Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices of light hens unchang
ed. Demand fair but unaggres
sive. Offerings, while adequate,
have declined from a week ago
with the slight increase in the
egg market. Interest good for
heavy hens, however offerings
very limited and too few sales
to report prices. Prices paid
at farm: Light hens 5-6%,most
ly 5%-6; Heavy Hens, too few
to report.
TURKEYS
Trading limited to occasional HOGS 276 Compared to
small lot moving to Kosher last Tuesday, barrows and gilts
outlets with too few sales to 50c l°wer
auote prices BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 185-230 lbs 18 25-19, 1-
3 190-250 lbs. 17.50-18 25, 2-3
220-270 lbs 16-17.25.
SOWS 1-3 300-500 lbs. $l3-
14 50 ,
Fogelsviile
April 11, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except where 9 K|ew Holland
noted) , „ , „ „
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Hens, Light 6-10, mostly 6-
6V2; Hens, Heavy 15-27; Pul- ,
lets 26-44, mostly 32-44, Roast- TT A P nl 19 - 7967 , ,
ers 10-40; Capons 30-38, mostly Hogs averaged oO cents lower
35-38; Ducks 26V 2 -33, mostly as 878 head sold Retall - 19 20 ■
30-33; Drakes 1M7%, mostly h e.avy w e.g ht s 17 50-1850,
30-37 Va; Turkeys, Hens 29-32, wholesale (US 1-3), 18-18 75
Rabbits 25-49, mostly 45-49; &owa > 13 ' 15 a 0
Guineas 70-81; Pigeons (per 1
pair) 80-165; Jumbo Squab 90 , A P nI 1987 , ,
Total coops sold 319 Ninety head sold steady
Choice and Prime, 38-42 Good
and ‘Low Choice, 35-37 50, Stan
dard. 30-34 50, Common. 18-28-
50
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
few Canner and low Cutter 15-
16.50
BULLS Few Good and
Choice 1050-1400 lbs 23-24.85,
Utility and Commercial 1200-
1800 lbs 21-24.25.
CALVES 277 —Choice scarce,
other grades strong to $2 high
er, 'with most advance on cull
and Utility.
VEALERS Good 38-42,
few Choice 43-46, Standard 35-
40, Utility 30-37, Cull over 90
lbs 27-32, Cull 60-90 lbs 22-28
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot-average broiler and fry
er live prices averaged 16.47
cents a pound this week, a xk
cent gain over last week’s aver
age.
Prices paid during the week
ranged from a high of 17.5
cents per lb. on Tuesday to a
15.1 cents low on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Sales for the week dropped
422,000 head from last week’s
totals to a level of 844,500.
• Chicago
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no 4 and 5 cutability 24 50-25 -
50, load Prime 1600 lbs 24 75,
load Choice and Prime 1600 lbs.
with No 5 cutability 23 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 850-1125
lbs 2425-25.25, three loads of
mostly Prime at the latter price,
Choice 800-1100 lbs 23 25-24.50,
Mixed Good and Choice 800-1075
lbs 22 75-23 50, Good 2150-22-
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75, Standard and Low Good 20.-
00-21.50.
COWS Utility and Com
mercial 16.2519.00, closing 16-
75 up. High Yielding Utility 19.-
00-19.50 late, Canner and Cutter
14.50-18.00, late 15.00 up, High
Yielding Cutter 18.00-18.75,
Shelly Canner 1100-15.00.
BULLS Utility and Com
mercial 20.00-23.50.
FEEDERS Several loads
Choice 875-925 lb. steers 2300-
23.75.
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 2)
20.60, Cutter 16.75-18 85, Can
ner to low-Cutter 15.35-17.
BULLS Few Good and
Choice 22.85-24.60, Utility and
Commercial 21.85-24 60, couple
high-yielding individual 25 50-
26.10.
CALVES 144—Vealers strong
to $1 higher.
VEALERS Choice 40-43.-
50, Good 36-41, Standard 34-39,
Utility 29-35, Cull 25-31, 70-90
lb. cull 22-25
HOGS 172 Compared with
last Monday, Barrows and gilts
steady to strong.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 190-240 Ihs. 18 75-19 50,
US 1, 200-235 lbs mainly 19 50,
few to $2OlO, 1-3 190-250 lbs
18-18 75. 2-3 250-280 lbs 17-18
SOWS Few US 1-3 300-
450 lbs 13-14, few no 1, to $l5.
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an almost complete lack of buying interest
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