—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 2.1977 12 Livestock market St. Louis, Mo. Jane 30 Receipts this week 7900; Week ago 5800: year ago 7100. As compared to last weeks close, slaughter steers fully 50-1.00 higher despite mid-week down turn. Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50 higher. Cows fully 2.50-3.50 higher, limited volume bulls fully steady. Supply mainly Choice 2-4 1000-1200 lb. steers, 25 per cent heifers, 10 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1050-1225 lbs. 40.00-40.50; several loads and lots 3-4 1100-1300 lbs. 39.25-39.50 early, not tested late. Choice 2-4 950-1325 lbs. 38.5040.00, Closing mostly 38.50-39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1250 lbs. 37.50-39.00. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 35.0007.50. St. Louis Cattle Standard to Good 2-3 975-1275 lbs. holsteins 31.50-35.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs. 38.50-39.00, late sales mostly 39.00; few loads and lots 3-4 850-1000 lbs. 38.0038.50. Choice 2-4 800- 1050 lbs. 37.0039.00, closing sales 37.5039.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 36.0037.50. Good 2-3 700950 lbs. 32.5036.00. COWS: Utility and com mercial 2-5 25.00-28.00. Boning Utility 1-2 27,00-28.50, _ closing sales 28.00-28.50. Canner and Cutter 1-2 22.50- 27.50. Low dressing canner 20.00-24.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 100-1600 lbs. 29.00-32.00, few yield grade 1 14.00-18.50 lbs. 32.50-33.00. FEEDERS: Including around 1000 at regular USDA to review PARK RIDGE, 111. - Allan finance palm oil production' Farm Bureau favors the Grant, president of the will be “thoroughly expansion of mutually ad- American Farm Bureau studied/’ vantageous trade on the Federation (AFBF) has. The assurance came in basis of comparative ad been assured by a U.S. response to letters Grant bad vantages and fair com- Department of Agriculture sent protesting the use of petition, spokesman that all international development % other areas of the development plans to funds, to which the U.S. world can produce products contributes, to finance more efficiently, and at production of palm oil, a lower cast, we in the United • competitor of soybean oil. States should buy these David L. Hume, ad- products and concentrate ministrator of UDSA’s our production in those areas Foreign Agricultural Ser- where we have an ad vice, told Grant that USDA " vantage,’’ Grant said. “The and other executive agencies principle of mutually ad have not favored limitation vantageous trade, however, of palm oil imports, adding: should operate on a truly “However, we agree with competitive basis without you that better coordination subsidy on either side.” of development assistancejs Pointing but that steadily increasingly essential. To rising imports of palm oil this end we will urge that all over the past few years, of development plans be which a sigr' thoroughly studied.” been finani Grant’s letters had gone to through Arnold Nachmanoff, deputy ternatioa assistant secretary for stitutions. developing nations, U.S. said: Treasury Department, and to Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland. hi his letters Grant said Thursday auction. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good for the light to moderate supply. Receipts mainly Choice and mixed good and choice 400- 850 lb. steers and 400-700 lbs. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 400-600 lbs. 40.25- 43.00; 600-700 lbs. 39.00-40.00; 700-800 lbs. 38.00-39.50; 800- 875 lbs. 37.25-39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 400-600 lbs. 37.75-39.75. Few Good 300-550 lbs. 34.75-37,25, Few lots standard 300-500 lbs. 30.00- 32.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 400-700 lbs. 34.00- 36.75. Mixed Good and Choice 400-550 lbs. 33.75- 34.75. Few Good 375-500 lbs. 30.00-33.50. palm oil imports Serving Your Area: Bwmriita, Pa. 19506 John Bicksler 717-866-6867 Ehrenon, PA 19520 Meet Stroble 215-286-9173 > Franttn, NJ 07416 Robert Kitchen 201-827-4659 Hamburg, PA 19526 Doug Lesher 215-562-3206 Lebanon, PA 17042 Lynford Krissmger _ - 717-272-6824 BREEDING GUI FOR YOUR NEXT GENEMTI “Such (as Si programs should b well-formulated, plans of recipient order to ensun utilization of aid j “In addition' continued, “dev plana should be thoroughly to en projects are een sound and will havjl adverse effects M countries." ■ In his answer |l Hume said U.S. ■ imports declined* after reaching area in 1975, adding thiS in 1977 are expect] proximate the 197(j LumM, PA 19354 , Wm.. Downing 215-942-2688 McVeytown, PA 17051 James Swigart 717-899-7372 Manhelm. PA 17545 Cliff Gtbble 717-665-4252 Mfflßnbuig, PA 17844 Dave Dietrich' 717-966-2438 MHlGntown, PA 17059 John Zendt 717-436-6386 Millville, PA 17846 • Don Harding 717-458-5367 Oraigsburg, PA 17961 Eugene F. Koch 717-366-1131 Petersburg, PA 16669 John Foster Jr 814-667-3614 PhifEpsburx, NJ 08865 Wm. Shairdor 215-253-2773 PoyntaOe, PA 18454 Duane Giles 717-448-2911 . Quarryviße, PA 17569 Carl Boyan 717-786-2645 SchwenkesvHe, PA 19473 Wm. ShainGne 215-287-6500 Stanristom, PA 17363 Marvin Joines 717-993-2281 Sunbary, PA 17101 Wilfred Oeppen 717-286-7290 Towanda, PA IH4I Chas. Robbins 717-265-5026
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