Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Price -levels maintained on
light nens. Offerings generally
short of needs, but with an oc
casional quarter noting ade
quate supplies. Producers were
tending to delay marketing in
view of ithe current high egg
price* Supplies of heavy hens
rangeit very light to adequate.
Trade interest lighter follow
ing toe Hebrew Holydays. A
few lots were sold at 16c.
Prices paid <n Fann: Light
Hens 7-9, mostly 8-8 V-z c. Heavy
Hen- too few to report.
Fogefsville
September 27, 1966
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents, per lb. except where
nofceo )
Hens, Light 8-11%, mostly
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8-9: Hens, Heavy 9-16, mostly
11-13; Pullets 21 Vi -34, mostly
28-34; Roasters 10-35 Vj, mostly
22-34; Turkeys, Hens 31V.-33;
Rabbits 20 Ms-36, mostly 29-35;
Guineas 60-70; Pigeons (per
pair) 55-120, mostly 70-90;
Jumbo Squab 80.
Total coops sold 1 780.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot-average prices on broil
ers and fryers averaged 14.48
cents per lb. this week, down
% -cent from' the preceding
Week.
Prices ranged from a high
of 1? 1 cents on Monday to a
low of 13.8 cents which held
for toe remaining three days.
Sales totaled 1.3 million
head up, ,1-million head from
last week.
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September 30, 1066
Market generally unsettled
and weak. Price competition
from seven production areas
is evident.
Interest in current ready-to
cook sales isolated, feature
sales aie scheduled and ex
pected to stimulate movement.
Live supplies fully adequate.
Average weight most desirable
but occasionally heavier than
trade heeds.
Estimated slaughter for to
day and Saturday, 948,200 head
compared to 937,000 head last
weekend.
Prices paid at farm in the
24-hour period preceding mar
ket close on Friday, 13 8 to
14.7 cents per pound.
• Vintage
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90 lbs. 21.50-24.00, few Choice
26.50-27.
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good 5-7.50
September 24, 1966
At Saturday’s sale 269 hogs
were traded Lightweights,
22.10-22 25; 180-200 Its. 23 35-
25.10; 200-220 lbs. 23 50-25 85;
220-240 lbs, 24.10-25 60 Sows,
20 60-22 25 Feeders, 20.25-22 50.
• New Holland
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15-65
HOGS
September 26, 1966
A steady to 25-cent-higher
trend prevailed as 640 head
sold Retail, 25-26, wholesale
(US 1-3), 24 25-24 75, no
heavyweights luted
CALVES
September 26. 1966
One-hundi ed fifty-two head
sold steady Choice and Prime.
36 42, Good and Low Choice,
32 36, Standard, 30-3150, Com-
mon, 22-29 50
4 C W r -f
Delmorva
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1966
Weekly New York Egg Mkt,
From Monday, September 26th to Friday, September 30th.
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 51 \‘i
Fey. Hywts. 49
Fey. Med. 46
No. 1 Med. 45
Pullets
Peewees
29*2-30
23
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 50M>
Fey. Hywts. 49
46
29M--30
23
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Fey. Hywts. 49
Standards
Checks
TREND: Market still quite completely unsettled on large
eggs under a general lack of buying support, all other grades
clearing.
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
• Chicago
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Good sold steady to 25 lower
and cow beef sold 1 50 2 00 low
er
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1190-1400 lbs 26 50-27 00,
thiee load at lattei price, the
lowest weekly top in two mon
ths High Choice and Prime
1100-1450 lbs 26 00-26 75. huge
ly 26 25 26 75 at mid-week,
couple loads 1485-1520 lbs 25-
85-26 00 Choice 900 1400 lbs
25 25 26 50, mostly 25 50-26 25
Mixed Good and Choice 24 75-
25 50, Good 23 50-25 00 and
Standaid and Low Good 22 50-
23 75
Wed.
Tues.
50 48
48V a 46'/*
46 45
44'/*-45 43
30 30
23 23
48 1/ 2
45 44
30 30
23 23
45
30
23
48 1/ j
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 900-
1050 lbs 24 50-25 75, mostly
25 00 and above at mid week.
Choice 900-1050 lbs 23 50-25.-
00, largely 24 00-25 00 on Wed
nesday Choice 750-900 lbs 23.-
00-24 25 Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1000 lbs 22 00-23.-
75, Good 2100-23 00 and Stan
dard and Low Good 20 50-21.-
75
COWS Utility and Com
mercial 17 00 19 25, mostly 17.-
00-18 50, late, High Yielding
Commeieial and Standaid 18.-
50 19 50, Cannei and Cutter
15 00-18 25, mostly 15 00-17 50
late, Shelly Cannei 14 00-15 00.
BULLS Utility and Com
mei cial 20 50-23 50, mostly 23.-
00 and below
FEEDERS Load Choice
950 lb steers 25 50
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