LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER
Broilers Gain Strength
Broilers gained some streng
th this week at the Lancaster
Poultry Center as 114,200
head in 20 lots sold at prices
ranging from 17.0 to 18.0 tor
a sale average of 17.36 The
average of the previous week’s
sale was 16 93.
The top lot at the February
28 auction was 4.000 White
mountains at nine weeks, three
days consigned by D. 13. Horn
and Co. (Richard Baker trow
er), and purchased by Can B.
Risser.
Three lots including 1,700
roasters brought 24 8 to 20 1,
while 5,700 pullets in two lots
sold for 21.8 and 21 9. A lot of
700 heavy fowl brought 210
and 5,200 leghorn fowl in two
lots sold for 9.6.
Only 700 birds in two lots
failed to sell. The complete sale
offered 128,200 head m 30
lots and sold 127,000 head in
28 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: H-F-Heavy Fowl,
WV-White Vantress, C-Cocker
els, P-Pullets, MCX-Mopie’s
Chesty Cross, L-F-Leghorn
Fowl, WMt-White Mountain.
1. Daniel H.‘ Fox, 700 H-F,
11 mo., W. C. Melrnger & Son,
21.0; 2. John M Esh, 400 H-F
NO SALE, 20 6 BID; 3. Mill
Bargain For A Buck!
YOU BUY
YOU GET
YOU BUY
YOU GET- 1 Additional Handy 5-
Pack For A Buck
Xpowb
... at down-to-earth prices wi
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fiet with Eastern States CO-OP tractor tires. Coi.
installation, and on-the-farm service when you neei
®re oil part of Eastern Slates' fast-growing tiro bur’
Pet all your tractors, trucks, cor* and implement*
«ood footing. For the best tire buys, see the man
Castern State* now;
er & Bushong (Earl Newcom
er), 750 WVC, 12-3, Daniel K.
Good, 24.8, 4. David G. Miller,
300 WYP, NO SALE. 22 -
0 BID; 5. Daniel R. Myer,
5500 WV, 8-G, Carl B R sser,
17.4.
6. Same, 3 700 WV, 8-6, Dan
iel K Good, 17 1; 7. Same.
1800 WV, 9-5, Carl B.
17.4; 8 M&B (Lloyd Stoltz
fus), 9000 WV, S-2, Starr
Poultry, 17 4; 9 Same, 9000
WV, 8-2, V. F. W’eaver, Inc .
17.4; 10. Raymond Zimmer
man, 5000 MCXC, 8-6, Daniel
K. Good, 17.1.
11. M&B (John L. Herr),
500 WVC, 13-2, Carl B Riss
er, 26 0, 12 Same, 450 WVC
13-2, Marvin Swe,gart, 26 1,
13. Same, 2100 WV, 8-2,
Daniel K Good, 17.1; 14
Same (Ralph Haag), 12,500
HWMt, 8-6, H. W. Longacre,
Inc., 17.5; 15. D. E. Horn &
Co (Richard Myers), 6000
WV, • 10-0, Daniel K, Good,
17.5.
16. Same, 6000 WV, 10-0,
Starr Poultry, 17 4; 17. Same,
(Melvin Barge), 3400 WV, 9-3,
Starr Poultry, 17.1; 18 Same.
5600 WV, 9-3, Starr Poultry,
17.2; 19. Same. 5600 WV, 9-3,
H. W. Longacre, Inc , 17 0,
20. Same, 3000 WV. 9-3, Starr
Poultry, 17 1.
21. Same, 3500 WV, 9-3,
Starr Poultry, 17 2; 22 Same,
3500 WV, 9-3, Starr Poultiy,
This Offer Extends From March 4 thru 16
Eastern States
Farmers Exchange, Inc.
• Delmorvo
Prices Decline
Under Pressure
Live broiler prices in Del
marva decreased slightly tim
ing the 24 hour period ending
10 30 Friday morning -with on
1} a fair demand for the mod
erate offerings.
Prices at farms ranged 16 2
to 17 6 for 981,300 head in
cluding 462,900 head sold at
Thursday's auction at Selby
ville, Del A total of 43 per cent
of the sales -were at 17 to 17 3.
Estimated slaughter for the
week end was 724,000 head
compared to the 566,000 head
slaughtered by eastern shore
processors last week end
Ready to cook demand was
irreguar ranging from fair to
good and being stimulated by
future activity.
Keep a close watch on stored
gram for signs of insect infes
tations. If weevils or other in
sects are present, fumigate now
before cold weather. Use one
of the commercial grain fumi
gants according to directions
on the container.
The success of a war seems
to be measured by the damage
it does
17 1, 23 Charles Newhn, 2000
L-F, 16 mo., V. J. Koser Co.
Inc, 96, 24. M&B (Deon
Weber), 8000 WVX, 9-0, Starr
1 Pair Rear Tractor
Tires
1 Engine Operated Tire
Pump For A Buck
Also
1 Handy 5 - Pack of
10W-30 Motor Oil (qts.)
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
Ev.
Fey. Hywts,
Fey. Hywts
Fey Med
No 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Fey. Hjwts.
Fey. Hywts,
Fey Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Fey. Hywts,
No 1 Med.
Pallets
Standards
Checks
TREND. Market highly unsettled and weaker with heavy
selling pressure on surplus supplies and sharply reduced sup
poit.
Poultry, 17 4; 25 Same, 8000 er, 18.0, 28 Same. 9000 WV,
WVX, 8-5, Starr Poultry, 17 4 9-3, Daniel K Good, 17.5; 29.
26. Same (Robeit C Gar- Clarence Denlmger, 3200 L-P,
man), 2300 WYXP, 1 1-2, Dan- V J Koser Co. Inc., 9.6, 30
lel K. Good, 219, 27 l> E M&B (Robert Carman). 3400
Dorn & Co. (Richard Baker), WVXP, 14-2, W. C. Mellinger
4000 WMt, 9-3, Carl B Ribs- & Son, 21 8
• Cert. “Alfa” Alfalfa # Cert. Pennscott Red
„ „ Clover
• Cert. Cayuga Alfalfa
• Pennsylvania Red
• Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa Clover
• Cert. DuPuits • Pennlate Orchard
Alfalfa, Grass
• Cert. Ranger Alfalfa • Brome
• Cert. Vernal Alfalfa 9 Viking Trefoil
• Cert. Narragansett • Climax Timothy
Alfalfa • Cert. Russel Oats
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2, 1963—3
From Monday, February 25th to Friday, March Ist
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