Broiler Prices Appear Generally Steady in Most Areas at Start of Week Broiler prices at the beginning of the week in the major produc ing areas seem to be about steady with supplies generally in line with demand. In most major producing areas, the price is about 17 cents a pound There were a few instanc es of sales at somewhat higher fig ures, but few lower- Last week the Delmarva broil er feed ratio took a drop to 3 6. down four points from the week before Both feed prices and broil er prices contributed to this rapid decline. fThe price of feed jumped to $lO5 a ton, up from $99 88 a ton the week before and the broiler price average slumped to 18 75 cents a pound. A year ago the ratio stood at 4.7 with broilers averaging 22 52 cents a pound. Here is a round-up of market conditions in the major producing areas on Tuesday. iptttsnrnu H H CALL YOUR CHICK ORDER IN NOW! Kaffa Milk Replacer 25# Calf Meal 25# Fitting Ration 16% Dairy Bran Fine Chick Feed . . 5.10 Super A Mash 24% .. 4.45 20% Quality Mash D. P. 4.30 Special Chop for Growing Heifers; Steers on Pasture; Sheep or Hogs Only $3.30 Namico Midds Soy Bean Meal Horse Feed sx ♦♦ ♦♦ ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE WILLIS H. WEAVER MANAGER 947 Harrisburg Ave. Phone Lane. EX 4-7715 10c per hundred discount on half ton lots or more. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE—WE DELIVER. Smooth, Quiet Mowing at Tractor Speeds NO-PITMAN MOWER TWIN-WHEEL diive of the Allis-Chalmers No. 7 Mower replaces old-fashioned pitman drive. Counterweight action of twin flywheels provides smooth, quiet cutting even at high speeds. And TWIN-WHEEL drive mowers foi 1 1958 are built better than ever. No. 7 mounted mower fits Allis-Chalmers trac tors with SNAP-COUPLER hitch. Trail-type model for other tractors Snap-Coupler and Twin Wheel ara Allis Chalmara trademarks. ALF '^-CHALMERS SALES AND SERVICE Nr K. G. Myers & Son Rheems, Pa. Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv. Quarryville, Pa- I. H. Brubaker Lancaster, Pa. Snavelys Farm Service DELMARVA. An announcement was made Monday that the Tuesday sale svill be limited to 90,00 head at the Eastern Shore Growers Exchange Ex cess will be held over for the Wednes day auction. The market was quiet with trading very light and mostly at undetermined prices Too few sales to report. GEORGIA. Offerings in fair balance with the good demand at most points although barely adequate to more than adequate at some points The buyers offering price at the farm was 17 cents On Monday 964,000 head were sold, 91 per cent at 17 cents, the re mainder at 17V4 cents NORTH CAROLINA- Supplies ade quate Demand generaly good PuceS paid in the past 24 horn's were steady at 17 cents a pound. SHENANDOAH VALLEY Supply adequate Demand fair to good Prices paid at the farm were 17 to 17Va cents Of 203,400 head sold, 52 per cent were at 17 cents, 16 per cent at 17‘/j cents, and the rest nudetermmed. ARKANSAS Offerings generally In balance with trade needs Some 16 cent birds sold, but these were bare backs Size of most lots ranged from 2 R to 3 15 pounds Other than the bare backed birds, all sales were at 17 cents ALABAMA Offerings about in balane with the good demand Inter plant movement tending to balane l supply. Seventeen ents a pound was paid for 500,256 head at the farm ►♦♦•♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦l Sheep Feed 15% Hog Feed 20% Hog, Pig and Sow Feed 4.60 B Starter NFZ .. .. 4.55 Grower 4.40 Turkey Starter Crumbles 5.05 >♦♦♦♦»*♦»♦« Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. New Holland, Pa. $4.20 3.90 « rttffltfflfi L. H. Brubaker Lititz, Pa. R. S. Weaver Stevens, Pa. Wednesday New York Egg Market Copyrighted 1958 By Urner-Barry Co. Nearby Whites Extra Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Peewees Extra Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Peewees . Fancy Heavyweights Mediums Pullets Standards Checks Fancy Heavyweights Mediums . . Pullets . . Fancy Heavyweights NEW YORK, July 30 Extreme irregularity still prevailing in spot shell egg market. Top market Nearby whites and browns in short supply and clearing closely with prices advancing further. Midwest ern large brown also firmer but Midwestern large whites declined un der freer offerings and a lack of support. All sizes attracted more buy ing interest and recovered slightly from yesterday’s sharp decline Weekly Egg Price llevlew NEARBY WHITE July 24 July 25 July 28 ExFcyHywts . 