Peoria Cattle JaptmryS Weekly Summery. A CATTLE: Receipts this week: 3300; last week: 3100; year ago: 4600. Compared with last week's close, slaughter steers 50-75 lower. Slaughter heifers steady to weak. Cows strong to 50 higher. Bulls steady. Receipts about 75 percent slaughter steers 15 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 1150-1250 lbs. yield grade 3-4 37.00- 37.75; Choice 950-1330 lbs. yield grade 24 36.25-37.50; load 1185 lbs. 37.75 and part load 38.00; Mixed Good and Choice 900-1300 lbs. 35.00- 36.50; Good 32.50-35.00; few Standard and Good Holsteins 31.40-32.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Load Choice and Prime 950 lbs. yield grade 3-4 37.00; part-load 37.50; Choice 850- 1050 lbs. yield grade 2-4 35.00- 36.50; Mixed Good and Choice 750-1100 lbs. 32.50- 35.00; Good 30.0032.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 16.50-19.50; high-dressing Utility 20.00; few 21.00; Cutter 14.50-18.00; Canner 11.00-14.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-1700 lbs. 21.00-25.00; individual yield grade 1 27.00. - We would be happy to have you as a Customer ... S. K. SHOTZBERfiER. INC. Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy:-Treasurer P;0. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa, 17604 Phone: 393-4641 (day or night) Omaha Cattle Weekly 51 Cattle. Compared with last week’s close: slaughter steers closed 25-75 c lower, heifers 25-50 c lower. Cows closed steady to 50c lower, decline occurred late on expanded receipts. Bulls steady. Receipts for three market days, little changed from Christmas week at 12,300 but compares with 18,800 a year ago. Slaughter steers ap proximately 40 percent, heifers 30 percent and cows fully 22 percent. Price declines for steers and heifers occurred early on fairly large run. Although packers came into the week with very little Inventory of cattle, most were cautious in view of depressed dressed beef trade. Much of steer and heifer supply Good to Average-Choice, many carried moderate amount of mud and wet snow late. STEERS: Two loads Choice, end or prime, 980- 1171 lbs. yield grade 3, few 4, 37.85-38.00. Choice' yield grade 24 975-1250 lbs. 36.50- 37.50, many 36.75-37.50, some early 37.75; 1200-1325 lbs. 36.0037.25. Few loads Choice and Prime yield grade 4-5 1400-1502 lbs. 33.00-36.25. Mixed Good and Choice 950- 1200 lbs. 35.75-36.50. Good 31.50- Mixed standard and low-Good 29.50-31.00. Average cost slaughter steers for two days 35.99 average weight 1,113 lbs. as compared 36.76 and 1,130 lbs. last week and 42.52 and 1,168 lbs. a year ago. HEIFERS: Load Choice and Prime yield grade 34 980 lbs. early 37.50. Choice yield grade 24 875-1100 lbs. 36.00- 36.75, some 37.00 early with end of'Prime. Load Choice and Prime 1080 lbs. yield grade 4-5 34.50. Mixed Good and Choice 34.75-35.75. Good 31.50- COWS: Utility and Commercial closed 16.00- 18.00, some lots 18.50. Canner and Cutter 12.00-16.50, Mixed Cutter and Low-Utility 16.00- 17.00. Low dressing canner 10.00-12.00. HOG PRICES Lancaster Market HOGS: Barrows and gilts 50-1.50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 200-240 lb. 43.25-43.50; US 1-2 200-240 lb. 41.75-42.50; US 2-3 100-260 lb. 41.25-42.00. Vintage Auction December 28,1974 Hogs: 693. Compared to last week boars and gilts 75 cents to 1.50 higher. US 1-2 200-235 lbs. 43.5044.00; 1-3 200250 lbs. 42.25-43.25; 2-4 170 lbs. 36.0038.00; Sows US 1-3 310 510 lbs. 34.0038.00 boars few to 23.75-27.50. January 1,1975 No market report available at press time. St. Louis Auction ST. LOUIS HOGS: 6000. Barrows and gilts steady to 50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 200-240 lb. 40.00-40.25, Around 150 head 40.50. Philadelphia Produce Tuesday, December 31 APPLES Ctn Tray Pack: NJ Red Delicious no grade mark 125 s 6.00, PENNA Red Delicious us Combination ExFcy & Fey 100-113 s 6.50 no grade mark 56-IOOs 6.50, VA RedkDelicious US Combination Ex Fey & Fey 88-113 s 7.00. Ctn Cell Park - Mclntosh. NY USFcy 100-120 s few best 7.50 fair cond 5-5.50. MAINE USCombination ExFcy & Fey 120 s 7.00. Ctn Film Bag 12-3 lb US No. 1 or Better 2V*” & Up. PENNA Red Delicious 5.25-5.40 Stayman 4.80. NJ Red Delicious 5.40 fair appear 4.50. NY Winesaps 4.80. 