Weekly Poultry Report Eastern Pennsylvania And New Jersey WEEKLY SUMMARY LIVE HENS (Prices on 'light type hens unchanged to Vfec higher. Of ferings barely adequate & in instances consisted of flocks feeing moved to make space lor young pullets. ‘ Demand fair. JTew lots heavy type hens moved on undetermined price basis 'with settlement prices (based on ready to cook valu ations. Offerings light for a limited demand. TURKEYS Dull increased offerings heavy type hens & toms an ticipated within next several weeks. Too few negotiations to report prices. Fogelsville August 31, 1963 ■(Prices for dock weights, cents per lb except where noted) Hens, light type, range 7-9%, mostly 7%-8%, Hens, heavy (type 8-17, 11-15; Pullets 12%- ■30%, 23-28%, Roasters 10-28%, 19%-25; Turkeys, toms 15-20; Turkeys, hens 22-33%; Rab 'bits 20-35, 28-32; Pigeons (per pair) 52%-80, 67%-75; Jumbo Squab 70. Total coops sold: 833. Eastern Shore Exchonge WEEKLY SUMMARY Broilers and fryers live prices on the Eastern Shore Exchange averaged 16.49 cents per lb. this week, down .05- On AGWAY Milk Now Until Sept. 30th Your choice of these MILKSAVER An easy to mix and feed replacer that remains in solution Protein 24%, fat 5%. Protein is high quality and easy to digest. High In available calcium and phosphorus. Vitamins and antibiotics are added. (Don’t miss the discount period.) Sept. 30th is the last $4O/bag savings on any of the Agway milk day replacers. Each gives you faim proven economy as part of Agway’s Profit Feeding Program for calves, Garden LANCASTER cent from the week's average. Prices paid ranged from a high of 17.3 cents on Monday and Tuesday to a low of 15.9 tents on Wednesday. 'Sales for the week totaled ■1,413,400 head, nearly 200,000 head more than last week. Delmorva Sept. 3, 1965 Delmarva live broiler and fryer prices remained com paratively steady -with a fair demand for light auction of ferings. Live supplies were adequate with sizes improved and generally 'within desired ranges. Ready-to-cook demand rang ed fair to good though lacked aggressiveness. Prices con tinued very competitive. Estimated slaughter for Fuday and Satuiday, 898,000 head, compared to 949,000 head last weekend. In the 24 houis preceding market close on Fuday, broilers and fryeis live prices ranged from 16 0-16 8 cents per lb. on sales of 1,040,600 head. • Lancaster (Continued from Page 2) Around ’lO head 17.85-18.25, Cutter 14 25-16.50 Canner and Low Cutter 12.50-14 '5O. BULLS. Choice 950-1100 lbs. 22.75-2425, iGood 21.00-23.25, # New Holland Utility and Commercial 18.00- , . _ , 21 00, Mainly 19 00-21.00, with (Continued from Pa B e 2) few 1450-1800 lbs 21.00-21.50. SHEEP 23: Not enough of FEEDER STEER'S Three any one class for a market loads Choice near 1000 lbs. test Few Good 65-95 lib. carrying Good to Low Choice Spring Slaughter lambs $22 50- Slaughter flesh 26 00-27.25, 2400, Utility 18 50-20.00. Mr. Farmer! AVE 40c ine Agwoy formulas: VEAL-N-GRO As a re placer or a veal-grower, Veal-N-Gro will get your calves off to a fast, healthy start High in fat—2o% An all milk and fat product fortified with 25 mgs. per pound antibiotic for ample protection against calf dis orders. ORDER YOUR SUPPLY TODAY Spot Unit NEW HOLLAND QUARRYVILLE Mijced Good and Choice 800- , 1125 lbs. 24.50-25.50, Load mostly Choice 1050 libs. 26.25, .Good 65Q-800 lbs., 23.50-23.75, Good and Choice 350-500 lbs. 24.75-25.75, Around 125 head, standard to mostly Good 350- 550 lb. 23.65-23.75, CALVES 750: Vealers most ly steady, although Cull and Utility. 