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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1958
Page
13
Record cattle receipts expected to exceed estimates by 500 head with slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to 50 cents lower. Prices ranged from around 26 to 29 per hundredweight for various grades. hogs showed slow, uneven trade down 25 to 75 cents with heavy weights most affected.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson announced he cannot visit the Soviet Union this summer due to extreme pressure from legislative and agricultural policy matters. He sent a cable to the US Embassy in Moscow expressing regrets and noting a desire to visit in the future, and thanked the Soviet hosts for courtesies to the agricultural exchange group.
Northeastern Poultry Producers Council hosts a Harrisburg exhibition to tackle poultry sales barriers. Jeffrey Coates of Akron Pa leads a workshop on sales tactics with Dr Alfred Van Wagenen noting selling challenges. October 8 highlights merchandising strategies for poultry and eggs and promotional campaigns for industry channels.
Lancaster market notes show weight canners $14, yearling bulls $25, stockers $26 27, calves with prime $31 32 for 160 220 lb, hogs slow with barrows $24 25, sows $17 20, sheep mixed with spring lambs $23 25 and utilities $18 22. Trade activity steady to slow across categories with limited Monday demand.
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