Weekly Poultry Report Eostern Pennsylvania And New Jersey WEEKLY SUMMARY LIVE HKXS Prices on light hens %■%<! fcllglher. Demand good. Offer luge lighter than anticipated & barely adequate. Demand very good for heavy hens. Offerings barely adequate to short. In instances, some quarters unable to secure supplies from outside areas. Fear open market roasters 7- 8# were priced at 23-26'c with no quality or grade de ductions. Prices 1 paid at farms: Light Hens 8-9%, mostly BV2-9c; Heavy Hens 21-22%, mostly 21-22 c. Fogelsville January 18, 1066 (Payees for dock weights, cents per lb. except where noted.) Hen®, light type, range 714- 10, mlostly 714-814; Hens, heavy type, range 10-23, mostly 15-18; Pullets, range 22-38, mostly 2814-34; Roast ers, range 10-2714, mostly 20- 2714; Ducks, range 18-36, mostly 2314-29; Drakes, range 22-4414, mostly 35- 4314; Turkeys, hens, range 2114 -3i214. nvostl y 30-3214: Rabbits, range 25-51, mostly 42-49; Guineas, range, 2914- 45, mostly 3514-44; Pigeons (per pair), range 70-80; Jumlbo S-quab. range, 85. Total coops sold: 754. Delmarva January 21, 1966 Delmarva broiler and fryer live prices remained steady. HWBRIP Feed MORE Funk’s-G Silage for greater profit Your Hoffman Seed Man has latest information on High Capacity Funk’s-G Silage Hybrids for Lan caster County. He can also help you produce higher-profit yields of husking corn. Consult him today. A. H. HOFFMAN iEEDS, INC:, LANDISVILLEPtN NfA. . < Serving farmers quality seeds since 7 89? ' — ■' - ' Demand continued good for moderate auction offerings. Live supplies continued short of needs and lighter than de sired in many instances. Estimated slaughter for Fri day and Saturday, 743,000 head, compared to 988,000 last week end. In the 24 hour preceding market close on Friday, prices reported paid at farms ranged from 19.7-21.2 cents per lb. on purchases of 911,900 head. Eastern Shore Exchange WEEKLY SUMMARY Broiler and fryer live prices on the Eastern Shore Exchange averaged 20.96 cents per lb. this week, up 229 cents over last week’s average. Prices paid ranged from a high of 22.7 'cents on Mon day to a low of 19.6 cents on Tuesday. Sales for the week totaled 1.3 4’5,800 head, a gam of 200,000 head over last week’s totals. PATZ Sales & Service Barn Cleaners - Silo Unloaders - Cattle Feeder* Robert K. Rohrer Quarryville, R. D. 1 Hensel K 1 8-2559 Lots of grain... lots of TDN that’s what you want in corn silage..« that’s what you get in Funk’s-G! Next fall your silage con be a higher-powered feed. You can produce more milkpower per ton of silage. The key is High Capacity Funk's G-Hybrids. Funk's G-Hybrids produce more tons of nutrients per acre—higher TDN content per ton of silage. And they let you move on up in yield with thicker planting and higher fertility. • Lancaster (Continued from Pace 2) 27.00, 'Mixed Good and Choice 800-975 lbs. 25.00- 2<5.75. CALVES 5 7*3 Vealers steady to 51.00 Higher. Choice vealers 40.00-44.50, Pew Individuals 4-5-.OiO-47.00, Good 36.00-40.-50, largely 38.00- Standard 33.00- 38.00, Utility 27.50-30.00, Few 531.00-34.50, Cull 100- 120 lbs. 26.00-28.00, 80-100 lbs. 521.00-26.00, 60-80 lbs. 18.00- .'5O. HOGS 725 Barrows and gilts closed a,bout steady af ter being 25-50 C Higher on Monday. Sows fully steady. BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 2ioo-2'30 lb. closed at $30.00-30.10, After several US 1, brought 531-00-31.50, on Monday. US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 29 50-30.00, US 2-3 215- 260 lbs. 2 8.50-29.35, couple lots US 1-2 170-175 lbs. 28.- 35-28.50. SOWS US 1-3 300-45i0 libs. 2'3 00-24.00. SHEEP 27'5 Wooled slaughter lambs 50c Higher. Slaughter ewes scarce. Choice and Prime 80-100 lb. wooled lambs 30.50-32.00, One Lot Good 95 lbs 26.50. Couple small lots Prime Go-85 lb. Flail lambs 33 00-35.00. • Lancast-er Auction (Continued from Page 2) wiitb a few 70-80 lbs. slB.oto - HOGS 133 Barrows and gilts steady to 50c Lower. US 1-3 200-240 lbs 29.5050 SO 00, Few 1-2 200-230 lbs. $3O 00-30.10, US 2-3 215-260 lb= 28'5i0-29 25, Couple Tots 1-2 170-175 lbs. 28 35-28 50. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 22, 1966 Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, January 17th to Friday, January 21st Mon, WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts. 42 Fey, Hywts. 4 L Fey, Med. 35% No. 1 Med. 34% Pullets 33 Peewees 28 BROWN Ex. Fey. Hywts. 42 Fey. Hywts. 41 Fey. Med. 35% Pullets Peewees MIXED Fey. Hywts. 39% Standards Checks TREND: Market showing a good movement on mediiUM and pullets, and fine whites are generally cleared; but right here in the market, trading is not as active as at outside points. Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications • Chicago 25, closing 27.75-28.00, High (Continued from Page 2) Choice and Prime 1050-1400 ed with 205,800 last week and lbs. 27 25-28 00, High Choice 213,700 a year ago. Slaughter and Prime 970-1050 lbs. 27.25- steers steady to 50 lower with 27.50 and several High Choice most of .the decline on weights and mostly Prime 1275-1325 lb. over 1150 lbs. Heifers were wasty fat loads 27.00-27.35. fully steady and cows 50100 Bulk Choice 900-1400 lbs. 26.- higher. Bulls mostly 50 higher. 25-27 50 Several loads 1400- In the carlot dressed meat 1475 lbs 27 00, and one load trade, steer beef 50-100 low- Choice 1760 lbs. 24 00 Mixed er. Heifer beef 1 00-1 50 lower. 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