Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices unchanged on light
jiens: Undertone steady to
firm. Demand good. Offerings
baiely adequate to short,
gome processing plants forced
to operate on part time
schedules due to limited sup
report indicated reduced froz
plies. Monthly Cold Storage
en holdings. Offerings of
heavy hens increased and
fully adequate for . the light
baying interest. Prices paid
at farms: Light Hens 9-10%,
mostly 9%-10c; Heavy Hens,
2d %-23 c.
TURKEYS
Inquiry fair, especially by
Kosher outlets. Supplies light
on all sizes. Some supplemen
tal supplies troni North Car
olina expected next week.
Delmaiva bi oiler and fryer
live prices declined 14 cent
today in the lace of only a
fair demand lor heavy auc
tion ofteunqs Live supplies
neie fully adequate tor
Fogelsville needs.
March 15, I9GO
Hens Light 8 Vi-1016, niost
h Hens, Heavy
lS’l-20, mostly 22-2 S, Pul
lets 24-44 16 mostly 35-44,
RoaHeis 12-38, mostly 24-38,
Ducks 24-34, mostly 2.916-31,
DiaKes 13-40, mostly 38-40,
Tinkers, Hens 3416-4116,
Rabbits 20-55, mostly 50-5 5,
Guineas 34-62 16, mostly 54-
62, Pigeons (Per Pair) 85-
lift, mostly S5-9‘5, Jumbo
Squab 8716.
Total Coops Sold; 615
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
Broiler and fryer live pric
es on the Eastern Shore Ex
change this week averaged
18.66 cents per lb., down .2-
cent from last week’ g aver
age.
The range of prices paid
were similar to last week’s
range, and the high of 20 0
cents occurred on Tuesday
and Wednesday: the low
point was reached on Thurs
day.
Sales, at 1 46 million head,
were about unchanged from
last week’s sale totals.
March 18, 1!)«6
Ready-to-cook demand un
moved slightly to a geneially
lair position Delueied pric
es unchanged to %-eent low
er than eaiher in the week,
and \ei\ coinpetitne with
other aieas
Estimated slaughter tor
Fnday and Satmdav, 785,00 0
head compaied to 863,000
head last neekend.
In the 24 houis preceding
maiket close on Friday
purchases and pi ices paid
were 17 8-19 8 cents per Ih
on 986,000 head.
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nt $25.00-28.00.
rows
Mmrli 1(1, l»(t((
Receipts totaling 1 >Ol cows.
4 bulls and 8 heifer s sold
steady on Wednesday. Fresh
Holsteins, 275-450; Guern
seys, 150-250; other breeds,
150-250. Bulls, IGO-100;
heifeis, 140-280.
HOUSES
March 14, ItMtfl
A very active and higher
trend was noted as 305 head
changed hands this week.
Riding horses, 115-300; driv
ing horses, 125-350; killers,
up, at 7-7 V 2 cents per lb.
Dratt horses, pairs, 300-625;
singly, 140-325 Mules, pairs,
300-680, singly, 125-300.
Pony mares, 2'o-85; geldings,
15-85.
HOGS
March 14, HKS«
Hog s dropped $1.50 on the
acerage as 804 head were
sold Retail, 2G-27 25; whole
sale (US 1-3). 2'5 25-26;
heavyweights, 25-25 50, sows,
20 50-23 25 The 31 shoals
ofteied hi ought 16-18 50 each
CALVES
March 14, 19«0
One bundled and twenty
head sold steady with Choice
and Pi line bunging 37-4 3,
Good and Low Choice, 32-
36 50 Standaid, 28-31 50,
Common, 23-27 50
® Lancaster
(Continued iiom Paso 2)
the week at 26 2 5-26 85,
Aionnd 10 head ot US 1,
$2 7 00, on Monday US 1-3
185-250 lbs closed at $25 50-
26 00
SOIVS US 1-3 300-500
lbs 20 50-21 00 tew US 2-3
19 00-20 00
450-600 lbs.
SHEEP 260
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19, 1966
Weekly New York Egg
Fiom Monday, March 14th to Friday. March
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts,
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts,
Fey Hywts.
Fey Med,
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Fey. Hywts,
Standards
Checks
TREND Maiket continues to clear satisfactoi ily on all
giades Outside points a bit megulai, but geneially steadier
than eailier in the week.
lambs mostlc stead} Ewes 185 255 lbs 25 00-25 51)
steady 80-105 lb dVoo'ed SHEEP 52 Xot enough.
lamb s >2O 00 ,50 00 Good 70- ot am one (lass on sale tor
100 lbs 25 00-20 00 One Lot a niaiket Lend Few Choice
Pump 80 lb Spun;; slaiuth- and Pnme 00 00 lb Spung
lei lambs > ill 00 Cull to lambi >!l 50 40 00
Choice Slaughtei Ewes >5 00-
1 1 00
~~ I’i (is (.01.timicd to slump
© Vintage sL-,hth as JIT head \une
sold Lightw eights 22 S"-Jj
(Tontmued lioin Page 2) ,j ]sii-JO() lbs , 2171-20 10;
gilts SI 00-1 25 Low ei Bai- 200 220 lbs 24 Tl-2G 10;
lows and gilts US 1-2 200- 220-2 111 lbs 24 10-2'l 21 240
211 Ills 21 00-21! 10 Thice lbs and o\ei 22-24 00 Sows,
head 20 75-27 10, US 1-3 IS-30
Slaughter
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