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
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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.
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The big news in layer feed throughout the
Northeast is lay-bits. Agwoy
LAY-BUS is already famous for cutting
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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;
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• Vintage
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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.
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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.
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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
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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%
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