Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HEN'S
Prices unchanged on light
hens. Demand good. Offerings
barely adequate but supplies
lnicrea«ed slightly In Pa. N.J.
& adjoining areas due to a
sharp decline in shell egg
markets. Offerings of heavy
type hens barely adequate for
a r to good demand.
Price*, paid at farms for
light hens 10-ll%c, mostly
IOMj-HMic; heavy hens 20-
21'c.
Fogelsville
May S, 1000
Hen*, light 9%-12, mostly
16-11; Hens, heavy 14-29,
mostly 20-25; Pullets 34-41;
Boasters 25j40%, mostly 30-
38; Turkey, hens 33-37; Rab
bits 40-60, mostly 50-54;
Guineas 80-90; Pigeons (per
pair) 7S-1.60, 'mostly 90;
Jumbo Squabs 45-87 most
ly 87 v..
Total Coops Sold: 462,
CUSTOM SPRAYING
HIGH PRESSURE WASHING
and
DISINFECTING
in all types of poultry houses.
MAYNARD L. BEITZEL
Witmer, Pa. Phone 392-7227
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Broiler and fryer live
prices on the Eastern Shore
Exchange this week jumped
1% cents per Mi. over last
week to average 17.73 cents.
Prices paid ranged from a
low of 16.5 cents on Monday
to a high of 10.2 cents on
Thursday.
Sales for the week fell off
approximately head,
but remained high at 1.4 mil
lion.
Delmarva
May 0, 1»68
Delnrarva broiler and fry
er live, lot average prices in
creased more than % cent.
Supplies adequate for needs
with sizes and qualities gen
erally in desired range. ,
Estimated slaughter for
today and Saturday, 962,500
head, compared to 1 million
head last weekend.
In the 24 hours preceding
market 'close on Friday,
prices paid at farms ranged
17.0-19.2 cents per lb. on re
ported purcbaiM of 1,113,*
400 head.
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1100 lb». $27.50, Choice 630-
77'5 lbs. 28.50-30.75. Mixed
Good and Choice .900-1100
lbs. 26.25-27.50, Good 600-
800 lbs. 2*5.00-26.00, Mixed
Standard and Good 500-800
lbs. 24.00*25.00.
CALVES 550 Vealers
1.00-2.00 Higher. Choice 42.-
00-44.00, Few Individual
$44.50-45.50, Good 39.00.
41.50, Standard 36.00-39.00,
Utility 31.00-36.00, Cull
mainly 2'5.00-30.00.
HOGS 1150—Barrows and
gilts 715-1.00 Higher. US 1-2
200-225 lbs. closed the week
at 25.00-25.10, US 1-3 190-
240 lbs. 24.00-24.75, US 2-3
230-255 lbs. 23.50-23.85.
SHEEP 300 Spring
Lamibs $1.00*2.00 Lower,
Other Slaughter classes most
ly steady.
SPRING LAMBS One lot
Mixed Choice and Prime 70
lbs. $35.00, Choice 60-75 lbs.
$33.00, Choice SO-90 lbs.
$3O 00J31.D0.
■SHORN LAMBS Choice
70-95 lbs. with No. 2 pelts
$26 00-28.00.
PATZ
Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Uuloaders - Cattle Feeders
Robert K. Rohrer
Quarryville, R. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 7,196 i
Weekly New York Egg Mb
From Monday, May 2nd to Friday, May 6th
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 35
Fey. Hywts. 34
Fey. Med. 30
No. 1 Med. 30
Pullets 28
Peewees 21
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 36
Fey. Hywts. 35
Fey. Med. 32
Pullets 28
Peewees 21
MIXED
Fey. Hywts. 34 32V 2 -33
Standards 33 32
Checks 30%-31% 31
TREND. Supplies of all grades still ample but large i
rated generally steady; extra large and jumbos clearing w<
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