New Holland
Auction
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VEALERS Choice" 5100-
54.50, few 55.00-56 00; Good 45 -
00-51 00; Standard 40 00-47 00,
Utility 34.00-40 00; Cull 90-120
lbs. 29.00-33.00, 65-85 lbs 25 00-
30.00.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs. 36.00-
45.00, few mainly Holstein Heif
ers 48.00-54 00.
SHEEP Few head Choice
60-85- lbs. Spring Slaughter
Lambs fully steady at 30.00-31.-
00, couple Good 26.00-27.00.
Monday, August 30
HOG RECEIPTS 994—Retail
19.35-21; Wholesale No 2,3, 4
19-19.35; Heavyweights 18-19;
Sows 13.25-16.50; Boars 12.50-
15.50.
Monday, August 30
CALF RECEIPTS 155—Choice
and Prime 48-53; Standard 39-
43.50; Good and Low Choice 44-
47.50; Common 25-38.50
Monday, August 30
Thirteen loads of hay and
straw sold as follows: Hay 31-
49.50; Straw 29-30.
Vintage
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Mostly $1 lower, US No. 1-2 200-
220 lbs. 19.50-20.10. US No. 2-3
195-255 lbs.. 18.75-19.50. US No
2-4 250-280 lbs. 17.85-18.75. US
No. 24 175-190 lbs. 17.00-17.25.
Sows: US No. 1-3 330-410 lbs.
15.25-15.60.
Boars: Few 13.50.
Lebanon Valley
livestock
Market, Inc.
1 mfle east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
Phone Jonestown
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
E.M. starting with feeder
cattle and pigs
FALL SEEDING TIME
IS JUST AROUND
THE CORNER
RED ROSE FARM SERVICE HAS A COMPLETE STOCK OF
ALFALFAS-CLOVERS AND GRASSES.
ALSO FALL SEED GRAINS, WHEAT & BARLEY AVAILABLE.
TO ASSURE PROMPT DELIVERY PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW
We offer AGRICO with a wide selection of analysis in either Bag or Bulk.
Truck or Trailer Spreading Service Available.
For prompt courteous service stop at your Red Rose Store today.
WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL
Quarryville, Pa.
N. Church St.
786-7361
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, August 31
353 Head of Cattle
Steers - High Choice (few).
35 10-36 25. Choice, 33 00-34 00.
Good, 30 10-32 50; Standard
(few), 27 10-28 25: Utility (few).
25 85-27.25.
Heifers: Choice, 28 85-31.10.
Good (few), 27 75-29 25; Stand
ard (few), 27 00.
Cows: Utility (individual),
23 60-2425; Cutter, 22 35-23 50
Canner, 21 00-22 10, Shells down
to 17.00.
Bulls: Good, 28 85-3110; Utili
ty and Commercial, 27.50-30 85
250 Head of Veal Calves
Good, 48.00-50.50; Standard,
45 00-47.00; Utility, 40 00-44 00,
Cull 90-120 pounds, 31 00-39 50,
Cull 70-85 pounds, 27 00-32 00
Farm Calves- Bulls 80-110
pounds, 34 00-44 00; Heifers 85-
120 pounds, 45 00-49.00.'
195 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts: U S 2-3
195-250 pounds, 18.75-19 25: U.S
2-4 190-255 pounds, 18 50-18 60.
Sows: U S. 1-3 300-500 pounds,
14.25-14.60.
Boars: (few) 13.60
19 Head of Sheep
Good and Choice 65-110
pounds (few), 27 00-2900.
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 2)
September
October
November
December
February ’72 31.52 20.87
1 March
April
May
June
July
August
Tone Cattle are higher, Hogs are slightly higher, Potatoes
are stronger, and Eggs are weaker.
a-asked b-bid nnormal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds fc Company
MR. FARMER
To Fit Your Needs In Fertilizer
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
The Green Dragon market re
ported receipts of 145 head of
cattle u well attended'with prices
steady
Consignments included;
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
395-505; springers, 417.50-437-
50.
Load Mixed cows, fresh, 300-
525; springers, 420-490
Load Local cows, fresh, 430-
650; two springers, 500 each.
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
412-585; springers, 387-590.
Load Swiss cows, 290-395.
Load Canadian springers, 425-
560
Load New York state cows,
455-500.
Two bulls, 210 and 345,
Beef Cows
Beef sale found higher prices
in active market; feeder sale
found steady prices in active
market.
Beef cows: Cutters, 22 00-24-
60; Fat cows, 20 00-22.00; Utility,
18.00-21.00.
Stocker market; Beef type
bulls, 24.00-28.00; Holstein type
bulls, 24.00-26.00.
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
30.35 y 18.25
31.87 18.95
31.15 20.50 3.25
30.90 22.55
22.52
22.00
Buck, Pa.
284-4464
Friday, August 27
28.70
33.60
2.70 36.50
36.80
3.01
3.75
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 4,1971
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, September 2
Compared with last weeks
close - Choice and Prime 1150
1300 lb slaughter steers weak to
mostly 25c lowei, other steers
25-50 c lower Heifeis weak to
25c lower Decline mainly on
Good and Low-Choice 750-900
lbs. Cows 50-100 lowei, bulls
mostly 100 lower Small feeder
supply steady.
