Weekly Broiler Report BROILER PLACEMENTS DBCEINE 4 PER CENT Pennsylvania: Placements of broiler chicks in the Common wealth during the week end ing December 12, totaled 683,- 000 according to the Pennsyl vania Crop Reporting Service. These placements declined 4 per cent 'from the previous week and 18 per cent from a year ago. Settings for broiler chicks, totaling 1,184,000 eggs, rose 9 per cent above the previous week but dropped 8 per cent below a year earlier. The current 3-week total of eggs set declined 4 per cent below last year. Inshipments of broiler-type chicks during the past 10 weeks totaled 272,- 000 or 65 per cent below the comparable period in 1963. Outshipments declined 19 per cent from the comparable period a year ago to 1,420,000. 22 States: Placements in the 22 States, totaling 39,817,000 chicks increased 1 per cent above the previous week and remained about the same as a year ago. The 10-week total was 1 per cent below last year. Settings of 33,958,000 eggs Bayer of Oak, WALNUT, Poplar, ASH, etc. O. J. CHARLES LUMBER New Providence, P». Phone ST o*BloB feed cost and boosting egg profits. LAY-BITS is the modern feed for use in automated equipment no jamming at spouts, no bridging in bins, no plugging corners, no dust or fines, no headaches! It will pay you to order LAV-BUS soon. Call . . . Agway Inc., Syracuse, N. Y. Created by the united farmer-members of Eastern States Farmers' Exchange and Cooperative GLF Exchange rose 10 per cent above the previous week but remained about the same as a year ago. The 3-week total declined 1 per cent below a year ago. Eastern Pa. & New Jersey Light type hens adequate to fully ample for a limited de- a number of proces sors centered their activity on other holiday items such as roasters, turkeys, etc. Lighter offerings of heavy type hens met a good demand resulting m prices ranging Vfe-2? higher. A heavy movement of roasters occurred with prices based on a contractual growing arrange ment. A few capons brought SS* 1 , Prices paid at farm; Light type hens 5V4-6% M 6- 6Vi; heavy type hens 15-17 M 16c. • Chicago (Continued from Page 2) cattle slaughter and continued liberal slaughter this week main factor forcing wholesale prices lower. Slaughter steer prices has shown a gradual but almost steady decline since late August and currently averag ing about 2.50 below that time. Supply this week about 70 per cent- slaughter steers, 15 to 20 percent heifers, average price all slaughter steers estimated at 23.50, lowest since July and compared 23.72 week ago and 21.74 year ago. Average weight of steers should be several pounds lighter than the 1160 lbs week ago. Year ago aver age weight 1181 lbs. s 7 V-“^ . V ' s \v; w ' . ',, t'i.'ttS' s'-SS.f I '. . ' /■■ , .V. S%vb s > •X' x v T< =/; ■;■> ' ? ts/ '. , * x-;, ; y.", ;vX; ?:;/ v v^'§#' V s v •> *s > /ii w ss s /a’’ 'i' , > \ Vw, ""v--.vi. « ''•v/A 1 * I" s S " '‘V-' V, s \ The big news in layer feed throughout the Northeast is lay-bits. Agwoy LAY-BUS is already famous for cutting • Dctiriarvo The Delmarva market for broilers and fryers advanced more than V 4 cent with a fair ly good demand for light auc tion offerings. Improvement was noted due to widespread extension of pickup dates with premium quality heavyweights on the high side of the range. Rcady-to-cook demand was spotty ranging from slow to fair as interest turned to oth er holiday items. Delivered prices ranged 1 cent lower, mostly % cent lower and very competitive. Estimated slaugh ter for Friday and Saturday was 707,000 head compared with 808,000 last weekend. Prices paid and reported purchases for the 24-hour per iod ending 10:30 a.m Friday; broilers and fryers, 12.3-154; (Continued on Page 12) • Vintage (Continued from Page 2) ard 26.00-30 50, Utility 21.25- 25.50, Cull 100-125 lbs. 17.50- 20.00, Cull 70-95 lbs. 13.00- 17.50. HOGS: 200. Barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher. U.S. 1-2 190-225 lbs. 17.35-17.85, 2 head 1810, U.S. 1-3 180-230 lbs, 16.85-17.35. SHEEP; 10 Not enough on sale to establish a market. At the Dec 12 hog sale there were 63 head offered. Hogs weighing 160-180 lbs. brought 15.85-16.00; 200-220 lbs. 16.85-1835; 220-240 lbs brought 17.00-17.85; and 240 lbs. and up were 17 00-17.85 Sows sold for 12.85-13.10. '*'s* r : :* , A - Agway WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts. 35% Fey. Hywts. 31%-32 Fey. Med. 30-31 No. 1 Med 28% Pullets 26 Peewees 22 BROWN Ex Fey. Hywts 37 Fey Hywts, 33% Fey. Med. 33 Pullets 28% Peewees 22 MIXED Fey. Hywts 31%-32 32-32 % 32% 33% 33% No. 1 Med. 28% 31 31 31 30% Standards 29% 30% 31 30%-31 30%-31 Checks 26 26 27% 26 27 TREND- Markets show a better demand particularly fop an outside point for large; mediums irregular, pullets firm. siiii X..'X >, a, v ", C' S* ‘ 4 -«s s •.■* <, s Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1964—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, December 14th to Friday, December 18th Mon. Toes. Wed. Thur. Frt. Copyrighted 1964 By Vrner-Barry Co. SHAVINGS & PEANUT SHELLS Shavings Coarse or Fine Bagged, Paper or Bnrlap Trailer Load Prices Bagged or Bulk HAROLD B. ZOOK Phone 394-5412 Lancaster 220 Lampetcrßoad WIRTHMORE The Big Four In Horse Feeds • WIRTHMORE HORSE FEED Now features flaked com and high vitamin and mineral fortifications. • STABLEMATE COMPLETE HORSE FEED The complete horse feed pelleted for easy handling. • NEW HOPE COMPLETE HORSE FEED The complete horse feed for heavey and aller gic horses. • HORSE PERKIES The highly fortified feed for periods of extra stress. Paradise Supply K. Stauffer & Son Paradise lawn and Bellalre 087-0292 688*3121 867-2831 35% 32-32% 32 31 26 22 35%-36 35%-36 33% 33% 32 32 31 31 26 26 22 22 37 33% 33 28% 22 37 33% 33 28% 22 Clem E. Hoober Intercourse 788-3481 38 33% 32 28 22-23 22 37% 33%-34 33 28% 22 37% 34 33 20% 22-23
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers