Weekly Poultry Report Eostern Pennsylvania And New Jersey WEEKLY SUMMARY Prices on light hens un changed, but trended Vjc higher in instances; supplies adequate for fair interest Trading on heavy, 7#& up hens, limited with only an oc casional sale at 14c noted Few 6-6# hens were picked up at farm at prices ranging 716- BVi c Isolated flocks of 10# Capons were negotiated at 32c. [Prices paid at farm: Light hens 5-7, mostly 6 Vi-7 c Heavy too few to report Fogelsville December 13, 1966 (Puces paid dock weights, cents per lb. except where noted) , Hens, Light 6 % -10, mostly 6% -7%; Hens, Heavy 716-21, mostly 10-16; Pullets 15-29, mostly 23-26%, Roasteis 15- 24 %, mostly 18-24, Capons 30- 45, mostly 40-45, Ducks 10 33, mostly 16-25, Drakes 15-42, mostly 34-40, Geese 23%-36%, mostly 32%-36; Turkeys, Toms 14-30, mostly 22-25. Turkeys, Hens 18-41 %, mostly 32-35; Babbits 34-44, mostly 38-41; Guineas 38-57%, mostly 50- 57%; Pigeons (per pan) 52 %• 1.35, mostly 52%-70, Jumbo Squab 87% . Total Coops Sold 1,164. BkOILER CHICK PLACINGS ADJUST TO LOW PRICES HARRISBURG The state’s eggs were produced in Novem 10§6 broiler production has ber, a gam of three percent djppped slightly below last from a year eai'liir. ygAr’s rate, according to the PORS also reported egg sup- Heiinsylwania Crop Reporting phes in cold storage in the Sfrvice. U S. totaled 1,186,000 cases at tit . , i'VpVM'i ll l 1 v "If X Blanket coverage single beater- new Aliis-Chalmers 140-S Spreader! Here’s the popular 140-bushel single beater spreader with fourteen aggressive tooth paddles weighing 8 lbs. each on a rugged 3 shaft. You get real shred ding action when they smack into packed or frozen chunks! See us for Aliis-Chalmers 140- or 180-bushel single or multiple beater spreaders that do the job! Allen H. Motz Form Equipment AlUi CHALMERS L. H. Brubaker Lititz, Pa. Chet Long Akron, Pa. N. G. Myers & Son Rheems, Pa. Eastern Shore Exchange WEEKLY SUMMARY Weekly lot-average broiler and fiyer live prices fell Vi cent below last week’s average to a level of 10 51 cents per lb, continuing a long-term downward trend. Prices paid during the week ranged fiom an 8-cent low on Monday to a high of 11.6 cents on Wednesday. At these puces, growers are reluctant to market birds, as reflected m the week’s total sales figure of one-half mil lion head, less than half of previous week’s totals. A total of 41,155,000 birds were placed on feed in the first 11 months of this year compared to 41,759,000 in the compaiable period of 1965 Hatching of broiler type chicks in the 11-month peuod of 1966 is down almost four percent from a year ago The January-November total of 63,- 754,000 compares to 66,260,000 in the same period of 1965 EGGS UP 2% IN PA.; COMPARED TO 39t in U.S HARRISBURG Laying flocks in the state produced 251 million eggs in November, two percent more than in No vembei a year ago, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Re porting Service In the nation, 5,343 million “This spreader covers more ground per round!” New Holland L. H. Brubaker Lancaster, Pa. Grumelli. Farm Service Quarryville, Pa. Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa.. • Lancaster (Continued from Page 2) 26.35, Choice 1200-1375 lbs 24.60-2560, High Good to Low Choice 1000-1250 lbs. 25-25 75, 1250-1350 lbs. 24-25, Good 850- 1300 lbs. 24-25.25, Few 1250- 1350 lbs. 23 50-24 25. Standard to Low Good 22 50-23 75, Utility 20.50-22 50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 800-950 lbs. 23-24 60, Good 21-22. COWS Utility and High Yielding Cutter 17-18 50, few 18 50-19, Cutter 15 50-17 50, Late Mainly 16 50-17 50. Canner and Low Cutter 14 50-16 50, Few sales on Monday 14-14 50 BULLS Choice 24 50-26, Utility to Good 22-24 50. Cut ter and Low Utility 20-22. FEEDER STEERS Good and Choice 750-950 lbs 23.60- 24 50, Mixed Standard and Good 600 900 lbs 20-22.50 CALVES 475 Standard to Choice vealers $2-3 Highei, Cull and Utility fully steady VEALERS Choice 40-45, Including 12 head at $44 50- 45, Good 38 41, Standard 34- 38 50, Utility 27-32, Cull Main ly 22-26 50 SLAUGHTER CALVES Choice 250-350 lbs 29-33 50, Good 225-400 lbs 24 50-28, Standaid 23-24. HOGS’ 1050 Banows and gilts steady to 50c Lower Some sales 2-3 off $1 Sows steady to weak BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 200-230 lbs 23-23 50, US 1, 200-230 lbs 23 50-24, US 1-3 190-240 lbs 22-22 75, late sales 2-3 235-255 lbs 21-2175 SOWS US 1-3 300-450 lbs. 16 50-17 50, US 2-3 350-600 lbs 16-17 the beginning of November, 48 Doctors ten us that in pi os percent less than a year earli- peious times the 1 -average Amer er Cold storage stocks also lean gains two pounds between were reported 53 percent low- Thanksgiving and New Yeai’s. er than the five-year average. We expand with the economy | CUSTOM SPRAYING HIGH PRESSURE WASHING in all types of poultry houses. MAYNARD L. BEITZEL Witmer, Pa. K«*l* , >'i! , *l ,, >*>»I 4 *J*o , l* , l*< , 'l’*l*< ,, -> , t , '->*l*****l**l**t ,, -* , *********l'** , *‘**‘****’** v, ****‘ , **'»* , »***"*"‘*' DAIRYMEN CATTLEMEN Here’s the answer to your MANURE PROBLEMS * * ❖ * ♦:« »*4 * ❖ ❖ A ♦ V * ❖ * * * <* t •:• **• »j | R. 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