I Qualify (Sr Special Prices from Blend Plants and Sprayer Parts and Conveyors Accessories Polyethylene Tanks Liquid Metering Systems Dry Spreaders and Hi-Boy Sprayers Tenders GVM "FOAM MARKER" '^l Mark your swath with the dependable GVM FOAM MARKER. Ideal for use on sprayers, spreaders or notill planters SPECIAL PRICE $lO6O mi Distributors of; Features: • Cab or tractor mounted control box • Hose, fittings and blabbers included • 12 volt motor and piston compressor • 22 gallon horizontal or 30 gallon vertical tank (40 gallon extra) P.O. Box 058 Oigleiville, PA 17307 INCORPORATED (717)677-6197 cam INCORPORATED Manufacturers of; Pull-type Sprayers Foam Markers Nozzle Alerts Nozzle Check Valves GPA Meters - Total Gal Electric Boom Pressure Meters Gauge POLYPROPYLENE VALVES SPECIAL PRICES 1 Vi" fall port * $22.00 2" full port - $29.00 Special Prices in Effect Mar. 12 thru Mar. 26 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19,1983—A33 Weekly Summary Friday, March 18 Report suppled by PDA Markets: 16. CATTLE; 6979. Compared with 6332 head last week, and 6504 head a year ago. Compared with last weeks’s market: Slaughter steers. strong to 1.00 higher; SI. heifers steady to 1.00 higher; SI. cows 1.00 2.50 .higher; SI. bullocks . small supply uneven; Si. bulls unevenly steady to 1.00 higher. .SI. steers: High Choice & Prime No. 3-4,66.00 69.50; Choice No. 24, 61.0067.00; Good 58.0062.00; Standard 49.00 57.50. SI. hejfers: Choice 57.50 62.85; Good 53.00-59.00; Standard 48.0054.00. SI. cows: Utiltiy & Commercial 42.5047.00, few to 49.00; Cutters 40.00-44.75, few 46.50; Canner & L. Cutter 36.50 41.00. few 44.00; Shells down to 25.00. SI. bullocks; Choice 58.50 61.25; Good 54.0059.75', .(few) Standard 50.0054.50. SI. bulls; Yield Grade No. 1, 10002200 lbs. 49.0058.75; Yield Grade No. 2,900 1500 lbs. 46.0053,50. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, (few) MflHiiim Frame No. 1. 300-700 lbs. 53.0W59.00. Heifers. Large Frame No. 1, 400-700 lbs. 53.50- 62.00; Large Frame No. 2 350-700 lbs. 50.00-57.50 Medium Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs. 47.50-58.00, few to 65.50. Bulls few Med. Frame No.l, 400-600 lbs. CALVES: .4043. Compared with 3902 head last week and 4052 head a year ago. Vealers strong to 5.00 higher, (few) Prime 114.00-135.00; Choice 95.00-118.00; Good 80.00- 96.00, few to 100.00; 110-130 lbs. 65.00-85.00; 90-110 lbs. 54.00-62.00; 65-90 lbs. 45.00-56.00; Utility 50-110 lbs. 35.00-48.00; few down to 10.00. FARM CALVES: active. Hoi. Bulls 00-130 lbs. 50.00-104.00, mostly 60.00-90.00; Hoi. Heifers 85- 140 lbs. 57.00-130.00, mostly 70.00 96.00. Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers 70-110 lbs. 60.00-100.00. HOGS: 8124. Compared with 7292 head last week and 8360 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts 1.00 1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs. 31.00-52.50, few 54.00; No. 1-3 200 250 lbs. 50.00-51.50; No. 2-3 200-285 lbs. 48.0051.00; No. 1-3 140190 lbs. 45.0049.00; Sows unevenly steady. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 46.00-52.00, few to 52.75; No. 2-3 300750 lbs. 40.0047.50. Boars 39.0045.00. FEEDER PIGS: 831. Compared with 949 head last week and 632 a year ago. Mostly 2.005.00 higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 28.00-45.00; No. 1-3 3550 lbs. 45.0055.00; No. 1-3 SO SO lbs. 55.00-63.00 per head. SHEEP: 1240. Compared with 882 head last week and 757 bead a year ago. - Wooled si. lambs uneven; Spring si. lambs to the Easter trade mostly stong to 10.00 higher. Choice 2040 lbs. spring lambs 100.00-141.00,40-65 lbs. 75.00 99.00; 65-100 lbs. 70.00-86.00;' Good 4080 lbs. 61.00-80.00; Choice wooled lambs 70120 lbs. 59.00 75.00; Good 60105 lbs. 52.0065.00. SI. ewes: 14.0029.00. 3 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES: 1734. Compared with 2517 head last week, and 1507 head a year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs highly uneven, extremes 12.00 higher to 12.00 lower. US No. 1-220 40 lbs. 136.00166.00, few to 190.00, 4050 lbs. 118.00143.00, 5660 lbs. 99.00126.00, 6070 lbs. 89.00110.00; US No. 25 3050 lbs. 112.00140.00, few to 156.00. (Turn to Page A 34)
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