Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices on light hens declined
Vsc. Supplies limited and short
of full requirements. Occasion
al processors not running hens
due to the active interest for
broileis and fryers. Offerings
ample on heavy hens. Buying
interest light A few bids were
noted at 16c. Prices paid at
farms Light hens 9-10 ¥zc;
Heavy hens too few sales to
■report.
Fogelsville
July 5, 1966
Hens, Light 914-1114; Hens,
B-23 V», mostly 15-22;
Pullets 20-30, mostly 24-27 V 2;
Roasters 15-28; Turkeys, Hens
24-28 1 3 ; Rabbits 10-30, mostly
22-28 Pigeons (per pair) 57 V- -
100, mosuy 62 Vs-70; Jumbo
Squabs 77 Vj.
lotal Coops Sold: 308.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot average broiler and fry- Wednesday, Mixed Good and
er prices for the three-day Choice 900-1350 lbs 24 25-25-
week, Tuesday through Thurs- 25, Good 23.00-24.75, Standard
day, declined more than V-, and Low Good 22 00-23 75
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Lancaster New Holland Quarryville Honey Brook
Agway
cent to a level of 14.80 cents
per lb.
Prices paid during the week
ranged from a low of 13 9
cents on Tuesday to a high of
IJJtS cents per lb. on Wednes
day.
Sales for the week held
strong at 1.3 million head,
down only slightly from the
preceding week.
Delmarva
July 8, 1966
Delmarva broiler and fryer
lot average prices advanced
nearly Vz -cent today to a level
of 15.08 cents per lb. Demand
good for moderate auction of
ferings Live supplies adequate
for needs, though sizes often
lighter than desired as result
of hot weather. ,
Estimated slaughter for Fri
day and Saturday, 1,075,000
head, practically unchanged
from the preceding week.
In the 24 hours preceding
market close today, prices paid
at farms for broilers and
fryers ranged 14.2-15 7 cents
per lb. on reported sales total
ing 1 2 million head.
• Chicago
(Continued from Page 2)
26 25 Choice 900-1400 lbs 24-
75-26 25, mostly 24 75-25.75, on
Co-op and Unico
Quality
MUST
CLEAR THE DECKS!
Agway Inc.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 850-
1090 lbs. 24.75-25.50, with four
loads at latter price Tuesday,
Choice 800-1075 lbs. 23.50-25.
Mixed Good and Choice 23.00-
24.25, Good 21.25-23 25, Stand
ard and Low Good 20.00-21.50.
• New Holland
(Continued from Page 2)
75; geldings, 15-75. No mules
were offered.
Hogs averaged 50 cents low
er as 680 head sold. Retail,
26.75-27 75, wholesale (US. 1-
3), 26-26.75; heavyweights, 25-
26 The 14 shoats offered
brought $l7.
Eighty head averaged $1.50
lower this week with Choice
bringing 32-34; Good and Low
Choice, 30-31.50; Standard, 28-
30. Common, 18-26 50.
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 2)
US 1-2 215-240 lbs 26.25-26.50,
One Lot 26.75, 2-3 240-250 lbs
25-25.50. US 1-3 350-500 lbs.
Sows 18.50-19.50.
SHEEP 101 Spring Lambs
steady to 50c Lower.
SPRING LAMBS Utility
65-100 lbs 20-2150, One Lot
Good 98 lbs $22 50, and One
Lot 111 lbs. 19.50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good 4 50-7.
Tires
GO!
Agway
HOGS
July 4, 1966
CALVES
July 4, 1966
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 9, 1966
Weekly New York Egg Mkt,
From Monday, July 4th to Friday, July Bth
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 showing a better movement on Large;
small sizes still a bit irregular; Extra Large and Jumbo acutely
short.
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
0 Lancaster 28, us 1-3 135-245 lbs. closed
(Contmuea from Page 2) 25.50-26, 2-3 230-
most advance on Utility to 330 s - 25 " 25 50 ’ few 250 ' 27 ®
Good. Good and Choice Veal- lb ® r „ ~
ers 32-36 50, Standard 30 50- S °WS —US 1-3 350-500 lbs.
32, Utility 29-31.50, Cull 21- 185 °- 1950
27 50, few 65-85 lbs 20-22 SHEEP 200 Spring lambs
HOGS 1050 Barrows and steady to 50c Lower. Ewes
gilts steady to 25c Lower than steady to weak. Choice 60-90
last weeks close. Sows fully lb Spring lambs 25-25 50,
steady Good 60-100 lbs. 22 50-25, One
BARROWS AND GILTS Lot HI lbs 19 50, Utility 65-
US 1-2 190-240 lbs. 26 25-27 25, 100 lbs 20-2150
late sales mainly 26 25-26 50,
few US 1, on Tuesday 27 50-
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f -/, r^/^
Big capacity, uniforir cut, with
Allis-Chalmers 780 Forage Harvester!
The 780 with pick-up head uses 64 fingers to comb
the windrows and feed a steady stream to the six 36'
Cut-and-Throw knives. Knives adjust to the shear
bar for clean cut... 7/32" to 2 K \ Direct-cut head
takes 6 H -foot swath. Or switch to 1 or 2-row corn
head in season. Chop fine forage fast with a 7801
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz, Pa.
Chet Long
Akron, Pa.
Grumeili Farm Service
QuarryviDe, Pa.
Allen H. Matz Farm Equipment
Wed,
Tues.
23 V 2
1614
3714
37V 2
26V2
26y 2
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good 4 50-7.
tons an hour
hat’s product!
N. G. Myers & Son
~ Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa.
Frl.
Tlturs.
38
3614
2714
27
2114-22
1614
3714
37
38
3714
28
2114-22
17
3614
33
26%
26%
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Rheems, Pa.
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