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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1957
Page
9
Lancaster auction on November 21 offered 45 000 birds but sold only 5 500 as buyers balked at delivery. Three lots sold yielded prices around 16 to 17 cents per pound while many lots failed to move, a year after stronger results.
Estimated receipts show cattle 14 000 calves 200 hogs 12 000 and sheep 2 500. Slaughter steers 50 75 higher, heifers 25 50 higher, cows 25 higher while bulls and vealers hold. Hogs steady to 25 lower with sows steady, lambs fully steady with primes 21.00 to 23.00.
The record shows Carl B. Risser bidding 17 percent on 18 White Vantress stock with 10 items, Harry Hulsher Jr. bidding 9 on 800 White Vantress with 16 percent bid but no sale. Earl B Halde man bid on 400 White Vantress at 126 with 16 cents bid but no sale.
The initial session of the Thanksgiving shortened week opened with moderate cattle on hand across slaughter steers heifers and cows. Prices advanced with steers and heifers up 50 cents and cows and bulls leading gains. stockers and feeders sold steadier amid limited activity.
Federal State Market News Service reports at Lancaster prices for three days ending Nov 27. Slaughter steers and heifers 25 to 50 cents higher than last week, some 75 cents up. most gains on lighter stock. Cows and bulls mostly 50 cents higher. stockers and feeders steady. Fed steer supply smallest this year. bulk good and choice steers 23 to 26 dollars per cwt. prime and high prime steers up to 27.50. Vealers active, bulk good and choice 25 to 31 dollars, high choice and prime up to 32 dollars, add head 36. (Continued on page three).
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