Wednesday New York Egg Market Extra Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Peewees Extra Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Peewees . Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Standards Checks Fancy Heavyweights ' Mediums. Fancy Heavyweights NEW YORK, Dec 11 A somewhat better demand for top grades developed yesterday afternoon and with widened flesh re cepits today, stocks now are held with more confidence Mediums are a bit irregular. Weekly Egg Price Review NBY WHITE E-c Fey Hywts Mediums Pullets Peewees NBY BROWN Ex Fey Hywts Mediums Pullets Peewees Dec 5 48 45 40 28 48 45 41 28 We Now Offer . . . WIRTHMORE FEEDS You can \ “ S “ dtettibo*" f ° r * e ' lt '° re Jc and sopp' ,eS ‘ l beS ‘ in t e tv i ce - th a " \ poulti-Y-— 6 * per ' \ «■>* au r,nes livestock- By Urner-Bairy Nearby Whites Nearby Browns Midwestern Mixed Midwestern Whites Midwestern Browns Dec 6 47 -45 1 1 45 44 40 40 -29 28 -29 28 47 47 45 44 41 41 -29 28 -29 28 A Complete Line of Q 45 -45% 40%- 38 28 -29 -45% 45 41% 39 . 39% 38 41%-42 38 -40 Dec 9 Dec. 10 47 44 Vi 39 38 -29 28 44% 45 41% 40 -29 28 -29 IwJinq OR CKS Leghorns Housed Basis ird made by 1800 m of L. M. Garrette. nth low losses and d on carefully-kept same high quality ;horns nearby from <ed to produce them this year? Hamps, Sex Links ion for Quality Chicks F, Oxford, Pa. ’.SS CoUect lality Feeds For PAUL M. RESSLER &SON LIVE POULTRY PHILADELPHIA DEC. 11 Unsettled. Demand was light for more than adequate supplies of all classes. Most sales were forc ed in a buyers’ market. Best call was for yearling hens. Light sup plies of turkeys also 'sold well. Wholesale selling prices No. 1 and fancy quality. Broilers and fryers heavy type 3-4 lb 19-22. Pullets 4% lb and over 23-25. Hens heavy type 18-24 light type 10-16 Ducks Muscovy 13-23 2B-30 Turkeys - Young hens 38-42,'Young Toms 23-25. PHILADELPHIA cGGS PHILADELPHIA DEC. 11 Unsettled Demand improved slightly. Supplies were no more than equal to trade requirements Prices to retailers in cartons (cents per doz) Grade A & US grade A large whites 55-59, mostly 56-58, browns 55 59, mostly 56-58 Grade A & US garde A med whites 48-53, mostly 50 52, browns 47‘-53, mostly 50-52 Grade A & US grade A small whites 44%-49, mostly 46 48, browns 44%-49, mostly 46-48 Grade B & US grade B large 48-55, mostly 49-50, browns 47- 55, mostly 48-50 Receipts Dec 10, 3,300 cases by truck PROCESSED POULTRY PHILADELPHIA, DEC 11 '■Processed poultry, ready-to cook (ice packed) Young chickens - steady. Demand continued good Offerings from all producing areas were relatively lighter as sellers held closely. Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb ) Grade A & US Grade A, 2-3 lb 28-31, mostly 28-28V 2 Hens ready-to-cook (ice pack ed) steady to firm. Heavy type supplies were barely suffi cient for the improved demand Light type in fair demand and ample supply. Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb) Grade A & US grade A 4-5V 2 lb 32%-33. Receipts Dec, 10 - 340,000 lbs included other than turkeys Maryland 91,000 lbs Del 104,000 lbs Virginia 40,000 bs. North Carolina 63,000 lbs. TURKEYS (Reported Mon, Wed. & Fri. Only) PHILADELPHIA DEC. 11 (Frozen) ready-to-cook; Unset tled. Prices were unchanged Trading was relatively lighter in volume although deliveries from previous sales were heavy in volume. Demand centered on hens and ligher weight toms Sellers were holding closely and late buying was hesitant and ap parently awaiting daily develop ments. Wf vfn * Livestock * Dairy * Poultry Stop to see us soon Paradise, Pa. Ph. Strasburg OV 7-3931 Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 13, 1957—3 Baltimore Markets (Continued from page 2) and lots good and choice stocker and feeder steers were taken at $2O 00-21.90. HOGS Although trading in the hog division started at a rather slow pace Monday especially for hogs weighing over 240 lbs and sows by mid-session moderate ac tivity had developed and streng thened prices were evident Thus barrows and gilts sold strong to 25(? higher while sows moved in strong channels. The bulk of mixed weight and grade U S No. 1,2, and 3, 180 240 lb barrows and gilts was taken at $2O 00-20 25 There were U S 2 and 3, 250 280 lb hogs at $l9 50-19 75 with a few at $2O 00. Most U S No 1,2, and 3, 300- 400 lb sows brought $l6 00-16 75 with 400 500 lb averages at $l5 00- 15 75 5? 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