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Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Price* on light hens un
changed. Demand good. Sup
plies ranged adequate to
barely adequate. Offerings of
heavy hens much lighter and
generally short of a good
buying interest. Bids at 17-
18c were left unfilled. Trad
ing limited on Cockerels and
capons; however, offerings
were well cleared. Prices paid
at farms: Light hens 8-9,
mostly 8-8% c. Heavy type
hens too few to report.
TURKEYS
SuTvpMea and offerings on
light and heavy type hens
well cleared. Offerings on
heavy type toms light. De
mand lair to good on toms
for movement within next
two weeks. A few lots of
heavy type toms were bid at
23e with growers holding for
higher prices. Prices paid at
farms: too few to report.
SALES
EVERY
TUESDAY
WE EXPECT A GOOD
RUN NEXT WEEK,
TUESDAY, DEC. 28th.
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919 BRAND ALFALFA
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Fogelsville
December 22, 1903
Hens, light, 7%-9; mostly
7%-8%; Hens, heavy, 10%-
27; Pullets, 23-30 V 2, mostly
27-29; Roasters, 18-43%.
mostly 30-34; Capons, 40-52,
mostly 48-50%; Geese, 23-
41%, mostly 32-37; Ducks,
7%-31, mostly 10-20; Drakes,
10%-45, mostly 35-42; Tur
key Toms, 12-29, mostly 20-
24; Turkey Hens, 22-40%,
mostly 3'5-38; Rabbits, 37-
49, mostly 42-40; Guineas,
30-50; Pigeons (per pair),
30-1.30, mostly 00-80; Jum
bo Squab, 85.
Total Coops Sold: 920.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Broiler and fryer live
prices on the Eastern Shore
Exchange averaged 15.70
cents per lib. for the first
three market days of the
week. This represents a gain
of ,9-cent over last week’s
average.
Prices hit their high and
low points on Wednesday,
ranging from 14.5-16 5 cents.
Sales for the thiee-day pe
nod totaled 576,300 head.
Delmarva
l>ecomber 22, 1965
Delmarva bi oiler and fry
er live prices remained steady
with good demand for light
auction offerings Heavy siz
es remained short.
Ready-to-cook movement
very light with many plants
not operating. _
Delivered prices
higher. 'Prices paid at farms and
Estimated slaughter for r6 P° r ted purchases for the
Wednesday, 428,000 head, 24 hours preceding market
compared to 637,000 head c l° se > broilers and fryers,
last Wednesday, 0-16 2 cents per lb; 517,-
OM) head.
* For short rotation and eco
nomical alfalfa, Northrop
King’s 919 Brand Alfalfa is
hard to beat. It’s a combina
tion of hardy northern
adapted varieties specially
selected for our soil and
weather. Lush, fine-stemmed
crop makes ideal hay or
pasture.
Seed Assn. Will
Meet In Phila.
Pennsylvania, popular meet
ing ground In recent years
for national and world ag
ricultural organizations, will
be host to still another next
June 26-29 when the Ame,-
ican Seed Trade Association
meets in Philadelphia, State
Agriculture Secretary Leland
H. Bull reported recently.
W. Atlee Burpee, 111,
Philadelphia, regional vice
president and convention
chairman, and William Her
ron, of Stanford Seed Co.,
Plymouth Meeting, associa
tion president, reported on
convention plans at the 20th
annual Seed Conference in
the Pennsylvania Agriculture
Building.
During this conference, the
Pennsylvania Seedsmen's As
sociation, one of the cooper
ating agencies, elected the
following officers: President,
Frederick R. Bell, and sec
retary-treasurer, Charles C.
Abb'ott, both of Stanford
Seed, and vice president,
Burpee.
Directors: Floyd Imes,
Manheim, of Agwhy, Inc.;
Milton Hoffman, Hoffman
Seed & Grain Co., Muncy;
Chris M. Nissley, of' A. H.
Hoffman Seeds, Landisville,
and John Batcha, of Asgrow
Seed Co , Mechanicsburg.
J. O Dutt, University-
Park, chairman of the seed
conference, said 140 seeds
men attended from Pennsyl
vania and a haif-d'ozen oth
er states for the largest par
ticipation in the conference’s
history.
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Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, December 20th to Wednesday, December 22nd
Mon.
WHITE
46%-47
43-44
43
42
39
28
Ex. Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts,
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
43
39
28
MIXED
Fey. Hywts.
No. 1 Med,
Standards
Checks
TREND: Due to an early press time, Thursday’s market
and the market trend were unavailable.
Copyright 1965 by Urner Barry Publication*
• Lancaster
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50-31 00. 1-3 190-260 lb $29 -
50-30 00, 2-3 240-270 lb.
$28.50-29 00, few 280-310 lb,
$26 150-27 50.
SGWS US 1-3 300-500 lb.
$2l 50-22 50, few to $23 00,
2-3 400-600 lb $2l 00-22 00.
SHEEP 209 Wooled
slaughter lambs 50 higher,
ewes fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS- Mixed
Choice and Prime 80-90 lb.
$27 50-28 00, Choice 75-95
lb. $26 00-27 50, Choice 110-
130 lb. $23 00-25.00, Good
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our many customers and friends
Joyous Christmas and a
Prosperous New Year
HEISEY FARM
SERVICE
Lawn and Bellaire
665-3121 367-2321
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65-90 lb $24.00-26.00, few
to $26i50.
SI/AU OH TE R EWES: Cull
to Choice $5.00-10.00.
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gilts active $2 00-2 50 higher.
B ARROWS AND GIRTS:
US 1-2 185-210 lb. $31.10-
31 50. Six head US 1 200-
215 lb $3l 60-32.00. US 1-3
200-240 lib. $30.25-30 75.
SHEEP 26; Insufficient
volume of any one class for
a market test.
NO HOG SALE DECEM
BER 23 OR JANUARY 1.
we want to wish
PARADISE SUPPLY
Fri.
Thurs.
Paradise
687-6292