Weekly Poultry Report
Eostern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices on light hens ranged
8-9, mostly BVfe-9c in New
Jersey, Ibut in Pennsylvania
there were too few sales to
report prices. Most quarters
having difficulty in an effort
to pick up and move prior
commritttients following very
had Snowstorm which has
closed (many roads and farm
lane*. However, road. condi
tions improving and move
ment *t live poultry increas
ing. Trading oS heavy hens
also limited. Prices paid at
farms: Light and heavy hens,
too few sales to report
prices.
Fogelsville ~
February 3, 1960
The Fogelsville Auction
scheduled for Feb. 1, 1966
was cancelled because of ad
verse weather conditions. Not
a single coop of poultry was
received.
their herd is one of 12,169 on PFP
-* '
they’re making $561 per cow...
on an average of 16,986 lbs. of milk
Charles and Linda Sherman, of
Middletown, Rhode Island, are
making this much money per cow
by challenge feeding their herd
according to Agway's Profit Feed
ing Plan. And they are doing it
with a herd that, -only two years
ago, was already making $514
income over feed cost per cow
per year. ’
Gains like this are hot un
Eastern Shore
■* Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Broiler and fryer live pric
es for the three-day market
this week, Tuesday through
Thursday (Monday snowed
out), averaged 16.76 cents
per 11)., losing more than 2
cents from last week's aver
age.
Sales for the period totaled
971,900 head, ah increase of
more than head
over last week's total.
Delmarvo
Pebnwy 4, IMI
Delmarva broiler and fry
er live prices increased ap
proximately %-cent with good
demand for heavy auction of
ferings. Live supplies in bal
ance with needs.
Ready-to-cook movement
very heavy as plants resume
normal operations Farm,
pickups remain difficult in
instances.
Delivered prices generally
trending slightly higher wiEli
per cow per year
• Lancaster
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Mixed Good and Choice 300-
375 lbs. 27.60-27.75, Couple
Loads Good 750-830 lbs. 25.-
00-25.50.
CALVES 225 Vetlers
strong to 31.00 Higher, with
small supply Cull and Utility
32.00-3.00 Higher. Choice
Yealers $45.00-47.00, Couple
Individual High Choice and
Prime 50.50-52.00. Good 40.-
00-44.00, Standard 36.C0-41.00,
41.00, Utility 33.00-36.00.
HOGS 575 Barrows and
gilts 75-100 Higher. Sows
scarce.
BARROW? AND GILTS
US 1-2 190-240 lbs. 31.00-
31.50, US 1. 31.50-32.00, US
1-3 180-250 lbs. 30.00-31.00.
Mainly 30 50-30.75. US 2-3
250-270 lbs. 29.50-30.00.
several
week
Estimated slaughter for , , , . , , , , .
Friday and Saturday, 1179,- TREND- Local supply short; demand only fair on lai'M
000 head, compared to 6G15,- 2°°d on smaller sizes
400 head last weekend.
In the 24 hours preceding
market ‘close on Friday,
prices paid at farms on pur
chase ot 1,201,700 head
ranged 16 0-17 8 cents per lb
common for the 12,169 dairy
families managing their herds
accoidmg to PFP recommen
dations. You can do it, too.
Challenge your cows. See for
yourself how much more money
they can make for you. We know
of only one way to do this; enroll ,
in Agway's Profit Feeding Plan
—n ow. Agway Inc. ■%
DAIRY FEEDS & SERVICES I AsW3yj
Fey. Hywts.
ne*rt Standards
Checks
sales
featured
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 5, 1966
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, January 31 to Friday, February 4
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 43
Fey. Hywts. 41 Vi
Fey. Med. 38
No. 1 Med. 37
Pullets 34 Vi
Peewees 30 Vi
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 43
Fey. Hywts. 41 Vi
Fey. Med. 38
Pullets 34Vi
Peewees 30Vi
MIXED
41-41% 43-43%
39 40-41
32% 33
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
FOOD DONATIONS
'Some 4.5 million needy
persons in 4S states, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands and
the Trust Territory of the
Pacific received U S Depart
ment ot Agncultuie-donated
food (between July 1 and Sep
tember 30, 19 65.
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Wed.
Tues.
45
43 Vi
41
40
43-43 Vi
40
39
35Vi
30Vi
36 Vi
31 Vi
45
43Vi
40
35Vi
30Vi
45
43 Vi
41
36 Vi
31V2
43%
STATE OF BRIDGES
Pennsylvania has long 'been
known as the “State ot
Bridges” many ot which,
have been built m recent
years to cioss mountain
sti earns and livers At pres
ent they total close to 5.0T10,
including 299 coveied bridges.
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Fri.
Thurs.
45
44
43
42
38Vi
32 Vi
45
44
43
38Vi
32 Vi
43 Vi
42
37 Vi
3lVi
43‘/a
40%-41
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