LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER
Growers Resist Drop
Broiler prices at the Lancas
ter Poultry Center this week
averaged 14 56 as 46,400 head
in nine lots changed hands at
prices ranging from 14 4 to
15 0. The average price at the
November 8 sale was 267
lower than the average of
17 23 last week.
Growers expressed their dis
pleasure at the lower price by
putting the “No Sale” sign on
12 lots containing 41,000 birds
at bids ranging from 13 to
14.8.
Two lots of 1,300 leghorn
fowl brought 8.3 to 8.4 while
,1,700 heavy fowl in two lots
.brought 16.6 to 16.7. Three
lots of pullets sold for 23 and
£4 for the 2,200 head, and
4,800 roasters in four lots
brought 22.2 to 26.4.
A lot of 400 tom turkeys
were withdrawn at a bid of
16.0 and a lot of 450 turkey
hens did not sell at the offer
ed 27.2.
The complete auction offered
100,750 head m 36 lots and
pold 56,500 head in 20 lots.
Following is the complete
sale report with lot number,
Planning Begins Now
November 12th
FOR NEXT YEARS
FERTILIZER
Cash Discounts Per Ton on Farmer Orders for Mixed Grades
Postmarked on or Before January IT, 1963.
Delivery as Requested Between November 12, 1962 and
June 28, 1963.
Early Winter Delivery Discounts.
Quantity Discounts.
On The Farm Storage Arrangement
Bags or Bulk
Field Spreading Service
Soil Testing Service
High Analysis "Super Grades"
Eastern States Sets The Pate
seller, grower in pai enthesis,
amouftt and breed, age m
weeks and days, buyer and
price
CODE L-F Leghorn
Fowl, WV White Vantress,
C-Cockerels, P-Pullets, AAV
Arbor Acre Vantiess, MCW
Moore’s Chesty Whites, T-
Toms Turkey Toms, T-
Hens Turkey Hens, WMt-
White Mountain, H-F Heavy
Fowl.
1. Carl Harnish, 500 L-F,
Daniel K. Good, 8.3; 2. Daniel
B. King, 1250 WVC, 12-2, W.
C. Mellinger & Son, 26.4;
3. Same, 1350 WVC, 12-2,
College Hill Poultry, 26.3; 4.
Marvin Brubaker, 800 L-F,
Carl B. Risser, 8.4; 5 Same,
300 WV, 9-0, NO SALE, 13 0
BID.
6. Mark Myer, 9000 AAV,
8-2, NO SALE, 14 5 BID; 7
Miller & Bushong (Elmer Sell
er), 2300 MOW, 9-2, Daniel K.
Good, 14 8; 8. Lane. Co. Farm
Bureau (B. G. Bushong), 1200
WVX, 8-6, NO SALE, , 14.4
BID, 9. M&B (Benjamin Bru
baker), 4800 WV, 9-0, NO
(Continued on Page 7)
Eastern States
Farmers Exchange, Inc.
© Delmarva
Price Decline
Continues
Puces of Ihe taioileis con
tinued to decline slightly m
Demana during the 24 hour
period ending 10 30 Fndav
morning
At farm prices ranged fiom
14.5 to 15 4 duung the per
iod At these prices 374,000
head of 404,100 head offered
were “sold Thuisday at the
Eastern Shore Poultry Pro
ducers Exchange in Shelbj.
ville Del.
A fair demand took the
light supply. With practically
no plants operating today,
Eastern Shore processors esti.
mated slaughter at 558,000
head compared to 685,000
head last 'week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending No.
yember 2 stood at 3.5 this
down one point from the 3 6
of the previous week. Broilers
during the week averaged
16 7 per pound and 20%
mash cost the grower $94 94
per ton.
The ratio for the compar
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 10, 1962 —3
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Fiom Monday, Noicuilki s*h to Fiida
Mon.
WHITE
Ex 'Fey H>wts 421i-43
Fey Ilywt-j
Fcj Med
No 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hjwts. 44
Key. H>wts. 43 J /£
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Fey. Hywts.
No. 1 Med,
Pullets
Standards
Checks
TREXD Market 'well cleared on all
tne call both locally and from out ot town
Copyrighted 1062 By Urner-Burry Co.
able -week a year ago
down to 2 7 when broilcis
averaged 12 38 and mabh cost
$9O 82 per ton
Subset ibe today—watch it
pay'
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT,
Poplar, ASH, etc.
O. J. CHARLES LUMBER
New Providence, Pa.
Phone ST 6-3108
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BUY
LAYING MASH
SUPERIOR
Feed Conversion
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per dozen eggs and feed
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FOR LOWER COSTS
Paul M. Ressler & Son Clem E. Hoober
Paradise, Pa. Intercourse, Pa.
Tol. Lancaster 087-6202 Tel. Intercourse SO 8-3431
Leroy M. Sensenig
Ephrata, Pa.
Tel. Ephrata 733-2009
Wed.
Tuc;s.
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25
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Protet t Ln ostock
Keep Inestock out of fields
wheie theie is frosted sudau
grass 01 soighum, wains Dr.
Sam Guss, Penn State exten
sion \eteiinauan. A few
mouthfuls of this frosted for
age can kill cons When the
plants are tiosted, deadly poi
sons aie foimed In case o?
poisoning, eaily treatment is
a must The same thing ap
plies if your animals should
eat wild cherry or choke
cLeiry leaves which are frost
damaged.
and get
J. K. Stauffer & Son
- Tol. Manlieim 605-3121
Bellairc - Tel.
Kl izabethto’n n 307-2331
,i\, Xincmki ‘Mil
Fri.
Xhurs.
40 Vi
4 5 Vi
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28 l i-30> / 2 30 Vi
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