Weekly Poultry Report
I
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
MVK HEN’S
prices unchanged on light
liens. Demand good. Offet
,n!~, increasing as Easter
weekend approaches & egg
producers are more anxiods
to schedule the movement of
birds However, offerings
overall remain barely' ade-,
quale. Sonle bids at 11-liVtc
m Pa section were declined.
Supplies & ' offerings ample
on heavy ttenS tor the light
buying interest. Occasional
flock at 20c. Lim
ited open market transac
tions on 7# cockerals were
paced at 30c. Inquiry fair,
supplies short of full require
ments. Prices paid, at farms;
Light Hens 10-11 Vz, mostly
10V2-11V4C
TURKEYS
Tiadmg confined to fryer
loasteis, mixed floclcs of
hens & toms 10-11# @3oc
& small breeds of hens @32c
& toms @26c.
Fogelsville
April 2, 1066
Hens, Light 9-12, mostly
11 Hens, Heavy 14-2'S, most
ly 22-26, Pullets 16-39, most
ly 35-39; Roasters 22-44,
mostlv 35-42, Capons 45-49;
Ducks 28-3 5, Drakes 30-43,
mostly 40-42, Turkeys Toms
24-28%; Tuikeys, Hens 24-
41%, mostly 32-36, Rabbits
40-55, mostly 48-52, Guineas
60-6 5, mostly 65, Pigeons
(Per Pair) 40-1 25, mostly
57%-65, Jumibo Squab 65-
87 1 », mostly 57%
Total Coops Sold - 756.
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT,
Poplar, ASH, etc.
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New Providence, Pa.
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
Broiler and fryer live
prices averaged 1G 46 cents
per lb. on the Eastern Shoie
Exchange this week, a drop
of % cent from last week,
and the second week of sub
stantial price decline.
Prices paid during the
week ranged trom a high ot
17.3 -cents on Monday to a
low of 15 2 cents on Wed
nesday.
Sales for the week totaled
1.5 million head, about the
same as for - the preceding
week,
Delmarvd
April 8, 1066
The Delmarva broiler and
fryer lot average price de
clined slightly fiom 16.38 to
16 31 cents per lb. Demand
whs good tor heavy auction
offerings. Live supplies con
tinued adequate tor needs
Estimated slaughter tor
Friday and Saturday, 868,-
000 head, compared to 791,-
000 head last weekend
In the 24 hours preceding
market close on Friday broil
ers and tryers at farm prices
ranged 15 4-17 0 cents per
lb on reported purchases of
994,100 head.
Beekeepers And Fruit 1
Growers Plan Banquet 1
Lancaster County’s bee
keepers and flint groweis
will hold their annual spring
banquet at Meadow Hills
Dining House on Tuesday,
'April 12th, at 6 30 pm.
The featured speakei on
the progiam will be Di Carl
Bittnei, Extension Pomolo
gist tiom Penn State Dun er
sity Bittner is a native of
Michigan and is (cuirently
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• Lancaster
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dard-to Low Good 24.50-26.00.
COWS Utility 18.50-20.50,
Ffcw'2o.6o-21.75, Cutter 17.50-
20.50. Canner and Low Cutter
16.50-18.25. -
BULLS Choice 950-1150
lbs. 25.50-27.00, Couple at $27.-
25, Good 23 50-25 50, Utility and
Commercial 22.00-25 25, Few
1400-2000 lbs. 25 50-26 50.
FEEDER STEERS Couple
Lots Choice 445-475 lbs. $34.00-
35.00, Couple Loads Good 375-
500 lbs. 30.00-31.00, Load Choi
ce 600 lbs. 30.00, Mixed Good
and Choice BQO-1100 lbs. 27.25-
28,25, Good 525-825 lbs. 26 00-
28.00. '
’ CALVES 550- Vealers
closed' the week fully steady,
with Monday’s decline of $l.OO
- Lower being recovered
on Wednesday.
VEALERS, Choice 43.00-
45.00, Good 40.00-43.50, Stan
dard 36.00-4100, Utility 33.50-
36.50, Cull 28 00-32.50, with
70-90 lbs. $24.00-28.00.
HOGS 1200 Barrows and
gilts 50-75 c Higher, with US
2-3 250-270 lbs. $1 50-2 00 High
er.
BARROWS AND GILTS
U.S. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 24 85-25-
50, US 1, 195-240 lbs. 25 50-
26 00, with a few at $26 25,
US 1-3 185-240 lbs 24 25-25 00,
2-3 200-250 lbs. 23 50-24 25, 240-
285 lbs. 22 50-23.50.
SOWS US 1-3 300-550 lbs
19 00-20 00, few at 20 50.
SHEEP 1000 Supply lar
gely 20-60 lb Spring Slaughter
lambs Not tiend on Spring
Lambs, due to nothing com
parable in recent weeks. Wool
ed lambs steady Ewes fully
steady.
SPRING LAMBS Choice
and Prime 20-35 lbs $6O 00-65 -
00, lew head 15-20 lbs $7O 00,
Choice 30-55 lbs $45 00-55 00,
Choice and Prime 40-80 lbs
$35 00-40 00, Choice 60-80 lbs.
at 30 00-34 00
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
80-100 lbs 28 00-30 00, One Lot
Good 80 lbs $27 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
to Choice $8 00-12 00.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1966—1
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, April 4th to Fiiday, Apnl Bth
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey Hywts,
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
45 j 2 45Va
44 44
40 40
39 38
32 32
24 24
BROWN
Ex Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
Pullets
40
32
24
Peewees
MIXED
43 43
39%-40}£ 40 1 z
35 35
Fey. Hywts.
Standards
Checks
TREND Market showing a good clearance on fancy whites,
both large and mediums, browns and mixed still irregulai
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
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