LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER • Delmorva
Broilers Continue Gain a ? r nand »
Price Rises
Broiler prices at the Lan
caster Poultry Center moved
up more than a cent and a
half during the week. A total
of 122,000 head of broilers
in 19 lots crossed the block at
prices ranging from 17.6 to
18.1 for a sale average of 17.-
94. The sale average last week
stood at 16 36.
Two lots sold at the top
figure. Jack Bucher had 3,-
600 White Vantress at nine
weeks and two days purchased
by Carl B. Risser The other
lot, 1,000 White Vantress at
nine weeks was consigned by
Donald Frank and bought by
Martin M Brendle.
Four lots of roasters brought
24.3 to 25 for the 2,575 head,
while 4,600 pullets in two lots
brought 23 to 23 9. One lot
of 350 leghorn fowl brought
9.2 and two lots of heavy
fowl sold for 15 8 and 16.1
for the 1,250 head
The complete October 25
auction offered and sold 130,-
935 head in 28 lots. All lots
on offer were sold.
Following is the complete
sale report vith lot number,
seller, grower in parenthesis,
amount and breed, age in
weeks and days, buyer and
price.
CODE: H-F-Heavy Fowl, WV-
White Vantress, CX-Cobbs
Cross, L-F - Leghorn Fowl,
WMt.-White Mountain.
1, Greider Leghorn Farms
(Robert Myers), 500 H-F, 15
mo., Daniel K Good, 15 8, 160
males, Daniel K. Good, 8 8;
2. Same, 750 H-F, 15 mo.,
Marvin Sweigart, 16 1; 3. Mill
er & Bushong (Benjamin Bru
baker), 6500 WV, 8-3, W. C.
Mellinger & Son, 17 8, 4.
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or November, after the lost cutting, you can feed your alfalfa
to get greater yields of more nutritious forage next year, and
control the very destructive alfalfa weevil and spitflebug.
For further information see your nearby Agrico dealer
Excellent Bulk Spreading Service Available
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO.
Baltimore 24, Md.
Sales Representative - Ben Hoffman - Elizabethtown, Pa.
Phone EMpire 7-1650
WAREHOUSE: Agrico Warehouse (Roy Zimmerman)
Lancaster R. D. #3 Phone LO 9-2361
Agrico Warehouse (Clarence Weaver)
Narvon R. D. #1 Phone Morgantown 286-5741
Same,'’ 6500, WV, 8-3, Starr
Poultry, 17 9; 5. Same (Lowell
Landis), 3100 WV, 9-2, Carl
B. Risser, 17 9.
6 Same (Donald Frank),
1000 WV, 9-0, Martin M Bren
dle, 18 1, 7. Same, (Chailes
D. Warfel), 5000 CX, 8-3,
Daniel K Good, 18 0; 8 Same,
5000 CX, 8-3, Daniel K. Good,
18 0, 9 Same (Varhng Wolfe),
5400 SVX, 9-2, Starr Poultry,
18 0; 10 Same (John Olesh,
Jr), 1300 WVP, 14-2, Carl
B. Risser, 23 1.
11. Same, 1300 WVP, 14-2,
Carl B. Risser, 23 9; 12 Same
(James McDowell), 6700 WV,
9-6, Daniel K. Good, 18.0; 13
Same, 6700 WV, 9-6, Daniel
K Good, 18 0, 14 D E Horn
and Co. (Richard Thompson),
10,200 WV, 10-3, Starr Poul
try, 18 0, 15. Same, 10,200
W T V, 10-3, College Hill Poul
try, 17 9.
16 Same (Howard Taylor),
10,000 WV, 10-0, Daniel K
.Good, 18 0, 17. Same (James
Martin), 10,000 WV, 10-0,
Starr Poultry, 17 6; IS. Robert
Noll, 350 WVXC, 13-6, Carl
B. Risser, 24 3, 19. Same, 450
WVXC, 13-6, Marvin Sweigart,
24.3; 20. Same, 350 WVXC,
13-6, Daniel K Good. 24.3.