45% -46 47% Mediums . 37% 36 -37% 38% Pullets . . 27% 26% 25% Peewees 19 19 19 NEARBY BROWN Ex Fey Hywts 45 Mediums 36% Pullets . .. 27% Peewees .. 20 Meat Production Down Five Pet. Last Week WASHINGTON, July 29—Meat prouction under federal inspec tion for the week ended July 26, 1958 was estimated at 341 million pounds according to the U.S. De partment of Agriculture. This was 5 per cent below the 358 million p6und a week ago and 7 per cent below the 367 million pounds a year ago- i Meat production showed a gen eral decrease compared with the previous week as slaughter of all species fell below a week earlier. Slaughter was also under a year ago except on hogs, the slaughter of which increased over a year ago for the second straight week. Cattle slaughter estimated at 346,00 head was 1 per cent below the 350,000 the preceding week and 12 per cent below the 393,000 head for the corresponding week a year ago. Beef production was 1910 million pounds compared with 193 9 million pounds the pre ceding week and 207 3 million pounds a year ago. Calf slaughter was estimated at 95,000 compared with 101,000 the preceding week and 139,000 last year Output of inspeced veal for the three weeks under compari sons was 12.9, 13,5 and 18 5 mil lion pounds respectively. Estimated slaughter of 931,000 hogs was 8 per cent below the 101,000 the previous week but slightly above the 928,000 for the corresponding week a year ago. Production of pork was 127.8 mil lion pounds compared with 1410 million pounds a week ago and 1291 million pounds a year ago. Sheep & lamb slaughter was es timated at 217,000 compared with 228.000 the preceding week and 205.000 last year. Production of lamb and mutton for the three weeks amounted to 9.5, 100 and 11.7 million pounds respectively. For the week ended July 12, 1958 actual slaughter included 348,788 cattle, 99,667, cavles, 954.- Cl 9 hogs and 230,524 sheep & lambs. Production of lard for the same week was 33.7 million pounds- Nearby Browns Midwestern Mixed Midwestern Whites Midwestern Browns 45 % 34 -34% 25 19 Chicago hogs slow Cattle Off; Only Lambs Show Gain CHICAGO. July 29 (USDA) Hogs G.OOO, slow Monay, steady to weak on butchers, sows moderately active, steady to 25 higher; good shipping de mand but local butchers bought spar ingly; No 1 butchers scarce and weights below 190 lb and over 270 lb relatively scarce, a few lots 1-2, most ly I’s 220-220 lb 23.35; a limited volume 2-3 270-300 lb 22 25-23, a deck of 3’s 350 lb at 21, a small volume mixed grade 180 190 lb 22 25-23, mixed grade -400- 4-H CLUB DAIRY ROUND-UP Southeastern Pa. Artificial Breeding Cooperative, Har.risburg Pike, Lancaster FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 4-H CLUB SWINE ROUND-UP Union Stock Yards, Lancaster WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 . Leßoy M. Sensenig Hinkletown Ph. Ephrata REpublic 3-2009 Dillabaugh & Bleacher R. D. 2 Conestoga Ph. TR 2-3086 or TR 2-3555 Paul M. Ressler & Son Paradise Manheim, RDI Ph. Strasburg OV 7-3931 Ph. Landisville TW 8-3547 48% 34 Vz 23 18 48% 34 Vz 23 Vz 18 42 34 22 Vz 35 28% 42 34 23 July 29 47% 33%-33% 22 -22% 18 46% 34% 25 19 46% 34 22 18 -22% ATTENTION! ANNUAL ROUND-UP Attend These Round-ups and Support Your 4-H Clubs Lancaster Farming, Friday, August 1, 1958—3 47b lb sows 19-20, most 330 375 lb 20 25-i 21 25, and a few 275.325 lb 21 50 22; a small volume 500 550 lb 18 25*19, ship-! pers took 2,700 \ Cattle 25,000, calves 200, slaughter* steers and heifers slow, steers 25 to mostly 50 lower, spots 75 lower on weights of 1,250 lb and up, heifers weak to 50 lower, closed mostly 50 lower, cows and bulls fairly active;’ fully steady, vealers steady, a few sales stockers and feeders about steady Prime steers 28-29, only scat tered loads 28 50 and better Bulk mixed choie andc prime 27 25-27 75: bulk good and choice 25 27, mixed vtihly and standard 1,000 lb 23 50, high choice and prime heifers 27 25-28 25; OF A MAM \S THE, SIZE OF THE TROUBLE THAT GETS HIM OOWM. We’ll measure up to your expectations in every way I. j Cope & Weaver * - willow sr Ph. Lane. EX 3-2824 Clem E. Hoober Intercourse Ph. SOuthfield 8-3431 Hiestand, Inc. Marietta Ph. HAzel 6-9301 Glenn H. Herr
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