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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1956
Page
9
Lancaster cattle market report shows slaughter steers and heifers steady to 25c higher than last week, cows up about 25c, bulls mostly steady. Bulk prices include $18.00-20.00 for bulk choice fed steers, $20.50-21.25 for high choice and prime, with a 1 040 lb prime steer at 23.00. Heifers scarce with prices $14.50-16.00, some to 17.25. cows chiefly 12.50-13.75, bulls 16.00-17.50, butcher bulls 17.50-18.00.
A highly qualified expert is sought as director of the Landis Valley Pennsylvania Farm Museum to fill the vacancy created by the death of Carl W Drepperd. Several candidates are under consideration and work continues as usual at the Museum.
Calves and feeder cattle show liberal supply, light demand due to Jewish holidays March 27 28. Veal prices down $2 to $4 with good to prime calf ranges $20.00 to $31.00. hogs cleaned up with higher prices and sow values up, barrows and gilts mixed at $15.00 to $16.50, weights 160 180 pounds at $13.00 to $14.75, sows $9.00 to $11.00.
USDA Philadelphia market news shows a barely steady market with ample supplies and good demand. Current receipts sold in small lots at 38 to 39 cents. min 10 percent AA quality large 45 to 48 cents white 46 to 47, brown 44 to 47, medium white 43 to 44. Extras minimum 60 percent A quality large 45 to 50, white 42 to 43, mixed 40 to 41, medium white 41 to 41. Receipts March 27 totaled 6,600 cases by truck.
A liberal supply of new crop 3060 lb native spring lambs were offered this week for the Easter trade. Old crop lambs scarce with prices mostly steady. wooled utility and good lots traded around 18 to 22 dollars. Bulk good to prime new crop lambs brought 26 to 32 dollars, with numerous sales up to 35 dollars and some utility grades 50 to 70 pounds at about 20 dollars.
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports a slight rise in broiler prices on Thursday led by Mary Ferry, Al Lancaster, at 24.5 cents for 700 White Vantress crosses. Of 82,815 birds listed, 71,740 sold across 26 lots, with broilers averaging 22.51 cents and a top range of 24 cents, plus capettes and capons selling at 29 to 31 and 26 cents respectively. A year earlier, 22 broiler lots sold from 30 to 34 cents with similar volume.
At the Lancaster Poultry Exchange Tuesday sale 5 225 broilers sold from 10 lots of 21 625 offered. Prices declined 1 25 cents while buyers eyed Easter. Over 15 000 birds did not sell. The range was 20 to 22 per pound with an average of 21 28. Five lots sold five did not.
A fragmented catalog lists Vantress and White Vantress stock with bids by multiple buyers including Paul F Osbern Kenneth McCracken Leroy Sensenig and Erwin E Myers. Entries reference Farm names locations and sale terms such as percentages and bid statuses with no clear sale outcome.
The midnight March 31 deadline falls on a Saturday for displaying new passenger car license plates in Pennsylvania. Commercial class truck owners and other vehicle owners have until May 31 to renew registrations.
1955 sale 41 offered six lots totaling 19 500 broilers and six lots totaling 3 725 turkeys with broilers selling from 31 to 33 percent averaging 32 5. Pennsylvania placements 9 and 11 weeks earlier totaled 588. Shown are lot numbers names ages weeks and days buyers and prices with bids noted for each entry.
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