LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER:
Broiler Auction Closes
The final auction at «he
Lancaster Poultry Center saw
16 000 broilers In three lots
g oid at prices ranging from
15.3 to 15.5 for a sale average
0f’15.4.
At the January 30 auction
one lot of pullets including
250 head brought 23.1, while
a lot of 175 cockerels sold for
20 0. Six lots including 8,000
heavy fowl brought 17 25 to
19 while 375 males sold with
them at 8.3 to 8.8. A lot of
23.1 capons brought 23.1.
The complete sale offered
and sold 24,900 birds in 14
lots. Following is the com
plete sale report with lot num
ber, seller, grower in parenthe
sis, amount and breed, age in
weeks and days, buyer and
price.
1. Mayerfeld Farms, 2500
HF, W. C. Mellinger & Son,
17.25, 2. Harold Shirk, 250
WVP, Carl B. Risser, 23 1;
3. Same, 175 WYC, Daniel K.
Good, 20.0; 4. Greider Leghorn
Farm, 050 HF, W. C. Melling
er h Son, 17.5; 5. Same, 650
HF, Sold with lot No. 30-4.
6. Same, 200 HF, Carl B,
Risser, 18.0; 75 Males, W. C,
Mellinger Sc Son, 8.3; 7. Dan
iel R. Mycr, 5500 WV, 8-G,
Starr Poultry Co, 15.4; 8.
Same, 5500 WV, 8-6. Starr
Poultry Co., 15 4; 9. Ralph
Hertzler, 100 Capons, W. C.
Mellinger & Son, 23 1, 10. Cui
vin F. Kopp, 25 00 WMts, 8-6,
Carl B. Risser, 15.5
11. Longenecker’s Hatchery,
1000 H-F, Carl B. Risser, 19 0,
12. Curvin F. Kopp, 2500
WMts, 8-6, Daniel K Good,
15.3; 13. Longenecker’s Hatch
ery, 1000 H-F, Marvin Swei
gart, 18. G; 14 Longenecker’s
Hatchery, 2000 H-F, W. C
Mellinger & Son, 18 6; 300
Males, W. C. Mellinger Sc Son,
8.8.
CODE: HF-Heavy Fowl. P-
Pullets, C-Cockerels, WMts-
White Mountains, WV-White
Vantress.
• New Hollond
(Continued from Pago 2)
ies sold if or $25 to $75. Killer
horses contiued at 5% to 6
cents.
, ?
A steady to strong market
took the 394 market hogs at
the January 27 auction. Retail
SILOS
•# Defmarvo
Prices Steady;
Demand Is Fair
Live broiler prices in Del
marva continued about steady
during the 24 hour period end
ing 10:30 Friday morning. De
mand was fair
Delmarva reported at-tarm
prices of 14.5 to 15.6 for 886,
800 head during the period in
cluding 429,800 head offered
and sold at Thursday’s auction
at Selbvville, Del.
Estimated slaughter by east
ern shore processors was 778,
000 head compared to the 156,
000 head last week end
The Delmarva broiler-4eed
ratio for the week ending Jan
uary 24 was down one point to
3.1 as broilers averagid 15.72
per pound and mash cost the
grower if 100 69 per ton.
hogs to local butchers brought
17 to 17.50. Grades 1 to 3
■went to -packers *t 15.85 to 15.
50. Heavyweight hogs brought
15 to 15 75. The 20 shoats
sold, for $lO to $l3 per head.
The 165 -calves at the Jan
uary 27 auction brought stea
dy prices. Choice vealers were
34-38, good and low choice 32-
34, standard 30-3'2, and cull
common 15 to 25.
• Chicago
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extremes 100 oft on weights
over 1400 lbs Heifeis 50-1.00
lower. Cows strong to 2 5
higher Bulls steady. Not
enough feeders sold for a test
of prices.
Slaughter steers: High 22 00 Choice 1300-1450 lbs
Choice and Prime 1200-1350 20 00-21 50, Choice 1400-1700
lbs. 22 00-23 00, with late lbs 19 00-20.50, Bulk Good
sales 22 00-22 75. Late sales 900-1250 lbs 20 00-21 25,
Lancaster Farming,. Saturday, February 1^1964—3
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, January 27th to Friday. January 3Ut
Tues.
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TREND Market continues weak and highly unsettled with
selling pressure still dominant and support restricted.
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Choice 1100-1300 lbs 21.00-
Wed.
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Standard and low Good 17.03-
20 00
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT,
Poplar, ASH, ete.
C. J. CHARLES LUMBER
New Proridence, Pa.
Phone ST d-3108
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