1,00-2.00 lower. Choice 32.00- > Few individual 35.0036.00, -Good 28.00-32.00, .Standard , 24.00-28,00, Utility 20.00- Cull i 15.00-20.00. HOG'S 1250; Barrows and gilts opened the week steady to 25c lower. Closing 50-75 c lower.- Sows 1.00-1.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: U S 1-2 *l9O-250 lbs. 25.50-26 25, Late 25:50-2600, US 1, 200- 240 lbs. 26.25-26 50, Few sales on Monday 27.00, US 1, 190- 250 libs closed the week 24 50- 25.25, Several early sales 25 50-26 00 preceding SOW'S US 1-2 250-325 lbs. 22 00-22 50, US 1-3 300-450 lbs 21 00-22 00, US 2-3 400- 600 lbs 20 50-21 50 SHEEP 350 Spnng lam.bs steady to 50c lowei Ewes ful ly steady Choice 60-100 lb Spnng Lambs 24 00 25 00, One small lot at 526 00, Good 70- 110 lbs 21 00-24 00, Utility to Choice Slaughtei Ewes $5 00- 10 00, Mainly 6 00-8 00 • Lancaster Auct. (Continued from Page 2) FEEDER 'STEERS Good to mostly Choice 950-1100 lbs. 24.75-26 25, Good 650-800 lbs. 23.50-23.75. Per Bag Replacers [Agway HONEYBROOK Agway Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 4, 1965 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. Shell egg quotations from Monday, August 30th to Friday, September 3rd. Mao. Tues. WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts, Fey. Hywts. Fey.- Med. No 1 Med. Pullets 32 4Q 35 35-36 30%-31% 30% 30 30 22 22 15 15 Peewees BKOWN Ex. Fey Hywts, 43% 43% Fey Hywts, Fey Med. Pullets 40% 40% 32 31 25 25 15 15 Peewees MIXED Fey Hywts, Standaids Checks 22Vz-23 l z 221 2 23 1 2 231 a TREND All the laigei sizes of whites aie fnm and closely cleaied, mediums still megulaily supplied Copj righted 1965 By Urner-Barry Co, COWS 275, dnving horses, 125-200; September 1, 1965 killers, 5-5 V 2 cents per I'o. Cows sold steady with re- pony males hi ought 30-100; ceipts totaling 164 cows, 4 geldings, 25-150 No mules bulls, and 10 heifers Fresh were offered Holstems, 250-500; Guernseys. 125-210, other breeds, 125-300. 'Bulls 'brought 140180; heif eis, 65-115 HORSES August 30, 1965 'for 26-27; wholesale (U S. A slow to barely steady 1-3), 25 50 26, heavyweights, trend dominated the sale of (Continued on Page 14) |ipM*“Dacl says a good crop SSgr deserves a good chop!’ 1 . You chop fine silage faster with Allis-Chalmers 7SO Forage Harvester! The Model 780 delivers up to 60 tons per hour of high nutrient corn silage. Five feed rolls govern cut, from 7/32' to 2 H" length. Unique Short Flow feed ing system keeps crop flowing steadily to the six 36' Cut-and-Throw knives. Change heads easily for direct-cut or windrowed. grass crops. L. H. Brubaker Grumelfi Farm Service Lancaster, Pa. Quarryville, Pa. Nissiey Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. Allen H. Matz N. G. Myers & Son Farm Equipment Rheems, Pa. Xew Holland, Pa. Wed. 30% 30 23 15-16 43% 40% 15-16 35 35 1 2 36 ta 30 31 271 head Riding horses, 100- HOGS August 30, 1965 Hogs slipped 50 cents low er this week with 464 head sold Market hogs ictailed L. H. Brubaker Lititz, Pa. Chet- Long Akron, Pa. 3 Fri. Thurs. 30% 30 34 16 30-30% 30 24 17 42-43 1 a 43% 40% 31 40% 3612 32 36 J/ 2 37 32 23 231/a 23-23 1 2
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