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
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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%
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32
36 J/ 2 37
32
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