1% Cu Ctn; NJ no grade mark Red BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1400-1800 lbs. 21.00-23.00, few individuals yield grade 1 24.00-25.00. Peoria Auction PEORIA HOGS: 3500. Barrows and gilts opening steady to 25 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200240 lb. 40.0040.50; US 1-3 200250 lb. 39.00-40.00. Indianapolis Auction INDIANAPOLIS HOGS: 2000. Barrows and gilts moderately active, rather uneven, early sales generally steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200240 lb. 40.25-40.50; 46 head 40.75-40.85; US 1-3 200250 lb. 40.0040.50. New Holland Auction Hogs: 1287. Compared with last week, boars and gilts 1.25-1.50 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 42.50-43.60; 1-3 200-250 lbs. 41.25-42.50; 2-3 230-270 lbs. 38.5041.25; 24 170-190 lbs. 38,0041.25; Sows - US 1-3 300- 550 29.00-34.00; 2-3 390-600 lbs. 27.00-30.00; boars 25.75- 38.00. Delicious 2%” & up fair appear 4.00. CABBAGE 1% bu ert & ctn med-lge Domestic Round Type Green unless otherwise stated. Red Type; NY mesh sks approx 50-Ib med 3.50. Danish Type: NY mesh sks approx 50-lb med & Ige 3.50 poor cond 1.00. GREENS ABOUT STEADY Wirebound ert approx 1% bu & ctn unless otherwise stfltcd NJ & VA bchd Collard fair appear 2.503.00. LEEKS NJ 4-5 bu ert & ctn bchd 12s fair-good cond 4.00-5.00. MUSHROOMS PENNA 4-qt bkt med-lge 2.50-2.75 few best 3-3.25 sml med 2-2.25 few best 2.50 fair cond 1.50-1.75. ONIONS-DRY 50 lb sks. NY Yellow sml-med 1.50- 2.00 few 2.25 ord cond 1.00- 1.25. Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Jan. 4,1975 Futures Trading ( Closing bids as of Thursday, January 2) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes January February 39.35 42.40 March April 40.45 42.40 3.69 51.50 May June 41.20 45.30 July August 41.20 44.85 September October 40.82 44.10 November December 41.15 45.05 Trend Cattle are Steady, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes are Weaker and Eggs are Weaker. Markets Provided by Commodity Department Reynolds Securities, Inc. Chicago Grain Futures (Closing bids as of Thursday, January 2) Soybean Com Wheat Soybeans Meal January March May July September 3.24 4.31 7.40 164.00 October November December 2.94 4.38 Trend Corn is Stronger, Wheat is Steady, Soybeans are Stronger and Soybean Meal is Stronger. Markets Provided by Commodity Department Reynolds Securities, Inc. POTATOES 50-lb sks US No. 1 Size A wshd unless otherwise stated. Round Whites: MAINE 2.10-2.25 mostly 2.15-2.25. LI 2.10-2.25 mostly 2.15-2.25 few 2.30. PENNA unwshd 1.75-2.00. Round Reds; NY 3.00. RADISHES STEADY FLA ctn 30-6 oz film bag Red 2.25-2.50 one label 2.75 few higher. RUTABAGAS CANADA 50-lb sks & ctn CD No. 1 waxed 3.50-4.00 mostly 3.75-4.00. SPINACH TEXAS bu bkt Savoy Type 4-4.50. SQUASH DULL FLA 5-9 bu crt & ctn Zucchini med 4.00 Others Too Few Sales To Quote. STRAWBERRIES U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspections CATTLE HOGS 391.000 736,000 359.000 720,000 340.000 872,000 Week to Date Same Period Last Week Same Period Last Year TRY A CLASSIFIED AD 3.37 55.30 4.18 51.70 45.90 4.36 3.47 4.58 7.24 149.00 3.48% 4.56% 7.37 155.50 3.47 4.24 7.43 162.50 No offerings. SWEET POTATOES NJ no grade mark % bu hmpr Open Face Yellow Jersey 3.50-3.75 sml-med 2.25-2.50. TURNIPS OFFERINGS LIGHT NJ bu bkt White-Topped & washed 5.00. New Holland Horse Auction Monday, December 30 Reported receipts of 251 head of horses, mules and ponies. Market stronger. Local work horses 290-400; mules 125-175; driving horses 140-260; riding horses, 150-230; better horses 245- 430; lightweight killers 12-16; heavweight killers 18-20, mare ponies 10-25; colts 5-10; geldings 10-20 and larger ponies 40-65. 3 Chicago Fresh Eggs 52.15 52.40 52.00 7.07 140.00 164.00 6.91 164.00 SHEEP 84.000 84.000 94.000