1962 Record Year Set by Second Calf Sale at Farmers Livestock
The 1962 Feeder Calf Sale at Farmers Livestock marked a record year with 1 274 head sold by 40 buyers from nine states fetching 163 386 51 dollars. Through four sales 8 453 cattle brought 1 298 274 96 dollars, surpassing 1961 totals. Top pens included Hereford steers averaging 325 pounds at 136 75 and Angus steers averaging 334 pounds at 36 75.
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Farmers Livestock
I. Fred Stine
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Assn.,Inc
Stine
Sylvester Baum
Neville
Elsie G. Gall
Annandale Farm
Upperville
Imperial Creme Promises Wrinkle and Spot Reversals
A promotional claim touts Peacock's Imperial Creme as a quick fix for wrinkles dry skin and brown age spots. It promises dramatic improvements by morning and over a six day test, urging purchase at Drug Pair or Drug Fair with a sharp warning to avoid generic drug stores.
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New York
Virginia Feeder Cattle Sale in Winchester Attracts Buyers
The Winchester sale featured 26 Angus. top pen averaging 426 pounds at 26.25 per hundredweight. Purchaser The M.B.&L. Commission Firm of Kansas City bought the top pen. Buyers included W. L. Grossnickle from Mercersburg and Mt. Airy Farm of Mt. Jackson as Virginia’s largest buyer. Other buyers hailed from Maryland and West Virginia. Sales support Virginia State Feeder Cattle Sales program.
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Charles R. Wall
Petersburg
M.b.&l. Commission
Kansas City
W. L. Grossnickle
Mercersburg
Ed Dykema
Mt. Carroll
B. Calladay
Milan
Mich
Charles E. Moser
Longmier
Ind
Remington Farms
Chestertown
N.J
Maryland
West Virginia
Winchester
Virginia
Spon
Expect Rise In Virginia Hog Prices
Virginia hog prices may have reached their seasonal bottom and show strength for the next two weeks. Last week a small price increase occurred as supply slightly lagged the peak, cooler weather boosts pork demand, and uncertain international conditions support buying.
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Virginia
Richmond
Chicago
Slaughter Cattle Prices Steady in Virginia Outlook
Slaughter cattle in Virginia are expected to hold steady to firm prices for the next weeks. By October 1, heavy cattle in feed lots fell 21 percent year over year, while 900 to 1,099 pound cattle were down 4 percent and 700 to 899 pound stock rose 13 percent. Total cattle on feed in the 28 states up eight percent with the western states up 19 percent, signaling a modest US cattle buildup in the current cycle.
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Virginia
United States
Chicago
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