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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1956
Page
5
Lancaster market reports broad cattle activity with 15 000 cattle across the western markets, but local slaughter steers show weakness and steady cow prices. Calf and feeder sales remain active with several lots reaching 23 00 to 24 00 and a few prime steers around 2300.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Cramer of Pequea celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary on February 5. Mrs Cramer formerly Mary Elizabeth Douts is 75. Mr Cramer is 83. They have six children 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren and remain healthy. A daughter, Mrs Harold Herr of Pequea, notes he still works half a day and reads Lancaster Farming.
Hogs fall from recent high, barrows and gilts 1400 to 1500 in mixed lots, and sows 850 to 1100 with sharpened bids. Sheep show firm to higher demand with lambs strong, light-weight 22.00 to 22.50 per hundredweight, overall lambs 1950 to 2150, aged sheep scarce. Prices reference week comparisons and weights in pounds.
Demand remained strong at Rohrerstown auction with 86 700 broilers listed and 74 375 sold at 22 25 cents per lb. Martin H Weaver topped the market with 3100 Red Wantress at 25 cents to Roy E Ream. Sales by lots detail growers, breeds and prices including Barred Cross and White Vantress with multiple parcels and buyers in Harrisburg area.
Broiler prices fell about five cents Tuesday with 34 850 birds sold in nine lots. Eleven lots totaling 46 250 were listed, 10 lots of 43 250 sold. Prices ranged 22.5 to 24 cents, average 22 85. Buyer and seller details by lot noted.
A record lists multiple poultry lots with breeders and buyers including Mandata Poultry Manbeck Producers Coop and Tilley s Poultry. Lots specify White Vantress Red Vantress Indian River Cross Barred Cross Cockerels and Mountains with quantities weights weeks and percentages of 24 and 22 percent to various buyers in late February.
Charlie Potter a 44 year old Communist party organizer attended a Billy Graham event to learn what it was about He says Graham converted him to Christianity he quit his Marxist beliefs and his job and now plans to travel sharing that Christianity is the answer to Communism.
Admiral Yarnell, now 80, cautions on nuclear war. The item lists multiple sales and bidders including Vantress and Grimes & Hauer with percentages and dates, noting withdrawals and transfers across White Mountains and Indian River Cross properties.
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