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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1955
Page
5
Cattle run 2234 head for week. slaughter steers 1200 lbs and under mostly steady, over 1200 slow to weak. Feeders slow to steady. bulk choice fed steers 975-1200 lbs mostly $20.00-$21.50, some 1100-lb prime $22.00-$22.50. Cows, bulls, vealers reported with utility prices around $12-$18 for cows and $23-$28 for vealers, and stocker activity mixed.
Rohrerstown sales report for December 22 1955 shows prices largely below the prior year with bids mainly late and a sale range of 17 to 19 percent averaging 18.96. The record lists consignors buyers and lots including D E Horn and Co Nelson Fitz Mandata Poultry and Roy E Ream with White Vantress Indian River Cross and Red Vantress breeds in 9 to 16 week stock, some sales and several withdrawals prior to sale.
The auction notes a mostly steady barrow and gilt market with some 50 cent gains for top lots. Feeder weights 180 to 280 pounds traded around 13 to 14 dollars, with hogs and lambs seeing higher bids and lighter buyers scarce. Sows ranged near 1000 to 1150 dollars, lambs up about 100 dollars from last week with good and choice lots at 1800 to 2100 dollars.
Eggs firm with higher prices and tight supplies. Large to Jumbo sizes fetch 45 to 63 cents, whites 58 to 63, browns 57 to 61, with various standards and extras quoted. Turkey demand steady for light supplies. bronze hens at 50 cents and young toms 31 to 38 cents. Receipts totaled 5,040 cases by track. regional arrivals included Maryland 7,900 lbs, Delaware 9,200 lbs, Virginia 4,000 lbs.
Seventy six Pennsylvania Guernseys reach the 96 finalists for the 1955 All American Contest sponsored by the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Finalist names include Lake Louise Royal Superb owned by Raymond Goeringer Dallas Max im of McDonald Farms Wyne Beau's Cherub owned by James D Berry Jr Titusville Applebrook Predictions Carla owned by Charles P O Connor and more. Final selections by a committee led by M G Seath Delbert Kingston and C Hilton Boynton will be announced February 1 1956 with placings recorded in the AGCC performance register.
The Lancaster County figures indicate increases in potato production for home use and sale and tobacco harvest trends during 1950 to 1954. Dairy, poultry, and other livestock farms also changed, with total farm counts and types adjusted as shown in the table.
Stronger broiler prices after Christmas pushed average to 21.8 cents at Lancaster Poultry Exchange Rohrerstown sale on Tuesday. About 45,000 birds were listed with multiple lots sold and bids from buyers including Aaron S. Fisher and Harold Folkman. top price 24 percent on Red Vantress, 11 weeks four days.
Fulton Grange announced a 32 foot expansion at the rear of Fulton Grange Hall to be built soon. At the Oaklyn Christmas party Master Charles McSparran named three Grange representatives to the milk price hearing: Thomas Galbreath Martin Eshleman and Russell Hart. The event featured a gift exchange Carol singing and refreshments with Ruth Ann Armstrong in charge of the Juvenile Grange program and Mabel Brabson supervising the Subordinate Grange program.
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