Weekly Broiler Report (Placements of 910,000 rhidks for commercial broiler production In the State during the week ending February 29 were up 10 percent from the previous week and 39 percent above a year earlier, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Re porting Service. However, the 10-wee'k total placements were 2 percent be low a year ago. Eggs set dur ing the week were 1 percent less than a week earlier and 11 percent under a year ago. •pile 3-week total settings were 3 percent below a year ago. In shipments of broiler-type chidks for the past 'lO weeks totaling 382,000 were 2 percent below a year ago. Outship ments of 1,758,000 for the liO-week period were down 4 percent. 'Broiler chicks placed in the 22 major States were up 3 percent from a week earlier and 11 percent above a year ago. The 10-week total was 5 percent above a year earlier Eggs set during the week were up 1 percent from • New Holland (Continued from Page 2) The 544 hogs sold steady to stiong at the Maich 2 sale Hetail hogs to local butcheis hi ought 17 to IS, while grades 1 to 3 went to the packers at lt< 10 to 16 75 Heavyweights •dossed the block at 15 2 5 to 16. The 35 shoats biought $5 to $l4 50 pei head The 141 calves met a steady maiket at the Mai eh 2 sale Choice and piime vealeis In ought 36-40 50, good and low choice 34-36, sltandaid 30-34, and cull and common 18-25. Mark (X) Your Calendar! Oil and Grease Sale FARM BUREAU Lancaster 394-0541 the previous week EASTERN’ PA, & \..T. Offerings of heavy type hens limited hut adequate for light to fair demand A few small lots of colored type sold for 12- 12ya<l. Colored type hens offer ing limited for a fair demand with processing supplies sup plemented from outside the area. Light type hens offerings barely adequate for a fair de mand. Prices paid ©farms for heavy type hens 17-1 S<. Light type hens 7-9£ mostly S-Si/t?- Eastern States Buys Egg Co-op WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS., March 2 Bucks County Producers Cooperative Association, Doylestown, Pa, has been acquired by Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange, \V. D. Milso'p, Eastern States gen eral manager, announced to day. It will he operated by Eastern States as one of the cooperative’s egg marketing branches, bringing the number of such branches to seven Five are located in Xew England, one in Butler, Pa The new ac quisition will be known as the Bucks Countv Branch Memhei s of Bucks Countv Produceis approved the mei gei with Eastern States on February 11. and the final raer gei agreement papers vv e i e signed todav in Dovlestown bv i eipi esentativ es of both coop eratives Owneishrp of Bucks County Produceis was trans fer! ed to Eastern States on the same teims undei which the laige noitheastern coopeiative acquned the other egg coopera tives some five years ago East- Farm Bureau’s MARCH 16th to APRIL 30th New Holland 354-2146 • Delmarvo Prices Jump; Demand Soars Live broiler prices advanced sharply m Deknarva during the 24 hour period ending 10.30 Friday morning with a good demand for heavy auction off ering’s 'Prices on the high side of the 11 2 to 16 2 range at farms were mostly for extended pick up dates Reported purchases during the period were 1,383, 800 head including 673,100 head offered and sold at Thurs day's auction at the Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Ex change. Selibyville, Del. Ready to cook movement w'as very heavy as most plants were operating at capacity and several retail features .were planned for next v.eek. Esti planned for next week. Estimated slaughter by East ern Shore processors for the week end was 942,00' head compaied to the 770,000 head last week end. The Delmarva broiler-ifeed ratio for the week ending Feb 2S was steady wit'h the prev ious week at 2 9 Broilers din ing the week aveiaged 14 75 and mash cost the glower ?100 57 The ratio foi the com pel ahle week a lear ago was 3 4 when hioileis aieraged IG. S 1 and mash cost f 99 00 ein States will pav each mem bei of Bucks Count i Pioduceis foi Ins shaie of the equiti in the association within the next file jears, Milsop disclosed. Xatioual FFA Week is sche- duled in Fehru'aiv to honoi Geoige Washington who was an outstanding tanner as well as a great leader. Quarryville 786-2126 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7, 1964 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, Mon. AVHITE Fey H> wts Fey Hywts Fey Med No 1 Med. Pullets 34 Vi-35 34 31 31 28 Peewees BROWN" Fey. Hywts Fey. Hywts, Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees SIIXED -34 33 Vi 31 Fey Hyw ts No 1 Med. Pullets Standards Checks 3 2 y> O 1 o i. TRENT) Trade coming in with more lite Market steadier with prices bettei sustained but broad anxiety to keep leceipts monng Copyrighted 1963 By TJrner-Barry Co. 0 ChiCdQO ll:>b IC| Standaid and Low Good 17 00-19 50 (Continued from Page 2) Cows Utlhty and Commer mg a load 1420 lb Holsteins cla ] j-j 50-1 1 00, tew beet cows 11 21-11 10, Cannei and Cutlet at IS 2 5 Slaughtei heifeis load High closed at 12 00-14 00 Choice and Piune 925 lbs 23- Bulls > Utihtj and Commer , cial IS 00-20 00, Fat Coinraei 00, around fne loads High cial 14 00 . n 00 Choice and Pnjne 0)0-1030 -lbs 22 25-22 50 Choice S5O 1100 lbs closed at 21 25-22 - “Learning to do. Doing to 00 several loads High Choice learn. 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