PROCESSED POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA Sept. 11
Processed poultry, rcady-to-cook
(ice packed) young chickens—un
settled. Demand was fair. More
than sufficient supplies were of
fered.
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents per
lb ) Grade A and US grade 2 2-3
lb , 30%-34, mostly 31-32
Hens: ready-tocook (ice pack
ed ) steady Supplies were no more
than adequate for the good de
mand.
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents'*per
lb). Grade A and US grade A 4-
5% lb. 3132.
Receipts Sept. 10 included other
than turkeys: Maryland, 91,000
lbs; Delaware, 100,000 lbs., S
Carolina, 19,000 lbs.; N. Carolina,
38,000 lbs.; Virginia, 38,000 lbs.
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HUBBARD FARMS
Lancaster, Pa.
fast and clean with
Hysk
PulS-type for 2
• Low, gentle-sloping
gatherers with
hinged points to
save down corn
• Fast, clean snapping
action guards
against shelling
• Oversized, 6-roll
husking bed gets
; ears husk clean
• Teams with any
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power, standard pta
INTUNAtIONAL
HAtVtSTIt
Kauffman Bros.
iVlountville
Messick Farm Equip. Cope & Weaver Co.
Elizabethtown Willow Street
J. Paul Nolt
Gap
C. E. Wiley & Son J. B. Hostetler & Son
Quarryville - Wakefield Mt. Joy
Wednesday New York Egg Market
Extra Fancy Heavyweights . 51
Mediums 47 y 2
Pullets 29%
Peewees 20
Nearby Browns
Extra Fancy Heavyweights 52%
Mediums 47
Pullets .. 32%
Peewees . 20
Midwestern Mixed
Fancy Heavyweights ... . 47
Mediums . 391/2
Standards . . 37
Checks . . 3 0%
* Midwestern Whites
Fancy Heavyweights ... . 43
Mediums . 42
Midwestern Browns
Fancy Heavyweights ..... . 431/3
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 Irregular tone in the shell egg market
this morning. Largo and medium whites did not clear and with in
creased selling interest and a lack of support prices declined one to
ane and a half cents. Browns were in a relatively shorter position
and well supported except brown pullets which eased half a cent
Mixed colors sustained on better grades. Checks declined half a cent.
Weekly Egg Price Review
NBY WHITES Thurs. 5 Fri., 6 Mon., 9 Tues., 10
Ex Fey Hywts 54 52 52% 52-52%
Mediums 47-50 47-48 48 48-48%
Pu Uets 29 29% 29% 29%
Peewees 20 20 20 20
NBY BROWN
Ex Fey Hwyts 53-54 52% 52% 52".
Mediums 45 45 46 47
Pullet S 32 33-33% 33-33% 33
Peewees 20 20 20 20
AMS to Administer New Poultry Act;
Inspection to be Mandatory by 1959
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson has assigned to the
Agricultural Marketing Service
responsibility for administering
the recently enacted Poultry Pro-
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Lititz
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Intercourse
By Urner-Barry
Nearby Whites
ducts Inspection Act.
Commenting on enactment of
this legislation, which was signed
by the President Aug. 28, Secre
tary Benson said - “The passage
and approval of the Poultry Pro
ducts Inspection Act marks an
other milestone in the tremendous
progress which has occurred in
the poultry industry m this dec
ade. Its passage likewise reflects
the continued progress this nation
is making in assuring the consum
ing public wholesome, and nutri
tious food on an ever-expanding
scale.”
The Poultry Products Inspec
tion Act requires that by Jan. 1,
1959, all poultry and poultry pro
ducts moving in interstate com
merce be inspected for whole
someness. Currently it is estimat
ed that approximately 50 per cent
of such poultry is now being in
spected for wholesomeness under
the voluntary inspection program
provided by USDA on a fee basis-
The Act becomes partially effec
tive on Jan 1, 1958, when plants
approved by USDA may be pro
vided the service. By Jan. 1,1959,
all plants shipping poultry in in
terstate commerce must be ap
proved and the poultry products
processed therein be subject to.
inspection, unless otherwise ex
empt.
Lancaster Markets
(Continued from page 2)
reputation average prime steers
$2B. Good and low choice steers
$22-22.75 including load grained
on grass steers $l9-21.75. A few
lots good to choice fed heifers
$20.50-22.85, utility and standard
mostly grass heifers $15.50-19.
Utility and commercial cows late
$13.25-15, canners and cutters
$9.50-14.25. Utility bulls mostly
$2O down. Bulk medium and good
stocker and feeder steers 520-
1,100 lbs. $18.50-22, Common
stock steers $16.50-17.50.
CALVES: 1,412, week ago 948.
Ve'al calves mostly steady with
last Wednesday. Bulk good and
choice 130-220 lb. vealers $23-28,
a few high choice and prime
$28.50-30. Utility and standard
grades $l5-22.
HOGS; 1,412, week ago 948,
holiday included. Compared with,
last Wednesday barrows and gilts
mostly steady. Sows scarce all
week; steady. Bulk barrows and
gilts mixed US 1-3, 190-230 lbs.
this week $21.75-22.25, largely $22
and up. Numerous small lots No. 1
and 2, 200-220 lbs. $22.25-22.75, a
few to $23. Weights 160-180 lbs.
slow mixed grade $20.75-21.75.
Sows mixed US 1-3, 270-550 lbs.
$14.50-19.
SHEEP: 643, week ago 331.
Slaughter lambs fully steady with
last Wednesday. Bulk good and
choice native Virginia spring
lambs $22-25, utility and low good
$l6-21.50.
Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 13, 1957—3
Mastitis Counterattack
Saves $25 Monthly
A planned mastitis program
which included regular testing
and veterinary treatment increas
ed the earnings of a 265-cow herd
in New York state by $6OO a
month, according to a report by
the American Veterinary Medical
Association
The Association also reported
that the average 20-cow dairyman
in Wisconsin loses $25 a month to
PHILADELPHIA EGGS
(BY USDA)
PHILADELPHIA Sept 11
Unsettled. Prices declined on top
quality large as increased supplies
were available for the fair daily
demand There was a liberal into
storage movement.
Wholesale selling prices: mini
mum 10 per cent AA quality large
45-48 lb. white 51-53, brown 51-
52V2, medium white 47-48, brown
45-46. Extras, minimum 60 per
cent A quality large 45-50 lb
white 47-50, mixed 46-48, medium
white 42-43, mixed 39-40. Stand
ards 36-37, checks 29-30.
Prices to retailers in cartons
(cents per dozen). Grade A and
US grade A, large- whites, 62-68.
mostly 64-67, browns 62-68, most
ly 64-66 Grade A and US grade A,
medium whites 58-63, mostly 60-
61; browns 53-63, mostly 57-58
Grade B and US grade B, large
whites 53-64, mostly 55-56, browns
53-64, nlostly 55-56.
Receipts Sept. 10, 3,000 cases by
truck.
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mastitis
To reduce losses from this dis
ease, which have been estimated
at $227 million annually, the As
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cows of a herd and test the milk
from each quarter of the animals
lor mastitis
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