kv eekly Broiler Report ;OILER PLACEMENTS . i PERCENT HI Iplacements otf broiler chicks I the Comimoniweall'h during L week ending May 1, to ped 972,000, according to L Pennsylvania Crop Re tting Service. The place- Lnts increased 1 percent Cm the previous week and I percent from a year algo, jttjngs for broiler chicks to ping 1,'568,000 advanced 24 Ccent from the previous tek and 21 percent from a Lr ago. The current 3»week til of eggs set increased 24 [rcent frotm last yeiar. In- Epments otf broilei’-type Ecks during the past 10 [eks totalled 905,000 or 115 tcent above the comfparable Eiod in 1064. Outsfaipments [124,000) were 62 percent [ove the colm'parable period year earlier. Placements in the 23 mla f-produemg states totaling '951,000 increased 2 percent the previous week and Buyer of Oak. WALNUT, Poplar, ASH, etc. I J. CHARLES LUMBER New Providence, Pa. Phone ST 6-3108 9 percent from a year earlier. The 10-week total increased 5 percent from last year. Set tings of 67,271,000 advanced 2 percent from the previous week and 7 percent from a year ago. JThe 3-week total increased n percent from a year ago. Eastern Pa. & N.J. (live hens) Price levels on light type hens were maintained. Al though supplies increased in occasional instances, they continued limited overall. Processor demand was no better than fair as some plants operated o.n a part time basis. Prices on heavy type hens were unchanged to 1c higher. Barely adequate to short supplies moved readily Offerings of roasters were short on the heavier weights. 614# & Uip but light er weights were more easily obtainable Prices paid at farms Light Type Hens 6-714 mostly 612-7 c, heavy type hens 17-19'c. Tuikeys: Local offerings of both hens and toms continued far short of current needs Purchases were confined to out of state sup plies. Too few sales to report prices. Fogelsville, May 4, 1965 Hens, light type 6-8, 6V2-7; Hens, heavy tylpe 6V2-26V2, IS IS; Pullets 22-38, 30-33; Roast- DiTHAiME ivi-45 proiecis against proin-rohiiing might During the past two seasons Dithane M-45 has become the preferred fungicide among progressive potato growers. The reasons for its country wide leadership in potato blight control are very important to you: Dithane M-45 is more potent than other fungicides against early or late blight fungi... It supplies superior control even during severe blight attacks . . . Dithane M-45 sprays easily and spreads evenly, clings to the foliage and resists weathering by rain or irrigatibn . . . Dithane M-45 also helps prevent late blight tuber infection to reduce storage problems. Protectyour potato investment in ’65 with thebest available fungicide—Dithane M-45. • Delmarvo The Delmarva broiler and fryer live prices advanced sharply with a very good de mand 1 for moderate auction offerings stimulated by ex tended pickup dates. Ready-to-coolc demand has increased to good position through next Wednesday with most plants operating near capacity. Dehvcied prices mostly V 4 cent higher. Estimated slaughter for Fuday and Saturday: 973,000 head compared to 870,000 head last weekend. Prices paid and reported purchases for the 24-hour pe riod ending 10:30 am. Fri day broilers and fryers, 14.6- 15 6, 1,091,700 head, includ ing 474,000 head offered and sold at Eastern Poultry Grow ers Exchange, Thursday. Twenty-three percent of the broilers sold for 15 0-15 4 The Delmarva 1 broiler-feed ratio for the week ending 4/30/65 was the same as the pieceding week, 2 9 The av ei age mash price was $lO4 53 and the average broiler and fryer price Was 14 94 cents per pound era 21%-35%, 30-34, Ducks 13 1 / 2 -31 1 /2, 26-311/2, Tmkeys, toms 22-23%; Turkeys, hens 38V2-36, Rabbits, 42-66, 49-52; Guineas 75; Pigeons (per pair) 67%-1,05, 72%-77%; Jumlbo Squ'ato 82%, Total coops sold: 601. rohivi ra HA & AS i PHILADELPHIA »A I9IOR Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 8, 1965 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, May 3icl to Finlay, May 71 h WHITE Ex Fey Ilvwts Fey Hywts Fey Med 28 28',z No 1 Med Pullets Peewees BROWN Ex. Fey Hywts, 35Vz 33 31 27 Fey. Hywts Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees MIXED Fey Hywts Standards 28-28 Vi 28Vz 26 Vz 26>,i-27 23 23 Checks TREND Top whites still continue in libeial supply Other giades geneially steady. Copyrighted 1964 By Urner-Barry Co. TJia workingesl 24" mower ever buill! 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