Weekly Broiler Report
Settings in the Keystone
State during the week ending
j u ly 25, totaled 1,285,000 eggs
f or commercial broiler pro
duction according to the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting Serv
ice This was an increase of 10
per cent from a week earlier
tnd 18 per cent above a year
a go The 3 j week total was 6
per cent above the comparable
period last year. Placements
o£ chicks for commercial broil
er production (704,000). de
clined 9 per cent from the
previous week, but were 4 per
cent above a year earlier. The
10-week total was 4 per cent
above last year. Insh'ipments
of broiler-type chicks totaled
767,000 or 75 per cent above
last year while outshipments
of 1,500,000 were down 20 per
cent.
Settings in the major pro
ducing states totaled 53,836,000
eggs, about the same as the
previous week but 7 per cent
above a year earlier. The 3-
week total was 5 per cent
above last year. Placements
for the week totaled 40,878,000
chicks, 2 per tent below a
week earlier, but 4 per cent
above a year ago. The 10-week
total increased 2 per 'cent
over last year.
Eastern Pa. & New Jersey
Live Poultry Report
Supplies of heavy type hens
were limited and generally
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT.
Poplar, ASH, etc.
O. J. CHARLES LUMBER
New Providence, P».
Pbone ST 0-3108
SPECIAL POULTRY MEETING
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3 - 7:30 P.M.
AT THE LANCASTER POULTRY CENTER
Chairman • Heber B. Shelly
Assistant General Manager &
Sales Manager
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
“Economic Outlook of the Poultry Industry”
A. F. Kish, Feed Consultant
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Co-op. Ass’n.
“Disease Prevention and Vaccination” ’
Dr. Robert F. Gentry, Professor of Veterinarian Science
Poultry Disease Laboratory
Penn State University
7:30
P.M.
8:00
P.M.
8:45 P.M.
“Benefits of * Sound Feeding Program”
Richard C. Harm, Manager Feed Sales & Service
Lancaster County Farm Bureau Co-op. Ass’n.
Question and Answer Period
Refreshments
9:15
9:30
P.M.
P.M.
COME BRING YOUR FAMILY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS
LANCASTER
394-0541
3 ’ ANY ONE MAY BUY FROM' FARM BUREAU
j-lhort of 'a fair demand. Oc
casional small quantities were
purchased at 16r Movement
of light type hens was slow in
a few instances but in most
quarters adequate supplies
cleared well under a fair trad
ing interest. Purchases of
both light and heavy hens
from out of the area were nec
essary to fill the requirements.
Prices paid at farm for light
type hens 7-8 mostly 7-7%,
heavy type hens 14%-15%.
Fogelsville, Pa. Auction
July 28
(Prices for dock weights,
cents per lb. except where
noted.)
HENS, light type 7%-11%,
mostly 8-9; HENS, heavy type
9-19, mostly 14-17%. PULLETS
15-30%, mostly 21-26. ROAST
ERS 11-28%, mostly 20-25.
DUCKS 15-21. RABBITS 9-21,
mostly 16-20. GUINEAS 57%-
60. PIGEONS (per pair) 50-
77%, mostly 75-77%. Total
coops sold: 944.
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
19.25, 200-220 lbs. 18 35-19 35,
220-240 lbs. 17.85-1885, and
240 lbs. and up 17.60-18 35.
Sows brought 13.35-13.50.
• Chicago
(Continued from Page 2) loads High Choice and Prime
around a dozen loads Prime 1050-1128 lbs 24.00, Good and
1225-1300 lbs. 24.00, Good and Choice 1000-1300 lbs 22.25-
week Prime 1170-1379 lbs 24 - 22.75, Good and Choice 875-
75, load Prime 1440 lbs. 24 50 1000 lbs. 21 75-22 50, Good 20-
on Wednesday, Choice 1100- 00-22.00, Standard and Low
1400 lbs. 23.25-24.00, several Good 18 00-20 00, with Holsteins
loads Choice and Prime 1500- 18.00-19 50, load Mixed Utility
1700 lbs. 22.00-23.50, including and Standard 1000 lbs. 17 50.
load 1630 lbs. 23.00, Choice 900- Slaughter heifers- Short
1100 lbs. 22.75-23.50, couple load Prime 1185 lbs. 24.00,
POULTRYMEN E 9
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PROGRAM
QUAEKYVILLE
786-2126
• Delmorva
Brdiler Prices
Advance Slightly
Live broiler prices advanced
slightly during the 24 hour
period ending 10.30 Friday
morning.
Moderate auction offerings
met a good buying interest.
Demand for ready to cook
ranged from fair to good with
featured sales a factor.
Delive'rd prices slightly high
er in. response to increased
live cost and will remain high
ly competitive with other pro
duction areas.
Estimated slaughter for the
weekend by eastern shore pro
cessors was 845,000 head com
pared to the 866,000 head last
weekend.
Prices ranged 15.2 to 16.0 at
farms on reported purchases
of 1,092,300 head including
586,600 had offered and sold at
Thursday’s sale at the Eastern
Shore Poultry Growers Ex
change. Thirty-eight per cent
of the auction sales were at
15 5 to 15 8.
The Delmarva broiler-feed
ratio for the week ending July
24 was down one point from
the previous week at 3.1
Broilers averaged 1511 per
pound and mash cost the grow
er $97 54 per ton.
NEW HOLLAND
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lines.
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November, four loads High Cows. Cutter and Commer-
Choice and Prime 100? 1050 cial 12.50-14 50, Canner 11.50-
lbs. 23.50-23.75, few loads High 13.00.
Choice and Prime 865-945 lbs. Bulls: Cutter to Commercial
23 00-23.25, Choice 875-1050 lbs. 17.00-19.00, Fat Commercial
2150-23 00, load Choice 1175 14.00-15.00.
Ibs 22 50, Choice 725-850 lbs.
20 50-21.50, Good and Choice
800-1000 lbs. 20.50-21.25, Good
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