Omaha Cattle
/Thursday, July 22
Compared with last weeks
close Slaughter Steers 50-75 c
higher and Heifers mostly 50c
higher. Cows 50-75 c lower in a
generally slow trade on expanded
supply. Bulls fully steady. Small
feeder supply fully steady.
Average cost Slaughter Steers
first jthree days 32.03 average
weight 1106 lbs. as compared
31.76 and 1098 lbs. previous
week and 30.42 and 1110 lbs
year ago.
Market Steers
Steers—Part load'High-Choice
and Prime, U.S. 34,1178 pounds,
34.25; 1098-1308, 33.50-34.00;
Choice, U.S. 24, 950-1300, 32.00-
33.25; mixed Good and Choice,
950-1275,31.50-32.25; Good, 28.00
31.50; Holsteins, U.S. 2-3, 1200
1300. 28.00-28.50; Standard and
Low-Good, 26.50-28.00.
Heifers High-Choice and
Prime, U.S. 3-4, 888-1040 pounds,
32.35-32.75; Choice, U.S. 2-4, 800-
1025, 31.25-32.50; Mixed Good
and Choice, 750-975, 30.00-31.25;
Good, 26.50-30.00; Standard and
Low-Good, 25.50-26.50.
U.S. Inspected livestock Slaughter
For week ending Thursday, July 22
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
Week to date 484,000 1,140,000 162,000
Same period last week 489,000 1,186,000 160,000
Same period last year 462,000 1,008,000 149,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
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Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, July 16
The Green Dragon market
reported receipts of 116 head
of dairy cattle, average attend
ance, prices steady but not as
active.
Consignments included;
Herd of Canadian cows, fresh,
350-630; springers, 350-500;
milkers, 255-385.
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
460-590; springers, 470-600.
Load purebred springing
heifers, 300475.50.
Load springing heifers, grade,
265-357.50.
Load Canadian spongers,
392.50-560.
, Load Butler County spring
ers, 3/5-552.50.
Beef Cows
Beef kale and feeder sale
found lower prices in active
market.
Beef cows: Cutter, 22.00-24.-
50; Fat cows, 21.0022.00; Utility
cows, 18.0021.00.
- Stocker market: Holstein
bulls, 24.0028.00; Beef bred
bulls, 26.00-33.35; Steers, 26.00-
34.00.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, July 22
Estimated Receipts 11,200
Same Day Last Week ' 13,898
Same Day Last Year 10,487
Active, feeder cattle and calves
mostly 50c higher, some sales
1.00 higher compared to last
Thursday. Majority receipts aver
age-Good to high-Choice 400-850
II). offerings; fairly large atten
dance buyers. Continued hot, dry
weather over a large portion of
the marketing area the main con
tributing factor to the expanded
receipts locally.
Sales as of 1 p.m.
Feeder Steers Choice, few
Prime, 300475 lb. 36.5041.00,
few small lots and part load 335-
413 lb. 41.8043.25; 500-650 lb.
33.25-36.50, small lot and two part
loads 505-546 lb. 37.50-38.70; 650-
750 lb 32.00-33.50, small lot 667
lb. at 33.80; 750-925 lb. 30.50-
33.00; Good and Choice 300-500
lb. 34.75-36.25; 500-650 lb. 32.00-
33.75; 650-825 lb. 30.50-32.25;
few good 400-500 lb. 33.00-34.00;
500-650 lb. 30.00-32.00 and few
750- 800 lb. 29.00-30.25; Standard
and low-Good 500-750 lb. 26.50-
29.00; few 780-985 lb. 24.50-26.50.
Feeder Heifers Choice, few
Prime, 300450 lb. 31.50-33.00;
part loads repuation 350450 lb..
34.00- and small lot 243 lb.
36.25; 450-700 lb. 30.00-33.00;
Qood and Choice 350450 lb.
30.00- 450-700 lb. 28.00-
30.50; few Good 400-650 lb. 26.75-
28.50.
Others Good and Choice Bull
calves 30.00-38.25.
