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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
9
Lancaster market reports show hog sales mostly 50 to 75 cents lower than last Wednesday with barrows and gilts 180 to 240 pounds around 17.50 to 18.00 dollars. Cattle, calves, and sheep prices mixed. steers 1000 to 1314 pounds range 21.00 to 23.75, cows mostly 12.75 to 14.50, veal 100 to 200 dollars, lambs and mutton also softer than the prior week.
Washington Boro tomato growers report an excellent crop with stalks heavy in green fruit. Picking begins around July 1, with expected prices $18 to $20 per bushel for hot house green pack tomatoes. Henry Heltsey’s farm south of Washington Boro shows strong yields.
The Weather Bureau 30 day outlook forecasts below normal temperatures west of the divide and in the North Atlantic States and Gulf Coast region. Above normal temperatures are expected in the rest of the country with the largest departures in the Pacific Northwest and central states.
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports a Thursday sale of 92 025 broilers in 42 lots with prices from 17 to 20 1 2 cents, averaging 19 90 cents. Top bidder Jacob N Eshelman of Mount Joy sold 6600 White Vantresses nine weeks six days to College Hill Poultry.
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