AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 24,1984
Apple Market News
Monday, March 19
Report supplied by PDA
Demand is continuing to be good
and prices remain steady. There is
a downward trend in supply as
more packers are finishing
operations for the year. Sales last
week show a continuing strong
market in 12/3 bagged apples as
six grower, packers, shippers
report movement of 35,635 cartons,
12/3 bagged apples, and sales of
8,265 cartons of traypacked apples
show a substantial increase over
last week.
This will be the final Apple
Market News report for the 1983-84
marketing season.
SUMMARY
Prices quoted below are
wholesale, truckload, f.o.b. at the
orchard or packing house;
Bagged apples, Regular storage
Cartons, 12/3# bags, 2V Min.
York Impreial, U.S. Fancy, some
$5.50.
Bagged apples, CA Storage
Cartons, 12/3# bags, 2V’ Min. Red
Delicious - U.S. Ex. Fancy 9.00;
Red Delicious U.S. Fancy 7.00-7.50,
m. 7.50; Red Delicious Comb.
Grade, U.S. Fancy & U.S. Ex.
Fancy 7.50-7.75; Golden Delicious
U.S. Fancy few, 7.00; Golden
Delicious Comb. Grade, U.S.
Fancy & US Ex. Fancy 7.50; Law
Romes U.S. Extra Fancy 8.00-9.00,
mo. 8.00; Law Romes U.S. Fancy
7.5045.00 mo. 7.50; Law Romes
Comb, grade, U.S. Fancy & U.S.
Ex. Fancy 8.00-9.00 mo. 8.00; Red
Romes U.S. Fancy 7.00; Red
Romes Comb, grade, U.S. Fancy &
U.S. Ex. Fancy 7.50; Red Stayman
U.S. Fancy 7.50; Red Stayman
Comb, grade, U.S. Fancy & U.S.
Ex. Fancy 7.00.
Traypack, CA storage; Red
Delicious, U.S. Ex. Fancy 125
count 10.00; Red Delicious, U.S.
Ex. Fancy 113 count some 10.50,
mo. 11.00; Red Delicious U.S. Ex.
Fancy 100 count some 10.75, mo.
11.50; Red Delicious Comb, grade
U.S. Fancy & U.S. Ex. Fancy 113
count mo. 9.75-10.50, occ.; Red
Delicious, Comb, grade U.S. Fancy
& U.S. Extfa Fancy 125 count mo.
9.00, occ. 9.75; Stayman Comb.
MATERIALS
ATRAZINE 4
DUEL *
BICEP *
LASSO 4
SUTAN + 4
BLADEX *
LASSO-ATRAZINE
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
Grade, U.S. bancy & U fc> Exlia
Fancy 113 count some 15.00.
Golden Delicious Comb. Grade,
U.S. Fancy & U.S. Extra Fancy 100
count 9.00, occ. 10.00; Golden
Delicious Comb. Grade, U.S.
Fancy & U.S. Ex. Fancy 113 count
few, 9.50; Golden Delicious Comb.
Grade U.S. Fancy & U.S. Ex.
Fancy 125 count mo. 10.00 occ.
10.50; Law Romes Comb. Grade
U.S. Fancy & U.S. Ex. Fancy 100
count 11.00; Red Romes Comb.
Grade, U.S. Fancy & U.S. Ex.
Fancy 125 count 9.25; Red Romes
Comb. Grade, U.S. Fancy & U.S.
Ex. Fancy 113 count 9.75; Red
Romes Comb. Grade, U.S. Fancy
& U.S. Ex. Fancy 100 count 11.00.
NEW WILMINGTON
LIVESTOCK
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, March 19
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 285. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents to 1.00 higher. Few
Good 60-64.75, few standard 54.75-
55.75. One Choice slaughter heifer
62.50, few Good 53.75-58.00, Stan
dard 47-53.50. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 45-
49.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 42-
47.50, Canner & Low Cutter 34.50-
42.00, Shells down to 25.00. Few
Yield Grade #1 1210-1690 lbs.
slaughter bulls 51.25-57.00, one
Yield Grade #21105 lbs. at 47.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. Large
Frame #2 Holstein 380-695 lbs.
44.00-49.50. Medium Frame #1 460-
650 lbs. feeder heifers 44.50-49.25,
Medium & Large Frame #1 325-550
lbs. feeder bulls 56.50-65.50, few
550-710 lbs. 50-53.50, Medium &
Large Frame #2 335-535 lbs. 45.50-
50.00.
