Lancaster PA cattle market moves Up and steady levels seen
USDA Market News reports Lancaster Pennsylvania cattle prices for May 11 showing slaughter cattle steady to higher with cows up 25 cents or more and bulls steady. Receipts include about 30 percent stocker and feeder cattle and 13 percent cows with several loads of bulls. Prices span from 12.75 to 21.50 per hundredweight across weight classes and grades.
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David S. Sorenson
Usda Market News Bureau
Lancaster
Livestock Prices Fall Slightly in Triplet Lambs Dealers Week
1956 livestock market report shows triplet lambs weak to 50 cents lower than last Wednesday. Veals and hogs mixed with steady to higher tones. Sheep supply mainly native spring lambs steady. prices for good to prime 50-75 pound lambs range 2400 to 2700 with some lower grades around 1900 to 2300. aged sheep scarce.
Broilers Gain 1.5 Cents for Thursday Sale
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports a Thursday sale of 109 400 broilers in 33 lots, prices up 1.5 cents with averages around 21.90. Lot details list buyers and prices for White Vantress and related crosses, showing strong demand and multiple withdrawn lots.
Live Poultry Market Report from Philadelphia May 9
Market unsettled with good demand for light hens and ample supplies of other classes. Prices show Rock varieties around 34-38c for large pullets, 33-34c for caponettes, 25-34c across pullets and cockerels, turkeys in tight supply with Beltsville trades around 40c, receipts tallied by region.
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Philadelphia
USDA
Beltsvilles
Del
N. Car
Oxford Horse Show Draws 1200 In Attendance
Attendance at the Oxford Athletic Association Horse Show last weekend was estimated at 1200. Muscovado, entered by Mrs Roland Kroehler of Baltimore and ridden by her daughter Effie Jane, was among the leading winners. The President signed an executive order creating a ready reserve of business and labor executives for general mobilization training.
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Oxford 'Athletic Association
Roland Kroehler
Baltimore
Effie Jane
Auction Lot Withdrawals and Bids at Red Rose Farm Sale
A listing shows lots 32 to 40 with consignors Red Rose Farm and others, noting withdrawals prior to sale and bids. Items include lots 32 3950 White Vantress lot 33 3800 White Vantress lot 34 1750 White Vantress all 9 weeks 2 days and bids or transfers involving John B King Michael Schwartz Christ B King A K King Eugene Schilosnagle Miller Bus hong Roy E Ream Pennsylvania Dutch Farms and Tulley’s Poultry with various monetary figures and terms.
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Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Rohrerstown
Miller & Bushong
Harold Stansfield
Grimes & Hauer
Meader’s
Indian River Cross
Victor F. Weaver
Frank Weidman
J. Robert Charles
Muller & Bushong
R. H. Myers
White Mountains
Tilley’s Poultry
Richard B. Wise
Carl B Risser
H. W. Longacre
Paul Rowe
Pennsylvania
Harry H. Weaver, Jr
J. Lloyd Harnish
N. Parke Muller
Robert Kauffman
Mandata Poultry
Red Rose Farm
Red Rose
John B. King
Michael Schwartz
Christ B. King
TriWay Cross
M. M Brendle
A. K. King
Roy E Ream
Eugene Schilosnagle
Pennsylvania Dutch Farms
James Bucher
Tulley’s
Poultry Exchange Plans Aid for Coates sale
Lancaster Poultry Exchange facilities were offered to Coatesville region for the Chicken of Tomorrow sale on May 17 after a Wednesday board vote. Chickens from the contest will be sold without exchange charges. No sale occurred Tuesday. For Thursday 175000 birds in 57 lots were listed.
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Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Coatesville
Coates
Board of
Poultry Exchange
Eggs Philadelphia Market Report May 9 Steady Demand
Market steady with good demand for mediums at higher prices. All grades adequately supplied and storage movement heavy. Small lots of current receipts sold at 38 cents. Wholesale prices list AA quality large 45-48 lb white 42-43, brown 41-42. medium white 38-39, brown 37-38. extras 60 percent A large 45-50 lb white 41-42, mixed colors 41-42, medium white 37-38, standards 39-40, checks 32-35. Receipts May 8 at 5,700 cases by truck.
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Philadelphia
USDA
Uit
Harry W Light Dies In Mountville Area Funeral
Funeral services were held last weekend for Harry W Light a retired farmer from Myers town Mountville area He died Thursday afternoon at his home in Lebanon R3 obituary notes his death and local residence.
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Harry W. Light
Myerstown
Mountville
Lebanon
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R. D
Lititz
CROSS
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John Deee
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