Weekly Poultry Report
Eottern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
XIVJE HENS
Prices unchanged on light
hens. Offerings barely ade
quate to adequate. Buying in
terest irregular, being very
aggressive in some instances
&'light & only fair in others.
Demand for heavy hens light.
Offerings limited with isolat
ed transactions noted @2O
- %c. Prices Paid at farms
for Light Hens 10-12%, mostly
11-12 c; "heavy hens, too few
sales to report prices.
Fogelsville
May 24, 1966
Hens, Light 9%-12, mostly
10-IT%; Hens, Heavy 8%-25,
mostly 17-23; Pullets 20 %-
31%, mostly 27-31%; Roasters
17% -37; Turkeys, Toms 26-28;
Turkeys, Hens 30%-33%; Rab
bits 36-55, mostly 45-55; Guin
eas 90-110; Pigeons (per pair)
30-90, mostly 65-85; Jumbo
Squabs 60-87%, mostly 87%.
Total Coops Sold; 654.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot average prices for
broilers and fryers on the
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Tossed salad or tossed out?
Eastern’ Shore Exchange this
week declined more than 1
cent, averaging 17.03 cents
per lb.
The range., of prices paid
folldi'etf*' ju*" ‘.steady decline*
through the week from Mon
day’s-high of 18.5 cents to a
low on Thursday of 15.8 cents
per lb.
Sales for the week at 1.6
million birds represented a
gain of more than % million
head over last week.
Delmarva
May 27, 1966
Delmarva broiler and fryer
lot average prices declined
slightly today to 16.36 cents
per lb. Demand fair for heavy
auction offerings. Live supplies
ample for needs with sizes
heavier than desired in in
stances.
Estimated slaughter for to
day and Saturday, 1.1 million
head, compared to 878,000 head
last weekend.
In the 24 hburs preceding
market close on Friday, prices
paid at farms for broilers and
fryers ranged from 15.8-17.3
cents per lb. on reported sales
of 1.2 million head.
• Now Is The Time
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travel distance required to ob
tain water and shade will be
to the benefit of the "animals.
• Vintog#
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00, Cull mainly $27,50-32..00
FEEDER HEIFERS Util
ity and Standard 100-150 lb.
$37.00-38.50, with a few to
$40.50.
HOGS 217 Barrows and
Gilts 25-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 190-225 lb. $27.00-27.50,
1-3 185-235 lb. $26.25-26.85, 2-3
200-250 lb. $25.00-26.00.
• New Holland
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COWS
May 25, 1966
The trend was stronger as
214 cows, 2 bulls, and 5 heif
ers sold. Fresh Holsteins, 300-
650; Guernseys, 150-270; oth
er breeds, 175-325. Bulls, 165-
230; heifers, 165-240.
HORSES
May 23, 1966
Receipts totaling 423 head
sold slow to steady. Riding
horses, 120-410; driving horses,
115-260; killers, 7% -8 cents
per lb. Pony mares, 20-80;
geldings, 20-90. No mules or
diaft horses were offered.
HOGS
May 23, 1966
The 629 head sold steady to
25 cents higher. Retail, 26-27;
wholesale (US. 1-3), 25 50-26.-
25; heavyweights, 24-25.50.
Ten shoats sold for 15-20 per
head.
CALVES
Calves sold steady as Choice
and Prime brought 39-42;
Good and Low Choice, 35 50-
38 50, Standard, 32-35, Com
mon, 28-31.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 28, 1966
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, May 23rd to Friday, May 271 h
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 34
Fey. Hywts. 33
Fey. Med. 26%
No. 1 Med. 26%
Pullets 20
Peewees 15
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 36
Fey. Hywts. 35
Fey. Med. 30
Pullets 21%
Peewees 15
MIXED
Fey. Hywts. 33
Standards 32
Checks 25
TREND- Market still quite irregular with large whites
backing up at a number of points; mediums dull here, but
clearing better at many outside points.
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
• Lancaster 'Auction
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Good and Choice 280-350 lbs.
25.00-27.50, Standard 20.00-24.-
00.
HOGS 141 Barrows and
gilts steady to 25c Higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 198-220 lbs. 26 35-26 60,
US 1-3 210-240 lbs. 25 50-26 00,
US 2-3 225-265 lbs. 24 50-2510.
SHEEP 64 Spring Lambs
steady.
SPRING lAMBS Choice
75-99 lbs. 26 00-28 00, Good
70-75 lbs. $24.00-26 00.
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New Holland
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Rheems, Pa.
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Lititz, Pa:
Wed.
Tuei.
34
33
26%
26%
20
26%
21%
15
33 33
32 32
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230 lbs. 26.00-26 60. US 1, 200-
240 lbs 26 50-27.00, US 1-3
190-240 lbs 25 50-26 00, US 2-3
225-265 lbs 24.50-2510, 260-
280 lbs. 23.50-24 50.
SHEEP 335 Spring lambs
steady to $2 00 Lower Ewes
fully steady Choice 60-100 lb.
Spring lambs 26 00-28 00, Cou
ple small lots Mixed Choice
and Prime $3O 00, Good 60-90
lbs. 24 00-26 00 Utility and
Good Shorn Slaughter Ewes
with No 1 and 2 pelts $6 00-
1100.
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Thurs.
34 32%
33 31%
25 25-26
25 24%-25
20 19%-20
15 15
35 33%
34 32%
25 25
21% -31%
15 15
33 31%
32 30%
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