Z— Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 8, 1957
Broiler Prices Jump 2 Cents
As Exchange Begins Wed., Fri. Sales
LANCASTER, March 1 (Lan
caster Poultry Exchange, sales
report 20) —Prices jumped bet
ter than two cents from 20.05
cents to 22.29 cents, at the first
Friday auction held at -the Lan
caster Exchange. It is hoped that
the new schedule of Wednesday
and Friday auctions will better
fit the needs of buyers and pro
cessois.
All 23 lots of 97,025 birds list-
Ofthe 71,000 broilers listed for
the first Wednesday sale at the
Lancaster Poultry Exchange,
€4,100 were sold at prices rang
ing from 22 to 23 M> cents. Most
prices paid were 22 to 2214
cents
One hundred thousand' broil-
ALTMAN’S SUPER-A FEEDS
What’s New’ Just received our spring
spuds' ' Cobblers $4 55 cwt.
Katadms . $4lO cwt.
New "Spring Garden Tools—Mattock hoe
Hedge Trimmer .- $3.85 Tree Trimmer
Ground Shovel $3.45
Banboo Bake 18 in $1.40 24m
Fertilizer 5-10-10 $2.10
Turf & Garden 5-10-5 $2.95
100 Warren Red Chicks —3 weeks old —lBtf ea.
100 Nichols Hamp, 2‘A weeks old — l7 ’.L# ea.
100 Del. Hamp. Cross 2 weeks old— 1 6 v j# ea,
100 Sex Link Cockerls 1 week old —lOO ea
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER
947 Harrisburg Ave.
10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more,
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
A-C
by
With fanning generally on the upswing, full train
loads of bright, new Allis-Chalmers harvesting equip
ment are on the move into major agricultural areas.
During 1957 and for years to come, these modern
labor-saving, cost-cutting machines will be help
ing their owners to harvest their crops more easily
and efficiently . . . and with greater profit.
As your Allis-Chalmers dealer, we are equipped
as never before to serve your needs with -the most
advanced, yet moderately priced, -harvesting ma
chinery you can buy. Come in soon we can
make and save you money.
TUNE IN, the National Farm and Home Hour, NBG, Saturday.
ALLIS-CHALMERS <^>
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv,
Quarryville, Pa.
N. G. Myers & Son
Itheems. Pa.
L. H. Brubaker Snavelys Farm Service
Lancaster. Pa. New Holland, Pa."
ers are listed for the sale Fri
day
ed were sold.
At the corresponding sales on
Tuesday and Thursday a year ago,
111,959 birds were sold at an
average price of 23 cents.
Prices paid 'at today’s auction
were. Broilers, 21% cents to 23%
cents, average 22.29 cents for 20
lots, 95,200 birds.
Leghorn fowl, 1214 cents for 3
lots, 1,825 birds.
Here are the sales listed by lot
number (each preceded by 1-);
seller with grower shown m
parentheses: amount' and breed;
age by weeks and days; buyer and
price.
1. Lewis Mortensen, 500 Leg-
WE DELIVER
Phone Lane. EX 4-7715
Harvesters
the
SALES AND SERVICE
shipment
$3.05
$3 25
$1 85
R. S. Weaver
Stevens. Pa.
I. H. Brubaker
Lititz, Pa.
horn fowl yearlings, Carl B. Kis
ser, 12% cents. 2. Miller & Bus
hong (Clair Bpmberger), 3,000
White Vantress, 10, Boy E. Ream,
22V* cents, 8. Indian River Farm
(Howard Kreider), 2,100 Indian
Rovers, 10, Meader Poultry, 22
cents. 4. Indian River Farm
(John W- Wall), 9,000 Indian
Rivers, 10, Pennsylvania Dutch
Farms, 21% cents.
5. Wertsch - Cochran, 2,000
White Vantress, 9. Walter* C.
