Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 23, 1970, Image 2

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    - Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 23.1970
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
May 21. 1970
CATTLE 882 Compared to CATTLE 875 Complied to
last Tuesday. Slaughter Steers last Thursday, Slaughter Steen s
CATTLE 2400 Compaicd to CATTLE 1241 Compaied to mostly 50 lower, instances 75 lully steady, instances 50 highei
list weeks close. Slaughtei Monday Slaughtei Steers 25-50 lower: Cows mostly steady, on weights ovei 1200 lbs, Cows
Steeis 25 50 lowei. Cows steady lowei, most decline on eaily Bulls weak to mostly 50 lower steady to stiong; Bulls anout
to 50 lowei. most decline on cut- sales. Cows about steady, Bulls Supply included 20 percent steady Supply included 25 pei
tei. Bulls mostly steady Supply mostly steady Cows and 11 percent Bulls cent Cows
included an estimated 65 pei SLAUGHTER STEERS SLAUGHTER STEERS ~ SLAUGHTER STEERS
cent Slaughtei Steeis, 20 pei High-Choice and Piime 1050 1325 High Choice and Prime 1000-
cent Cows and Bulls, with the lbs 30 75-31 85, Choice 950 1200 1325 lbs 31 00-32 25. five head lbs 3100-32 00, Choice 950-1400
balance mainly Feedu Steeis lbs 29 75 3125, 1200-1350 lbs 32 35 33 10; Choice 950-1250 lbs bs 29 85 31 75 hi,h Good and
SLAUGHTER STEERS —29 25-30 50, high Good and low- 29 75 3150. 1250-1425 lbs 29 00- low Choice 2875-0025 C.ood 27 -
High-Choice and Pi ime 1050-1325 Choice 28 50-30 00. Good 27 75- 31 00. high-Good and low- 25-29 25, Standaid and low-uoou
los 30 75 31 85. Choice 950-1200 29 50, Standaid and low-Good Choice 28 50 30 25; Good 27 50- 26 o { s : 2 T B °° ™
Ids 29 75 31 50, 1200 1350 lbs 26 75 27 75 29 00, Standard and low-Good SLAUGHTER HELFERS—Tew
29 25 31 00. high Good and low- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 26 25-28 25 u 7528 u
Choice 28 50 30 00 Good 27 75 Choice 750 975 lbs 28 25 29 35, COWS ~ Utlß % hlgh ‘ 23 S
29 50 Standaid and low-Good Good 25 50 27 00. Standaid 23 00 d ‘ e ® s ' n c g^ u “ e, , t 23 ' 5 0 mr ,o 22 _ 75 24 50 cSnei
26 75 27 75 25 60 26 10. Cuttei 22 60 24 50, 26 00, Cuttei 22 70-z4 au, cannei
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS ~Vo\VS—Tlhlitv mrlhioh a, P -=. Cannei and low-Cuttei 21 00 22 - and low-Cuttei 21 352250
Choice 750-975 lbs 28 25-29 35, ~ D Cuttei 23 85 ‘>s 50 Cuttei 2? 50 BULLS Choice 28 75-30 35
Good 25 50 27 00 Standaid 23 00- T 1 w r *7p.‘ BULLS ~ Cho,ce 29 00 30 s °' fcvv 31 85 ‘ 32 25 ’ Good 27 50 29 °°’
:5 50 and low Uutei Good 27 00 29 00, Utility and Utility and Commcicial 27 60
COWS—UtihU and high-diess- 2 _ ITI ~ no __ OA Commeicial 27 00 30 50. few 30 -30 50, few 30 85-32 00
ito 90 o; 9: =a BULLS Choice 28 7o 30 60 gn qi 75
22°75 24 50. Cannei and low Cut Good 27 50 28 Utility and CALVES 381 Vealeis C ALVES 307 Vealei s steady
t_i 21 50 22 75 Commeicial 27 25-3050, few 30- steady to 200 highei A laige most ly 2 00 lowei
BULLS Choice 28 75 30 60 50 ' 31 80 shaie of the 80-120 lb Calves le-
Good 27 00-29 00 Utility and FEEDER STEERS Load turned to faim
Comineiua. 27 25-30 50 few 30 Cho.ce and Purae 940-1040 lbs VEALERS Choice 55 00-
50 3185 vvlth Choice slaughtei finish 30- 57 o q, few 58 00 59 00, Good 50-
CALVES 400 Veale’S 200 00 00 55 00. Standaid 46 00 51 00.
400 lowei, full decline on Choice CALVES 103 Vealeis steady Utility 41 00-46 00,- Cull 90 120
VEALERS—Choice 5100-53 00 10 100 lowei, instances 200 low- lbs 33 00 3800, 65-85 lbs 26 50- T _ t .
