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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
9
The cattle market report shows slaughter steers 1100 lbs and lighter steady to weak, heavier weights down 50 to 75 cents. Heifers scarce steady to 25 cents lower, cows mostly steady, bulls up to 25 cents, stockers slow but mostly steady. Receipts 1093 cattle, hogs 1202, sheep 436.
USDA report from Philadelphia notes unsettled market with surplus supplies across classes and light, selective demand. Prices show specific ranges for pullets, caponettes, cockerels, turkeys, ducks, and young birds across quality tiers.
Deep market unsettled with increased offerings of large extras at slightly lower prices and slow sale. Other grades fair demand with adequate supplies. Wholesale prices list minima and ranges for AA large white brown and mixed colors. Receipts Dec 6 totaling 3,730 cases by truck.
Poultry auction at Lancaster Poultry Exchange shows prices up versus last year with 8 lots totaling 29 700 birds sold and 5 dots at 25 500. Average price 19 42 cents. year ago receipts 68 050 birds, 11 lots 47 050 birds sold at 18 19 cents. Deals include Mull er and Bushong Buyers, Victor F Weaver Inc, James Moban, Fruitville Farms, Grimes and Hauer, and Harry F Weaver Jr among others.
Baltimore wholesale prices show steady to slightly higher on fryers, heavy hens, pullets and geese with moderate receipts. Tom turkeys and Muscovy ducks held firm or declined with demand centered on top quality. hens remain in fair to good demand. Prices per pound: fryers 25-27, heavy hens 23-26, pullets 32, toms 32, hens 42-43, ducks 24-25, geese 30.
In Rohrerstown Pennsylvania the Lancaster Poultry Exchange reported Sale 104 on Thursday December 1 1955 with 45 lots totaling 123615 birds offered. Prices ranged from 20 to 22 1 2 cents with a Thursday average of 20 1 2 cents on 41 lots. Consignors include Malport Roller Mills John B Noll Donald Noll and many other growers with White Vantress Indian River Cross Red Vantress and Belts among birds sold to Victor F Weaver Inc Grimes & Hauer Meaders Poultry and Producers Cooperative Exchange at 20% or 31 and 80% on select lots.
In St Joseph Missouri four people hired by County Clerk Floyd Inman to count absentee votes were paid five dollars each. They handled a total of four votes in the process.
The Lancaster Opera Workshop stages Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian-Carlo Menotti at Reynolds Junior High School Lancaster on December 10 with two performances at 2 30 and 8 30 p m A 2 30 youth concert precedes the show with a carol sing The afternoon Amahl is sung by 12 year old Robert Stephen Janes and the evening by 12 year old Paul P Martin II The cast includes Ann Jones Jack L Ryan Clinton W Bell Jr E J Tighe Jr Mervin Blank and Bonnie Hoeltzel Dorothy Rose Smith directs with Frederick Robinson as artistic director Tickets are at Workshop Headquarters 404 N Duke Street or Troup s Music House or from workshop members.
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