Diseases of the heart and
circulation kill more than 800,00°
people annually. An estimated
10,000,000 arc afflicted, of whom
500,000 are children
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FOR ANY FARM PURPOSE
MADE THE FARMER’S
WAY
Lv Lancaster
Production
Credit Ass’n.
411 W. Roseville Rd,
Lancaster, Pa.
7 Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921
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THE SPEEDER IS - HE
DIDMT HAVE TIME TO STOP
AT THE CROSSING BUT HE
HAS LOTS OF LEISURE NOW
The only place we belive
in speed is in our service
. . . and that we give in
double-quick time.
OPEN HOUSE!
FRI. & SAT.
<2
MARCH 28 & 29
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Cope & Weaver
WILLOW sir
Ph.: Lane." EX 3-2824
Rising Feed Cost Combines with
Easing Price to Drop Broiler Ratio
Federal-State Market News
PHILADELPHIA, March 25
The broiler-feed ratio took anoth
er drop this week as the price
of 20 per cent mash took a three
dollar jump and'the average price
for broilers dropped half a cent a
pound from the week before.
The ratio now stands at 4.4,
compared with 4 6a week ago and
41a year ago
The broiler-feed ratio is the
pounds of feed a pound of live
broilers will buy.
Here are the broiler prices be
ing paid in the main commercial
areas throughout the nation Tues
day. ,
Delmarva Market quiet with trad
ing light Most of the trading at un
determined prices Prices paid at the
farm up to 10 a m today pounds
and over, bulk at 21*4 cents, 20 per
cent at 21 cents, 102,100 head sold
Heavy hens one lot of 1,500 head at
25 cents No sale at the Eastern Shore
Poultry Growers Exchange
North Georgia Offerings fairly well
balanced with present needs Demand
fair to good Buyers’ offering prices
and estimated volume to 11 a m today
231/2 pound at farms, 20 cents, 578,-
100 head, FOB plants, 21 cents, 368,-
600 head Prices paid at the farm Mon
day included 82 per cent of 725,300
head at* 20 cents, 4 per cent at
cents, and intra company sales booked
at 20 cents
North Carolina Supplies about ade
quate to adequate Demand fair to
2>'t-3‘/z pounds at the farm, 20 cents
401,800 head all at 20 cents
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good Prices paid up to 10 a m today
Shenandoah Valley: Offerings about
equal to fair to good demand Heavy
hens scarce Prices 21/2-3 Vi pounds, 21.
21> i. cents 158,400 head sold, 60 per
cent at 21 cents, seven per cent at 21%
cents, 33 per cent undetermined
Arkansas Trading active Prices
paid and volume distribution as fol
low s 1 '4-3% pounds, 564,585 head in
cluding 22,000 on prior commitment
33 per cent undetermined, 55 per cent
at 19 cents, 1 per cent at 20 cents
(prior commitment), intra company
sdes showed one per cent booked at
13 cents, 10 per cent at 19 cents
Alabama- Offerings and supplies
spotty but generally adequate for pres
ent needs Demand generally fair to
good Prices paid for 2'/i-3'/2 pound
birds at the farm 305,522 h~ad 88
per cent at 20 cents, 12 per cent un
determined, FOB plants, 57,300 head
all at 21 cents
Cattle Prices Half
Dollar Higher
At Baltimore
BALTIMORE, March 24 CATTLE
AND CALVES Receipts will exceed
the early estimate around 200 head
Fed steers made up approximately 70
per cent of the supply and fed heifers
10 per cent Steer and heifer run most
ly low-good to average choice grades
Balance ot supply mostly cows Trad
ing opened slow on slaughter steers,
heilers and cows, but later trade mod
el itely active Choice fed steers sold
stiong to mostly 25 50 cents higher,
compared to last Monday A few lots
of choice steers closed 25 cents lower
than the early trade
Good grade steers lost most of last
V'eek’s late advance, selling approxi
mately $lOO lower than last week's
close or strong to $ 25 higher than last
Monday The trend on standard steers
the same as good grade Fed heifers
were fully steady compared to last
Monday Cows were fully 50 cents
higher than Monday or steady to
strong with last week’s close Bulls
were scarce, slow, and sold strong to
$1 00 higher than last Monday Vealers
were scarce, active, strong to $lOO
higher
Stocker and feeder steers and steer
calves steady Good clearance all
classes
The bulk good to average choice 900-
1160 lb fed steers $27 00-29 75, choice
mostly $2B 00 and up, two loads 1256
lb choice included at $2B 90 A few
small lots mostly average to high