t-w head mainly on Monday 54- « ° n Choice 33 00 SHEEP 12 Insufficient vol-
CO 5550. Good 47 00-52 00. Stand- VEALERS—Choice 51 00-52 50. CALVES RETURNED TO 3 ? ialket t T eSt ’ U, W 2?^
.id 44 00-48 00, Utility 35 00- couple 55 00-55 50; Good 47 50- FARM Bulk of the 90-120 lb U,' 79 lb bpung Lambs 2800
44 00 52 00, Standaid 44 00-48 00, Util- 40 00-49 00, several 50 00 59 00 3200
(Continued on Page 3) ity 35 00-44 00 HOGS 452 Bauows and
HOGS 275—Bauows and Gilts Gilts mostly steady
fully steady BARROWS AND GILTS
BARROWS AND GILTS—US us j 215-230 lbs 26 85-27 00 US Receipts of 64 cows and 6 heif
-1 205-215 lbs 27 00, US 13 190- (Continued on Page 3) eis sold stiongei Fiesh Holstein
245 lbs 25 50-26 10, US 2 3 240-
255 Ids 24 35 25 35, US 3 4 260-
280 lbs 22 85 2410, One lot US
3 4 295 lbs 2110
SHEEP 54 Slaughtei Lambs
steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice 40
80 lbs 32 50-33 50 Good 65 85
lbs 30 00-31 00
WOOLED LAMBS
90-108 .bs 28 50 29 00
Raider 10
time-out specialist
Make play out of \aid
work and take more time
out' im plav with these
Al] American features 10-
hoi 'e 6 speed dm e com
bination dutch-brake ped
al Eas\-Lp lift and Pow
c Shift 'rnplement clutch
lak- *'mc for a liyout
no' c’id vou If take moie
tine-ou*' foj fun all vcai 1
W/iut ifvMe.
pick of the P ros
For Only s^^£.44
Pei Month
Gehman Bros.
Sales & Service
EAST E A.RL R D 1
1 MI N OF TERRE HILL
0\ RT 897
445 G 272
MARKET NEWS REPORT
Auction Only
May 20, 1970
New York Eggs
Puces basically unchanged al
though dealeis aie fiee selleis
and discounting moie prevalent
Pieceipts model ately heavy fiom
both South and neaiby aieas
Tiadmg stocks shoit on lumbos,
adequate on extia laige in small
lots but shoit foi quantity needs
Laige whites and hi owns ample
and occasionally shoit held laige
whites offered at 30c without at
ti acting intei est Mediums u
leguuuly dislubuted but genei
alh excessive of needs, while
-.malls and peewees weie clcai
t, mamh to bieakeis at piesent
Buying actu’ty locdlv slow with
best iiiie.c-t ccrueiecl on extia
Lige CViton mdcis aic tan
howevei ictau piomolional ac
tivi’v in this mornings nows
media \\ is limited
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 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
Vintage Auction
May 19, 1970
(Closing bids as of Thmsday, May 21,1970)
Choice
June
July
August
September
Octobei
November
December
Febiuaiy ’7l 29.72 21.05
March
Apiil
May
June
Ticnd Cattle aie stiongei
steady and eggs aie stiongei
Maikets piovided liy Commodity Dept, Reynolds Sc Company
FUTURES TRADING
Chicago Chicago
Cattle Hogs
30.80 26.97
30.80 24.97
30.05 22.47
29.62 22.00
29.72
29.70
b-bid
a-asked
New Holland Auction
May 21, 1970
VEALERS—Choice 50 50 53 50
few 54 00-56 00 aiound 20 head
270-320 lbs 46 00-51 50; Good
47 00-50 50, Standai d 44 50-47 00,
Utility 35 00-43 00, few Cull 85- Sixteen loads of hay sold aa
120 lbs 30 00-35 00 follows. Alfalfa 35-45 50, Mixed
30-41, Straw 47.
COWS
May 20, 1970
New York
Maine Chicago
Potatoes Fresh Eggs
26.70
2.41 36.00
2.69
2.94
3 4V
n-nommal
High Choice and Pume 900-1073
hogs die steady potatoes die lbs Yield Guide 3 and 4 30 25>
30 75 Choice 850 1050 lbs Yield
Guide 2 to 4 29 50-30 25 Mixed
Good and Choice 28 50-29.50,
Good 27 00-28 50
AUCTIONS mokes the difference in
morketing livestock!
New Holland mokes 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
433 600: Other breeds 285 375;
Ileifeis 250-340.
Receipts of 377 horses sold
steady. Woik Horses (single)
135-325, (pairs) 440-550, Mules
(single) 115-185, Pony Marcs 15.
25. Geldings 10-20, Riding Horses
115-340, Driving Horses 128-330;
Killcis 9-10
Hog icceipts totaled 1050. Re*
toil 26 25-27, Heavyweights 23.75*
2c 50, Wholesale 25.50-26.25;
Sows 16-18, Boais 17 50-19 50.
Calf icceipts totaled 71 Choice
and Pume 50 55, Good and Low
Choice 43-49 50, Standaid 39.50*
42 50, Common 27-39.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close Slaughter Steers
and Heifers steady to 25 higher
except Standaid and Low Good
Sleei s steady to 50 lower Cows
50 100 lower and Bulls steady.
Receipts 75 pei cent Slaughter
Steei s 20 pei cent Heifers with
the balance mostly Cows. Over
all finish of Steeis not as attrac
tive as last week with 14 per
cent Pume and 75 per cent
Choice as compaied with 18 per
cent Pume 75 pei cent Choice
last week and 17 pei cent Prime
and 66 per cent Choice a year
ago Aveiage cost and weight of
Steeis estimated at 30 25 and
1190 lbs as compaied with 30.76
and 1207 lbs last week and 34 67
and 1153 lbs a yeai ago Heifer
supply laigely High Good to
Pume weighing 850-1050 lbs.
34.10
35.30
36.45
34.85
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Pnme 1200-1400 lbs Yield Grade
3 and 4 31 50 32 00 Two loads aS
32 00 High Choice and Prune
1125-1450 lbs 30 50 31 25 Choice
950 1400 lbs Yield Grade 2 to 4
30 00-31 00 Mixed Good and
Choice 29 25-30 25 Good 27 50-
29 25 Standaid and Low Good
26 50 27 50
35.75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
HORSES
May 18, 1970
HOGS
May 18, 1970
CALVES
May 18, 1970
HAY
May 18, 1970