29—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 24,1978
Top dairymen chosen
(Continued from Page 1)
Larry and Yvonne Mum-
mert of East Berlin R 2.
Mummert, a 1962 graduate
of Spring Grove High School,
won the coveted honor for
Inter-State Milk Producers
Cooperative. The Stonesifers
Slaughter steer
prices lower
(Continued from Page!)
Choice, mainly 2, weighing
1100 to 1225 lbs. brought
$54.75 to 55.75.
According to the Lan
caster Weekly Livestock
Market, which is dated June
23, and bases its reports on
markets held in Lancasster
County for the first three
days of the week, prices
compared to last week’s
close for slaughter steers
were down, $1.50 to 2.00
lower.
The report relates that
high choice and prime 34
slaughter steers weighing
1100 to 1325 lbs. brought
$54.50 to 57.00; with a few in
the early part of the week
bringing $57.00 to 58.35.
Choice steers, 24, weighing
1000 to 1375 lbs. brought
$53.00 to 56.00, with sales on
Monday and Tuesday mainly
$55.50 to 57.50.
The Lancaster Weekly
Livestock Market states that
slaughter heifers were
steady, cows were fully
steady, bullocks were steady
to $l.OO higher, and bulls
Vi ere $l.OO to 1.50 higher.
For a more complete
check on the prices of
slaughter steers this week,
check the market listings
which start on page 2.
On the Futures market,
cattle prices were also lower
this week. Chicago cattle
prices for August were
quoted at 49.60, as of closmg
bids on June 22, down from
52.15 last week.
One commodity specialist
stated that he believed that
lower prices are due to
farmers who have ac
captured the title among
contestants who are
members bf Maryland
Cooperative Milk Producers,
Inc.
Graybeal, a 1963 graduate
of Solanco High School, was
a runner-up in last year’s
contest. He, his wife, as well
cumulated a lot of cattle and
have now decided to sell
them, some panicking when
the price began to drop.
They decided to sell their
cattle now rather than take
the chance of getting a big
loss later.
One commodity specialist
foresees higher prices in the
future for he thinks the
packers are empty, right
now refusing to pay the high
prices that the cattle are
bringing.
One day soon, he thought
the prices will go up again,
as the packers will have to
buy the meat needed.
Looking further ahead to
the future, he predicts that
prices for the slaughter
steers will continue to rise,
due to the national supply.
There just aren’t going to be
enough cattle around and it
isn’t possible to replace
them as quickly as they will
be needed, he related.
WHAT’S MEW!
The car of the future through
greater use of high strength super
plastics will be lighter than ever
According to a fiber glass industry
spokesman first production parts
made of new super plastics matenal
should be on the road by 1980 of
fenng a weight savings of 50 per
cent or more per part This will
mean cars no longer will need
heavy spnngs heavy shock absor
oers and similar items which add to
total weight and costs
Auto makers believe lighter
matenals will help them meet
federal regulations requmng a fleet
average fuel economy of 27 5 miles
per gallon bv 1985
as the other winning couples
will attend the National Milk
Producers Federation
meeting in Seattle this
November. There were 15
couples entered in the
contest which the Graybeals
won. Placing second were
Douglas and Evelyn Perrow,
of Spout Spring, Va. Third
were Larry and Mary Ann
Kulp of Martinsburg, Pa.,
and fourth’were G. Edward
and Mary Jo Fiedler of Bel
Air,Md.
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In the MCMP contest, Jay
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Inter-State’s finalists
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Shriver of Ohio who en-
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dred guests to follow th e
example of Californians
letting their legislators kn 0w _
what they think of
ment regulations.