Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania Eastern Shore
And New Jersey Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices on light hens, net paid
basis, held unchanged. Demand
less aggressive and fair. Of
ferings mci eased, and fully ade
quate. Demand for heavy hens
light. Offeungs ample with
some buyers waiting before
making commitments. Occasion
al flock weighing over 7# was
priced at 14',2C farm. Prices
paid at farm Light Hens 6-
7 j '4, mostly 6'/2-7c, Heavy Hens,
Too few sales to report prices.
TURKEYS
Offerings less freely avail
able and no more than ade
quate for current needs. Buy
ing interest was spotty and no
more than fair overall. Some
additional open market trading
developed on light breeds of
hens and tons with prices at
25c on mixed stra i g h t-run
flocks, and 31c on hens only,
subject to buyer’s grading.
Fogefsville
March 15, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb., except wheie
noted )
Hens, Light 6V2-IQV2, mostly
7-8; Hens, Heavy 7-25, mostly
14-20; Pullets 26-34, mostly 27-
30: Roasteis 11-33, mostly 28-
33. Capons 4Qi' 2 46Vi, Ducks 30-
35: Diakes 35 39Va, Turkeys,
Toms 14-20 Turkeys, Hens 15-
35 Vz, mostly 30-35 Vi, Rabbits
26 52, mostly 46-47, Guineas 70-
84, mostly 84, Pigeons (per
pair) 60-170; Jumbo Squab 90;
Bunnies (per head) 120-175
Total coops sold 956
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Lot-average broiler and fryer
live prices averaged 15.98 cents
per lb. this week, losing the
IVi cents gamed in last week’s
trading
Prices paid during the week
langed fiom a high of 17.0 cents
per lb. on Monday and Tues
day, to a low of 140 cents on
Thursday.
Sales for the week totaled one
million head, down only slightly
from the preceding week.
• Vintage
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ner and low Cutter 15 50-17.
BULLS Good and Choice
23.50-24.50, Utility and Com
mercial 22 50-24.50, few 1600-
2265 lbs. 24 75-25.50, Cutter and
low Utility 20-22.50.
CALVES 340 Vealers $2-3
lower.
VEALERS Choice 4050-
45, Good 38-41, Standard 34 50-
38, Utility 29-34.50, Cull 25-29,
70-901 b Cull 21.50-25.00.
HOGS 294 Barrows and
gilts 50-75 c lower, Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200 230 lbs 20-20 50, US
1-3 190-230 lbs 19 25-19 85. 2-3
220-245 lbs 18 60-19 25, couple
lots 160-170 lbs. 16.50-17 25,
couple lots 152-157 lbs 15 75
SHEEP 110 The supply
was mainly 30-75 lb. Spring
lambs with a few Good and
Choice wooled lambs Nothing
in past weeks for a compara
ble trend
WOOLED LAMBS—Good 75-
105 lbs 22 50-24, few Choice
24 50-26.
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SPRING LAMBS—Five head
Choice 20-25 lbs. 59-61, Choice
30-40 lbs. $43-53, 47-55 lbs. $33.-
50-37, Choice and Prime 60-85
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• Lancaster Auction
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yielding Cutler 18-19.75, few
20-20.35, Cutter 17-18 50, Can
ner and low Cutter 15-17.50
BULLS Utility to Choice
23 10-24 85, few Utility 24 85-
25.75.
FEEDER STEERS Good
and Choice 650-950 lbs. 22 75-
24.35
CALVES 174 Good and
Choice vealers weak to mostly
$1 lower, others steady to weak
VEALERS Chinee 40.50-
43, Good 37-41, Standard 34-
38.50, Utility 30-35, Cull 26-29,
70-90 lb. Cull 21-26.
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Standard and Good 270-390 lbs
22-26.
HOGS 247 Barrows and
gilts 50-100 lower with least
decline on US 1-2. Sows scarce
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 205225 lbs. 20-20.50, one
small lot US 1, $2l, 1-3 195-
235 lbs. 19-19 75, 2-3 240-260
lbs 18 25-18 75, US 1-2 180-190
lbs 18-19.
SHEEP 130 —Supply includ
ed 50 percent wooled lambs and
50 percent spring lambs Wool
ed lambs 50-1.00 higher, spi mg
lambs mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS—One lot
Prime 90 lb $29, Choice 65-85
lbs 26-28, Good 22 50-24
SPRING LAMBS—Choice 40-
45 lbs 38 50-43 50, Choice 60-
70 lbs 36 50-37 50, Good 60-70
lbs 31-34
mi
5 Tons Any
Dairy Concentrates
*/2 Ton Milk Replacer
or Veal Formula
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 18,1967 —
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, March 13lh to Friday. Match 17th
Mon.
WHITE
Ex Fey. Hywts 36
Fey. Hywts. 35
Fey. Med. 33
No. 1 Med 32
Pullets 29
Ex. Fey. Hywts 36
BROWN
Fey. Hywts
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
Fey. Hywts.
MIXED
Standards
Checks
33%
28%-29
Checks
28-281*2
TREND: Market showing wider confidence in large white;
mediums continue to clear in this area; there is. a continuing ex
port demand for pullets
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