LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER -
All Broilers Are Sold
Volume of live broilers sold
at the Lancaster Poultry Cen
ter this week was more than
four times as great as thUT pre
vious week, but prices on the
larger volume dropped onlj
fractionally.
At the February 7 auction
87,100 broilers in 14 lots sold
at prices ranging from 17 to
17.8 for a sale average of
17.24
Three lots of pullets, includ
ing 4,600 head, brought 21-
21.2, while three lots ot 2.900
roasters sold tor 22-24 9 Two
lots including 1,350 head
of heavy fowl crossed
the block at 25 2 to 25 5, and
1,850 leghorn fowl in two lots
brought 9.75 and 10.2
Only one lot on offer failed
to sell; this was a lot of 400
six-month-old heavy fowl which
were bid to 16.
The Sale offered a total of
98,333 head in 25 lots and
sold 97,933 head in 24 lots.
Following is the complete sale
report with lot number, seller,
grower in parenthesis, amount
and breed, age in weeks and
days, buyer aud price.
CODE: AAV - Arbor Acre
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3. K. STAUFFER & SON
Lawn & Bellaire
LIME VALLEY MILLS
R- D. 1, Willow Street
DUTCHMAN FEED
MILLS, INC.
R* D. 1, Stevens
ROHRER’S mill
R* D. 1, Ronks
millersville
SUPPLY CO.
Millersville
un-r ';;:1 < r“iT' _s ‘:
Vantress, H-P - Heavy Fowl;
MOW - Moore’s Chesty Whites;
W’V - White Vantress; C -
Cockerels, HWMT - Hubbard
White Mountain, L-P - Leg
horn Fowl
1 Miller & Bushong (Rus
sel P. Taylor), 6000 AAV,
8- Starr Poultry, 17.2, 2
Greider Leghorn Farms, 950
H-P, 15 mo , Marvin Sweigart,
25 2, 3 Same, 400 H-F, 15
mo , Daniel K Good, 25 5,
Same, 13 3 Males, Daniel K
Good, 91; 4. M&B (Elmer
Beiler), 2400 MCW, 9-0, Dan
iel K Good, 17 0; 5 Same
(Daniel Ebersole), 8600 WV,
9- Starr Poultry, 17 3
6 Same (Glenn R. Siegnst),
1900 WVC, 13-3, H. W. Long
acre, Inc, 24.9; 7 Phares A
Landis, 2000 WVC, 9-6. Carl
B. Risser, 17 8, 8 M&B (Ken
neth M Funk). 500 HWMTC,
12-3, Daniel K Good, 22.0,
9. Same, 500 HWMTC, 12-3,
Daniel K Good, 22 0; 10. D
E. Horn & Co. (Donald Do
-well), 8000 WV, 9-2, H. W.
Longacre, Inc., 17.3.
11. Same (James Weller).
9000 WV, 10-0, Starr Poul
(Continued on Page 2)
FOWL’S FEED SERVICE
R. D. 1, Quarryville
R. D. 2, Pencil Bottom
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
C. E. SAUDER & SONS
R. D. 1, East Earl
H. M. STAUFFER
& SONS, Inc.
Witmer - Ronks • Leola
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
R. B. 3, Columbia
HERSHEY BROS.
Elizabethtown
• Delmarvo
Live Broiler
Price Improves
Delmarva reported live pri
ced advanced nearly a quarter
cent during the 24 hours ending
10 30 Friday morning A good
demand met the moderate off
erings
At farm prices of 16 to 17 2
for 1,072,900 head included
54,600 head purchased at Thur
sday’s sale at the Eastern Shoie
Poultry Growers Exchange, Sel
by \ille, Del Forty two per cent
of the sales weie at 16 5 to 16 -
9.
With very few plants opera
ting today, estimated slaughter
for the week end was 651,000
head compared to the 643,000
head last week end.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending Feb
ruary 2 was steady with the
previous week at 3 3. Broilers
aveiaged 16 47 per ponud and
mash cost the grower S9S 49
per ton.
