t Weekly Poultry Report Eastern Pennsylvania And New Jersey WEEKLY SUMMARY LIVE PRICES Prices on light type hens unchanged to %c higher. De itKmd good. Offerings increas ing as some flock owners pre pare space for replacement flocks. Supplies of heavy (type hens adequate for fair de ntand Prices paid at farms; Xiigfot type hens 6%-B%c most ly 7% -8; Heavy type 'hens IS IS mostly 1545%. TURKEYS Demand fair for ample of ferings Prices on heavy type hen's 23-24 c; Heavy type toms 23-27# 21c. Fogelsville September 14, 1965 (Puces for dock weights, cents pei lb. except where not ed) HENS, light type, Range 7%- 9%, Mostly 7%-8%; HENS, September 17, 1965 heavy type, 7-17%, 12-16; PUL- Delmarva live broiler and LETS, 20%-28, 23-27; ROAST- frver prices continued to de- ERS, 8-28, 18-26%; DUCKS, dine approximately 14-cent 15-31%, 21-31%; DRAKES, 15- with demand slow and inactive 35, 30-35; TURKEYS - Toms, for light auction offerings. 32 WAREHOUSES COAST-TO-COAST Albertville, Alabama Batesville, Arkansas Columbia, South Carolina Dallas, Texas Decorah, lowa Des Moines, lowa Dothan. Alabama Evansville, Indiana 17-23%, 22-23%; TURKEYS • Hens, 20-29%, 25% -28; RAB BITS, 21%-32, 27-31; GUIN EAS. 55-80; PIGEONS (per pair), 62%-92%, 75-85; JUMBO SQUkB, 70; TOTAL COOPS SOLD 1,041. Eostern Shore Exchange WEEKLY SUMMARY Broilers and fryers live prices on the Eastern Shoi 4 e Exchange averaged 15 09 cents per pound this week, down 1.03 cents from last week’s average. Prices paid ranged from a high of 15.9 'cents on Tuesday fo a low of 13 9 on Thursdiay. Sales for the week totaled 991,500 head, down 92,700 head from the preceding week’s total Delmarva Gainesville, Georgia Gonzales, Texas Harrisonburg, Virginia Indianapolis, Indiana Lancaster, Pennsylvania Macon, Georgia Memphis, Tennessee Mendenhall, Mississippi Ready-to-cook demand un settled and lacking desired ag gressiveness. Estimated slaughter for Fri day and Saturday, 836,000 head compared to 935,000 head last weekend. In the 24-hours preceding market close on Friday, live broiler and fryer prices ranged from 13.9-15.2 cents per lb. on sales of 785,700 head. • Lancaster (Continued from Page 2) Good 21.00-23 50, Utility and Commercial 18 85-21 50, Cutter and 1 low-U'tilaty 16.25 J 18.75. FEEDER STEERS Load Choice and Prime 950-1025 lib. $26 35, Choice 6504000 lib. 24 5025 25, load 1133 lb. 25 40, mixed Good and Choice 850- 1100 lib. 23 50-24.75, Good 400- 750 libs 23.50-25 00, Standard 330-600 lib. 19.75-22 00, one lot Good 600 lb. feeder bulls 22 00, couple loads Utility 700 850 lb feeder bulls $lB 25- 19 50. CALVES 850 Vealers ac- tive, 1002 00 higher Choice 34 OCV3S 00, felw high Choice and Prime 36 00-3750, Good 30.00-34 00, Standard 25 00- 30 00, Utility 21.00-25 00, Culll $l6 00-21 00 'HOGS 1400- Barrows and Milford, Indiana Minneapolis, Minnesota Nacogdoches, Texas North Wilkesboro, N C. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Omaha, Nebraska Raleigh, North Carolina Russellville, Arkansas Salisbury, Maryland Sioux City, lowa Springdale, Arkansas Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Missouri Tampa. Florida Turlock, California Worthington. Minnesota Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 18, 1965—3 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, September 13th to Friday, September 17tl. Mon. WHITE Ex. Fey. 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 Market showing good clearance on fine whites; mediums still a bit megular Copyrighted 1965 By Urner-Barry Co. gilts steady to 50 higher, sows weak to 50 lower. US 1-2 195- 240 l|o barrows and gilts 24 00- 24.50, US 1 190-240 lb 24 50- 25.00, ten head $25 25 1-3 190- 260 lb. 23 50-24 00, 2-3 230 270 lb 23 00-23 50 US 1-3 300-400 Ifb. sows 20 00-21 00, few US 1-2 250-325 Kb 21 00-21.50, 2-8 400-600 lb 19 00-30.00. SHEEP 400 Spring lambs steady to 50 higher. Eiwes steady. Choice 70 iloo lb. spring lambs 24 00-26 00, in cluding few lots with wet fleeces at 24 00-25 00, Good 21 00-24 00. Utility to Choice Planning To Cash In On The Best Hog Market In Years! Contact your Wirthmore Dealer about Wirth more’s New Hog Program. A new Pig Starter Pellet to get the young pigs off to a fast start. (A new low price) A completely new Hog Concentrate formulated to meet the needs of today’s hogs and market. Call today and ask to have a representative stop in and see you. HEISEY FARM PARADISE SUPPLY SERVICE Lawn and Bellaire 665-3121 367-2321 %*^***************************************** l Wed. Tues. 44% 44% 40% 40 35-35Vz 35Vz 32%-33% 33% 27% 27% 19-20 20 40% 34% 32’z 26% 45 45 42 42 45 42 34% 35% 27% 27% 27% 19-20 20 40% 40% 35 33 34 34 34 26-26 Va 26 Va 26V 2 26^ 25 i, 2 HOOBER SALESMAN TAKES EQUIP. COURSE Eai’l Martin, iLeola, salesman for C B 'Hoober & Son, In tercourse, has recently com pleted an intensive one-wee'-c training course on tractors and 'farm equipment at Inte - national Harvesters Training Center near Tifton, Georgia. Martin, along with a class of 20 other dealers and sale.-.- (Continued on Page 11) slaughter ewes 6 00-8 00, one lot Utility and Good 80 lb, $lO 00 WIRTHMORE. Fri. Thurs. 44% 40-41 44% 36% 34% 27% 20 45 45 42 42 35%-36% 36% 26% 26% 20 20 35% 40 41 41 Paradise 687-6292 44% 41% 36% 34% 27%
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