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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1959
Page
12
Voters across several states consider quotas for tobacco with 1955 results showing high support. Burley and flue cured crops face referenda on 42 pounds per acre parity and 492 million pounds for 1956 58 crops, reflecting statewide crop distributions from Pennsylvania to Georgia and Virginia.
Prime steers show strong early prices with high and choice lots listed. overall receipts lift bearish tone and carcass trends slide. Slaughter steers steady to 100 lower on Wednesday and uneven price moves persist into Thursday. heifers and cows also decline with canners and cutters hardest. Stockers and feeders hold steady to 50 lower as loads of prime slaughter steers and high choice ranges appear in the mix, with weights 950 to 1375 pounds scattered.
Hog receipts near 2100 head with barrows and gilts 50 to 75 lower after Wednesday. Sows scarce. good to choice hogs 18.25 to 19.50 per cwt. lighter 150 to 180 lb hogs 16.00 to 17.00. 230 to 250 lb butchers 16.50 to 17.50. Sheep receipts down. slaughter lambs steady with good to choice 21.00 to 22.50. feeders and calves with prices around 24 to 32 per cwt. Milk market notes: fluid milk production steady to slightly higher, demand fair to good, bottlers area seeing shifts toward cottage cheese channels. butter prices around 36.50.
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