Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS „
Prices were unchanged to
Vic higher on light hens. De
mand ranged fair to good for
the barely adequate to suffici
ent supplies. Offerings of
heavy hens irregular but ade
quate in most instances. Trad
ing apotty, slow in instances,
fair ti improved in others,
prices paid at farm: Light
hens BVi-10Vi, mostly 9-9 Vi;
Heavy hens, 14 Vi-15c.
Fogelsville
August 23, 1966
Hens. light 9-11%, mostly
9-10; Hens, Heavy 9-15%, most
ly 12-14; Pullets 16-34, mostly
25-30; Roasters 9-30, mostly
16-22; Rabbits 22-35, mostly 30-
33; Guineas 55-62%, mostly
55-60; Pigeons (per pair) 55-
110, mostly 55-62%; Jumbo
Squabs 75, mostly 75.
Total Coops Sold: 826.
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot-average broiler and fry
er prices gained more than
Vi-cent this week to average
17.40 cents per lb.
Prices paid during the week
ranged from a low of 16.1 to
18.5 cents per lb.
Sales for the week totaled
1.6 million head, down about
100,000 head from last year.
Delmarvo
August 26. 1966
Lot-average broiler prices
declined %-cent to a level of
17.00 cents. Demand fair for
heavy auction offerings. Live
supply adequate for needs
though sizes running lighter
than desired.
Ready-to-cook demand slow
for current business, but ac
tive for next week. Delivered
prices averaging about steady.
Estimated slaughter for Fri
day and Saturday, 1,042,700
head, compared to 908,000
head last weekend.
In the 24-hours preceding
market close on Friday, broil
er and fryer at farm prices
REPLACERS
discount. Compared to or
dinary milk replacers, you
need only a little more than
half as much Veal-N-Gro to
get calves through the criti
cal first six weeks. In good
health and at the right
weight.
Veal-N-Gio is a 24 ft-fat
milk replacer that is very
high in milk product—7oft.
It contains antibiotics (25
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ranged 16.1*17.8, on reported
■ale* totaling 1.2 million head.
• New Holiond
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360. No bulls listed.
HORSES
August 22, 1966
Receipts totaling 288 head
sold steady. Riding horses, 90-
400; driving horses, 125-290;
killers, 6 ',!• -7 cents per lb.
Pony marcs. 30-85; geldings,
25-55. Mules, 100-220.
HOGS
August 22, 1966
Hogs averaged 25-50 cents
higher as 639 head sold Re
tail, 27.75-28.50; wholesale (U.
S. 1-3), 27.50-27.75: heavy
weights. 27-27.50. The 15
shoals offered ranged $l3-$2O
each.
CALVES
August 22, 1966
Receipts, 129 head, sold
steady. Choice and Prime, 35-
39.50; Good and Low Choice,
32-34 50; Standard, 30-31.50;
Common, 26-29.50.
• Vintage
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SPRING LAMBS Choice
70-105 lbs. 25.00-27.00 Good
22.00-25 00. Utility 18.00-22.00.
HOGS
August 20, 1966
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milk replacers takes calves
through to the calf-feed pe
riod at less cost than whole
milk. Both are high in pro
tein, and contain all the
minerals and vitamins calves
need to stay tluifty.
Order Agvvay Milk Re
placer today to make sme
of your 40c/bag discount.
Ask about the new 4 Week
Early Weaning Program.
Note: With the price of
milk on the rise, you can
save up to ten dollars per
calf by feeding an Agway
replacer instead of whole
milk. Agway Inc.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 27, 1966
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, August 22nd to Friday, August 26th
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 44
Fey. Hywts. 42
Fey. Med. 39
No. 1 Med. 38
Pullets 26-26 Vs
Peewees 20
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 4616
Fey. Hywts. 44
Fey. Med. 39
Pullets
26-26 Vi
20
Peewees
MIXED
Fey. Hywts. 42
Standards 40
Checks 32
TREND: Large eggs cleared very well after fairly active
buying; smaller sizes in good balance.
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
Except for heavyweights, lbs 26.75-27 60; 200-220 lbs.,
245 heart sold about steady 27 60-28.35; 220-240 lbs., 26.60-
Lightweights, 24-26 25, 180-200 28 35: 240 lbs and up - 20 ' 24 ' 60;
sows, 18 75-19 85
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