCnA A’ID OTHER LEADING EXCHANGES
61 N. Duke, Lancaster, Pa. (717) 397-8221
Choice
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thuisday. Apul 23,1970)
Chicago Chicago
Cattle Hogs
30.90 27.75
30.90 26.07
30.37
29.90 23.05
29.85
a-asked
b-bid
Zip 1 elcphone
Reynolds & Co.
Vintage Auction
April 21. 1970
CVTTLE 940 Compaied to
last Tuesday, Slaughtei Steeis
weak to mostly 50 lowei. Cows
50 1 00 highei. Bulls weak to 50
lower Supply included 24 per
cent Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1000
1275 lbs 32 00 32 85, eight head
33 00-33 75, Choice 950-1350 lbs
30 00-32 00 few Choice yield
grade glade 2 3 32 00 32 75; high
Good and low-Choice 28 50 30 50,
Good 27 50-30 00, Standaid and
low-Good 26 00-28 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Good and Choice 650 900
lbs 26 50-29 35
COWS Utility and high
dicssing Cuttei 22 75-24 50, few
24 50 25 00, Cuttei 21 50 23 50,
Cannei and low-Cutlei 20 00
21 50
BULLS Choice 28 50-30 00,
few head 30 00 31 00. Good 27 GO
-23 75 Utility and Commeicial
27 00 29 50. few 30 00 31 00, Cut
tei and low Utility 25 50 27 00
C4.LVES 384 Vealeis un
even, Good and Choice 1 00-2 00
(Continued on Page 3)
New York
Maine Chicago
Potatoes Fr«sh Eggs
4.08 34.40
27.47
2.46 36.15 b
n-nominal
Beef production so far
has run behind expecta
tions. Is an increase in
sight? Will it take the
steam out of cattle
strength 9 Prompt any
sell-off in futures?
These questions are
|
City
Apiil 23. 1070
CVTTLE 1026 Compaied
to last Thui stlay, Slaughtei
Steeis weak to mostly 50 lowei,
instances 75 lower on weights
over 1250 lbs: Cows stiong to
50 highei. lease advance on Util
ity. Bulls steady to 50 lowei.
with least decline on high
Choice
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1250 lbs 30 35 32 25,
few high Choice and Pume 1100-
1250 lbs 32 00 32 60. Choice
1250-1375 lbs 29 85 31 25. high-
Good and low-Choice 28 75 30 75,
Good 27 50 30 00, Standaid and
low-Good 25 50 28 75
COWS Utility and high
di easing Cuttei 22 75-24 85, few
25 00-25 85, Cuttei 22 00-24 25
Cannei and low Cuttei 20 75-
22 00
BULLS Choice 28 50 30 00,
SiX head 30 25 31 50 Good 27 25
29 00, Utility and Commeicial
23 75-29 50, few 29 75 30 85
FEEDER STEERS Few
Choice 950 1100 lbs 29 35-29 85
few Good 800 985 lbs 27 50
27 85
C\LVES 310 Vealeis un
even Good and Choice 2004 00
Local Grain Prices
These prices are made up of
the average puces quoted by six
participating local eed and grain
concerns It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices aie per bushel, except for
ear coin which is per ton.
34.45
The average local gram prices
quoted Thursday, April 23, 1970,
are as follows
34.50
Bid" Offered
Corn (ear) $39 67 $43 33
Coin (shelled) 143 157
35.25
33.65
Oats
Barley
Wheat
36.25
■*Bid is the price the dealer will
buy from the faimei deli vexed to
the mill Offeied is the price the
dealer will sell foi at his mill
34.80
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
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.
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:«0 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
New Holland Auction
.75 83
1 05 1 23
1 44 1 64
HORSE SALE - MONDAY at 10:00 A M,
lowci, Utility to Standard most*
Iv steady The 85 120 lb. Calves
u tin n to faim sold higher.
VEALERS Choice 51.00-
53 00. Good 47.00-5100: Stand
aid 43 00 48 00: Utility 38 00-
43.00, few Cull 90-120 lbs. 30.00.
35 00
CALVES RETURN TO FARM
Bulk of the 90-120 lb. 39.00-
45 00. with seveial at 47.00-51.00),
SHEEP 56 Spring Lambs
comprised the bulk of the sup
ply, and they sold mostly steady,
SPRING LAMBS Spring
Lambs Choice 30-55 lbs. 45.00-
52 00, couple lots Good 35 lb.
32 50-35 00
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
and Good 7 00-10 50.
COWS
April 22, 1970
Receipts of 195 cows and 19
Heile’s sold steady. Fresh Hol
stein 450-1000, Gueinseys 305-
360, Other Breeds 275-325; Heif
ei s 75 295
HORSES
April 20, 1970
Receipts of 334 hoises sold
sliongei on Riding Horses. Rid
ing Hoises 110-350; Driving
Hoises 145 350, Work Horses
(single) 175-350, Mules (single)
135 240. Pony Males 20-35, Geld
ings 15 30, Killeis 9-10.
HOGS
April 20, 1970
Receipts totaled 1176 on Mon
(Continued on Page 7)
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Compared with last weeks
close, Slaughter Steers over
1150 lbs. 25-75 lower, under
1150 lbs. steady to 25 lower.
Slaughter Heifers steady, Cows
25-50 higher and Bulls steady.
Receipts 75 per cent Slaugnter
Steei s and 20 per cent Slaught
er Heifers with the balance
mostly Cows Overall finish'of
Steei s not as attractive as lasi
week with only 12 per cent
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