—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 25,197 ft 14 Livestock market an (Continued from Page 13) lower. Bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Receipts about 65 percent slaughter steers, 30 percent slaughter heifers, balance mostly cows. Choice & Prime slaughter steers scarce, supply largely mixed Good & Choice 1000-1100 lb. slaughter steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice & Prime 3-41150-1310 lbs. 47.00-48.00, late 47.00-47.50; Choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 45.50-47.50, Wednesday 45.5047.00; 900-1050 lbs. 44.50-45.50; mix ed Good & Choice 2-4 900-1300 lbs. 42.0045.50; Good 2-3 40.0042.00; couple loads Good & Choice 2-3 Holsteins Monday 40.5040.75. SLAUGHTER HIEFERS; Choice & Prime 3-4 900-1075 lbs. 44.00-45.25, at mid-week 44.00-44.75; Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 42.50-44.50, Wednesday 42.50-44.00; 800-900 lbs. 42.0043.00; mix ed Good & Choice 24 750-1000 lbs. 41.0042.50; Good 2-3 38.5041.00; Standard & Good 2-335.00-38.50. COWS: Utility & Commer cial 24 28.50-31.00; High- Dressing Utility 32.00-33.00, early up to 35.00; Cutter 1-2 28.00- Canner 26.00- BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1700 lbs. 29.00-37.00, ear ly several Yield Grade 1 40.0041.00. Oklahoma Cattle February 23,1978 Thursday feeder cattle auction: estimated receipts 8000; same day last week 6050. Active; feeder steers under 700 pounds to .50 higher, feeder steers over 700 pounds near steady, feeder heifers .50-$l.OO higher; majority of receipts Choice 400-850 lb. feeder steers and 400-700 lb. feeder heifers; fairly large atten dance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS; Choice 300-500 lb. 52.50-55.75, small lot 249 lb. at 56.10; 500-600 lb. 49.75-53.50, three part loads 503-528 lb. 54.20-55.20; 600-700 lb. 48.25- 700-800 lb. 47.25- 800-900 lb. 46.00-48.75; package 932 lb. at 45.00; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 50.50-51.50; 500-600 lb. 48.00-49.00; 600-800 lb. 45.0047.25; few 800-970 lb. 42.5044.50; Good 300-500 lb. 45.0047.25; few 500-725 lb TOBACCO MUSLIN Chix Brand Cotton & Nylon A Special Coupon Discount on Chix Nylon Covers. TOBACCO SEEDS MICHIGAN PEAT Moth Balls, etc. Keystone Red Brand FIELD FENCING W. L ZIMMERMAN &SONS Ph: 717-768-8291 43.0045.00; small lot 66 lb. Holstein steers at 41.75. FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice 300-500 lb. 44.7546.75, near one load 441 lb. at 48.00; 500-600 lb. 43.7546,26, two part loads 503-514 lb. 47.60-47.70, 600-700 lb. 43.2545.25, part load 686 lb. at 45.70; two part loads 829-846 lb. 39.2540.70; mixed Good and Choice 300-785 lb. 41.5043.75; few Good 400-600 lb. 38.5040.25. For the week: compared to late last week feeder steers under 700 lb. closed steady to .50 higher, feeder steers over 700 lb. weak to .50 lower, feeder heifers closed .50-1.00 higher; cows, closed $l.OO-2.00 lower, late sales Utility and Commercial 2-3 31.00-35.50, Cutter 1-3 28.75-31.50; bulls closed .50-1.00 higher, late sales Yield Grade 1-2 1000-2400 lb. 39.2546.00; salable receipts near 15.400 head, compared to 14,563 head last week and 15,693 head the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 10 percent of cattle receipts, feeders near 90 per cent of the total. MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS A SPONSOR OF PE BECAUSE OF STORMY WEATHER AT TRACTOR PULL TIME, MUNCY-CHIEF OFFERS ON UNUSED TRACTOR PULL TICKETS 10% OFF ON SEED CORN AND BALER TWINE ORDERS UP TO PURCHASE PRICE OF TRACTOR PULL TICKETS TU~ ' MUNCY-CHIEF WILL HAVE WAREHOUSE STOCK OR TRAILER LOAD SEED CORN AGAIN AT C.E. SAUDER & SONS MILL AT EAST EARL, PA. - RIGHT IN THE HEART OF LANCASTER COUNTY MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS TO YOU AT A BETTER PRICE! POPULAR SINGLE CROSSES 5X777-SXB7B-SXSSO-5X662 5X552 - 5X442 - SX22O POPULAR 3-WAY CROSSES 3X553 - 3X898 POPULAR DOUBLE CROSSES H 764 - H 656 - H 270 - H 304 H4Ol - H 207 - H2OBE ORDER FORM MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA 17756 PHONE (717) 546-5981 Name Address Location & Rte. No Date Wanted Dealer's Name Address Varieties Wanted luantity Check Enclosed $ ( ) Dairy Farmer ( ) General Farmer ( ) Corn Grower ( ) Feed Dealer ( ) Machinery Dealer ( ) Advisor ( ) Seed Dealer ( ) Fertilizer Dealer ( ) Student Total Acres Farmed Acres Planted to Corn Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. February 22,1978 CATTLE 205. