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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1958
Page
9
The March 20 Lancaster Poultry Exchange Auction saw few buyers as snow disrupted normal rules and seller confirmations after sale. High broiler prices softened slightly with 22 to 23 percent bids. 45,695 birds sold from 108,370 offered, capette prices steady with select lots noted. 3050 broilers last year averaged 20.06 cents with a high of 22.42 cents.
Slaughter cattle steady, hogs firm in Chicago trading. Estimated receipts show cattle 7,000, hogs 8,000, sheep 1,000 with price ranges for steers, heifers, bulls, and feeders, plus mixed lots and many poultry lot bids and sales listed by seller and weight.
Lancaster cattle market reports a 3 percent rise in receipts driven by stocker and feeder offerings. Prime 1,280 lb steers sold at 35.50. bulk good to choice steers 20.50-28. prime and high choice 32.50-33.75. Calves and hogs show gains. spring lambs steady with 29-34 for 50-80 lb natives.
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Agriculture tested shade types for cattle under extreme heat near Yuma Arizona. Aluminum shade produced the greatest gains, followed by thatch snow fence and open pens. Heifers suffered more from shade absence than steers.
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