Hog Prices Lancaster Auction Wednesday, December 26 Barrows and gilts 50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 215-225 lb. 45 50-45.75; US 1-2 200- 2301 b. 44.60-44.85; US 2-3 200-245 lb. 44.25-44.75; US 3-4 220-230 lb. 43.25-43.60; US 3-4 250-265 lb. 42.75-43 35. New Holland Auction Monday, December 24 Hog Receipts 1033. Retail 45.50-47.75; US No. 2-34 44-45.50; Heavyweights 42-44; Sows 33.50-37; Boars 32-35.50. Vintage Auction Saturday, December 22 Hog Receipts - 846 Market $3. to $3.50 higher. US 1-2195-230 lbs. 45,60-46; US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 44.85-45.50; US 2-3 240-260 lbs. 43.75-44.75; few 2-4 150-160 lbs. 40.50-42. Sows US 1-3 200-585 lbs. 30-34; Boars 29.85-35. Wednesday, December 26 Hog Receipts 528 Barrows and Gilts 25 to 50 lower, Spots $l.OO lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 44.50-45.50; US 1-3 200-250 lbs. 43.75-44.50; US 1-3 300-550 lbs. 32.35; Boars 29-31, Lightweights 33-36. bidianapalis Auction HOGS: 3000. Barrows and gilts very uneven, opening steady to 25 lower than Wednesday’s close, later around 50 to 1.00 lower than Wednesday’s close. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1- 2 200-230 lb. 42.00-42.75, late 42.00; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 41.00-42.25 late 41,00-41.75. 100-TON BULL HKKST RB. IN NBBIB UEBBK (R O. + 1920 MILK + 3.57% FAT) Now you can have type, long life and production blended into one through the use of our new imported Canadian Bloodlines from 100-Ton Cow Families. EOGEWARE COMMANDER RAY- 293681 Very Good-Superior Production Sire Born. 1/3/65. P.D. + 1920 Milk 101 Daus in 76 Herds with 987 herdmates with 85% REPT. His dam, granddam and great granddam are 100-Ton Cows SEMEN NOW AVAILABLE ' Hlr J*s Dam E dg *^^jy^|yj^^ e A GENETIC IMPROVER COMPANY For Information Contact Your PENNA. DISTRIBUTOR DANIEL M. ESH Box 262, Harvest Dr. Road Gordonville, Pa. 17529 Ph. 717-354-5181 For Service in Morgantown, Pa. Area Ph 215-286-9173 We are conducting A.I. Training Schools this winter Contact Mr. Esh for Time and Place T T M-»-»-»-*' , »-»'» t'*"***'**’* f* t‘S? * » vi'i*» V'Vt IVS.' iJSSSSSSSSfta^x-txwKWMwe^x-:^:*:’. Peoria Auction HOGS; 6000. Barrows and gilts opening 2 50 lower than yesterday’s high time. Supply presently about 600 head under the estimate. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1- 2 200-230 lb. 40.5041.00; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 40.0040.50. St. Louis Auction HOGS: 7500. Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50 lower, BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1- 3 200-220 lb. 41.5042.00; 220-250 lb. 40.0042.00. Farm Calendar Thursday, January 3 12:30 p,m. - County Tobacco Show, Farm and Home Center. 7:30 p.m. - Ephrata Adult Far mer Officers meeting, Ephrata Vo-Ag Department. 7:45 p.m. - Penn Manor Adult Farmer meeting. Topic; “Pennsylvania Clean Stream Law and Your Farm.” Penn Manor High School Ag Department. Friday, January 4 7 p.m. - Fulton Grange Cen tennial banquet at Memorial United Methodist Church, - Quarryville. National Farmers Union Con- vention, Harrisburg, January 4-5. Pennsylvania Egg Marketing Association meeting. The 58th Pennsylvania Farm Show begins Monday, January 7. PEDIGREE OF COMMANDER RAY; SIRE: Roybrook Reward 266007 Excellent & Class Extra. Son of Glenalcomb Supreme Dora (100-Ton Dam) 12 UACTS. 2X 2132284 - 7824 - 3 67% DAM: Edgeware Wayne Rae 1444793 (100-Ton Dam) -10 LACTS. 2X:213841- 7888 - 3.69%. Maternal granddaughter of Ula Wayne Commander (100-Ton Dam). 