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows weak to 50 c lower. One Choice slaughter steer at 43.85, few Good 38.00-39.85, Standard 33.75-31.00. Couple Good slaughter heifers 34.75 and 36.85, Standard 29.85-34.00. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 30.00-33.25, few 34.00-34.75, Cutters 28.25-30.50, Canner & Low Cutter 24.00-28.50, Shells down to 22.00. Standard slaughter bullocks 33.75-38.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1110-2095 lbs. slaughter bulls 37.3541.10; one Yield Grade n 1500 lbs. at 35.75. Few Good & Choice 585-710 lbs. feeder steers 33.7542.25; few Medium & Good 510-685 lbs. feeder heifers 23.00-33.00; Medium & Good Holstein bulls 515-820 lbs. 26.75-33.25. CALVES 168. Vealers grading Good & Choice $5 to _L_ _L_ PAID BY YOU. PLEASE RETURN UNUSED TICKETS WITH ORDER. See Catalog For Other Varieties .Phone No. Mail Invoice WmEWTHM FULL 56 LB. BUSHEL MF MR UR $39.50 37.50 36.50 $34.50 32 50 31.50 $29.50 27.50 26 50 .Date. Price Grade Size d auction news $6 lower; Standard weak to $2 lower. Choice vealers 65.00- Good 52.00-65.50, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 40.00- 90-110 lbs. 34.0040.00, Standard 65-85 lbs. 26.00-34.00, Utility 50-90 lbs. 15.00-28.00. Farm calves, Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 40.00- HOGS 415. Barrows & gilts mostly $1 lower. Few US No. 1- 205-230 lbs. barrows & gUts 50.20-50.50, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 48.90-50.20, No. 2- 200-255 lbs. 47.00-48.70, No. 2-4 225-300 lbs. 41.0045.75, No. 1-3 185-195 lbs. 45.0047.20. Sows $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1-3 315-540 lbs. sows 37.0042.00, No. 2-3 265-570 lbs. 32.50-36.50. Boars 23.50-32.00. FEEDER PIGS 333. US No. 1-3 20-35 feeder pigs 15.00- No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 30.00- No. 1-3 50-80 lbs. 38,0049.00 per head, No. 1-3 145-180 lbs. 30.00-36.00 cwt, Utility 35-50 lbs. 15.00-26.50 per head. - SHEEP 39. Few Choice 70-90 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 60.00-63.00, Good 40-90 MUNCY-CHIEF PREMIUM 9,000 3251 b Tensile Strength 231 ft per lb MUNCY-CHiEF PREMIUM 10,000 2901 b Tensile Strength 257 ft per lb * 1 3*50 Per Bale : 'P ! r Amount NAME ADDRESS CITY PHONE Please check information below Acres Farmed i Farmer n Agn Business □ Student r Check here if interested in being a dealer or salesman for Muncy-Chief Seeds 42.00- Slaughter ewes 12.00- few yearlings 26.00- Joliet Cattle Joliet, Illinois February 23,1978 Cattle Friday through Wed nesday’s salable receipts 7,000,5 days last week 6,520, same period last year 8,474. At mid-week slaughter steers and heifers traded steady to 25 lower than Wednesday of last week. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 34 1125- 1350 lbs. 47.0048.00 Monday; 47.00-47.75 Wednesday. Choice 24 1075-1250 lbs. 46.0047.00, mostly 46.0046.50 Wednesday; 2-3.950-1075 lbs. 45.0046.00, mostly 45.0045.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 43.00- 45.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 34 950- 1075 lbs. 44.7545.25. Choice 2- 4 875-1000 lbs. 44.0044.75; 2-3 800-875 lbs. 42.0044.00. Mixed MUNCY-CHI HYBRIDS MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA 88 *ORDER FROM LOCAL DEALER OR DIRECT-TRUCKING PREPAID EASTERN U S, Fill in coupon below ★ FOR FREE. PECIPE BOOK ★ AWARD BOOK & PRICE LIST ★ Vi PRICE OFFER TO FFA 4-H & FARM GROUPS icres Corn Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 41.0043.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 31.00-34.00. Compared with the previous week’s close: closing prices on slaughter steers were steady to 2S lower, decline mainly on good and choice. Heifers were mostly 25 lower, in -900 lbs. Cows closed 1.00-2.00 900 lbs. cows closed 1.00-2.00 lower. Pulls were firm to 1.00 higher. Four Day Receipts 14,56? Previous Week li,Boo A Year Ago 15,000 Fed cattle prices weakened on the initial session in the face of an uncertain carcass trade and a non-slaughter holiday in some plants in observance of President’s Day. However, midweek trading was active 'h Seed Corn Contract Grower Prices SPECIAL SAVINGS ON EARLY ORDERS * Up to 25 Pushel $2 00 per bu off Spring 1978 prices * Over 25 bushel $3 00 per bu off Spring 1978 prices FOR 1979 DELIVERY Additional Savings of 1% off per month for advance payment to April 1,1979. Offer Expires April 30,197 S STATE. Age Omaha Cattle February 23,1978 (Turn to Page 15) t.’ II ZIP. □Advisor
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