LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER Price Slump Continues Broilers dropped nearly a half cent this week at the Lancaster Poultry Center to continue a downward trend of several weeks. 14-3, W. C. Mellinger & Son, 23.0; 2. Samuel Burkholder, 1300 L-F, V. J. Koser Co Inc., 9.0; 3. Melvin Zook, 650 H-F, 2 yrs.,, Carl B. Risser, 16.0; 70 Males, Carl B Riss er, 8.0; 4. Harold Kready, Three lots including 2,500 2800 WV, 9-0, Daniel K. Good, roasters brought 22.1 to 22 2. 14.4; 5. F. M. Brown & Sons A. lot of 1,300 leghorn fowl (Janies Martin), 10,000 WV, sold for 9.0 and a lot of 650 9-2, College Hill Poultry, 14.4. heavy fowl sold at 16.0. Two 6 Mark Myer, 7800 AAV, lots including 2,100 pullets 8-2, Starr Poultry, 14.5; 7. brought 23 and 24 cents. Same, 7800 AAV, 8-2, Starr The complete September 26 Poultry, 14.5; 8. Same, 7700 auction offered 144,020 birds AAV, 8-2, Starr Poultry, 14.5; in 29 lots and sold 142,720 9. M&B (Robert Nolt), 1000 birds in 27 lots The two lots WVC, 13-2, W. C Mellinger not selling were pullets bid to & Son, 22.2, 10. Same, (Rob -19 and 22.1 ert Garber), 5000 WV, 8-5, Following is the complete Starr Poultry, 14 5. sale report with lot number, n Same (Lloyd Stoltzfus), seller, grower in parenthesis, 9000 WMt, 8-3, Carl B Risser, -amount and breed, age in 14 6 , 12 Same, 9000 WMt, weeks and days, buyer and 5.3, gtarr Poultry, 14 5, 13 price- Same (Dorothy Miller), 750 X total of 136,100 broilers in 20 lots were offered and gold at prices ranging from 14.4 'to 14.7 for a sale aver age of 14.52. The average at the previous week’s sale was 14/95. CODE: WMt-White Mount- irc, 12-6, Darnel K Good, ain, L-F-Leghorn Fowl, AAV- 22 1, 14. Same, 750 IRC, 12-6, Arbor Acre Vantress, IR-In- Daniel K. Good, 22.2; 15 •loin The Farm Bureau for increased yields next year! £ v This fall don’t just fertilize . . . get a planned, balanced soil fertility ' program. Have your soil tested now! With a soil test you know the exact fertilizer analysis you need for more productive soil. NOW you can fertilize according to soil test with FARM BUREAU FER TIL BLEND Spreading Service. It spreads fertilizer in the exact grade and ratio required for your soil test recommendation. CALL or STOP IN, TODAY ... GET COMPLETE DETAILS. New Holland •ir- i \ oj* i.i'* j si» hr dian River, H-F-Heavy Fowl, WV-White Vantress, C-Cock erel, P-Pullet, X-Cross. 1. Miller & Bushong' (Ken neth M. Funk), 700 WMtP, 1 lAL SOIL TEST offer applies fields crop or pasture. home lawns and gardens not in- led. ike advantage of this opportunity -to get your soil tested absolutely FREE! You’ll be doHars and crops ahead i£ you dol DON'T GUESS, SOIL TEST... Lancaster 394-0541 354-2146 FREE! PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SOIL TEST September 3 to October 12, 1963 • Delmarva Continues Trend Price Down Live broiler prices declined nearly a quarter cent during the 24 hour period ending 10 30 Friday morning. De mand was light for the light auction offerings. (Prices reported ranged 13.8 to 14.6 for 1,15'3,800 head at terms during the period. Re ported purchases included 403, •400 head sold at Thursday’s auction in Selbyville, Del.’ With practically no plants operating Saturday, estimated slaughter by Eastern Shore 'processors for the weekend was 736,000 head compared to the 831,000 head last week end. 24 0 16 D E Horn & Co (Lee Petticoffer), 10,000 WY, 9-6, College Hill Poultry, 14 5; 17 Same, 4400 WV, 9-6, Daniel K Good, 14 6, IS Same, 1100 WV, 9-6, Martin Brendle, 14 - 7, 19 Same (Philip Stover), 4500 WV, 8-6, Starr Poultry, 14 5, 20 Same (Nelson Fitz), 8000 WMt, 9-3, Daniel K. Good, 14 6 21. Same, 6000 WMt, 9-6, John N. Thomas, 14 7, 22. to all Manheim 665-2466 Quarryville ST 6-2126 « T\ i Lancaster, Farming, Saturday, September 28, 1963—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, Sept 23rd to Fnday, Sept. 27th Tues. Mou. WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts. 44 Fey. Hywts 41 Fey. Med 37 No. 1 Med. 351/2 Pullets 23 P-wees 16 Vs BROWN Ex. Fey, Hywts. 44 Vi Fey. Hywts 4 3 No, 1 Med 37 Pullets 23 i/6 P-wees 16 % MIXED Fey. Hywts 40% 40 10 Med 34% 34 % 3 4 % Pullets 22 V 2 22 V 2 23% Std 34%-35% 34 %-35 % 36% Checks 27% ; 27% 27% TREND - Market still irregular and showing some sur plus in extra fancy white, mediums easiei, balance steady to firm, Copyrighted 1063 By TJrner-Barry Co. Same, 6000 WMt, 9-6. Daniel Same ( Ja y Burkholder), 1400 K. Good, 14.6; 23. Same, 8000 WVXP, 13-0, Carl B Risser, WMt. 10-0, Starr Poultry, 27 Aberdeen Mills (Her -14 5; 24. Same, 8000 WMt, bert Miller), 8000 WV, 9-1, 10-0, Starr Poultry, 14.5; 25 Daniel K. Good, 14 5; 28. Same (Howard Taylor), 3000 Glenn H Herr, 700 SXP, 16- WV, 10-0, Daniel K Good, °> N 0 SALE, 19.0 BID; 29. 14 5, 26 Same, 10,000 WV, (Juy Burkholder), 600 10-0, College Hill Poultry, WVXP, 13-0, NO SALE, 22.1 14.5. BID- Wed. 4316 431/2 401/2 40V2 35 24 16 1/2-17 1/2 16 1/2 35% 24% 16 % -1 7 % 35% 23% 16% Fri. Thin s. 421/2 43 1/2 42 iA 40 V> 33 25 is 1/2 -17 i/6 16 i/6 35% 24% 16% -17% isy 2 41% 33 24 37 23% 36% 27% 28 27%
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