Weekly Broiler Report Commonwealth hatcherymen ,ol 1,277,000 eggs foi commer- Ll ,il broiler pioduction during the week ending August 29, iccording to the Pennsylvania Ci op Repotting Service. This was an increase of 20 per cent over the previous week and 13 per cent over last year. The 3-week total was up 7 per cent from the comparable penod a year ago. Placements, totaling 1,001,000 chicks for commercial broiler production, increased 13 per cent over a week earlier and 42 per cent over last year. The 10-week total was up 7 per cent from a year earlier. Inshipments of bi oiler-type chicks the past 10 weeks totaled 774,000 or 62 pei cent above the comparable penod last year while outship ments of 1,304,000 weie down 14 per cent. Settings m the 22 major pioducing states totaling 48,- 200 000 eggs, decreased 2 per cent fiom a week eaiher but was 3 per cent abo\e last jear The 3-week total of 147, 897,000 eggs was 4 per cent above last year Placements at 37 934,000 chicks, were down 2 pei cent from the previous week but remained 8 per cent above a year ago. Ibs 11 50-12 50, Few Over 550 „ . _ . XT T US. 1, 19 50-20 00, few 20 25, lbs 1100-1150 Eastern Pa, & New Jersey u s !. 3 18g 250 lbs 18 00-18 75, SHEEP 700. Compared with Trading curtailed on ade- U S 2-3 240-270 lbs 17 50-18 00. 559 last week. Fairly Active, quate offerings of light type SOWS U S 1-3 300-450 lbs Spring lambs and Slaughter hens as a number of proces-12 50-13 50, US. 2-3 450-550 Ewes about steady. FLORIN DAIRY RATIONS TO SUIT EVERY NEED! Get Maximum Production With FLORIN DAIRY FEEDS Allow Us to put an Efficient Dairy Program to Work on Your Farm Wolgemuth Bros., Inc. sors eilhei limited or ceased opai alien foi the penod Un cieitone weak Supplies ot heavy type hens lemamcd limited foi a generally good demand stimulated by incieas ed holiday needs. Roasters were a scarce item as demand was far from being met An occasional load of capons ot top quality sold at 32' while undergiades bi ought 27<. A few loads of hen turkeys mov ed at 24-26<. Prices paid at farms for light type hens 7- 7% mostly 7-7Vz', heavy type hens 14V 2 -i5 mostly 14 3 A<'. Fogelsville Auction Report (Prices for dock weights, r per lb except where noted.) HENS, light type 7-13, most ly 7 8 1 a: HENS, heavy type BV 2 -19, mostly 13V 2 -153/2; PUL LETS 20 1 2-30 I ,z, mostly 24-28; ROASTERS 14 31, mostly 22 1 -;- 28, DUCKS 18 243/2, DRAKES 32; TURKEYS, hens 243-,-28, RABBITS 14 1 -41, mostly 16 1 :.- 22, GUINEAS 65 95, mostly 65; PIGEONS (per pair) 52 I/ 2 -86. mostly 55 65. Total coops sold 935. • Lancaster (Continued fiom Page 2) • Unexcelled in quality • Taste appealing in texture • Developed over years of experience Call Mt. Joy 653-1451 Today! Mount Joy, Pa. • Delmarva Prices Remain Steady Live bioiler and li\ci puces lemaincd steady with good de mand for light auction olfei- mgs Ready to cook demands weic spotty, landing fiom fan to good in some instances with some retail pi emotional activi ty. Delivered puces weie most ly unchanged though continued competitive. Eastern slaughter for Fudav and Satin day 838.000, compaied with 856,000 last weekend Puces paid and icpoited purchases for the 24-hour peu od ending Friday, 10 30 15 8 to 16 5 852.900 head weie puichas ed including 463,900 head off eied at Eastern Poultry Giovv eis Exchange on Thuisdav Thu tv eight peicent ot the auction sales weie at 16 16 4 The Delmarva bi oiler feed latio foi the week ending Aug ust 28 was up 1 point fiom last week at 3 4 (collection last weeks latio w-as lepoited as 3 0 should have been 33) Bioileis aveiaged 16 51 cents per pound, and aveiage mash puce was 597 49 pei ton Lancaster Farmmj. Saturday September o, 19G4— Weekly New York Egg Mkt. Fiom Mondav, August Cist to Fuda.v bcptembei 4th Mon. WHITE Fcv. Hjwts Fiy Hywts Fey Med 36-36 >2 35 35 34'i 34 1 2 21 21 Xo 1 Med. 354 Pullets Peewees BROWN Ex. Fey llv wts, Fey Hywts, 41 364 Fey Med, Pullets Peewees MIXED Fcv Hywts, 384 34 Standaicls Checks TREND Maiket extiemely megulai top laige white not well-cleaied, but fancy heavy whites fnmei small sizes gener ally sustained. Copyrighted 1964 By Urner-Barry Co. SLAUGHTER LAMBS _ ± „ Choice 65-90 lbs 22 50-24 00, Then theie " as the lellow few 24 50, 1 lot mostly Pume who cliscoveied a u ? y to ham -2550, Good 20 50-22 50, Util- mei llalls without hitting his ity 17 00-20 00 Slaughtei Ewes thumb He had hls Wlfe holcl Cull to Choice 5 00-8 00. the naiL >. wnP. fBL- . , ’'+ <y <. WIRTHMORE! 16% HiCal Pellets • May be used as a complete feed No Fitting and Calving needed • High in Energy • Available in Bags or Bulk • Very Palatable Molasses coated pellets • High in Quality No apparent test problems Clem E. Hoober IWIR THM OR£j Intercourse Paradise Supply K* Stauffer & Son Paiacliso Lawn and Bel,aire 687-6293 665-3121 307-2321 Tues. M eel. 39 394 394 40 40 394 364 364 JSM 3 ••H Fil. Hi ms. 364 374 34 4 35 344 344 344 41 36 ‘VJ.
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