Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices for light hens were
unchanged to higher De
mand light and indifferent as
some unsettledness developed
due in part to lower prices
cunently being negotiated for
ice packed canner style hens.
Offerings ad e q uate. Trading
on heavy hens very light as a
difference of opinion develop
ed between Hock owners and
buyers. Offerings adequate for
a fair interest. Prices paid at
farm: Light hens 5-6%, most
ly 5Vz -6V2 ; Heavy Hens, too
few to report.
TURKEYS
Trading activity was too lim
ited to report supply and de
mand conditions and prices.
Fogelsville
April 4, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except where
noted.)
Hens, Light 6%-10%, mostly
7; Hens, Heavy 6%-22%, most
ly 13-17; Pullets 18-32, mostly
24- Roasters 10-31, mostly
25- Capons 33%-35; Ducks
17%-27, mostly 27; Drakes 10-
38, mostly 36-38, Turkeys, Toms
15-23%; Tui'keys, Hens 25-30;
Rabbits 25-49, mostly 45-47%;
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‘ Elizabethtown
Guineas 79 93. mostly 85-90;
Pigeons (per pair) 75 180,
mostly 85-100; Jumbo Squab 90.
Total coops sold 616
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot-average broiler and fry
er live prices averaged 15 96
cents per lb this week, a gam
of ,6-cent over last week's av
ei age
Prices paid during the week
ranged fiom a low ol 14 0
cents on Monday to a high of
16 9 cents on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Sales for the week gained
more than 14-million head to
total 1,266,600 head.
• Vintage
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2000 lb. Utility and Commer
cial 23.60-25 50.
CALVES 350—Standard and
Good vealers steady to $1 low
er, Choice scarce. Cull and
Utility steady.
VEALERS Good 37-40 50,
few Choice 40-43 50. Standard
34-38 50 Utility 29 50-33 50
Cull 24.50-29, 65 90 lb. 2150-
25
HOGS 197—Compai ed with
last Tuesday, barrows and gilts
steady to 25c lower.
iVatch This Space Next Week
2.83 lbs. feed
per pound of gain
H. M. Stauffer
& Sons, Inc.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1 & 2 190-230 lb. 19-19 35.
10 head 205-210 lb. 19 50-19 75
1-3 170-240 lb 18-18.85 Few 2
& 3 240 265 lb. 17-17 75
0 Lancaster Auction
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COWS Utility and InUi
yielding Cutter 18 19 50, few
19 60-20 60 Cuttei 16 75-18 50
Canner and low Cutler 16 16 75
BULLS Good and Choice
23 25.35 Utility and Commci
cial 22-25 35, tew head 25 60
28 25
CALVES 123—Veaieis most
ly $1 higher
VEALERS —Good and Choice
39.50-42 50, few Choice 43 50-
45. Standard 34-38 50 Utility
29 50-34 Cull 24-29 50, 70 901 b
Cull 2150-25
HOGS 162 Compared with
Monday, Barrows and Gilts
steady to 50c lower
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1 & 2 195-240 lb 19-19 50,
10 head US 1. 210-220 lb 19-
85-20 25 13 190-240 lb. 18 35-
18 75
TYPE 41 TOBACCO
ACREAGE TO DROP
HARRISBURG Pennsyl
vania tobacco growers plan to
decrease their Type 41 seed
leaf acreage to 23,000 acres,
2,000 less than in 1966, the
Crop Reporting Seivice has an
nounced
Harold H. Good
Terre Hill
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
L’x Fey Hyvits
Fey Hywls
Fey Med
Iso 1 Med
Pullets
Pecwecs
BROWN
Ex Fey Hywts
Fey Hywts
Fey Med
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Standards
Checks
Trend Market in good balance on large, and undeitone con
sideiably improved, all small sizes well-cleared
This will be the smallest ac- in 1934 The record high of 49,-
reage since 1935 The record 000 acres was harvested m 1918.
low was 18,000 acres harvested
Now is the time to top dress
your pastures and small grain
alfalfa and control weevils at the same time.
grain
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 8,1967 —3
Fiom Monday. Apnl 3id to Fnday,
Mon. Tucs.
28 28
24 24
23'a
20
29*2
28 '/a
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27 27
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Copyright 1967 by Urner Barry Publications
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FARMERS!
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Contact
JOHN J. HESS CLAIR WEIR
Paradise. Pa. Kinzer, R. D. 1
442-4632 or 442-4239
April 7th
Wed.
24'a
23 I 'a
29 *i
29'a
28'/a
28'a
24Va
with
30
Frl
Thurs.
29'a
28'a
25'a
25'a
24 25
15 16
16-17
29'/a
29'a
28 ta
28'a
244 a -25
16-17
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27‘/a
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