LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER
Prices Off Fractionally
Broiler prices slipped frac
tionally during the week at
the Lancaster Poultry Center,
but still remained over 17
cents.
At the November 1 auction,
a total of 79,550 head of
broilers in 19 lots brought
prices ranging from 16 7 to
18.1 for a sale average of
17.23. The salt average for the
corresponding sale a year ago
was 12 38.
The high lot, 1,600 White
Vantress Crosses at 9 weeks
2 days, was consigned by Ro
bert Noll and bought by Mar
tin Brendle. Only one lot of
broilers ■were not sold. These, a
lot of 4,000 at 8 weeks, 3
days,' were bid to 17.2. The
only other lot not sold was 950
Leghorn Fowl which weie bid
to 8.7.
The sale also moved seven
lots of 7,940 pullets at prices
of 24.25 to 26; three lots of
3,150 leghorn fowl brought
7.4 to 88, and two lots of
1,200 heavy fowl brought 16.2
to 16.3.
Pour lots of roasters cross
ed the block at 23-23.8 and
175 capons sold for 30 cents
A lot of 120 males were 8 8.
The complete sale offered
98,935 heal m 38 lots and
gold 93,985 head in 38 lots
The complete sale report
fallows with lot number, seller,
grower in paienthesis, amount
and breed, age in weeks and
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(Regular Horse Feed)
(A Complete Horse Feed)
(For Heavy Horses)
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Pouf M. Ressler & Son
Paradise, Pa.
Tel. Lancaster 687-6292
Leroy M. Sensenig
Kphrata, P».
Tel. Ephrata 733-2009
ore headquarters for this complete line of
New Horse Feeds by
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days, ljuyer and price.
Code; MCX-Moore’s Chesty
Cross, WV-White Vantress,
HF-Heavy Fowl, P-Pullets,
C-Cockerels, WMt-White Mt,
IRX - Indian River Cross,
SXCa-Silvei Cross Capons.
1. Miller & Bushong (Leon
ard Deitz), 4000 MCX, 8-3,
NO SALE, 17.2 BID; 2. Same
(Edward Wall), 3400 MCX,
8-6, Daniel K. Good, 17 3, 3.
Robert Noll, 1900 WVX, 9-2,
John N. Thomas, 17.2; 4.
Same, 2100 WVX, 9-2, Carl
B. Risser, 17 5, 5. Same, 2000
WVX, 9-2, John N. Thomas,
17.4.
6 Same, 1600 WVX, 9-2,
Maitin Brendle. 18.1; 7. Greid
er Leghorn Farms (Milton
Brubaker), 550 H-F, 13 mo,
Daniel K Good, 16 2; 120
Males, Daniel K. Good, 8 8; 8.
Same, 650 H-F, 13 mo, Daniel
K Good, 16.3; 9. M&B (Moses
Zimmerman), 1000 WVP, 14-
3, W. C. Mellmger & Son, 25 9;
10. Same, 875 WVP, 14-3,
Carl B. Risser, 25.1.
11. Same, 575 WVP, 14-3,
Carl B. Risser, 26 0; 12. Same,
(John L Herr), 500 WVC, 13-
2, Daniel K Good, 23 0; 13
Same, 650 WVC, 13-2, Daniel
K. Good, 23 0; 14. Same
(Christ L. Herr), 1800 WVP,
16-0, W C. Mellmger & Son,
24.25, 15. Same, 1700 WVP,
16-0, Carl B. Risser, 24.3.
16. Same,'l7oo WVP, 16-0,
(Continued on Page 10)
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Tel. Intercourse SO 8-3431
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• Delmorva
Heavier Birds
In Most Demand
Live prices advanced more
than 14 cent with a good de
mand for the light offerings in
Delmarva during the 24 hour
period ending 10.30 Friday
morning.
Heavier birds were on the
high side of the price range
with purchases at farms rang
ing from 16.5 to 17 8 on 746,-
100 head including 424,700
head purchased at Thursday’s
auction at Shelbyville, Del
About halt the sales were at
16 5 to 16 9.
Ready to cook demand im
proved slightly to a fair posi
tion in some instances with de
mand spotty and mostly slow.
Estimated slaughter by Eas
tern Shore Processors for the
week end was 685,000 head
compared to the 623,000 head
last week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending Oct
26 was steady with the pre
vious iveek at 3 6 Broileis
averaged 16.94 and mash cost
the grower $94 06 per ton.
• Fluid Milk,
Supply Varied;
Demand Good
Fluid milk production
throughout the nation varied
with the Northeast and West
coast sections showing a gen
erally slight decline while
other areas noted receipts
steady to slightly increased.
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Offerings m the Southeast bottling quality milk in the
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