ancaster poultry cekter
Volume Drops Sharply
La st week's loweied nuikct
lu plo<l with i eliu tarn e to
Ml on the pre-Easter am turn
nllod list mgs wa> -down .1'
10 Apnl I* l vll( ‘ ‘ lt the L ‘ U1 ‘
istei Poulti v Centei
Onlv torn lots c ontaiiun ,
I.(>,S 0 0 head of broilers nri"
in'oflor at the bale These so'd
t t prices ot 1") " to 17 1 toi
bale average of 16 27 The
nerage pn< e is up almost a
•cut a pound fiom last we> k
~t le n s 7.000 head averaged
17 3
Oihei listings weie light al
,o as the pre-Easter closing ol
!o'me dressing plants made
{growers (animus about listing
[birds Two lots of 1.100 pul
[lets brought 24 cents pei
[pound foul lots of 1 oastei s
mossed the block at prices ot
21 5 to 213 foi 3 430
head Two lots of leghorn fowl
containing a total ot 5 100
birds ranged frOm 10 5 to 10 7
One lot of 350 heave fowl
brought 15 0. and one lot ot
950 heavy fowl failed to sell
at the la 2 bid
The eight year summary
showed broilers averaged low
'd’ in March of 1362 than m
any year in the history of the
Poultrv Exchange, however
prices did not drop as low as
in March ot 13 61 as 19 5 7, but
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The Proven-Profitable Hybrid
I MERVIN McMICHAEL
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* WILLIAM DEAN
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| E H. KEEN & SON
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| Ralph hertzler
£ R- ». a, klverson. pa
a gieater pen outage sold <’l
the low end ol the lange
The Api il 1 3 sale oltei ed a
total ot 100 buds in 1 1
lots and sold 2 7 >OO head in
1 ! lots
Following is the complet”
sale lepmt with lot numboi
sellei, giowei 111 parenthesis
amount and bleed, ace in
weeks and davs buvei and
pi u e
CODE 11 V-llnhbaid Vau
tiess, \\ MX-White Mountain
Cioss, TI-F - Heavv Fowl. HLF
- Honnegm s Leghorn Fowl,
GP-Ghostle\ Pearl W \-White
Van tress
1 Millei <St Hushong (John
MeMichael) 5000 T4\ 3-0
Daniel K Gold 15 7 2 MA-B
(Haiold Hollingei ) 1800 \\ V,
S-6 C<u 1 B Rissei, 17 1 I
Cur\m F Kopp .">OOO WIIX,
S-4 D.iniol K Good. 11 1 4
Grenier Leifhorn F.irm. *>.lo
H-F, XO SAGE 11 2. lill) 1
Same, 350 H-P, Daniel
Good, 15 3
6 I) E Horn & Co In<
( foseph Mveis) 5000 W V *
2, Daniel K Good, 16 8
George Weavei, 2300 HIM’.
20 mo . \V C Mellmger & Son,
10 5 S Same. 2500 GPDP, 17
mo , \V C Mellmger & Son
10 7, 3 MA-B (Benjamin Bm
bakei) 300 IVVC, 13-2. H W
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Records Prove
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Delmarva-Georcia
Prices About
V 2 Cent Lower
Delmarva lepoited pi ices ap
pioximatelj Yj cent lowei din
ing the 21 houi pet i»cl ending
10 !0 kiidac Morning De
mand was lair tot the light
I’nces langed 1 1 0 to 1 7 1
at lainis toi OS< 000 head
dm mg the pel lod
Estim ued slaughtpi bj Kast
ei 11 Shore piocessois lor the
week end was 070 000 head
compared to the 7‘!o 000 head
last week end
'i he Delmaica hioiler-leed
latio for the week ending
April 1! was steaclv with the
pi e\ ions week at °> I
I fro 1 lei s aceiaged 17 Hi pei
pound and mash cost the grow
er ?>oi 0 1 pei ton The pre
cious week bioileis aceraged
10 1"> and mash cost SO ! SI
• Chicago
(Continued tram Pa-re 2)
1 Cl) hisiiei Heiters 2'i-")0
higher Cow beet mosllv "i 0
low or
Monday, three loads. Prime
111 S-1.102 lb slaughter steers
leached °>2 00 but only three
loads above 31 21 and on Wed
nesday, only thiee loads sold
above il 00 For the week
Lonsacre, Inc- 23 5, 10 M&
15 (Same). SCO W\ C, 13-2. VV
C Melhnsjer Ac Sou, 2 { ')
11 .M&H (darnel (.50 WVC,
13-2. Daniel K flood 24
12 M&B (Same). 1100 WVC
13-2 \\ C Melhimer AL Son ' in<l I MI 1 load Pnme 1000 '
23 b 15 51 &H (Same). blO 11,0 Ib Heifers 2S 00 Choice
\\Vl> 13-2 W C ilelliniiPi 2i> 00-27 2~>
Son 24 0 1 ( A 1 A. I) Commercial Cows 1(5 oo
(Sami>) Gal) WVI* 11-2 \\ Is 00 Utility 13 7 ">-17 2 3
C Melliiucer A. Son 24 0 Good and Chous vealeis
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21, i9b2—3
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
kV .1 Mondav Apnl loih to ki ida\ \pnl 2
Whiles
kt' lie w Is
kc \ 11} wls
kc \ Med
,\o 1 Med
I’nllets
I’eew ees
Drowns
kev 11 vw ts
Jkc> Hjwts
kev Med
Pullets
Peewees
Mixed
F< v fix wts
No 1 Med
Pullets
Stds
Chet ks
TRENT) Spot shell ess market closes the week extremely
short in supply and closelj deaied at sustains d prices Outlook
tor next week indicates well maintained earl} week prices
most Prime 1200-1350 lbs
30 75-31 2 5 High Choice and
mixed Choice and Prime 1150-
1400 Ihs 2S 75-30 75 Hulk
Choice 27 00-20 00 largeh
27 25-20 00 Wednesday, lo id
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Good and Choice 780-1030
lb leeding steeis 23 00-25 00,
10 lie id siring Coed and Choice
i. 1 5 lbs 27 00
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