LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER
Growers Resisting Drop
Broiler growers responded
to falling prices by selling
only eight lots and 49,000
head on the November 15 auc.
tion at the Lancaster Poultry
Center. Prices ranged from
12.1 to 13.4 for a sale aver,
age of 13.14.
The price last week aver
aged 14.5 G which was down
from the 17.23 at the Novem.
her 1 sale. Last week growers
withdrew 12 lots containing
41,000 birds. At Thursday’s
sale a total of 34,250 head in
six lots were “no sale’’ at bids
of 11.9 to 13.3
The only other birds on
olfer were 7,000 leghorn fowl
in one lot; these crossed the
block at 9.9.
The complete sale offered
90,250 head in 15 lots and
sold 56,000 bead in nine lots.
Following is the complete
sale report with lot number,
seller, grower in parenthesis,
amount and breed,' age in
weeks and days, buyer and
price.
CODE: WV-White Vantress,
L-P-Leghorn Fowl, X-Cross,
LC-Ledbrest Cobbs, WMt-White
Mountain, MC-Moore’a Chesty
Cross.
1. Miller & Bushong (C.
Kendig Rohrer), 7500 WVX,
8-6, NO SALE, 13.3 BID; 2.
Same, 7500 WVX, 8-6, NO
SALE, 13.2 BID; 3. Raymond
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S. Musselman, 7000 L-F, Starr
Poultry; 4. D. E Horn & Co.
(Harold Z. Musser), 7500
LCX, 9-G, Daniel K. Good,
13.4; 5. Same (Philip Foster),
2500 WV, 10-2, John N. Thom
as, 13.4.
6. Same (Lee Remecker),
6000 WV, 10-2, College Hill
Poultry, 12.1; 7. Same (James
Weller), 9000 WV, 9-6, Col
lege Hill Poultry, 13 3; 8.
Same (Martin S Landis), 4500
WV, 9-5, Carl B. Risser, 13 4;
9. M&B (Daniel Ebersole),
8500 WV, 9-2, NO SALE, 13.3
BID; 10. Same (Benjamin
Brubaker), 750 WMt, 10-0,
NO SALE, 11.9 BID.
11. Fruitville Farms Inc.
(Chester Murry), 6000 MCX,
8-6, V. F. Weaver Inc. 13 3;
12. Same, 7000 MCX, 8-6,
Starr Poultry, 13.3; 13. Same,
5000 MCX, 8-6, NO SALE,
13 3 BID, 14. Same, 5000
MCX,' 8-6, NO SALE, 13 3
BID; 15. Philip Foster, 6500
WV, 10-2, College Hill Poultry,
13.0.
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• Defmorva
Prices Are
About Steady
Delmarva reported prices
increased approximately a half
cent during the 24 hour period
ending 10-30 Friday morning
with a fair demand for the
light offerings. Prices of 1.2 to
14 for 748,900 head at farms
were reported during the peri
od This includes sale of 395,-
100 head of 406,100 head of
fered at the Eastern Shore
Poultry Producers Exchange
Thursday.
Ready to cook demand was
spottj ranging from slow to
fair in interest with very few
plants operating today. Esti
mated slaughter for the week
end by Eastern Shore proces
sors was 587,000 head com
pared with the 557,000 head
last week end.
Competition from other
broiler producing areas was
heavy and buying interest cen
tered on other holiday items.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending Nov.
9 was down two points from
the previous week at 3.3.
Broilers averaged 15.59 dur
ing the week and 20% mash
cost the grower $95.37 per
ton. The ratio for the com
parable week last year was 2.8
when broilers averaged 12.51
and mash cost $89.14 per ton.
Georgia reported broiler
fryer prices relatively un-
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 17, 1962
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, November 12th to Friday,
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts,
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. hywts.
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Fcy. Hywts.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Standards
Checks
TREND - Market still cleared closely ih most quarters on
fine whites Other grades generally, easier and market unsettl
ed.
changed during the 24 hour
period ending 10 30 Friday
morning Prices were quoted en there s leftover
at mostly 13 cents at linns cooked chicken and ffravy,
with an occasional quote of 12 refrigerate or freeze as soon
and 13.5 as quality varied as possible, advises Louise
Offerings in Georgia were Hamilton Penn State exten
sion nutrition specialist. Use
covered containers for storing
Remove staffing from roasted
whole chicken, put stuffing
and meat in separate contain
ers and refugerate. Use re
frigerated leftover chicken
and stuffing within two or
tluee davs
sometimes buidensome a s
weights heavier than desirei
filled supply channels
Estimated slaughter by Geo
rgia piocessois tor the week
end was 1,322,000 head com
pared to the 1,510,000 .load
last week end
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R. D. 1, Ronks
HERSHEY BROS.
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MillersTil
November 16th
Thors.
Wed.
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R. D. 2, Columbia
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R. D. 1, Quarryvill©
R. D. 2, Peach Bottom
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
Elizabethtown
C. E. SAUDER & SONS
R. D. 1, East Earl
H. M. STAUFFER
& SONS, Inc.
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