Melhnger, 22% cents. 6. Wertsch-
Cochran, 2,000 White Vantress, 9,
Mandata Poultry, 22% cents. 7.
Wertsch-Cochran,. 2,000 White
Vantress, 9, Mandata Poultry, 22-
% cents.
8. Wertsch - Cochran, 2,000
White Vantress, 9, Mandata Poul
try, 22% cents. 9. John M. Kauff
man, 4,560 Indian Rivers, 9-1, S.
E. Davis, 22 cents. 10. William R.
Myer, 12,000 White Vantress, 10-
2, College Hill Poultry, 23%
£ents. 11. William R. Myer, 12,-
000 White Vantress, 10-2, College
Hill Poultry, 23 cents.
12. Miller & Bushong (Harry
F. Hess), 8,200 Indian Rivers, 9-
4, Victor F. Weaver, Inc., 22
cents. 13. Miller & Bushong (Har
ry F. Hess), 8,800 Indian Rivers,
9-4, Victor F. 'Weaver, Inc., 22
cents. 14. Isaac B. Hoover, 2,300
White Vantress, 10-2, Walter B.
Lehman, 22% cents.
15. Indian River Farm (Harry
Boyer), 5,500 Indian River, 9-3,
Mandata Poultry, 22 cents. 16. In
dian River Farm (Evan S.,Kohl),
8,000 Indian River, 9-3, Harry H.
Weaver, Jr, 21% cents. 17. In
dian River Farm (John Newcom
er), 5,000 Indian Rivers, 9-3, Carl
B Risser, 22 cents. 18. Glenn H.
Herr, 1,600 Indian Rivers, 10,
Mandata Poultry, 22% cents.
19. Glenn H. Herr, 1,700 In
dian Rivers, 10, Mandata Poul
try, 22% cents. 20. Glenn H.
Herr, 1,900 Indian Rivers, 10,
John N. Thomas, 23% cents. 21.
Glenn H. Herr, 1,700 Indian Riv
ers, 10, Mandata Poultry, 22%
cents. 22. Mervin E. Peifer, 500
Leghorn fowl yearlings, Marvin
Sweigart, 12% cents. 23. Aaron J.
Brubaker, 825 Leghorn fowl
yearlings, Carl B. Risser, 12%
cents.
February sales over a three
year period have been as follows.
1955, 7 sales; 105 lots, 390,800
birds listed; offered, 103 lots,
381,300 birds; sold, 87 lots, 324,-
900 birds; price range, 25-31%
cents
1956, 8 sales; listed, 165 lots,
542,430 birds; offered, 164 lots,
506,970 birds, sold, 155 lots, 489,-
■570 birds, price range, 21-26 1 4
cents.
1957 including the March 1
sale, 4 sales; listed, 120 lots, 463,-
600 birds; offered, 125 lots, 486,-
100 birds; sold, 117 lots, 486,-
100 birds, sold, 117 lots, 468,520
birds, price lange, 19'A-23%
cents.
Eggs
PHILADELPHIA Mar. 6
Unsettled. Demand remained fair
with most buying on a day-to-day
basis. Supplies were more than
adequate for immediate require
ments. Out of storage movement
was moderate in volume.
Wholesale selling prices: min
imum 10 per cent AA quality
large 45-48 lb. Minimum 60 per
cent A quality large 45-50 lb.
White 32-33, mixed color 31t4-32,
medium white 31-31 ti, mixed
color 30-31, standards 30-30’-i,
checks .27-29. <
Receipts March 5 3,000
cases all by truck.
Broilers
PHILADELPHIA Mar. 6
Processed poultry, ready-to-cook
(ice packed) young chicken -
steady. Demand good. Supplies
were no more than adequate for
current needs, with instances of
shipping orders cut down in vol
ume. Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents per
lb) Grade A and U.S. Grade A
2-3 lb. 34-35 mostly 34-34%.
