Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices generally unchanged
on light hens. Demand good.
Offerings, though slightly in-,
creased, remain insufficient
for full requirements. Demand
for heavy hens fair to good.
Offerings barely adequate at
fractionally lower prices.
Prices paid at farms: Light
hens 10-12 c, mostly 10%-11%;
Heavy hens 19-21, mostly
19-20 C.
Fogelsville
May 17, 1966
Hens, light 10-12, mostly
10%-11%; Hens, heavy, 16-29;
Pulidos 31-36; Roasters 16-
35%, mostly 26-34; Turkeys,
Hens 26-34%, mostly 30-34%;
Rabbits 18-59, mostly 45-52;
Guineas 1.05-1.20; Pigeons (per
pair) 55-1.45, mostly 95-110;
Jumbo Squabs 87%.
Total Coops Sold: 488.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot average prices for
broilers and fryers this wee'k
on the Eastern Shore Ex
change held nearly steady
with last week, averaging
1817 cents per lb.
Prices paid ranged from a
low of 174 cents on Monday
to a high of 18 9 cents per
lb on Tuesday.
Sales for the week held
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Sale Period-MAY-JUNE
New Holland
Agway
about even with the preced
ing week, totaling 1.3 million
head.
Delmorvo
May 20, 1966
The Delmarva broiler and
fryer lot average price de
clined more than % -cent to
17.85 cents per lb. Demand
continued fair for moderate
auction offerings. Live sup
plies adequate for needs.
Ready-to-cook demand im
proved slightly. Although com
mitments for next week are
light, activity is beginning to.
build for the holiday weekend.
Estimated slaughter for to
day and Saturday, 875,000
head, compared to 880,000
head last weekend.
In" the 24 hours preceding
market close on Friday, pric
es paid at farms for broilers
and fryers ranged 17.5-18.3 on
reported purchases of 1,026,-
000 head.
• Vintage
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ter lambs $2 00-3 00 Lower,
Slaughter Ewes mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS Choice
60-90 lbs. 26 50-30.00, Few
Choice and Prime $30.00-
33 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES—Util
ity to Choice 6 50-12 50.
HOGS
May 14, 1966
Hogs -averaged slightly
higher as 127 head were sold.
No lightweights were listed;
180-200 lbs, 24-26 75; 200-220
lbs., 24 75-26 50; 220-240 lbs,
24 75-26 35; 240 lbs. and up,
22 25-24 60.
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Choice 1030 lbs. $27.50, Good
and Choice 900-1075 lbs. 25.-
25-26.75, One Lot Good 650
lbs. $26.50.
CALVES 500 Good and
Choice Vealers steady to $l.OO
Lower, Cull to Standard most
ly steady.
VEALERS Choice 40.00-
43.00, Few Individual High
Choice $44.00-44.50, Good 39.-
00- - Standard 36.00-39.00,
Utility 31.00-36.00, Cull $25.00-
30.00.
HOGS 750 Barrows and
Gilts steady to 25c Higher. US
1- 190-240 lbs. 25.50-26.25, US
1, 200-240 lbs. 26.25-26.75,
Couple Lots' 215 lbs. 27.00-
27.10, US 1-3 190-250 lbs. 25.-
.00-25.60, US 2-3 240-265 lbs.
23.50-24.50, Few US 1-2 ISO
-185 lbs. -24.85-25.10.
SHEEP 300 Slaughter
Lambs $lOO-2 00 Lower. Ewes
fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS Choice
60-90 lbs. 28 00-30.00, one
Lot Choice and Prime 83
lbs. $31.75, Good 25.00-28 00,
One Lot Utility Near 50 lbs.
$24 00.
WOOLED LAMBS Good
55-75 lbs. 23.50-25 50.
SHORN SLAUGHTER EWES
Utility and Good with No
2 and 3 pelts $6 00-11 00.
• Lancaster Auction
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ard 37.00-39.00, Utility 33 GO
-35 00, Few Cull 26 00-29 50.
HOGS 146 Barrows and
gilts steady to 25c Higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 195-230 lbs. 25 85-26 25,
One Lot US 1, 215 lbs. $2710,
US 1-3 200-240 lbs 25 00-25.60,
US 2-3 240-265 lbs. 23 50-24 50,
US 1-2 150-185 lbs. $24 85-
25 10
SHEEP 61
• • •
Quarryville
Agway
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 21, 1966—3
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 34
Fey. Hywts. 32Vi-33
Fey. Med. 28
No. 1 Med. 28
22
18
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 36
Fey. Hywts. 35
Fey. Med. 30
Pullets 22
Peewees
MIXED
Fey. Hywts. 32Vfe-33
Standards 31
Checks 27
TREND; Top large generally cleared with extra large and
jumbo firm; pullets easier, but mediums somewhat improved.
Lambs fully steady. • Chicago
SPRING LAMBS One Lot (Continued fiom Page 2)
Choice and Prime 83 lbs. $3l-- to 50 higher Heifer and Cow
75, Lot Choice 75 lbs. $3O 00, heef was steady
and Lot Good 65 lbs $25 00 SLAUGHTER STEERS
WOOLED LAMBS Good prime 1200-1450 lbs. 28 50-28.-
55-75 lbs. $23 50-25 50. 75, three loads at latter price.
_____ High Choice and Pnme 1150-
1450 lbs. 27 25-28 25, Choice
In absolute darkness, the 11001400 lbs 26 00-27 50,
human eye can detect the Choice 900-1100 lbs 25 50-26.-
hght of a candle 14 miles 50, Mixed Good and Choice
away. Its sensitivity is 300,- 900-1200 lbs 24 75-25 75, with
000 times greater than the few loads 1200-1350 lbs 25 7d
flnest light-r e 'c eiv 1 n g ap- 26 25 Good 900-1300 lbs 23 50-
paiatus 25 25, Standaid and Low Good
22 00 23 75.
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