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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1958
Page
5
Lancaster market reports 60 percent more slaughter cattle week over week with steers and heifers up to 75 cents higher on top grades. Cows and bulls bid steady to strong while stockers and feeders hold steady. veal prices jump 1 to 2 dollars with prime vealers up to 38. Hogs run 1,212 head with similar week age totals.
December 31 Philadelphia market shows ready to cook Young Chicken and Hens with steady or fair demand. Prices paid delivered warehoused in cents per pound range from 23 28 29 to 34 41, with notable receipts from Maryland Delaware North Carolina and other states totaling about 453000 pounds.
Barrows and gilts were steady to 50 cents lower than last Thursday with lows steady. US 1-3 hogs 190-230 lbs brought 20.50 to 21.00, some 21.25 to 22.00 on several lots. mixed grades 230-250 lbs ranged 20.00 to 20.50, with light lots around 160 lbs at 20.00. Lows 300-550 lbs quoted 14.50 to 18.00. Sheep volume light with slaughter lambs at 100.00 to 150.00 higher. good native wooled lambs 75-95 lbs 22.50 to 25.50, utility and low good 19.00 to 22.50.
At Lancaster on December 27 the first post holiday broiler sale moved 93,200 birds with an average price of 17.11 cents per pound. The sale featured many lots of White Vantress and Martin's Whites from growers such as Weaver Auker Yarnall Farms and Cool Creek Wantz, with prices mainly in the 17 to 18 cent range and a few fowl reaching 24 percent cents.
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