Weekly Poultry
Foster n Pennsylvonto
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices were unchanged on
light type hens. Undertone
steady to firm. A good de
mand easily cleared avail
able local offerings. In in
stances supplies were secured
from outside areas to fill
, needs. Trading limited on
heavy type. 'Supplies were gen
erally sufficient. Prices paid
at farms: Light type hens
trtfc-O, mostly 7-7%c; heavy
type hens 15-16, mostly 16c.
TURKEYS
A few small lots of heavy
type hens purchased at 25c.
Supplies adequate.
Fogelsville
August 3, 1965
((Prices for dock weights,
cents per lb. except where
noted.)
Hens, light type 7-9%, 7-8;
Hens, heavy type 7%-16%;
Pullets 10-30%, 25-26; Roasters
1025%, 20-25%; Turkeys, hens
29-6/1; Rabbits 21-37, 27-35;
Guineas 50-90, 72% -80; Pigeons
(per pair) 30-75, 40-55; Jumbo
Squab 70. Total coops sold;
1114.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
Broilers and fryers live
prices on the Eastern Shore
Exchange averaged 16.48
cents pei pound this week,
up .39 cent from the preceed-
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Keoort (Continued from Page 2)
August 4, 1945
ing week. Cows sold active and steady
Prices paid ranged from a at Wednesday’s sale with 1M
low of 16.2 on Tuesday to a c ° ws - 3 bulls, and 5 heifers
high of 16.6 cents on Mon- ® fferc £l
day, Wednesday and Thurs- fought 275-6 M. G u ernseys,
d a y •* 150-225; other breeds, 150-250.
Sales for the week totaled f”! 1 * sold for 140 ' 210: heifers>
1,882,100 head. up 96.800 60>1I °-
head from last week’s sales
HORSES
August 2, 1965 ;
I Horse receipts totaled 255
ueimaiyg a nd sold steady; no mules were
August 6, 1963 offered. Riding horses sold for
Delmarva live broiler and 125-350; driving horses, 125-
fryer prices were mostly un- 250; killers, 5-5% cents per lb.
changed. Live supplies were p 0 ny mares went for 30-160;
adequate on 3%-4 lb. sizes, geldings, 30-125.
but short on weights of 4-4V 2 B 5 ’ HOGS
lb o a t . , , August 2, 1963
Ready-to-cook demand was Hogs averaged 25 cents high
fair, with plant offerings bare- tliis week’s sale with 420
ly adequate. head sold. Market hogs retailed
Estimated slaughter for this f or 26-27 35; wholesale (U.S. 1-
weekend was 842,500 head, 2), 25 25-25.75; heavyweights,
down 13,500 head from last 24-25.25. No shoats were offer
weekend e d this week, and sows brought
In the 24 hours preceding 17.21
market close on Friday, broil
ers and fryers live prices rang
ed from 16 0-17.1 cents per lb.
on sales of 1,196,500 head.
• Chicago
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cows steady to strong, bulls
steady to 50 higher. In the car
lot dressed meat trade, steer
beef steady to 50 higher except
standard steady to 50 lower.
Heifer beef steady to 50 lower.
Cow beef steady to 1.00 higher,
mostly 50-100 higher.
Slaughter steers: Twenty-two
loads Prime 1225-1350 lbs. 28.-
50, load Prime 1435 lbs. 28.50,
load Prime 1125 lbs 2825, nu
merous loads High Choice and
Prime 1150-1375 lbs. 27.50-28 25,
several loads High Choice and
Prime 950-1150 lbs 26 75-27-
25, Choice 1100-1350 lbs 26 00-
27 25, Choice 900-1100 lbs. 25-
25-26 75, Mixed Good and
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August Z, 1965
The 143 head offered sold
steady at Monday’s sale. Choice
and Prime brought 30-32.50,
Good and Low Choice, 28-30;
Standard, 26-28; Common, 18-
25.50.
• Vintage
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$2.00 higher. Choice $29.50-
33.00. few $33.00-35.00, Good
$27 50-29.50, Standard $24.50-
27.50, Utility $22.50-25 00. Cull
mainly $lB 50-22 50 with Cull
60-85 lb. $16.50-18 50.
Hogs 133 Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 higher, sows
fully steady.
Barrows and Gilts - US 1-2
Choice 950 1300 lbs 24 75-25 75,
Good 23 25 25 00, Standard and
Low Good 21 00-23 25
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 7, 1965
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, August 2nd to Friday, August 6th
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 35%
Fey. Hywts. 33%
Fey. Med. 27%
No. 1 Med. 28
Pullets 20
Peewees 13
BROWN
Ex Fey. Hywts. 38Va
Fey. Hywts. 37
Fey. Med. 29
Pullets 29
Peewees 15
MIXED
Fey. Hywts. 33V 2
Standards 29V2
Checks 21
TREND All large sizes full steady; mediums steadier;
nullets and peewees generally clearing.
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195-235 lb. $25.25-25 75, couple slaughtei ewes $4 00-9 50,
$26.25. 1-3 190-250 Kb. $24 50-
25.25, 2-3 260-280 lb. $23.25-
24.25.
riic 1 q oKft son ii, only 121 head offered. Light
,2o 00 20 af weights brought 2275-2325;
*/u.uu-zu.bo. 180-200 lbs, 23-25 85; 200-220
Sheep 40. Sprm a slaughtei lb 2 - 25 .25.60; 220-240 lbs.,
lambs steady to weak. Choice _, ’ _ n . ’ A ’
70-90 lb $23.00-24 50. Good los f d a
$2O 00-23 00. Utility to Choice groundi for le 75-20,
MARKET HOGS EARLIER
Wed.
Tues.
37%
35%
37%
35-35%
28%
27-27 Va
20
15
28%
27%
20
15
40
38Vi>
SOV'a
20
15
38P/2
30%
20
15
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HOGS
Hogs again held about
steady at Saturday’s sale with
3
FrL
Thurs.
37% 38
35*2 35*35%
28-28% 28%-2#
27V 3 27%
20 20
13 15
41%
41%
35
31
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