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.
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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
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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
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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.
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