!; Poultry Confer
ceipts Off-Prices Climb
c es climbed almost a
per pound -on broilers
Lancaster "Poultry
sr this week when 37,-
cad in seven lots sold at
5 ranging from 19.0 to
However, 74 per cent
at the lower figure and
10 per cent at the top
the corresponding sale
rear 153,050 head sold
ices of 17.1 to 18.9.
, 23 lots of 50,540 birds
this week included four
>f 3,950 pullet roasters
.1 to 25.25, one lot of
ockerel roasters at 25c,
bts of 3,365 leghorn
at 10 8 to 11.3, two lots
0 males at 10.0 to 11.1,
tour lots of heavy fowl
fag 4,800 head and sell
r22 to 24 cents.
>nty six lots and 63,540
were offered for sale,
aids were refused on
jts of broilers, and one
roasters.
r complete Feb. 4 sale
rg with lot number, sel
rower in parenthesis,
it and breed, age in
s and days, buyer and
Before You Buy
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J. PAUL NOLT
.incoln Hwy., Gap, Pa.
959 Random Sample
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Shaver Other Nationally Shaver
’* Starcross 288 Franchised Entrants Starcross
New York $2.70 $2.56
Columbia
Canada
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OSS
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The Code: WV-White Van
tress, WRF-White Rock Fowl
L-F-Y-Leghorn fowl year
lings, IR - Indian Rivers,
K-L - Keystone Leghorns, P-
Pullets, C - Cockerels.
1. Longenecker’s Hatchery
(Nevin Kern), 400 WRF-Y,
John N. Thomas, 23.9; 2.
Landis Sangrey, 600 LF, 20
mo., Daniel K. Good, 11.3;
3. R. B. Ludwig, 1500 LFY,
Victor J. Koser Co. Inc., 10-
.8; 4. Mervin Miller, 350 L-
F-Y, Victor J. Koser Co., Inc.
11.0; 5. Clyde Beazley, 390
KL, 22 mo., Daniel K. Good,
11.2;
6. Clyde Beazley, 525 KL,
16 mo., Daniel K. Good, 11 -
2; 7. Hershey Hostetler, 500
WVP, 13-2, Carl B. Risser,
25 0; 8. Lane. Co Farm Bur
eau, (John L. Herr), 2000 W
VC, 10-6 NO SALE, 19.0
bid; 9. Jacob C. Herr, 1000
WVP, 13-6 Roy E. Ream, 25.-
25; 10. Jacob C. Herr, 850
WVP, 13-6, Roy E. Ream, 25-
.25;
11. Miller & Bushong,
(Samuel Stoltzfus), 1600 W
VP, 10-6, Darnel K. Good,
20.1; 12. Elmer Sensenig,
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OF THE
2.79
2.40
4.17
2.42
2.89
demonstrates the outstanding profit capaci.
ty of SHAVER STARCROSS 288 in a variety of widely
d °, ffi Si al Test locat ons - Please note that these
l y Sample Tests in which the SHAVER
STARCROSS 288 was entered in 1959.
. notice that there are no skeletons in our closet, at
every test we earned a clear-cut "extra profit".
GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS, Inc.
MOUNT JOY H. D. I
Delmarva - Georgia
Prices Gain
Slightly Here
Delmarva reported pur
chases of 587,800 head at pri
ces of 17.60 to 19.20 for the
24 hour period ending at 10:-
30 Friday morning. Estimat
ed slaughter in Delmarva
for the week end is 507,000
head compared to the 495,-
000 head last week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending on
January 29 was down one
point from the previous
week at 40. Live broilers
brought an average of 18.98
and mash cost $94 65 per
ton The ratio for the sairte
week a year ago was 4 3
and six months afo it was 4 -
5 when broilers were at 22 -
11 and mash cost $98.74 per
ton.
Fluid Milk
Surplus Builds
Price Slumps
Production increased at
northern markets and was
noted as much as 17 percent
(Turn to page 10)
See The New
Meyer Hoy Conditioner
Special Prices
and Terms
Comparisons
288 Leghorns
Extra
Average of All Profit For
2.60 plus 7%
2.22
3.59
1.87 plus 29%
2.57 plus 13%
plus 6%
plus 8%
plus 16%
OL 3-2455
Lancaster Farming* Saturday, February 6. i 960—3
Weekly New York Egg Mkt
From Monday, February 1 to Friday, February sth
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
£xt. Fey.
Hywts 28 -28V£ 27V 2 -
Med. 26 - 25 -
Pullets 24 • 23 -
Peewees
Ext. Fey.
Hywts 32 -
Med. 30 -
Pullets 26 -
Ext. Fey.
Hywts 26 -
Med. 25 -
Pullets
Stds. 251/2-
Checks 23 -
Ext. Fancy
Hywts 30 -
Ext. Fey.
Hywts 26 1 />-
Med. 25 i/ 2 -
Pullets 24 -
TREND—Market generally steady on top grades with
trading a bit more active in some quarters. Medium, pullets
and under grades steady to firm.
Copyrighted 1958 By Urner-Bany Co.
100 Warren Red Chicks - 2 weeks.
100 Warren Red Chicks - 1 week.
Don’t forget that Medicated Booster Feed for those
laying slumps
Altman’s Milk Replacer works wonders with those
calves. 25 lbs. only $3.75.
Calf Feed only $4 90 Fitting Ration
16% Super A Dairy $3 60 20% Bluebird
32% Dairy Concen- Dairy
trate $4.60 Horse Feed
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg Pike Ph. Lane. EX 4-7715
Willis H. Weaver, Mgr.
Nearby Whites
28 -
25 -
23 -
Nearbv Browns
31 -32 32 -
29 - 29 -
26 - 26 -
Midwestern Mixed
26 -
24i/>-
271/2- 28 -
24/2-25 25 -
251/2-
23 -
25V2-26 261/2-
23 - 23 -
Midwestern Browns
30 -
30 -
Midwestern Whites
261/2-
25 -
23 -
271/2-
25 -
23 •
Prices subject to change
281/2-
25 -
23 -
29 -
26 -
23 -
32 -
29 -
26 -
311/2-32
291/2-
26 -
28 -
26 -
261/2-
23 ■
30V2-
301/2-
28 -
25 -
23 -
28 -
26 -
23 -
$3.75
$3 20
$3.95