Weekly Broiler Report
Hatcherymen in the Com- barely adequate. Offerings of
monwealth placed 907,000 light type hens adequate for
chicks for commercial broiler a fair demand. Some lots of
eduction during the week Bronze type hen turkeys
ending August 15, according moved off farms at 22-24 C &
to the Pennsylvania Crop Re- few tom turkeys at 24<* Prices
.porting Service. This was a paid at farms for light type
decrease of 3 per cent from hens ranged 7-8 C mostly 7% <*,
(j, e previous week but 28 per heavy type hens 13-15 C most
cent above a year earlier. The ly 14-14% t.
jO-week total was 6 per cent Fogelsville, Pa., August 18
)M ,e the period (p „ ces dock wc , ghtSi (
last yea . nrodurtion o per lb except where noted.)
"ff i b 62 000 Sown ?D« HENS > llght ty ‘ pe 7Vz ' lo ’
i from f week eTlier but mostly B ‘ 9; HENS - heavy type
fper above U S t ’year. 1315 £«■;
The 3-week total was 13 per 81 ’ I J IOSt y
above a vear a*o In- ROASTERS B ' 2B/2 ’ mostl y 23 ‘
cen t above a year a„o in DUCKS 10 . 26 j most iy i 6.
ship 6n. t s of broiler-type - q u a Diditto 101/ 001/ *
SI, V in ~,-.<.1,0. 18, RABBITS 18%-26%, most-
P or 47 peT cent above ly 20 ' 25Vz ’ GUINEAS 82-82%;
il’ mmDarlble period last P IGEON ‘ S < p er pair) 35-87%.
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Placements in the 22 major s a 1 9U '
producing states totaled 39,-
566,000 chicks, only slightly • New Holland
below a week earlier, but 7 (Continued from Page 2)
per cent above a year ago.
The 10-week total was 3 per 335 h °S s and 35 shoats brought
cent above last year Settings steady *° higher prices,
at 50,612,000 eggs, were 3 per Retail hogs to local butchers
cent below the previous week, brought 18 75-19 50; grades 1
but 7 per cent above a year *° 3 wen t to the packers at
earlier. The 3-week total of 17 75-18 25 and heavyweight
155,694,000 eggs set was 8 per £ogs sold for 17 25-17 75.
cent above last year. Shoats brought 10-14, and sows
_, . _ - . T T were 11.50-14 00.
Eastern Pa. & New Jersey
Demand for heavy type hens Vealers sold steady at the
good. Movement moderate & August 17 auction as 145 head
seasonally heavy. Supplies were on offer. Choice and
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Live broiler prices in Del
marva remained steady with a
good demand for light auction
offerings. Prices on high side
of range during the 24 hour
period ending 10:30 Friday
morning.
Ready to cook demand spot
ly ranging from fair to good.
Prices for next week fair and
competitive in other produc
tion areas, with delivered
prices unchanged.
Estimated slaughter by east
ern short processors for the
weekend was 829,000 head com
pared to the 810,000 head last
weekend.
Live prices at farms during
the period ranged from 15 9
to 16 7 on reported purchases
of 819,700 head including 453,-
800 head offered and sold at
Thursday’s auction at the East
ern Shore Poultry Growers
Exchange.
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auction sales were at 16.0 to
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prime vealers were 32 50-35 00,
good and low choice 28-32.50;
standard 25-28, and cull and
common 18 50-25
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18 00-22 00
Hogs 1375 Compaied with 13 50, U S 2-3 400-550 lbs. 11 00-
1305 last week Banows and 12 00, Few 550-650 lbs. 10 50-
gilts 25-50 lower. Sows mostly 1100
50 lower Sheep 310 Compared with
Barrows and Gilts - U S 1-2 272 last week Spung lambs
190-240 lbs 18 25-18 75, U S 1, fairly active, about steady.
i 9 * 0 ’ oin S n, lB Il'Ft Spring lambs Choice 65-100
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