24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23. 1972
Markets
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one area farmer. His observation
is borne out by some feed to milk
price ratios compiled by Inter-
State Milk Producers
Cooperative
According to the Inter-State
figures, the feed to milk price
ration was 1-to-l 76 in November
of last year but was down to 1-to
-1 65 last month The figure for
December will be “much worse”
than the November figure, ac
cording to Inter-State, reflecting
the soaring price for protein feed.
Milk prices have nevertheless
gone up, there’s a good demand
for milk and some even feel
there’s a shortage The average
1970-71 price per hundredweight
of 3.5 percent fat milk was $6.76 in
the Philadelphia market. The
current price is $7.31.
Nevertheless, the input costs
for feed will have to drop fast,
according to a local dairy
spokesman, or else the price for
milk is going to have to go up
drastically
BEEF
Beef prices have been making
news on area livestock auctions
for the past few weeks' Record
highs have been reported at
several locations, but at least one
authority feels that beef prices
have peaked, at least for the time
being
Increased beef prices do not
seem to reflect any rise m feed
costs There is some feeling that
the nation may be headed into a
long-range beef shortage, and
that the prices may also be up
because of a short-term shortage
brought about by poor weather
conditions affecting Midwest
feedlots
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MADISON SILOS
Div Chromalloy American Corp,
1070 Steinmetz Rd.
/ ~ Ephrata, Penna. 17522
Ph. 733-1206
LOCAL DEALERS
Frank Snyder
Akron
Caleb Wenger
Quarryville
Landis Bros. Inc,
Lancaster
Carl L. Shirk
Lebanon
Sollenberger Farm Supply
Centerport, Pa.
Ph. 215-926-7671
“More and more people seem
to be eating more and more meat
these days,” we were told. “This
probably comes from general
prosperity, but much higher
demands are going to cause
higher prices.”
Another factor affecting beef
prices is the fact that feeders are
tending to concentrate more in a
few Midwest locations, rather
than nationwide. Transportation
charges to major market areas
are becoming more of an item in
beef prices
It was also pointed out that
while beef animal numbers are
up, the average market weight is
down by 150 to 200 pounds.
Although more animals are
raised, total animal numbers are
no longer as useful as they once
were in computing total beef
production
One local observer feels that
beef producers may be holding
back on their market animals till
after the year-end “ Some of
these producers are gambling
that they’ll be better off finan
cially by holding some of their
animals till next year.”
Like the beef market, hog price
increases seem to be reflecting a
much improved supply and
demand picture. Hog prices
peaked this week at about 34c a
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859-2688
548-2116
393-3906
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R. P. 1 PRUMORE CENTER, QUARRYVILLE, PA. PHONE 548-2116
867-3741
HOGS
We make a high Security Free Stall from high grade
boiler type steel that will last and last. A bedding board
is installed and the stall is elevated above the scrape
area. Extra floor space is given to each animal and a
maximum drinking area is provided. A step along the
feed trough allows easy access to the feed but prevents
manure from falling into the trough.
• VAN DALE, INC.
• MADISON SILOS
pound on local markets. Most
observers feel this is as high as
the price will go, but nobody’s
taking any bets that it won’t go
higher.
Hog prices as recently as two
months ago were about 28c a
pound.
Area hog farmers,though, have
spied a few thorns among the
roses. The price for hog feed is
skyrocketing along with other
feed prices, and much of the
market advance has been can
celled by an increased cost of
business
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HYBRID
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UHCASTER SILOS
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I. Samuel Sherer
Mt. Joy K. 2
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