Weekly Poultry Report Eastern Pennsylvania And New Jersey WEEKLY SUMMARY LIVE HEN'S Prices on light hens un changed, Demand remains good. Offerings barely ade quate, though heavy move ment reported in some in stances. Offerings of heavy hens scarce. Buying interest good. Isolated straight run lot of 7# cockerels negoti ated @2>sc & combination <SOekerel & pullet flocks @26'c. Prices paid 't farms: (Light Hens 8-9%, mostly 8%-9%’c; Heavy Hens 21-22 m'ostly 21 %-22 c. Fogelsviile Febnuilpy ft, 1960 Hens, Light 7%-9%, most ly 8-8 V 2 ; Hens, Heavy 12-26, mostly 19-23; Pullets 19 %- 37%, mostly 31%-37; Roast ers 20-37 %, mostly 30-37%, Ducks 15-38%, mostly 25 %- 36; Drakes 32-43, mostly 34%-40, Tmkeys, Toms 20% -27%, mostly 24%-26, Tur keys, Hens 31%-3G mostly 34-36; Rabbits 35-54, most ly 46-51; Guineas 36-52%, mostly 40-47%; Pigeons (per pair) 65-140, mostly 70-1 00; Jumbo Snuabs 75-85, mostly 85. Total coops sold: 7 60. 1 Eo stern Shore f Exchange WEEKLY SUMMARY Broiler and fryer live prices Buyer of Oak. WALNUT, Poplar, ASH, etc. C. J. CHARLES LUMBER New Providence, Pa. Phone ST 6-3108 PATZ Sales & Service Barn Cleaners - Silo Unloaders - Cattle-Feeders Robert K. Rohrer Quarryville, R. D-.-l Hensel 548-2559 on the Eastern Shore Exchange this week averaged 16.87 cents per lb., an increase of 1/10 cent over last week’s average. Prices ranged from a low of 15.3 cents on Tuesday to a high of 18.0 on Wednesday and Thursday. Sales for the week totaled 1,183,600 head, an increase of approximately 200,000 head over last week’s total. Delmarva February H, 10<t« Delmarva broiler and fry er live prices increased near ly %-cent with fairly good demand tor heavy auction of ferings. Live supplies ade quate. Ready-to-cook demand fair ly good 'with improvement noted. Delivered prices gener. ally unchanged, although premium quality trending slightly lower. Estimated slaughter tor Friday and Saturday, 860,000 head, compared to 1,179,000 head last weekend In the 24 horns preceding market close on Friday, pric es paid at tarms ranged 15 8- 18 0 cents per lb. on sales ot 1,029,000 head. • New Holland (Continued from Page 2) HORSES February 7, 1966 The 254 head offered sold very slow Monday. Riding horses, 115-250; driving horses, 115-300; mules, pairs, 225-350, and singly, 125-160; draft hoises, pairs, 320-600, and singly, 140-210; killers, 6-6% cents per lb Pony mares and geldings brought 15-70. HOGS February 7, 1966 Hogs sold 25 cents lower with 948 offered Retail, 30-31 - 75; heavyweights, 28 75-29 75; wholesale (U S. 1-3), 29 75-30.- 25. Sows sold for 25-28. CALVES February 7, 1966 A total of 247 head were sold with Choice and Prime bringing 38-46.50; Good and Low Choice, 33-37.50; Standard, 30-32 50; Common, 25-2950. Buy It Sell It With A Classified Ad In Lancaster Farming 1 Lancaster (Continued Irom Page 2) Lew Canner 12.50-13.50. BULLS Choice 950-1150 lbs. 25.50-20 50, Three head 890 !bs. 27.00, Good 23 00- 25j50, Utility and Commerci al 22.00-23 50. FEEDER STEERS —Choice 1000-1075 lbs. 27 00-27 00, Around Three loads Mixed Good and Choice 975-1125 lbs. m Good Slaughter flesh 25.00-20 60', Two loads ’Mixed Good and Choice 550 lbs. 27 50, Load Good 77i5 lbs. 26 50, Good 800-950 lbs. 24 25-*25.15 CALVES 850 Veaiers $5.00-8 00 Lower, with most decline occurring on Wed., Veaiers closed with Choice 39 00-42 50, Few High Choice at 43 00-44 50, (On Monday Few High Choice and Prime brought 47 00-49 00.) Good 33j50-38 50, Standard 28 50- 34.00, iftihty 26 00-2 S 50, Cull 18 00-23 50 SLAUGHTER CALVES Good 27 50-20 50, Standard 25 00-27 50, Utility 20 00- 24 00 HOGS 125 o—Bariows and gilts 50-1 00 Loviei So\\s tal ly steady US 1-2 ISS-240 Hi. Bairows and gilts 29 75-30 - 50 US 1. 200-240 lbs 30 50- 3150 Mainly 31 00-31'0, US 1-3 19i0-250 lbs 29 50- 30 00, US 2-3 220-250 lbs 29 00-29 50, US 2-3 250-2 SO lbs. 28 5 0-29 00 Sows US 1- 3 300-500 lbs. 24 00-25 00 US 2-3 45b-550 lbs. *23 00- 24.00. SHEEP 475 Wooled slaughter lambs steady to 50c Lower. Ewes scarce and steady. Prime 85-105 lb Wooled lambs 32 50-33 00 Choice 85-105 lbs 30.50-32 - 00, Good 80-95 lbs 27 00- 30.00, Couple lots Prime 70- 80 lb Fall lambs *36 00 SLAUGHTER EWES —Util- ity to Choice *6 00-11 25. • Vintage (.Continued tiom Page 2) SHEEP 32 Not enough of any one class to establish a inaiket tiend, Choice and Fume' 50-80 lb Fall lambs $34 00-38 00, Choice Wooled slaughter lambs $33 50-35 00, Good 29.50-32 00 HOGS February 3, 1966 Hog’s continued strong de. spite an unusually large sale ot 424 head Lightweights, 27-28.25 p 180-200 lbs, 29.35- 30 315, 200-220 lbs., 29.35- 30 60; 220-240 lbs , 29 60. 30.25, 240 lbs. and up, 24- 29 25. Sows brought 18- 25 10. ' ’arming, sa ■an.cas< Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, February 7th to Friday, February 11th Mon. WHITE Ex. Fey. Hywts, Fey. Hywts. Fey Med. No. 1 Med. Pullets Peewees 46 45 44% 43t 2 38% 32% BROWN Ex. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Hywts. Fey. Med. Pullets Peewees 44% 3812 32i/2 MIXED Fey. Hywts. 42 42 42 42i/ 2 33-331/2 33-331/2 33 331/2 331/2 Standards Checks TREND Street sales fair to good: supplies well cleared. Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications CUSTOM SPRAYING HIGH PRESSURE WASHING in all types of poultry houses. MAYNARD L. BEITZEL Witmer, Pa. I TWO IMPORTANT | - i 6 ORTHO FERTILIZER MEETINGS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 7:45 P.M. Cochranville Fire Half, Cochranville TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 7:45 P.M. Refton Fire Half, Refton Meetings will be conducted by Ortho Agronomist Max Maichele and Ortho Representative Ed Hadding. Be siu-e to attend information which farm operation. Refreshments will be served Door Prices SMOKETOWN [ay, Wed. 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