LANCASTER POULTRY XENTER
Growers Resist Prices
Broilers dropped about a half
cent at the Lancaster Poultry-
Center this week as 42,000
head In 9 lots ranged from 15
to 16.6. However, the bulk of
the sales were at 15 1 and the
sale average was 15 20.
All broilers on offer were
Bold, but seller resistance was
noted on heavier birds Grow
ers refused bids of 16 to 20 2
for 6,750 head in seven lots.
Three lota of 4,750 pullets
brought 20-25 5 and one lot of
1,2-00 roasters sold for 20 2
A lot of 4,500 heavy fowl
brought 11.4 and a lot of 900
leghorn fowl brought 9.0.
The complete January 17
auction offered 60,100 head In
22 lots and sold 53,350 head
in 15 lots.
Following is the complete
sale report with lot number,
seller, grower in parenthesis,
amount and breed, age m
weeks and days, buyer and
price.
CODE: WV - white vant
res«, X - cross, C - cockerels,
P - pullets, W Mt - white moun
tain, BSX - barred silver cross,
H-F - heavy fowl, L-F - leg
horn fowl, IR - indi&n river
1. Miller & Bushong (Donald
C Ober), 950 WVCX, 14-0, NO
SALE, 16.0 bid, 2. Kenneth
Hare, 4500 H-F, 18 mo., V. J
Koeer Co. Inc, 11 4; 3 M&B
(Birin Slegrist), 1000 WVP,
•-0, W. C Mellmger & Son,
16.4; 4. M&B (George Enders)
2300 WVP, 13-0, W. C. Mel
linger & Son, 20 0; 5 M&B
(Harold Aungst) 2500 WVC,
13-0, NO SALE, 16.0 bid.
8. M&B (Jacob R. Beiler),
1200 WVC. 13-0, W. C. Mel
lingrer & Son, 20 2; 7 M&B
(Kenneth M. Funk). 400 W.
Mtc., 12-3, NO SALE 17.6 bid;
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Wolgemuth Bros., >««.
8 Same, 1000 W Mt C, 12-3,
NO SALE, 17 2 bid, 9 Same,
W Mt. C, 12-3, NO SALE,
20 1 bid; 10. Same, 650 W Mt
P, 13-3, Marvm'Sweigart, 211
11. John O Moyei, Jr, 750
WVP, 15-0, NO SALE 20 2
bid; 12 Same, WVC, 15-0,
NO SALE, 16 0 bid 13. J
H Reitz & Son, Inc , 4000 W
VX, 10-5, Daniel K Good, 15 0,
14 M&B (Prank Bradley),
1800 BSX£, 15-0, W. C. Mel
linger & Son, 25 5, 15 Clar
ence J Lauer, 4700 W Mt , 8-
4, Daniel K Good, 15 1
16 Same, 2800 W Mt, 8-4.
Daniel K Good, 15 1; 17 D. E
Horn & Co (Gern Haldeman)
7500 WV, 9-2, Carl B Risser,
15.4, IS. Same (Howard Tay
lor), 3000 WV, 10-0, Daniel
K. Good, 15.1, 19. Same,
10,000 WV, 10-0, Daniel K
Good, 15 1, 20. Stephen Stoltz
fus, 900 L-F, V. J. Koser Co
Inc., 9 0.
21 M&B (Paul Lrvengood),
1500 IR, 9-6, Carl B. Risser,
16 6, 22 D B. Horn & Co
(Gern Haldeman), 7500 WV,
9-2, Daniel K Good, 15 1,
• State Groups
(Continued from Page 5)
Association Milton K Mor
gan, 1916 New Holland Pk ,
vice president.
Pennsylvania Landrace
Swine Breeders Association
James Z. Martin, Christiana
Rl, secretary-treasurer; Ray
mond H. Weaver, New Hol
land Rl, director
Pennsylvania Poland China
Breeders Association Kar
roll K. Kershner, Quarryville
director.
Pennsylvania Cooperative
OR
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Price Steady;
Demand Fair
..Live broiler -prices remain
ed steady with a fair demand
for the light offerings Puces
at farms during the 24 horn
period ending 10 30 Friday
morning ranged 14 2 to 15 0
for 948,900 head including
376,900 head puichased it
Thuisda>’s auction at Selby
ulle, Del
Ready to cook demand has
unpioted slightly to a mostly
fair position with some light
feature activity next week
Interest remains competitive
Estimated slaughter by east
ern shore processors for the
week end was 749,000 head
compared to 761,000 head
last week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending
January H was down one
point from the previous week
at 3 1 Broilers averaged 15 -
41 and mash cost the grower
S9S 09 per ton The ratio for
the comparable week a year
ago stood at 3 6 when broil
ers averaged 16 77 and mash
cost the grower $94 00 per
ton.
In 1937, less than 4 per
cent of the population of the
United States had any form
of health insurance, while to
day an estimated 75 per cent
of the total population have
some voluntary health insur
ance coverage.
Swine Breeders Association
C. Warren Lelninger, Denver
R. 2, vice president; Cogley,
secretary-treasurer.
Pennsylvania Spotted Pol
and China Breeders Associa
tion C Warren Leinmger,
secretary
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increase m selling pressuie on surplus supplies and withdiawn
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lemovable bi oiler shields,
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Batteries Have Kvlra Load
In Winter
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autos lull} charged, since tvm
tei puts an evtia load on them,
says Penn State e\tension ag
ncultuie engineeib.
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