Weekly Broiler
BROILER PLACEMENTS
INCREASE 14 PERCENT
Placements of broiler chicks
in the Commonwealth during
the week ending April 17, to
taled 954,000, according to thfi
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting
Service. The placements in
creased 14 percent from the
previous week and 40 percent
from a year ago. Settings foi
broiler chicks totaling 1,476,-
000 remained about the same
as the previous week tout
were 57 percent above a year
ago. The current 3-week total
of eggs set increased 38 per
cent from last year. Ins tup
meats of broiler-type chicks
during the past 10 weeks to
taled 837,000 or >l4O percent
above the comparable period
in 1964. Outshipments (2,-
1311,000) were 57 percent
above the 'comparable period
a year earlier.
(Placements in the 23 major
producing states totaling 48,-
645,000 increased 2 (percent
from the previous week and
7 percent from a year earlier.
The ICMweek total increased
5 percent from last year. Set
tings of 66,648,000 were up 2
percent from the previous
week and 9 percent from a
year ago. The 3-week total in
creased 7 percent from a
year ago.
E*aJtem Pa. & N.J. (live hens)
Limited supplies of light
type hens albout adequate for
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a fair trading interest Oc
casional supplies were not as
leadily available as .some
loads were held for 7%c
Heavy type hens were in
lighter supply & barely ade
quate for trade needs Avail
able supplies from Noitheast
ern point were also limited
Prices paid at farms- Light
type hens 6%-7. Heavy type
hens 17-17%'c Turkeys Of
ferings were light on heavy
type toms but scaice on hens
with an occasional load sold
at faim for 30c.
Fogelsville
(Prices for dock weights,
cenis per lb. except where
noted)
Hens, light type 6-9, 6%-7%;
Hens, heavy type 8%-20, 10-15,
Pullets 16-42%, 37-42%, Roas
ters 21-36, 30-36; Rabbits 43-
56, 47-50, Guineas 62%-65,
Pigeons (per pan) 80, Jumbo
Squab 85 Total coops sold
424.
• New Holland
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Utility 24 00-28 50, Cull main
ly 20 00-24 00, with 60-80 libs
17 00-20 00
(Sheep 4 Not enough on
sale to establish a market
The cow sale on April 21
was slow and draggy, and
trended lower with 179 Cows,
£ hulls, and 34 heifers offered.
Fresh Holsteins sold for 250-
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Dclmarva broiler and fryer
live prices advanced slightly.
Rcady-to-cook demand rang
ed fair to good with moder
ate prior coir'mitmcnts noted.
Delivered prices advanced
mostly 'A-'n cent Vciy fc'w
plants opoiatmg S.ituraay
Estimated slaug'l.'tci for
Friday and Saturday 852.103
head, compared to 901,000
head last weekend
Prices paid and i cpoi ted
pui chases for the 24 hour
period ending 10 30 a m Fri
day broileis and fiycrs, 15 0-
16 2; 852,700 head, including
387,900 head pui chased of
397,400 head offeied at East
ern Poultry Growers Exchange
Thursday
The Delmarva broiler-feed
latio foi the week ending 4/
16/65 was 29, down 4 points
from the preceding week
The average mash price was
$lO3 51. and broilers and fry
ers averaged 14 93 cents per
pound
• Vintage
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Good 32 00 35 00, Standard
29 00-32 50, Utility 25 00-29 00,
Cull mainly 20 00-25 00, with
few 60 80 lbs 17 50-20 00
Hogs 210 Banows and gilts
75-1 00 higher. Barrows and
gilts- US 1-2 200-235 lbs
19 50-19 75. 10 head US 1, 205-
235 lbs 20.10-20 50, US. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 19 00-19 50, few 2-3’s
18 50-19 00 Sows US 2-3 350
550 lbs 13 75-14 75. Feeder
• No Bags To Store or Handle
PAUL K. BOWMAN,
(left), Lancaster R 6,
fills a fertilizer
spreader from one of
our new Bulk Bins,
SMOKITOWN i
Ph. lane! 397-3539
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24, 1965
Weekly New York Egg Mkt,
From Monday, April 191 h (o Finlay, Apul 23id
WHITE
I'.x Fey. Hywts 34'j-35
Fey. Ilywfs. 33
Fey. Med
30 31
29
26
1 Med
Pullets
Pcewecs
BROWN
Ex Fey. Hywts 35
Fey Hywts
Fey Med
33%
30
24
20
Pullets
Pcewees
MIXED
Fey Hywts. 33
Standards 29
Checks 23%-24
TREND Maiket position steadier again today with de
mands gaming moie activity, and closer cleaiance of piesent
arrivals plus some ciders for next week
Copyrighted 1964 By Urner-Barry Co.
Pigs Couple Lots Good and
Choice 125430 lbs 17 75-18 75,
couple lots Good 20 lbs 8 60-
9 00, per head.
■Sheep 55 Choice and Prime
35 50 lbs. Spi mg lambs $35 00
39 00, 60 05 lbs. $32 00-35 50,
Good and Choice 33-65 lbs.
$26 50-33 00.
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT,
Poplar, ASH, etc,
C. J. CHARLES LUMBER
New Providence, Pa.
Phone ST 6-3108
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