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.
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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.
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Sales & Service
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• 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. Good and Choice 25 50-26.50,
Cow beef steady to 100 high- Good 24 25-26.00, Standard and
er. -• Low Good 22 00-24 50, Utility
SLAUGHTER STEERS and Standard 212 00-22 00.
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Frl.
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37 37
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