choice 900 1076 lb steers $3O 00-31 50,
pai kage 1243 lbs included at $3lOO
Several lots standard and low good
$26 50 27 00 The bulk 700 900 lb low
good to average choice fed heifers
$2lOO 27 00, few standard down to
$23 00 Utility and commercial cows
$lB 00 21 00, canners and cutters $l5 00-
]«00 Utility and commercial bulls
mostly $2O 00 23 00, few head $23 25-
23 50
Choice 170 230 lb vealers $3O 00 33 00,
few head high choice to low prime
$3l 50 34 00. good $27 00 30 00 and stand
aid $23 00-27 00 Few small lots good
and choice 510-581 lb stock steers
$27 50 29 00, few medium to good 544-
815 lb stocker and feeder steers $24 00
27 50 Small lot 482 lb good stock steer
calves $27 50, small lot medium and
good 427 lb stock heifer calves $24 00
HOGS Trading opened slow, later
trade moderately active Butchers ful
ly 50 cents lower than last Thursday
Sows fully steady compared to last
Monday The supply mostly mixed lots
U S No 1,2, and 3, 180 240 lb butch
eis, these $22 75, few lots around 200-
220 lb largely No 1 and 2, grades
$23 00 Mixed Ho 1-3, 300-400 lb sows
mostly $lB 50-19 50
SHEEP* A 31 head lot 76 lb good and
choice spring slaughter lambs $2B 00
PHILADELPHIA tGGS
(BY USD A)
PHILADELPHIA, March 26
About steady Increased supplies
were fully sufficient to meet the
good demand
Prices to retailers in cartons
(cents per d<sz)
Consumers grades Grade A &
US Grade A large whites 60U-4,
mostly 62-63, browns 6iy 2 -64,
mostly 62-63
Grade A & US Grade A medium
v'hites 57-62, mostly 57-59, brown
56 62, mostly 57-59
Grade A & US Grade A small
whites, 50-54; mostly 50-51,
biowns, 50-54, mostly 50-51
Grade B & US Grade B large
48y 2 -60, mostly 51-57, browns, 49-
5, mostly 51-57
Receipts March 25—7,200 cases
by truck
PROCESSED POULTRY
r HILADELPHIA, March 26
Processed poultry, ready-to-cook
(ice packed) young chickens
barely steady. Demand continued
fan Supplies were m excess of
current tiade needs
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents per
lb)
Grade A & US Giade A, 2 3 lbs
34 37, mostly 34‘/ 2 35.
Hens ready-to-cook (ice pack
ed) steady. Demand was very
good Lighter available supplies
=old readily.
Prices paid delivered ware
house, Philadelphia (cents per
lb.)
Grade A & US Grade A 4-5%
Ite 39-41.
Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 28, 1958—3
Wednesday New York Egg Market 1
Extra Fancy Heavyweights
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Extra Fancy Heavyweights
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Fancy Heavyweights
Mediums
Standards
Checks
Fancy Heavyweights
Mediums
Pullets
Fancy Heavyweights
NEW YORK, March 26 Shell egg market continues highly
irregular Nearby receipts moderate and clearing very well'at sus
tained prices on the large, although some softness in mediums and
pullets Midwestern whites attracting a little more interest and
prices recovered a half cent, but other Midwesterns unimproved on 1
the fancy large witn standards easing further Spot supply of Mid
westerns beyond total demand
Weekly Egg Price Review
NBY WHITE March 20 March 21 March 24
Ex Fey Hywls 50 50 50
Mediums 49 49 49
Pullets 41 41 41
NBY BROWN
Ex Fey Hywts
Mediums
Pullets
52
49
42
UVE POULTRY
PHILADELPHIA, March 26
lirm on hens, pullets and large
size caponettes but unsettled on
most other classes Supplies no
rnoi e than sufficient for the good
demand for desired poultry Fry
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Paradise Manheim, RDI
Ph. Strasbuift OV 7-3931 Ph. Landisvillc TW 8-8391
Dillabaugh & Bleacher
R. D 2 Conestoga
Ph. TR 2-3086 or TR 2-3553
Leßoy M.
Hinkletown
Ph. Ephrata REpublic 3-2009
By Urner-Barry
Nearby Whites
Nearby Browns
Midwestern Mixed
Midwestern Whites
Midwestern Biowns
52
49
42
ers sold slowly with carried over
slocks offered at liberal price dis
counts Turkeys and ducks sold
leadily
Wholesale selling prices No 1
-and fancy quality. Broilers and
flyers Heavy type 3-4 lb 25-28 Pul
lets 4 1/ 2 lb and over 40-45 Under
4V 2 lb 39 40
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Hiestand, Inc.
Clem E. Hoober
Sensenig
Intercourse
Ph. SOuthfield 8-3431
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43
42
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35%
44%
43
41
March 25
50
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52
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