Four day receipts 20,400 as
compared 19,000 previous week
and 20,700 a yeai ago Slaugh
ter steers approximately 36 pei -
cent, heifers 39 pei cent, cows 10
percent, feeders 12 percent Fed
cattle prices bent downward as
result of slow moving and down
trending trade on carcass beef
at wholesale level Eaily de
mand generally Good on Model -
ately expanded supplies with
limited direct movement the
past ten days considered a
stimulating factor Most buying
interests cautious and selective
on late rounds as they sought to
bring live prices in line with
carcass realizations Best de
mand continued .to center
strongly on available supplv
Choice and Piime 1150-1300 lb
steers and same grade 925 1025
lb heifers Seasonally laige
volume 1000-1125 lb steei s on
offer
Average cost slaughtei steei s
first three days 32 53 average
weight 1088 lbs as compaied
32 75 and 1088 lbs pievious
week and 29 20 and 1091 lbs
year ago
Market Steers
Steers Five loads High-
Choice and Prime U S 3 4, 1099-
1207 pounds, 34 35 - 34 75,
Twenty loads, 10801358. 33 75-
34 25; Choice U S 24. 950-1100.
32.00-33 00. US 24, 1100-1300
32 50-33 50; Mixed Good and
Choice, 950-1250, 31 50 32 50.
Good, 28 00-31 75. Holsteins U S
2-3, 1150-1300, 28 00-28 75,
Standard and Low-Good, 26 50-
28 00.
Heifers Seventeen loads
High-Choice and Prime U S 3-4,
887-1039 pounds, 32 60-33 00,
Choice 825-1000, 31 25-32 50.
Mixed Good and Choice, 775-975,
30 00-31 50, Good. 26 00-30 50.
Standard and Low-Good, 24 50
26 00.
Cows Utility and Commer
cial, 20 00 2150; Utility Dahy
breds, 21 75-22 50, Canner and
Cutter, 17 50-20 00, Mixed Cut
ter and Low-Utility, 20 25-21 00
Bulls Utility, Commercial
and Good, 25 00-27 00, Commer
cial, 27 25-27 50, Cutter and
Low-Utility, 23 00-25 00.
Feeder Steers
Supply for regular maiket
trading approximately 1500 as
compared to 1000 previous
r
U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For the week ending Thursday, September 2
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection
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Smoketown, Pa.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, September 2
EstiVnated leceipts 10,000
Same day last week 10,826
Same day last yeai 8,102
Moderately active, feeder cat
tle and calves uneven compared
to last Thursday; feeder steers
up to 750 lb generally steady,
feeder steei s over 750 lb weak
to 50c lower, feeder heifers and
heifer calves steady to weak
early, some sales on 450-550 lb
fleshy offeungs 25-50 c lowei
Majority receipts Good and
Choice 400-750 lb offerings:
large attendance buyers
Feeder Steers Choice, few
Prime 350-500 lb 37 50-42.50.
few small lots and part load
293-376 lb 44 00 45 00: 500 650
lb 33 75- 38 00. 650-750 lb 32 50-
34 50, Small lot 679 lb at 34 60
750- 850 lb 32 00-33 30, pait load
754 lb at 33 70; Good and
Choice 400-500 lb 35 00-37 25.
500-650 lb 33 00-3400: 650-750
lb 3150-33 00, few 800 860 lb
31 25-31 75. Good 350 500 lb 33 -
00 34 50 500 650 lb 30 75-32 50
Standard and Low Good 500-750
lb 27 00-29 25
Feeder Heifers Choice few
Prime 300-450 lb 33 00-37 75.
450-700 lb 29 75-33 50: Good and
Choice 400-450 lb 31 50 33 00
450-650 lb 29 00-30 50. Good 450-
700 lb 27 00-29 00.
Others Good and Choice Bull
Calves 32 00 43 25
Hay Prices
■For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
(All bay No 2 and belter,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton)
Hay and straw steady,
Alfalfa
Timothy hay
Mixed hay
Straw
Mulch
Xeported by Bureau of Markets
B*. Dept. of Agriculture.
week, supplies largely High-
Good and Choice Heifei calves
and yeai lings along with fleshy
800-1050 pound fleshy stecis
Prices steady in model atcly ac
tive trade.
Steers Two loads Choice
and Prime, 705 pounds 35 25
Two loads Choice, 700 pounds
33 00; High-Good and Choice
790-1050, 30 00 31 50
Heifers Choice. 341-489
pounds, 33 65-34 75, 584 692, 31 -
75-32 00; High-Good and Choice,
584-798, 28 50-30 75
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
484.000 1,331,000 151000
' 488,000 1.290,000 145,000
477.000 1,207,000 144,000
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Sales As Of 1 P.M.
Monday, August 30
30 00-40.00
2000-25.00
24 00-35 00
18 00-25 00
12 00-16 00
397-3539
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