Weekly Poultry Report Eastern Pennsylvania And New Jersey WEEKLY SUMMARY LIVE HKXS Prices on light hens un changed to %'c lower. Offer ings light in N.J. but ade quate in Pa. Buying interest good. Supplies of heavy hens fmW’y adequate for a fair de mand. Few flocks of 7-8# cockerels sold on an open market basis @'27-28c. Prices paid at farms: Light hens 7%-9, mostly 8-B%c; heavy hens 16-17%, mostly 16c. turkeys Demand excellent on 13-14 lb. hens, good on 17-18 lb. hens and all sizes of toms. Best interest exhibited by kosher buyers. Supplies on hens light, and, in instances. Closely held. Offerings on toms barely adequate on 17- 18 lib. sizes, adequate on 22- 26 lb. weights. Prices |Nil}d at fawns for movement within tno weeks: Hens 13-14# 34-36, mostly 36; 16-18 lbs. 30-33 mostly, 31-32 c. Toms 16-18 lbs. 26- 27, mostly 26; 22-26 lbs. 23- 25, mostly 24-24^'c. Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. PARADISE, PENNA. Bulls, steers, butcher cows. Hogs, lambs and veal calves Sold On Commission Sale every Tuesday 2 P.M. ■bt "" Fat hogs and Feeder pigs sale Every Saturday at 10 A.M. For marketing information Phone Area Code 717-442-4181 Box 100 Paradise, Pa. 10 mi. East of Lancaster on Bt. 30 December 7, IDOS (Prices** for dock weights, cents per lb. except where noted.) Hens, light type 7-9%, mostly 7%-8%; Hens, heavy type 8%-2 3; Pullets 23%- 36%, 28-32; Roasters 15-30, 20-30; Capons 35-38; Ducks 15-30%, 21%-26%; Drakes 25-44, 3 5 % -41; Turkeys, tonvs 23-26%; Turkeys, hens 35%-38; Rabbits 30-43, 38- 42; Guineas 41-33, 47%-53; Pigeons (per pair) 52%-1.15, 70-85; Jumbo Squab 80-82%. Total coops sold; 1184. Eastern Shore Exchange WEEKLY SUMMARY Bi oilers and fryers live puces on the Eastern Shore Exchange averaged 15.82 cents this week, practically the same as last week’s average. Puces ranged from a. low of 14 9 cents on Tuesday to a high of 10 G cents on Thuisday Sales for the week went Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager Fogelsviile ov«r one million head tor the first week since October of this year. They totaled 1,- 138,000 head. Delmarvo December 10, 1005 Delnmrva broiler and fryer live prices advanced more than 4-cent today wiih good demand tor mort'iau’ auction offerings. Livt --iipplics short on heavy sizes. Estimated slaughter for Friday and Saturday, 959.000 head, 12,000 head more than last week’s slaughter. In the 24 hours preced ing market close on Friday, broiler and fr.ver at-farm pnces ranged from 15 4 to 16.6 cents per lb. on sales of 1,093,700 head • New Holland (Continued from Page 2) 23 00-28.00. Cull 21 00-23 00. 60- weie sold. Fresh Holstems, 275-000, Guernseys, b5O-270 other breeds, 150-250 The bull brought 140; heifers, 140-210. HORSES December 6, lf>o3 Houses sold steady with only 9 3 head ottered Riding hoises, 100-250, dnving hoises, 100-250, killeis, 4- 4*2 cents pei lb Pony mares, 25-70, geldings. 20-70 Mules 125-190 Di'a-ft hoises pairs, 350-500; single, 175-2 SO. PATZ Sales & Service Barn Cleaners - Silo Unloaders - Cattle Feeders Robert K. Rohrer Quarryville, R. D. 1 Hensel KI 8-2559 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 11, 1965 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, December 6th to Friday, December 10th Mon, WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med No. 1 Med. Pullets Peewees 46 46 46 46 45 45 45 45 424 424 434 434 414 414 424 424 37 37 364-37 37 27 27 27 27 BROWN 474 474 474 474 46 46 46 46 414-424 414-424 434 434 37 37 37 37 27 27 27 27 Ex. Fey. Hywts, Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees MIXED Fey. Hyvvts, Standards Checks 43 Vz TREND Maiket showing a good clearance of large and medium, particularly the latter with expoit movement still active. Copyright 1965 by Urner Barry Publications HOGS December <», 1 5)63 Hogs a\eraged higher as 411 head sold Retail, 29 - 75-30.25, wholesale (U S 1- 3), 2S 85-20 75, heat y w eights, 2S-2S 75. Sows, 20-24 75 CALVES Deeeinbor (», lOfis Calves also aieraged $2 higher with 103 head sold Choice ‘and Prune, 34-38, Good and Low r Choice, 31- 33 50, Standard, 28-30 50; Common, 20-26 5 * ♦ 4c *__ _ * Your Best Dairy Feed Buy WIRTHMORE Hi-Cal Pellets Formulated & fortified for high production Molasses coated highly palatable High in energy 76 therms * ♦ * * *■ * ♦ * * ♦ * * * HEISEY FARM PARADISE SUPPLY SERVICE Lawn and Bellaire 665-3121 367-2321 Wed. Tues. 45 45 431 2 43 36 36 45 43^2 36 • Lancaster (Continued from Page 2) COO lbs 20 50-22 00, Late $2l 00-22 00 SHEEf 451- Wooled Slaughter lambs 50-1 00 High ei Ewes scaice and steady. Choice 70-95 lb. 26 00-27 00, One Lot Good and Choice 100 lbs $25 00, One Lot Choice 130 lbs $23 00, Good 65-95 lbs 24 00-26 00, Utility 21.- 00-24 00, Utility and Good. Slaughter Ewes $6.00-8 00. WIRTHMOR* Fri. Thurs. 46 454 444 434 37 27 474 46 444 37 27 45V 2 43V 2 36 * * * * * ■* ■* * ■¥. * * - -K -K -*t ■* ■* * * * * •¥ Paradise 687-6292 3
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