Cucumber
(Continued from Page 1)
Smoker said the machine cov
ers the one acre in about four
hours. He said this is about
twice as fast and 10 times easier
than the previous system of
gathering by hand into boxes
- or bags. It also eliminates the
necessity-of gathering up the
bags of cucumbers after picking
is finished.
Smoker emphasized that a
primary advantage of the ma
chine is that it’s much easier on
the pickers. When the work is
finished, they’re full of smiles,
instead of suffering with back
aches and headaches, he said.
Stoltzfus originally started
with a half acre of cucumbers,
but quit producing them last
year because of the labor in
volved in harvesting. But Smok
er noted that his son-in-law be
gan talking last year about put
ting in an acre this year so the
father-in-law responded by
promising to develop a machine
to make the work a little easier.
Smoker previously operated
the Smoker Elevator Plant and
has been involved with develop
ing - new machinery for, the
former New Holland Machine
Company, now the New Holland
Division of Sperry Rand.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24,1971—3
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as Thursday, July 22)
August
September
October
November
December
February »72 31.30 22.17
March
April
May
June
July
Trend Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes
are steady, and Eggs are weaker.
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Chicago Cattle
Thursday, July 22
Compared with last Friday,
slaughter steers fully 50c high
er, heifers 25 to mostly 50c
higher. Cows under pressure
and 50c lower. Bulls fully
steady.
Slaughter steers and heifers
in good demand throughout and
prices advanced. Moderate re
ceipts and a higher wholesale
dressed beef trade factors that
contributed to the higher trend.
The steer top on Wednesday
highest in seven weeks.
Receipts included 78 percent
slaughter steers and 19 percent
slaughter heifers with the bal
ance mostly cows. The overall'
finish of slaughter steers little
changed from last week with 19
percent Prime and 70 percent
Choice, compared with 18 per
cent Prime and 70 percent
Choice last week and 19 percent
Prime and 69 percent Choice
Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page 1)
Tuesday, July 21
8 a.m. FFA hog show and
sale, Lancaster Stockyards;
8 a.m.. show, 2 p.m. sale.
9 a.m. Lancaster County 4-H
Dairy- Show, Ayrshire,
Brown Swiss, Guernsey and
Jersey judging, at Guern
sey Sales Pavilion.
6:30 p.m. Lancaster County
agricultural and home eco
nomics extension associa
tion board meeting, Bird
in-Hand.
Lancaster County Conservation
District field day, Roy Book
farm; raindate July 29.
Wednesday July 28
9 a.m. Lancaster County 4-H
Dairy Show, Holstein judg
ing, Guernsey Sales pavi
lion.
Thursday, July 29
10 a.m. Lancaster County
Black and White Show,
Guernsey Sales Pavilion.
12:30 p.m. Manheim Young
Farmer family picnic,
Kauffman’s Park, Man
heim.
8:45 p.m. Farm and Home
Foundation slave auction,
Farm and Home Center;
volleyball game at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 31
7 p.m. Lancaster County
Farmers Association sum
mer picnic, Lampeter Fair
Grounds.
Roaches
Fleas - Ticks
Rats or Mice
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32.85 21.00
31.20 20.00
30.85 20.30
31.35 21.85 3.29
23.85
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last year. Heifer supply mostly
High-Good to Low-Prime weigh
ing 800-1025 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime ' 1200-1375
lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 34.25-
34.75, five loads at 34.75. High-
Choice and Prime 1100-1400 lbs.
33.75-34.25. Choice 975-1450 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 32.75-33.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 31.75-
33.00, Good 28 00-31.75, Stand
ard and Low-Good 26.50-28.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, High-Choice
and Prime 925-1050 lbs. Yield
Grade 3 and 4 32.50-33.00, three
loads at 33.00. Choice 800-1000
lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4 31.50-
32.50, Mixed Good and Choice
30.25-31.50, Good 26.50-30.25.
COWS Late, Utility and
Commercial 21.00-22.50, High
Dressing Utility 22.75-23.00;
Canner and Cutter 19. 50-22.00.
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