21. William R Myer, 13,000
WV, 8-5, Starr Poultry, 18 0;
22. Same, 13,000 WV, 8-5,
Starr Poultry, 18 0, 23. Roy
B Erb, 350 L-F, 14 mo , V. J.
Koser Co. Inc, 9 2, 24. Jack
Bucher, 3600 WMt , 9-3, Carl
B. Risser, 18 1, 25 Same, 4000
WMt-, 9-3, Carl B. Risser, 18.-
0; 26. Same, 2100 WMt, 9-3,
John N. Thomas, 18 0; 27.
Parke Herr, 1425 WVC. 13-2,
W. C. Mellinger and Son.
25 0; 28. Clair Nissley, 2000
FERTILIZE ALFALFA
NOW WITH
AND
Dive broiler prices in Del
marva advanced sharply to
more than a half cent higher
during the 24 hour period
ending 10 30 Friday morning.
A very good demand took the
light offerings.
'Ready to cook demand con
tinued spotty and unaggres
sue ranging from slow to bar
ely actne.
With practically no plants
on the Eastern Shore operat
ing on Saturday, estimated
slaughter in Delvnarva was
623.000 head compared to the
699.000 head last week end.
Delmarva reported prices of
16 S to IS at farms for 813,-
000 head including 426,700
head sold at the Eastern Shore
Poultry Producers Exchange,
iSelbyville, Del.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending Oct
ober 19 was up three points
from the previous week at 3.6.
Broilers averaged 16 84 dur
ing the week and mash cost
the grower $93 23 per ton The
ratio for the comparable week
a year ago was 3 8 when
broilers averaged 16.58 and
mash cost the grower $86.72
per ton.
• New Holland
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same weight hogs to packers
brought 17 85 to IS 50
The 60 calves in the run
sold at steady prices. Choice
and prime brought 36.50 to
39 50, good and low choice
WVXP, 13-0, VT. C. Melllnger
& Son, 23.0
FERTILIZER
DIELDRIN
COMBINATION
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27, 1962—3
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, October 22 to Friday, October 26
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey.
Hywts
Fey.
-3S
37%
Hywts
Fey.
28 %-29
2S %
Med.
No. 1
27
24
19
Med 27
Pullets 23
P-wees 19
BROWN
Ex. Fey
Hywts. 43
Fey.
Hywts. 42%
Fey.
Med 31
Pullets 24
P-wees 19
42%
31
24
19
MIXED
Fey.
Hywts. 37%-38
No. 1
371/J-3S
26 Yj
22
35
27
Med. 26%
Pullets 22
Stds 35
Checks 27
TREND; Market fairly well cleared on extra fancy white
and short on brown. Fancy heavyweight irregular and medium
still slow to clear.
Copyrighted 1962 By Urner-Barry Co.
were 28-33, medium 24-28, x . .
and cull 20 and down U takes IS - 000 tons of coal
Good 60 to 80 pound lambs to Provide the electricity used
brought 20.50 to 23 50. daily by New York City.
Illl\
(Regular Horse Feed)
BIBMf
(A Complete Horse Feed)
A
(For Heavy Horses)
1^1)
(A Vitamin & Mineral Supplement)
J. K. Stauffer & Son
is headquarters for this complete
New Horse Feeds by
(O)HVTHMORe f£COS
LAWX & BFXIjAIRB, pa.
Phone Manheim 665-3121 or
Phono Mt. Gretna WOodland 4-5500
Tues.
Wed.
-38%
-28%
27
24
19
43%
29
24
19
26 V 2
22
35
27
TRACK 'N TRAIL
STABLE MATE
NEW HOPE COMPLETE
HORSE FEED
PERKIES
Thurs.
36%-37%
38%
-28% 28
27
24
19
27
24
19
43%
43%
29
24
19
29
24
19
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