Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And Hew Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices Weld unchanged on er live prices advanced more
light hens. Overall supplies in- than V» cent this week to av
creased sharply and offerings erage 14.85 cents per lb.
were adequate to fully ample Prices paid during the week
tor a continued good buying ranged from a high of 15.8
interest. Heavy hem were cents to 14.0 cents per lb.
more readily available and am- Sales were down more than
pie for a spotty demand that 100,000 head for a total of 1,-
ranged from slow to good. 085,200 head.
Prices paid ® farms: light
hens 7-0, mostly 8-8%; heavy
hens 15-16, mostly 15.
Fogelsville
October 4, 1966
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb., except where
noted.)
Hens, Light 8-11%, mostly
8-9; Hens, Heavy 9-19, mostly
11-15; Pullets 16-33, mostly 30-
33; Roasters 12-28 %, mostly 24-
27; Turkeys, Toms 18-24, most
ly 22-24; Turkeys, Hens 27 % -
34; Rabbits 20-33%, mostly 28-
32; Guineas 55-62 %, Pigeons
(per pair) 67%-120, mostly
72%-75.
Total coops sold 895
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DHIC records show a $29 rise in income-over-feed costs, per cow, for
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Their gam in milk production over previous year . . . 1,359 lbs. per
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Quarryyille New Holland Lancaster Honey Brook
Lot-average broiler and fry-
Live supplies and sizes ade
quate for needs with live broil
er and fryer prices ranging
from 14.0 to 15.1 cents per lb.
Ready-to-cook demand slow
for this week, but prospects for
next week fairly good.
Estimated slaughter for to
day and Saturday, 901,800 head
compared to 948,000 head last
weekend.
• Lancaster
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18 50, Canner and Low Cut
tei 15 00-16 50.
BULLS Choice 24 75-25
AGWAY
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
Delmarvo
October 7, 1966
75, Several 26.00-26.25, Good
23.75-25.00, Utility and Com
merclal 22.00-25.00, Very Few
Over $24.00 on Wed.
FEEDER STEERS One
Lot Mixed Good and Choice
400 lbs. 26.50, Choice 700-1000
lbs. 24 50-26 60. Good to Low
Choice 650-1000 lbs 23.50-25.00.
CALVES 600 Vealers
mostly steady. Choice 38 00-
42.00, few on Monday at $43 00,
Good 36.00-39.00, Standard 32.-
00-37.00, Utility 27.00-33.00,
Cull 22 00-27.00.
HOGS 1000 Barrows and
gilts steady to 25c Higher.
Sows steady.
BARROWS & GILTS VS
1-2 200-220' lbs. 24.50-25.50,
Late 25.00-25.50, US 1, on Mon
day Mainly 25.00-25.50, with a
few at $26.00, US 1-3 180-260
lbs closed the week at 24.00-
24 75, with several US 1-2 155-
175 lbs. 22.50-23.10.
SOWS US 1-3 300-550
lbs. 19.00-20 00, few US 1-2
300-400 lbs 20 00-21 00, 2-3 550-
650 lbs 17.50-18 50
SHEEP 260 Wooled
Slaughter lambs mostly $lOO
Higher Ewes steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65 95 lbs. 25 00-26 00, few at
26 25 27 00, Good 22 00-25 00,
Utility 19 00-22 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity to Choice $4 50-8 00, few
90-125 lb Utility 8 00-10 00.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1966-
Weekly New York Egg Mk
From Monday, October 3rd to Friday, October 7th
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 46 46 46 44 1 1
Fey. Hywts. 45
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
45
44 > 2 44 Vz 44 k 43'*
43
33
24
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts. 46
Fey. Hywts, 45
Fey. Med. 44
Pullets 33
Peewees 24
MIXED
Fey. Hywts. 45
Standards 44
Checks 35
TREND Clearances on large eggs impioved otter mgs
medium increased.
Copyright 1966 by Urner Barry Publications
CUSTOM SPRAYING
HIGH PRESSURE WASHING
in all types of poultry houses.
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Witmer, Pa.
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