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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1958
Page
9
Lancaster January sale reports broilers averaging around 18 cents per pound with 77 150 birds sold and prices ranging from 17.2 to 18.54 cents. December totals show 329 300 birds sold with 307 025 broilers and an average of 16.40 cents.
Chicago hogs fair to strong with most classes up about 25 cents and notable demand for 190 to 225 pound barrows and gilts. prices ranged up to 19.75 for Nos 1 and 2. Slaughter steers were slow and mostly steady while cows and bulls remained active and steady. lambs and sheep showed robust demand with high prime and woolly lambs bringing top dollars.
Estimated cattle receipts in Baltimore were about 10 percent higher than a week prior and 18 percent above the year-ago day. Slaughter steers and heifers dominated receipts, with cows making up the remainder. Prices for slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady versus last week, with spots up to 50 cents higher for good grade lots. cows and bulls unchanged. Weaners and calves showed little change as stockers and feeders were limited and barely tested the market.
Federal State Market News Service reports Lancaster market data for January 8. Slaughter steers and heifers steady. cows and bulls fully steady. stockers and feeders 50 cents higher. Receipts about 45 percent stockers, 15 percent cows/bulls. fewer slaughter steers than last week. prices listed for various weight ranges and grades. calves and hogs also summarized with prices for vealers and barrows and gilts.
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