Leesport
Livestock
Wednesday, April 30
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 299. Supply in
cluded 76 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed-
-market, slaughter
steers steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows $2.25-13.25
lower. Choice 950-1365 lbs.
slaughter steers 59.50-65.25,
few 65.75, Good 57.00-59.25,
Standard 55.25-57.00, few
your American Banker.
Your American Bankers William Hughes Gene Richard
The best thing any banker can do for a farmer is
understand his day-to-day needs. That’s why the Agri-
Business Department at American Bank is so success
ful with local farmers. Our people have a farming back
ground, so when they come out to see you, they speak
your language.
Since the turn of the century, American Bank has
had a special kinship with farmers and their land. Over
the years we’ve kept pace with their needs with loans
£r
IQUU MQUtSNC
LENDER
With over 65 offices throughout Berks, Chester, Montgomery, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh and Schuylkill Counties
Livestock market and auction news
Utility 51.50-53.85. Choice
850-1200 lbs. slaughter
heifers 58.50-01.25, few Good
52.50-57.00. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
46.75-49.75, one at 50.25,
Cutters.4s.3s-47.85, few 50.25,
few Canner and Low Cutters
42.25-45.00, Shells down to
40.00. Good and Choice
slaughter bullocks 57.00-
62.75, one at 66.50. yield
Grade No. 1, 1300-1775 lbs.
slaughter bulls 58.80-62.75,
few #2, 1100-1300 lbs. 53.35;
He comes face-to-face with
your day-to-day business.
58.25. Large Frame #2, 400-
600 lbs. feeder steers 60.00-
70.00, few 725-950 lbs. 50.50-
55.00, Medium #1,300-600 lbs.
69.00- Few Large
Frame #1,585-680 lbs. feeder
heifers 55.00-57.00, few
Medium #1 460-610 lbs. 51.00-
58.50. Few Medium Frame
§2, 600-780 lbs. feeder bulls
65.00-
CALVES 91. Few Choice
vealers 95.00-115.00, few
Good 83.00-90.00, few
Standard and Good 120-130
for livestock, new equipment, construction and remod
eling. As times and needs changed, we helped with
lines of credit and operating capital. Today, we’re still
maintaining that pace with'additional financial services
like trusts, retirement and estate planning, and savings
and checking accounts.
If your present banker doesn’t see eye-to-eye, maybe
what you need is an American Banker. Just give us
a call at (215) 375-5993. We’ll talk it over, face-to-face.
Good bankers Good neighbors
Amebxcan
Bank
A FULL SCRVICt RANK MIMRCR FDIC
lbs. 65.00-70.00, few Utility
50-90 lbs. 30.00-55.00. Farm
Calves; Hoi. bulls 90-130 lbs.
90.00- mostly 110.00-
127.50; few Hoi. heifers 100-
145 lbs. 145.00-151.00; few
Beef cross bulls & heifers
100-145 lbs. 104.00-145.00.
HOGS 371. Barrows and
gilts 50 , -|l lower. US No. 1-2
200-245 lbs. barrows and gilts
30.00- No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 29.00-30.00, No. 2-3 195-
285 lbs. 28.25-29.00, No. 1-3
160-190 lbs. 24.50-25.75. Sows
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 3,1980—A13
uneven, steady to weak. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
25.00-27.50, few 30.75. Boars
25.25-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 330. US
No. 1-3 25-50 lbs. feeder pigs
35.00-45.00 per hun
dredweight, 1 lot 50.00, No. 1-
3 50-75 lbs. 34.00-35.00, No. 1-3
85-125 lbs. 21.50-26.50, one lot
140 lbs. at 30.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 98. Choice 35-55
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
80.0036.00, few 95.0 C, few 60-
BO lbs. 75.00-79.00. Few
Choice 90-115 lbs. wooled
Uunbs 62.00-72.00. Slaughter
ewes 20.0040.00.
GOATS 32. Large goats
30.00- per head; Kids
20.00- small kids 7.00-
14.00 per head.
Westminster
Feeder Pigs
Friday, April 25
Report supplied by auction
1052 Pigs: Compared to
last month prices were $2.00
to $4.00 lower. All pigs
weighed on arrival by the
pound.
No. 1 & 2: 116 head 31-37
lbs. 39.0047.50; 138 head 41-
44 lbs. 47.00-53.00; 271 bead
40-48 lbs. 35.0044.00; 40 bead
50 lbs. 50.50; 82 head 5058
lbs. 36.0044.50; 199 head 60-
67 lbs. 35.0040.50; 41 head 73-
83 lbs. 34.50-36.00.
No. 2&3: 60head25-27 lbs.
45.00-57.50; 22 head 50 lbs.
25.00.
Pseudorabies
infects 6 herds
LANCASTER—Two more
Lancaster County swine
herds were found to be in
fected with pseudorabies
during the past week,
bringing the total number of
infected herds in
southeastern Pennsylvania
to six.
The infected herds now
include four in Lancaster
County and .one each in
Dauphin and Lebanon
counties. The Lancaster
County herds are located in
the northern and eastern
sections, primarily the
Denver and East Earl areas.
The Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture’s
investigation is continuing,
according to Dr. John Cable,
Chief of the Swine Health
Division, Bureau of Animal
Industry.
Sixteen herds had been
under quaratine, according
to Dr. Cable, including
precautionary measures
taken with herds who had
come into contact with in
fected herds. The quaratine
has been released from five
such herds, bringing the
total number under
quarantine presently to 11.
SPORIINII
CHOICE