Weekly Poultry Report
Eostern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices unchanged on light
hens. Demand fair in some
ijuarte.s, good in others. Some
buyers less aggressive when
(.emptied to the last two
weeks & a weaker undertone
pievailed in some instances.
Offerings light in N. J., but
were .dequate to barely ade
quate .n Pa. section. Light of
lerinjE of heavy hens suffici
ent fo. needs Occasional flock
negotiated at 18%c. Prices
paid farms: Light hens 10-
12*i, mostly 11-12: Heavy
Hens, too few sales to report
prices.
Fogelsville
May 31, 1966
Light 10-12,
Her?
1011'-: Hens, Heavy 10-28, Delmarva broiler and fryer
mostly 14-18; Pullets 17% -33, lot average pri-es declined
mostly 27%-32; Lippetts 25- slightly today to a level of
34%, mostly 31-34%; Turkeys, 16 07 cents per lb Live sup-
Toms 15-26%; Turkeys, Hens plies remained adequate for
24 29. mostly 25-28; Rabbits needs with size and quality
30 54 mostly 43-53; Guineas well distributed
75110 mostly 97%; Pigeons Ready-to-cook demand ex
(per pair) 40-110, mostly 65- cellent with plants unable to
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Total tyops Sold: 404.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot average broiler and fry
er prices on the Eastern Shore
Exchange for this 3-day week
(Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday) declined neatly 1
cent, to average 16.07 cents
per lb.
The range of prices paid ran
from 15 2 cents on Tuesday to
a high of 172 cents per lb.
on Wednesday.
Sales for the week totaled
1,255,500 head, despite the 3-
day week This was down from
last week’s.total by approxi
mately l.i million head.
Delmarva
mostly
June 3, 1966'
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others followed a slow to
draggy trend as 193 cows, 4
bulls, and 19 heifers went on
the block. Fresh Holsteins,
275-580; Guernseys and other
breeds. 175-300 Bulls, 190-
270; heifers, 115-180.
The 392 head offered sold
slow to steady. Riding horses,
110-500, driving horses, 115-
120; killers, 7-7% cents per
lb. Pony mares, 20-80; geld
ings, 15-80. No mules were
offered
Hogs gained $1 this week
as 539 head sold. Retail, 27-
25-28; wholesale (U S 1-3),
26 50-27 25, heavyweights, 25-
26 25: sows, 17 75-19 The 20
shoats offered brought IS
IS 50 each
NO CALF SALE REPORT
ED THIS WEEK
produce enough for current
demands
Estimated slaughter for to
day and Saturday, 1,084,000
head, about the same as last
weekend
In the 24 hours pieceding
market close on Friday, at
farm prices paid ranged from
15 6 to 16 6 cents per lb on
reported purchases of 1.2
million head
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COWS
June 1, 1966
HORSES
May 30, 1966
HOGS
May 30, 1966
CALVES
May 30, 1966
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4, 1966
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, May 30lh to Friday. June 3id
Mon.
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 Market in a little better balance on top whites,
but other grades still a bit nregular
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
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