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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1962
Page
12
Market news reports from Viatnet News Service on Friday April 27 show moderate trading for cattle and hogs. Slaughter steers and stockers offered steady to higher prices with various grades quoted, hogs and sows steady to higher, and sheep trading mixed with spring slaughter lambs mainly steady to higher.
Slaughter steers show a two way trend with high and prime grades easing while lower grades maintain demand. Steers average Choice and below steady to strong. 50-75 weight slaughter heifers mostly steady. cows steady to 25 lower. In wholesale trade steer prices steady to 50 lower. heifers steady to 25 lower. load prime 1276 lb steer at 31.25 with most primes 30.00-30.50 per cwt.
CATTLE sales and prices across categories show mixed moves with steers up 25-50 cents and cows steady to lower. Vealers strong with high grades 34-41 and standard to low good 26-30. hogs 119 cents, barrows and gilts up 25, calves firm. sheep minimal sale. New Holland reports varied auction results and livestock trade activity.
A fragmented local item notes a slow leaching process and rainfall in areas including New Holland and Hillcrest. The text mentions roadways and households affected by moisture, with references to communities Gap Hickory and numbers 4-21782 and 35-3455.
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