LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER
Price Highest Since March
Broiler prices at -the Lan
caster Poultry Center this
•week averaged over 18 cents
a pound for the first time
since March 22. A total of
83,500 broilers in 18 lots
were offered and sold at prices
of 17.9 to 18.3 for a sale aver
age of 18.02. Over three
fourths of the sales were at
18 cents. Broilers last week
averaged 17 49.
A lot of 750 leghorn fowl
brought 9.8 while three lots
of heavy fowl ranged 17.4
to 18.3 for the 2,275 head.
Three lots containing 2,425
pullets brought 24.9 to 25.1.
Only one lot farled to sell;
this was a lot of 1,150 sil
ver cross pullets bid to 34
cents. The complete August
23 sale offered 90,720 head
In 27 lots and ‘sold 89,170
head in 26 lots.
Following is’ the complete
sale report •with lot number,
seller, grower in parenthesis,-
amoupt and breed, „ age in
weeks and days, buyer and
price.
. Code: L-F-Leghorn Fowl,
IiCX-Ledbrest Cobbs - Cross,
IH-Indian River, MCX-Moores
Chesty Cross, LP-Ledbrest Pul
lets, SX-Silver Cross, WV-
Yantress, WMt-White
Mountain, H-F-Heavy Fowl.
1. Stephen F. Lapp, 750 L-F,
Y. J. Koser Co. Inc, 9.8; 2.
Bari S. Siegnst, 2400 LCX,
8-6, Daniel K. Good, 18.1; 3.
Fruitville Farms Inc. (Chester
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WOLGEMUTH BROS., INC.
Murry), 5000 IR, 8-6, H. W.
Longasete, Inc, 18 0; 4 Same,
5000 IR, 8-6, Starr Poultry,
18 0; 5. Same, 6000 MCX,
8-6, Starr Poultrj, 18 0
6. Same, 7000 MCX, 8-6, H
W. Longacre, Inc, 18 0, 7.
Miller & Bushong (John L
Herr), 700 LP, 15-2, Roj E
Ream, 24.9, 8 Same, 525 LP,
15-2, Roy E. Ream, 25 1;
9 Same (Clyde Hepner), 4000
IR, 9-3, Starr Poultiy, 17 9;
10. Glenn H. Herr, 1550 SXP,
NO SALE, 34.0 BID.
11. Longeneckers Poultry
(Hess Farm), 905 H-F, Mar
vin Sweigart, 18.3; 27. Same,
145 Males, Carl B. Risser, 8.4;
12. Morns Zook, Jr., 900 H-F,
W. C. Mellinger & Son, 17.4;
13. D. E. Horn & Co. (J. S.
Peters), 2000 WV, 9-3, Daniel
K. Good,'18.0; 14 Same, 2500
WV, 9-3, Carl B. Risser, 18.1,
15. Same (Elvm Stambaugh),
7000 WV, 9-3, Daniel K. Good,
18 0.
, 16. D. E. Horn & Co. (James
Weller), 9000 WV, 10-0, Starr
Poultry, 18.0; 17. Same (Har
old Z. Musser), 9000 WV, 9-2,
Island Poultry, 18.0; 18. Same
(Byron Bingaman), 2500 WV,
9-3, Marvin'Sweigart, 18.1; 19.
Same. 2500 WMt, 9-3, John
N. Thomas, 18.3; 20. Same,
5900 WV, 9-3, Roy E. Ream,
18 1;
21. Same, 6700, WMt. 9-3,
Daniel K. Good, 18.0; 22.
Miller & Bushong (Harold
Gliek), 2000 IR, 8-2, Daniel
Service
Call Mt. Joy OL 3-2411 Today!
Florin, Peuna.
• Delmarya
Prices Advance
A Half - Cent
Live broiler prices in Del
maiva advanced about a half
cent during the 24 hour per
iod ending 10 30 Friday mor
ning
Delinana reported prices
of 16 7 to 17.8 on 931,200
head at farms during the
period A good demand took
the moderate offerings as out
of state interest continued to
stimulate Ine demand.
Read> to cook demand mi
pro\ed slightly and estimated
slaughter for the week end by
Eastern Shore processors 763,-
000 head compared to 747,000
head last week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending
August 17 was steady at 3.5.
Broilers averaged 16.28 and
20 per cent mash cost the
grower $93.80 per ton.
K. Good, 18.0; 23. Same,
2000 IR, 8-2, Daniel K. Good,
18.0; 24. Parke Herr, 1200
WVP, 15-6, Carl Risser, 25.0;
25. M&B (John O Moyer, Jr.),
3000 WVC, 9-2, Starr Poultry,
18 0; 26. Longenecker’s Poul
try, 470 H-F, Roy E. Ream,
18 3.
Sour cream has achieved a
sharp increase in popularity. A
sixty market survey shows a
nine percent increase in con
sumption of this dairy pro
duct between 1960 and 1961
BAGS
BULK
★ EASY HANDLING 50's
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25, IS62
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Monday August 20th to Friday, August 24th
Mon.
WHITE
EX.
Fey Hywts
Fey Hywts.
Fey. Med
No 1 Med.
Pullets
32-32 41
3141
20 y.
15 41
Peewees
BROWN
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
Pullets
32 41
22
15 41
Peewees
MIXED
Pcy. Hywts.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Stds.
19 %
33
2 4 %
Checks
TREND; Standard to firm position on all lines of shell
eggs with good support on major grades and a general close
clearing though some houses experiencing variable surplusses.
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• Fluid Milk
Production Up;
Demand Fair
Where production increases,
surplus over bottling needs
increased but supplies cleared
Fluid milk production in- satisfactorily,
creased in most serctions of Wholesale selling prices in
the east during the week New York were unchanged
Bottling demand was irregu- from the previous week at
larly good to fair, mostly fair. ¥5 05 per 40 quart unit of
Consumption declined in some bottling quality milk.
Wed.
Tues.
3 9i',
32-321 A
SUA
21-21 41
31 *1
20
1511'
1 5 y_.
3211
22
32 V;
22
15 41
15 Vz
38-39 38-39
31 31
19%
32^33
24%
19 %
S 3
24%
sections ot the northeast es
pecially in the resort areas,
due to unseasonable cool
weather,
3
Frl.
TUurs.
43
40
32 41
3141
22
32 41
31 V s
22
15 Va
15 41
43
40
32 4i
23
154 i
43
40
32 41
23
15 41
38^-30
31
20
34
25
58-39
31
20
32-33
25