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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1970
Page
12
Slaughter steers 50-100 higher with several 150 higher on heavy weights. Cows up 100-200, bulls strong to 50 higher. Veal calves and hogs show broad gains. weekly and Friday sale results list mixed lots across cattle, hogs, sheep, and vealers with multiple weight ranges and grade distinctions.
A Lebanon Valley Auction on Tuesday features 146 head of cattle with prices listed for steers heifers cows cutters and bulls plus 195 head of veal calves hogs feeder pigs and sheep. Notable ranges include good steers 1925-2925 utility 2100-2785 veal calves 50-5700 hogs 195-240 per 100 pounds sows 350-1125 pounds and feeder pigs 8.75-11.25 per head.
Prices paid by dealers for No 2 and better hay and straw at farm in Pennsylvania on Monday December 21 show steady to firm levels. Alfalfa 32.00 to 40.00 per ton with some sales to 45.00. Timothy 22.00 to 33.00. Mixed 25.00 to 35.00. Straw 25.00 to 40.00. mulch 16.00 to 26.00. Reported by Bureau of Markets Pa. Dept. of Agriculture.
Friday market listings show 84 roads hay including alfalfa timothy clover and mixed hay with per hundredweight prices. Straw is offered in 20 loads with multiple price points.
Chicago weekly market note incomplete as cattle prices and trends were not available at press time due to an early edition. This brief item notes a delay in market data for readers awaiting livestock pricing and futures cues.
There is no beef cattle sale at New Holland on Thursday. Next sale set for December 31 with hogs priced 820 retail 17 60 nine, heavyweights 16 17.25, wholesale 17.25 17.60, sows 10 13 75, boars 10 11. Calves priced 118 choice and prime 49 55, good and low choice 42 48 50, standard 34 41 50, common 23 33 50. Hay and straw listed as 15 loads with hay 35 50 4500 and straw 40 45.
Closing bids show cattle stronger while hogs are steady. Potatoes and eggs are lower. Markets from the Commodity Dept Reynolds and Company.
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