Hens: ready-to-cook (ice pack
ed) steady. Supplies were about
ample for the good edmand. Pric
es . paid delivered warehouse,
Philadelphia (cents per lb) grade
A & U. S. grade A 4-5% lb. 32-
33.
Receipts March 5 included
other than turkeys; Maryland
-55,000 lb., Delaware 100,000 lb.,
Lancaster MarketslH
In Larger Number;
By DAVID S. LORENSON
tJSDA Market News Service
WEDNESDAY TO
WEDNESDAY REVIEW
CATTLE; Three days, 3,154,
week ago 2,775. Compared with
last Wednesday, slaughter steers
and heifers were fully steady to
strong, cows around 25 cents high
er, bulls steady to 50 cents lower
with the on commercial
beef-type bulls, sfockers and feed
ers steady to 50 cents higher.
Supplies included around 44
loads slaughter steers, three loads
heifers and about 12 per cent of
receipts was cows. Balance mainly
medium and good Stocker and
feeder steers. Bulk choice, fed
steers 1,000-1,250 lbs, $20.50-21.50,
several loads high choice and
mixed high choice and prime $22-
23.75. Good and low choice year
lings 1,000 lbs. and lighter $19.50-
21, most good grade 'mature steers
$18.50-19.50, some standard down
to $l7.
Standard and low choice heif
ers $l5-19.25. Most utility cows
$12.25-13.50, canners and cutters
largely $9.50-13. Utility and com
mercial boils $l5-18, good fed
yearling bull $19.50. Bulk med
ium and good 540950 lb. stocker
and feeder steers $17.50-20, a few
loads and lots mixed good and
Virginia 12,000 lb., Georgia 22,-
000 lb., South Carolina 22,000 lb.,
North Carolina, 22,000 lb.
Poultry
PHILADELPHIA Mar 6 Un
settled. Demand good for top
quality poultry and only fair for
lesser quality. Supplies, includ
ing liberal carrled-over stocks
were more than ample. Few lots
White Rock pullets including
caponetted 33-35. No. 2 quality
27, carned-over crosses 23 with
out clearing. Large White Rock
ENA Hyline caponettes 30-31,
few lots J 52-33, small sizes 30
cents. Few lots 9-11 lb cross
capons 38. Caponetted cross fry
ers 26, other carried over crosses
20 without clearing. White Rocks
20-24. Vantress Red brought 24-
25, cross broiler under 3 lb. 24.
Turkeys: unsettled. Demand fair
for more than adequate supplies.
Few lots heavy type young hens
33-35.
Total receipts March 5- 95,000
lb. Including Maryland 6,000 lb.,
Delaware 16,000 lb.
Dholesale selling price? No. 1
and fancy quality broilers or fry
ers, heavy type under 3 1b.'24,
34 lb. 24-26. Pullets 4% lb. and
over 33-35. Hens, heavy type 19-
25, light type 11-15. Old roosters
12-14, Ducks, Muscovy 25-26,
Pekin 30-32. Turkeys: Young
Hens 33-35.
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choice
steers
CALVES: 892,
calves slow
lower. Bulk
vealers $23-30, a
utility and
HOGS;
Compared with
barrows and gilts
instances 50 cents
small supply mostly
Wednesday’s trade
and gilts mixed grade
3, 190-230 lbs. $lB-18.25,
choice 750-950 lb. feeding
$2O-20.50 and a few good soil
sal<>3 at SI 7.75. ,
Scattered small lots 200-220 lbs.
Np. 1 and 2 $18.50-19. Weights
240-270 lbs. $16.75-18. Weights
160-180 lbs. $16.50-17.75 some
around 150 lbs. down to $l6. Sows
mixed U. S. 1-3, 270-550 lbs.
$l3 50-16.
SHEEP; 153, week ago 137.
Slaughter lambs mostly steady
with last Wednesday. Bulk good
and choice wooled slaughter
lambs $l9-23, utility and low good
$l4-18.50.
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