Weekly Broiler Report In the broiler and fryer . , ' , „ . market, prices declined more State Placements Increase erally adiecfimte. Supplies of than % cent. Demand was on- Placements of broiler chicks fight type hens ample for a ly fair for light auction offer in the Commonwealth by * air demand. Prices paid at ings. hatcherymen during the week farm for light type hens 5%- „ , , , ending October 17, totaled 7<! mostly 6-6% *. Heavy type Rea ~ y to cook demand 643,000, according to the Penn- hens 15-16*. Turkeys- Offerings ranged from slight to barely sylvania Crop Reporting Serv- of heavy type hens lighter as * a ”;; l al o I " t f rest . for ice. This was an increase of 6 many growers held for Thanks- next Delivered puces per cent over the previous giving holiday market. Sup . were mostly % cent lower and week but remained the same Pkcs of toms adequate. De. Tnd Satartav as a year ago. The 10-week ‘« s was 723,000 Lad compaS Lr«Lpai P perr .*SS SSKSfi? £ 864 ’ 00 ° he “ d laSt ago. Settings for broiler chicks at farm for heavy type hens totaling 1,187,000 eggs, were 22 ' 24<i , heavy type toms 21-22*. 10 per cent below the previ- FOGELSVILLE ous week but 17 per cent HENS, light type, 6%-9%, above a year earlier. The 3- mostly 6%-7%; HENS, heavy week total Was 22 per cent fyP e > 71&-T7, m 11-15; PUL abeve last year. Inshipments lO-26, m 22-25%; of Broiler-type clucks the past ROASTERS, 20-28%, m 22-27; lOweekß totaled 683,000 or 9 DUCKS, 13-31, m 20%-23%; per cent above the comparable DRAKES, 14-40, m 34-40; TUR- Twenty-six per cent of the period a year ago. Outstrip- KjpYS, toms, 14-23, m 19%-23, broilers- sold at 15.7-15.9. were down ” The Deknarv. Brelfer-Feed «“«•“* In flm 22 major MWHto 3.2. W siis was”l pomfehwmn aan am prevh 20X1,1x0 aaacs were down l ... 1IM _. . ous week.. Mash price averaged eeof 1 from the previous ; ' $102.90 per ‘ton, and broilers week But were t per cent . averaged 16.46 cents per above b year ago. The 10- • Lancaster , pound. week total was 6' per dent above toft year, -Settings of (Continued from Page 2) 15 S ■ 1-2 190J250 lbs - 17;25 SHEEP: Supply for the ******* U.S. 1, 190-230 lbs. 17.75-18.-25, week"to date: 475. Compared 4_per_cent above a jear ago. few head is.so, U.S.I-3 185-wttfc-445 last week. Moderately .VvTTt * 3 P® 250 lbs. 16-25-17.25. Few U.S. active, Wooled slaughter lambs eev above last year. 2-3 250-270 lbs. 16.00-1625. and Slaughter ewes steady. BaeOent Pa. & NJ. SOWS; U-S. 1-3 300-500 lbs. Wooled Lambs: Choice 75-100 Demand on heavy type hens 12.00-13.00, Few,head U.S. 1-2 lbs. 22100-23.00, Good 19.00- tUt with offerings gen- 280350 lbs. 13.50-14.00. 22.00, Cull to Choice 5.00-7.00. Poultry Feed With Built-in '* H H>e BITS Family" from < Agway offers something new, v . different nod exciting- to ponltrymen . i-. ..a whole family of-feeds- mcudnnita earning power from birds’ throughout their entire life, cycle. 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Created by the united farmer members of Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange and Cooperative GLF Exchange I >.£.16 8-tJL?vI-F , C.t tt» t.Mit f SR6BH-R»*» f * m bits Available only from Agway • Delmarvo Prices paid and reported purchases for the 24-hour per iod ending at 10.30 Friday Broilers and fryers, 15 3-16 6, 962,700 head, including 413,- 200 head purchased of 450,000 head offered at Eastern Poul try Growers Exchange on Thursday. Ww¥^'^ - “^V zAHi : <A N4'-'<s „-\ ?-■ ' * tiff f,* **<■** N Va />' >; -, V iW-N;'- - , -V— :>-■ .!■■■■ S ■ A? ? 5 - • W < •■'■''./■ isr < ' \y' \< ■'<• N'O * *Nr?r? Earning Power Agway Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24, 1964 Weekly New York Egg Mkt, From Monday, October 19th to Fuday, October 23id WHITE Ex Fey. Hywts. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med. No. 1 Med. Pullets Peewees BROWN Ex. Fey. Hywts, Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees MIXED Fey, Hywts. No. 1 Med. Standards Checks TREND: Market extremely irregular and undertone weak in quarters with buyers holding off wherever possible. • New HoHaitd 12.50. The trend, was steady „ - with heavyweights 50 cents (Continued from Page 2) lower brought 275450; guernseys. 150- ‘ 225; other breeds, 150-300. no T t . ine ,- 8316 ia * At the horse sale on Oct. head ° * 19, receipts totaled 314 head. ar *L pnme K brought 34-37; good SSL horses hil lil“e J Sts ” po“' trend was steady t. a tower. mares brought 30-85, and geld ings, 20-85. There were 328 hogs and 31 shoats received for the Oct. 19 sale. Hogs retailed at 18-19; wholesale, (U.S. 1-3) 17-18; heavyweights, 15.75-16.50. Sows brought 12-15, and shoats 7- -I1 REDUCEDI arte ban rates | +■; PENN SQUARE • McGOVERN AVENUE • EAST KTERSIURG * MOUNTVIUE AKRON • GAP • MANHEIM • Mimbv FidcrN Uiposlt Insurant* Corpora** £ A ‘ ■•■ r-y Tues. Mon. Site 30% 26 20 Copyrighted 1964 By Urner-Barry Co. Ifd W i"-'# ifi I * If | V -¥■.- V-«= T- s T<fflrJ ■it****-***-* FULTON 9fa£om£ BANK OF LANCASTER • ' V' ' * ’ Thur. Wed. 38% 37% 38 36% 31% 31% 30% 27 20 30% 26 20 36% 3 6V& 0 29-2»% 32 29%-31 25 25 37%-38 33% 34 25 Btayer of Oak. WABNCTi- Poplar. ASH, efe<r. C.J. CHARLES LUMBEff New Providence, P*. Phone ST 6-3108 , '*‘* * * » »*■ J» *t*% *, 3 i. 4 ■—< Fri. 38% 36% 30-30% 30 27 20 42 ' 40 32 27 . 17-18
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