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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1956
Page
5
Cattle receipts at Lancaster over three days were affected by storms with slaughter steers and yearlings mostly steady from last week. Prime cattle traded around 22.50 per cwt, with prime steers 1,046 to 1,382 pounds fetching 23.50, and calves seeing a push to 22.00 to 32.00 per hundredweight early in the week before settling.
Hog prices moved higher with US 1 75 5 week demand steady supplies moderate. Barrows and gilts 183 180 250 lb ranges 13 75 14 25 with small lots up to 14 75 other weights 13 00 13 75. Sows 8 50 10 50, cull head 11 50. Sheep bids 171 week prior 154 old crop wooled lambs plain value 50 cent to 1 dollar higher. Slaughter lambs 65 75 lb 20 23 50, 50 83 lb natives 27 00 29 00. Broilers 30 600 total 19 24 cents. Pullets 1 575 sold at 32, six lots 30 600 total broilers 19 24. No Tuesday sale year ago. Pennsylvania placements average 9 10 11 weeks earlier 5 388 009.
Lancaster Poultry Exchange sale 134 on Thursday March 15 1956 reports broiler prices down about half a cent with bids 19 to 24 cents. Thirty seven lots totaling 111 575 birds listed. 32 lots 98 275 sold. five lots 13 300 not sold. Peak price 29 1/2 cents on 10 week Indian River crosses sold to Robert Charles.
Broiler prices eased by about half a cent from Thursday with a top of 24 cents. Nine lots totaling 26375 were listed, 10 lots offered for 34875, seven lots sold for 32175, and three lots not sold for 2700. Among the sales at 24 cents were 500 Ort Color Whites from Robert Neff Mullersville 12 weeks 4 days, sold to Marvin.
Frozen ready to cook turkeys show steady demand with ample supplies in Philadelphia on March 21. Wholesale prices list Grade A and U S Grade A roasters and hens across weight ranges while ready to cook young chicks show steady demand and ample supply with ice packed poultry paid at 14 to 42 cents per pound for various grades.
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