CALVES 393. Vealers Good &
Choice 2.00-3.00 higher ‘steady to
strong, Choice 80.-93.00, Good 65-
80.00, Standard 54-65.00. Standard
& Good 90-130 lbs. 48.00-63.00, 65-85
lbs. 35.00-50.00. Utility 40-125 lbs.
10.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
95-130 lbs. 70.00-100.00. Holstein
Heifers 90-120 lbs. 55-62.00.
HOGS 491 Barrows & gilts
TOXEPHENE
PARAQUAT
PRINCEP
FURADAN
COUNTER
DYFONATE
* ETC.
Livestock market and auction news
iiu.-jilj 100 lugnei US No 1-2 210-
2211 Ih.s ban uw.s & gills 47 50-49 00,
No l-,i 200-265 lbs 46.00-47 50, few
No l-.i 160-190 lbs 27 00-39 00
bows weak to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-
2 215-695 lbs Sows 40-48 25, No 2-2
220-590 lbs 25-40.50 Boars 22.00-
27 25.
FEEDER PIGS 29. Few US No.
1-2 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 28-28.00
per head, few No 1-2 70-90 lbs 29-
50.00 per head.
SHEEP 91. Few Choice & Prime
New Crop lamb 50-80 lbs 85-89 00,
Choice 70-95 wool slaughter lambs
61-72.00, few Choice & Prime 85-120
lbs, 75.-84.00, one lot al 64 00
Slaughter ewes 12.00-21.00.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, March 21
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts: 7,000. Same
day last week; 10,700. Trends in
FOODS INC.
We will receive
your market hogs
New Winter Hours *
8 AM - 12:45 PM
Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays & Fridays
Located at the Vintage Sales
Stables, Paradise, PA
You will be paid immediately.
No commission or
yard fees deducted.
Reduced waiting time.
Premium prices are paid
for extra fancy hogs.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster.
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows
50 to 60 Hood
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier A Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
; Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 |,
I |QualJfjed Pseudqrables Free Herd #55! 1
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
IF IN NEED OF BRED GILTS
DON'T MISS THIS SALE
OF 60 HEAD
20 gilts due between Apr. 20 & 26
20 more due between Apr. 26 &
MayS
SPECIAL MENTION
Plus 20 2nd Litters Due
Between Apr. 20 & 25
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold Uu Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach. Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE MAY 11
Call Ed Herrmann
for daily market quotations
717-442-4742
afternoon trading unchanged from
eaily Feeder Steers steady to 50
tents higher, Feeder Heifers
steady to 1.00 higher. Demand
good. Steer trading moderately
active-, Heifer trading active. Bulk
of cattle off wheat. Supply largely
medium and large frame 1 and
mixed 1-2 450-000 lb. Feeder Steers
and 400-700 lb. Feeder Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1 350-500 lb.
72.00- ; 500-550 lb. 68.00-73.10;
550-600 lb. 65.75-69.75 ; 600-700 lb.
65.00- lot gaunt 605 lb. 69.00;
700-800 lb. 64.50-67.20, several 65.50-
66.50 ; 800-900 lb. 63.90-66.30 ; 900-
10001 b. 63.10-63.90.
MIXED SMALL AND MEDIUM
FRAME 1: 450-500 lb. 69.60-72.00;
550-775 lb. 65.4066.50.
MEDIUM AND
FRAME MIXED 1-2 : 300-500 lb.
66.00-72.00 ; 500-600 lb. 64.50-67.00;
600-750 lb. 63.50-66.50 ; 815 lb. gaunt
62.70; 820 lb. 62.30.
LARGE FRAME 2: Holsteins
375-500 lb. 51.25-53.10 ; 650-825 lb.
53.00-53.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium
and Large Frame 1 250-500 lb.
58.90-64.50 ; 500-600 lb. 58.00-63.50,
lots reputation brand gaunt 505-510
lb. 63.80-64.50 ; 600-750 lb. 60.20-
62.50; 800-900 lb. 59.70-61 25.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME MIXED 1-2 : 300-500 lb.
54.50-60.00, mostly 56.75 up; 500-700
lb. 56.00-60.00.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 2 : 400-600 lb. 53.50-55.00.
RC.
FOR THE WEEK. Feeder
Steers and Heifers under 525 lb
1.00-2.00 higher; heavier weights 50
cents to 1.00 lower; Slaughter Cows
firm to 1.00 higher; Bulls fully 2.00
higher.
LARGE
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars
• Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P M
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
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