The ratio for the comparable
week a year earlier was 4 1
when bioilers averaged 19 IS
and mash cost $93 52 per ton.
. Georgia reported light offer
ing but fully adequate for a
nonaggressive interest. At farm
prices were quoted at 15 with
some lot under contract or pr
ior agreements up to three
quarters of a cent higher Plant
delivered prices ranged 15 5 to
16 5.
Estimated slaughter for the
week end processors
was 1,574,000 head compared
to 1,604,000 head last week
end.
TOUGH PERFORMER...
MONEY- MAKER
Solid construction is apparent in the tough track assembly,
with full overlapping grousers of the Allis-Chqlmeis H-3
and HD-3 Tractors Take a look at the drive sprockets;
they’re husky and tough. Get a close-up of the clean
lines that make mounting of equipment easy and solid.
Watch this tough performer in action. See what
SHUTTLE Clutch can mean. You a single lever to
change direction forward or reverse there’s no foot
clutching or gear shifting, and the tractor is always under
complete control. Loading cycles are smooth, fast real
timesavers on the job.
Allis-Chalmers compact crawlers and wheel-type in
dustrial tractors and equipment can be money-makers
for you,
H-3 has 43-hp gasoline engine, HD-3, 40-hp dieseL
FINANCE FOR PROFIT —ask us about Allis-Chalmeri
time payment plant tailored to your equipment needs.
ALLIS-CHALMERS
SALES AND SERVICE
L. H. Brubaker Snovely's Farm Service
Litltz, Pa. New Holland, .Pa.
Nissley Farm Service Grumelli Farm Service
Wasliington Boro, Pa. Qnarrj ville, Pa.
N. G. Myers & Son L. H. Brubaker
Rheems, Pa. Lancaster, Pa.
Lausch Bros. Equipment
Stevens, Pa.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9, 1963
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, February 4th to Fnday, February Bth
Mon. Taes. Wed. Thurs. Fii.
WHITE
Ex.
36 Vo-37
36V 2
34-34 %
34
33
26
Fey. Hywts
Fey. Hywts
Fey. Med
No 1 Med
Pullets
Peewees
BROWS'
37 V.
Fey Hywts
Fey Hywts
Fey Bled.
Pullets
3 6 Vs-3 7
35
33
26
Peewees
MIXED
36-36%
34
32
Pcy Hywts,
No 1 Med.
Pullets
Standards
Checks
34-34%
31 Vs
TREND- Market irregular with varying demand in rela-
tion to supplies,
Copyrighted 1963 By Urner-Barry Co.
Eat a Good Breakfast
An on-the-run quickie break
fast on a cold day just won’t
do if you hope to stay in reas
onably aood health, remind
Penn State extension food spec
ialists Takea few minutes
longer to eat nouiishing food
Any easy-to-eat protein-rich
food, such as eggs, makes a fine
choice for the first meal of the
day A hearty meal will help
every family member to do bel
ter during the day.
38 Vc-39
35
37%
35
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33
26
35
33
26
3 8 Vi
38
35
33
26
38%
35
32
37 %
35
32
35 36 Vs 37
31 Vs -3 2 32-33 33
Keep Hens Laying
So long as layers get plenty
of food there’s less danger of
a winter slump in egg produc
tion F H Leuschner, 'Penn
State extension poultry special
ist, says housing, health, wea
ther, or a combination of these
may- affect feed consumption,
but feed management is always
important
FOR ANY FARM PURPOSE
MADE THE FARMER'S
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CREDIT ASS’.N
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Roseville IM.
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Other hens
can’t hold a Candle
To
"HONEGGER
LAYERS"
Although . . .
(We hear thej’d like to!)
Because
Honefrgers makes
the ‘best’ seem ordinary.
Step np
To
Quality
at an average price ——
J. HOWARD MOORE
R. D. #1
LITITZ, PEXNA.
Phone: 626-3408
Windle's Hatchery
COCHRAXVILLE. PA.
Phone: Atglen liY 8-3941
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