10 LACTS 2X 219509-8147-3.17%. '¥ HYBRIDS | VIGOR,INC. lV I Omaha Cattle Thursday, December 27 Compared with last week’s close: Slaughter steers mostly 1 00 higher, heifers 50-75 higher. Cows closed 50-1.00 higher, bulls fully steady Small feeder supply mostly 50 higher, supply mainly partly fattened two-way steers. Three day receipts in holiday shortened week 13,900 as com pared 19,700 previous week and 21,000 a year ago. Slaughter steers 43 percent, heifers 37 percent, cows 10 percent and feeders 7 percent. Fed Cattle prices pushed higher for the third consecutive week under good demand by all buying interests. Demand particularly broad at midweek with buyers quite anxious to acquire numbers for immediate slaughter. Prices upturns firmly supported by advancing prices in the wholesale carcass trade. Canadian buyers were competitive for 1000-1200 pound steers yield grade 2-3. Overall finish steers and heifers quite attractive with moderate showing high-Choice and Prime included, many cattle again carried considerable mud. STEERS: Approximately 13 loads high-Choice and Prime 1049-1208 pounds yield grade 3-4 42.25. Several loads Choice yield grade 2-3 1050-1125 42.25-42.50. Bulk Choice 1000-1200 2-4 41.00- 42.00. Choice 1200-1300 3-4 40.00- 41.50, two loads 1175-1300 3-4 carrying moderate amount of mud 39.50-40.00. Mixed Good and Choice 975-1250 40.00-4L25. Good 38.23-40.00, Standard and low- Good 37.00-38.25. Average cost of slaughter steers two days in holiday shortened week 40.96 average weight 1151 pounds as compared 39.52 and 1173 pounds previous week and 37.61 and 1152 pounds a year ago. HEIFERS; Eleven loads high- Choice and Prime 893-1100 pounds yield grade 3-4 40.75-41.00. Bulk Choice 850-1075 2-4 39.50- 40.50. Mixed Good and Choice 800- 1000 38.50-39.50. Good 36.50-38.50. Standard and low-Good 35.00- 36.50. COWS: At the close, Utility and Commercial 31.50-34~.00, a few Utility 34.50-35.00. Canner and Cutter 29.00-32.00. Mixed Cutter and low-Utility 32.25-32.75. BULLS ; Yield grade 1 & 2 1400- 1800 pounds 38.00-40.00, a few 40.50-41.00 FEEDERS: Prices mostly 50 higher Outshipments * ap proximately 900 head as com pared 1700 previous week. STEERS: Two loads Choice 480 pounds 54.00, load Choice 515 52.00. Part loads Choice 875-935 42.15-43.00. High-Good and Choice 925-1125 41.00-42.00. HEIFERS: Two loads Choice 470 pounds 50.00. Load Choice 599 45.00, Good and Choice 637-867 38.50-40.00. Green Dragon Hay December 21,1973 23 loads of Hay and 10 loads of Straw sold as follows; Alfalfa, 2 loads 83.00-90 00; Timothy, few loads 32.00-45.00, Mixed hay 40 00-57.00; Stubble hay, one load.at 31.00, Straw 35.0042.00; Corn, 2 loads 61.00 and 68 50 SELL * 1 _ s> YOUR f BUTCHER i ' HOGS DIRECT '' ° Now sea lery, The first Ino of these dis eases now hate been routed in the V.S. for the most part. Today, new threats to public health are appearing in drinking water while much of the appar- U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE HOGS SHEEP 307.000 673,000 76,000 452.000 1,200,000 113,000 369.000 900,000 106,000 Week To Date Same Period Last Week Same Period Last Year 47.70 43.90 49.40 42.65 9.38 47.80 49.40 44.45 45.25 48.85 43.60 48.10 41.80 41.80 atus to meet these threats remains tuned to contamination problems of an earlier era. Onr national naler resources are finite but onr demand for water continues to rise sleadilr. This fact, pins the imreasing tol lime, i anety, and complexity of pollutants that enter snrjaie and around n liter, pose problems. Federal standards n filer u ere first issued in 1911 in response to legislation designed to preienl the interstate spread of communicable diseases. The stand ards nere modified and expanded a number of limes. Those in use in reient years are the 1962 U. S. Pit hi tt Health Sen ice Drink ing II alcr Standards. If ben the Km iron mental Protection i genes (HP i) ii as established in Decern, her, 1970, it took responsibility for the Federal standard-setting authority, and is reiising the 1962 standards in order to make onr ii aler safer. Chicago Fresh Eggs 59.25 52.06 8.93 49.85 10.19 45.45 45 50 5.35 ROB i^s^ / 3