Weekly Poultry Report Eastern Pennsylvania And New Jersey LIVE HENS 'Prices on light type hens unchanged to tec higher. Of ferings about adequate for the fair to occasionally good demand. Supplies of heavy type hens adequate for a light buying interest. Few lots sold at 16 & 17c. Occasional lot of 7# roasters sold at 22c subject to grade discounts. Prices paid at farms: Light type Hens 6te-7tec mostly 7- 7te; Heavy type Hens, too few to report. TURKEYS Trading limited. Occasional intra company flocks being moved for processing. Some area breeder type hens unsold with asking prices at 20c. Fogelsville July 6, 1965 (Prices for dock weights, e per lb, except where noted.) THERE’S A PURINA CHOW FOR NEARLY EVERYTHING THAT WALKS OR FLIES! It’* ft fact-... we offer over 120 different formula feeds from Purina Livestock and Poultry Chows to' Special Chows for game birda, dogs,, rabbits, mink, and even fish! Every Purina Chow is backed by seventy 'year! of continuing research, 'feed manu experience, and duality control. BaAftßemustfirst-proveitsvaluein Purina testa before it can Wear the Checkerboard label. MtflVfi to YttURBEtiP... PURINA FEEDIWGCANCOSTYOU LESS i L T. 6EIB ESI. R. D. 2, MANHEIM Ph. 665-4137 Hens, Light Type 6-10, 6- 7te; Hens, Heavy Type 13te -23, 17-22; Pullets 24te-31, 27te -30; Roasters 23te-29te, 26te -28 te; Ducks 17te-19te; Tur keys * 26-37te, 35-36te; Rab bits 37-49, 45-49; Guineas 80- 95, 87te-92te; Pigeons (per pair) 25-117te, 60-87te; Jum bo Squab 72te. Total Coops Sold. 422. Eosfern Shore Exchange WEEKLY SUMMARY Broilers and fryers sold at the Eastern Shore Exchange this week averaged 16.21 cents per pound, live weight. This figure is based on daily lot averages for the three-day week (no market report avail able for Monday because of holiday). Prices paid ranged from a low of 15 3 cents on Tuesday to a high of 17.1 cents on Wednesday. Sales for the week totaled 1,532,000 head. s $1 |vV< r^/ Delmarva broiler and fryer live prices declined nearly V 4 cent. Demand was fair for heavy auction offerings. Ready-to-cook demand very good with all plants running at capacity. Majority of plants operating Saturday. Ice shortage a pioblem m in stances. Estimated slaughter for Fri day and Saturday, 1,133,000 head compared to 1,295,000 head last weekend. 'ln the 24-hours preceding market close on Friday, broil ers and fryers live prices ranged from 15.6-16 8 cents per lb. on sales of 1,197,700 head • New Holland (Continued from Page 2) head were sold. Riding horses brought 150-315; driving-hors es, 125-225; killers (including all mules), oVs-BM cents per lb Pony mares brought 35-- 75; geldings, 30-210. HOGS July 5, 1965 Prices continued to climb * \ From the time raw ingredients are delivered to any of Purina’s 48 mills until they are cleaned, processed, and manufactured as Purina Chows, constant checks are made to assure you of a uniform, high quality product for your livestock or poultry. Remember, the -Checkerboard is the sign of quality products you-can-'depend on. 'Anthyou-can count on us for prompt, dependable service., j. West Wiffow Farmers Assn. WILLOW STREET, PA. Ph. 394-5019 Delmarva / * Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 10, 1965 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, July sth to Friday, July 9th Mon. Holiday WHITE Ex. Fc. Hywts, Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med. No. 1 Med. Pullets Peewees BROWN Ex. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Hywts Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees MIXED Fey. Hywts Standards Checks Trend: Maiket showing good clearance on fine quality Large. Extra Laige and Jumbos shoit of the demand. Smaller sizes a bit megular. Copyrighted 1965 By Urner-Barry Co. at Monday’s sale, averaging n„„„| 75 cents to $1 higher on the I'U* al I OillllS 1 O 315 head sold. Market hogs ¥__ 1 retailed for 27-28 50, whole- lll ISl* sale (U'S. heavyweights, Pa- Soil Contest bi ought 18-20 50. No shoats t> , .. , were offered Rulal y° uths who compete CALVES in Penns y lvania ’ s fii'st state- July 5. 1965 program Au- Calves sold SI lower with SJ 7 at ? « 6 102 head offered at Monday's m i:but^ on to the s ,.e There wee an absence brought 30®,'Tort and Low , P,O " S “ PS , a " d awards Choice, 28-30; Standard, 26- * Ol themselves, according to 28, Common, 18-25.50. (Continued on Page 14) f“Dad says it's like baling money, so he got the best!” Get big capacity and top quality with an Ailis-Chalmers 3031 Hay Baled The 303’s wide 60" pickup handles light or heavy windrows l —cleans the-field!- Twin-feed rakes move hajr evenly into the baling chamber,, comb out wads, to form tight, square, bales. Grooves are formed oh the bale to minimize’twine or wire slippage- See the 303 and the complete line of A-C tools for haying! L. H. Brubaker Grumelli Farm Service Lancaster, Pa. Nissley Farm Service N. G. Myers & Son Washington Boro, Pa. Rheems, Pa. Allen H. Motz Form Equipment New Holland, Pa. Tues. Wed. 32 32 33 30 30 31 27 27 27 27 27 27 20 20 22 13 13 15 36 36 36 Va 341 a 34Va 35 27 27 27 20 20 22 13 13 15 30 30 31 26 la-27 26V 2 -27 27-28 20 fS- Quarryville, Pa. H. Brubaker Lititz, Pa. Chet- Long Akron, Pa. 3 Frl. Thurs. 37Ms 36 28 21 28-29 20-21 7^3 0 iff m A
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