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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1973
Page
12
Slaughter steers cows bulls and veal prices move across ranges with compared gains from prior reports. Tuesday and Wednesday receipts report steady to higher demand for slaughter steers and cows while calves and sheep show mixed results amid holiday scheduling and market pauses.
Composite report shows slaughter steers steady from last week with cows and bulls up to two dollars. Vealers range prime to standard with prices reflecting weight classes and quality, including bulk 90-125 lb pull calves and Holstein heifers 54 to 65 dollars. Regional notes mention Finland sauna culture and Southern California colonial style buildings.
Average local grain quotes from five dealers show bid and offered prices per bushel for ear corn new shelled corn oats barley wheat soybeans with variations by commodity. Not every dealer handles every item and car corn is per ton while others are per bushel.
Reported receipts of 464 head of horses mules and ponies mark a steady market from New Holland on Monday November 19. Prices span loads of Ohio riding horses Kansas saddle bred and Kansas riding horses with local work horses mules and driving horses listed in wide ranges. Killers and mare ponies show broad price bands across lightweight and heavyweight categories.
The weather satellite Nimbus circles the earth 13 times each day enabling NASA to monitor every spot on the globe from an altitude of 700 miles.
Slaughter cows rise 1.25 to 2.50. slaughter bulls steady to strong. Steers range Prime to Standard from 38.56 to 42.60. Heifers 34.60 to 40.35. Bulls 41.00 to 44.25 for yield grades 1 2. Veal calves show Choice 62.00 to 68.50. Holstein calves 39.00 to 69.00 depending on weight and class. Farm calves list 39.00 to 69.00 with Holstein bulls and heifers noted.
Hay and straw prices held firm with dealers paying at the farm for all hay No 2 and better. Alfalfa 50 to 60 dollars per ton mixed hay 35 to 50 dollars per ton Timothy hay 30 to 40 dollars per ton Straw 35 to 40 dollars per ton March 15 to 25 dollars per ton steady market through the day.
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