Weekly Poultry Report
Eostern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices were generally un
changed on light hens. Demand
fair. Offerings less freely avail
able and no more than ade
quate. Area movement lighter,
but some increased supplemen
tal shipments from Southeast
ern US. points noted. Trading
activity on heavy hens was too
limited to report prices. Buy
ing interest light for limited
offerings. Some supplemental
supplies being shipped in from
outside areas. Prices paid at
farm: Hens, Light 5-6%, most
ly 5-6'A; Heavy, too few sales
to report.
Fogelsville
April 25, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except where
noted.)
Hens, Light 6-10, mostly 6-
GV2 ; Hens, Heavy 11-22, mostly
15-17; Pullets 19V2-36, mostly
28-32; Roasters 16V2-33, mostly
30-33; Rabbits 30-65, mostly 52-
57; Guineas 77V2-37V2, mostly
82 1 /2-87 1 /2: Pigeons (per pair)
95-160, mostly „o-100, Jumbo
Squab 90
Total coops sold. 591.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
The membership contest, hav-
Lot-average hi oiler and fryer in § ended in a tie, was exlend
, , . , , ed until June 26
live prices continued to decline, . ,
, ~ . . The Grange went on lecord
dropping moie than %-cent to opposmg House 811 l 333 m the
an average of 14 72 cents per state Legislature which would
lb permit Sunday sales to anyone
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1. Made from costly stainless steel for life-time service
2. Proportions 1/10-1/5 or 1 oz. per gallon
3. Accurately proportions any water soluble additive
4. Water and medicine are thoroughly mixed by mechanical means
5. No hidden close fitting pistons to slow down or stop
HEALTHWAY ALSO OFFERS A J
STAINLESS STEEL WATERER I
OF REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN
AND PERFORMANCE
WET FLOORS ELIMINATED
Healthway Waterers are universal in that
they may be used for baby chicks, broilers or
fully grown fowl' Because of the “magic of
the circle” one Healthway Waterer has been
found sufficient for 200 or more laying hens
and easily replaces a six or eight foot trough
in the brooder house.
HIESTAND, Inc.
Marietta R. D. 1
Prices paid during the week
ranged from a high of 15 5
cents per lb on Tuesday to a
low of 13 8 cents on Wednesday.
Sales for the week totaled
slightly over one million head,
an increase of -million head
over last week’s totals
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 2)
BULLS Good and Choice
23-24.85. Utility and Commer
cial 22-24 50.
CALVES 121—Vealers most
ly steady
VEALERS Choice 40-42.-
50; Good 37-40. Standard 34-38;
Utility 32-36; Cull 24-30.
HOGS 170 Barrows and
gilts steady to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200-250 lbs. 19-19 75.
few US 1, $2O-20 25; US 1-3
200-250 lbs. 18 50-19; 2-3 240-
265 lbs. 18-18 50
• Lancaster
(Continued from Page 2)
Good 60-90 lbs 30-32, Choice
25-45 lbs sold to Greek Eastei
trade 's4o-50, few 40 60 lbs 36-
39 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good $4 8
Degrees Conferred At
Fulton Grange Meeting
Fulton Giange #66 held its
icgular meeting April 24 and
confeued First and Second De-
grees upon twenty-six people
AT LAST
An Accurate and
Dependable Proportioner
vS i and Much More
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Exclusive Healthway Features
Distributed by
observing the Sabbath on any
other day. This bill has passed
the House but has not been
acted upon by the Senate
Everyone was also urged to
vote against the revision of
the State Constitution on the
grounds that it represents a
loss of local control of govern
ment
Degree rehearsal was set for
May 2, at 8 pm Third and
Fourth Degrees will be con
ferred at the next meeting.
May 8, and a scrap drive will
be conducted for the benefit
ol Boy Scout Troop 330
NFU Blasts
“Instant Credit”
“Deceptive consumer credit
practices have contributed to
the high interest rates” said
Ed Smith, chairman of the
board of National Farmers Un
ion, before a Senate Banking
and Currency Subcommittee
today Smith called upon San
ator Proxnure and the com
mittee to report out the Truth
in Lending Bill quickly as a
part of the effort to reduce
interest rates Smith, who has
headed the farmers Stop Buy
ing Campaign said that part
of the S 2 5 billion of interest
paid by farmers last year was
due to this “deceptive usuary”
undei the label of installment
buying, revolving ciedit caids,
car and farm implement loans
and other foims of “instant
credit”
“Farmeis can’t get farm
loans at 6or l c r if the banks
can lend that money at high
er intei est lates to finance
companies, car and implement
dealers, depaitment stores, 01
other consumei loan somces
who lend it out for 18 or 24 c ’o
or moie”, said Smith
“Each year an additional ST
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29, 1967
Weekly New York Egg Mkt
Fiom Monday, April 241 h To Friday. Api il 28th
Mon.
WHITE
28 4
Ex. Fey Ilywts
Fey Ilywts
Fey Med
27%
No 1 Med
Pullets
17 ',2
Peewees
BROWN
Ex Fey Ilywts
Fey Hywts
Fey Med
23
19
14
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Standards
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TREND Market showing a little bettei mo\ ement of large
white, othei giades irregular and mediums locally in ample
supply
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billion is diveited from con- ident of the North Dakota
ventional lending institutions Fanners Union, told the com
into the higher priced consum- mittee that “unless something
er loans This tends to increase is done to improve farm in
the interest on school bonds come and cut interest rates
and government bonds, too” and farm costs, there will con
he said tmue to be rebellion in the
Smith, who is also the Pres- tounliyside”
Kilts Flies on Livestock Fast
Wayne Dairy and Livestock Spray Comentiate . . .
• Lasts foi a full week on beef and dairy cattle, horses,
sneep, goats and swine
• Controls Stable Flies Face Flies Horn Flies, House
Flies, Lice, Ticks
• Spray directly on livestock, on feed lot fences dairy
barn walls, pens
• Contains C.odnn—safer, no hazardous milk contam
ination
• Cne gallon makes 43 gallons of read> to use spray
Try this New working pa trsr >vitn Wavne Feeas.
® Wayne Dairy Qiul l,* so took Spray
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Coii€3tUjc,iJ
ROHRER’S MILL
R. D. 1. Ronks
MILLERSVILLE
SUPPLY CO.
Milleisville
C. E. SAUDER & SONS
E. D. 1, East Earl
DUTCHMAN FEED
MILLS, INC.
R. D. 1, Stevens
HEISEY
FARM SERVICE
Lawn and Bcllaire
WHITE OAK MILL
R. D. 4, Manheim
PARADISE SUPPLY
Pai adise
HERSHEY BROS.
Reinholds
Support Your Lane. Co. Poultry Assoc.
Tues.
Wed. Thurs,
28'j
234
274
27*2
214 22 214-22
214
174
164
29 29
174
H. M. STAUFFEE
& SONS. INC.
Witmer
FOWL’S FEED SERVICE
R. D 1. Quart yville
R. D. 2, Peach Bottom
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
Elizabethtown
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Columbia
3
Frt
284
27 1 >
21%
21%
17%
14
214
174
29
28
22
17%
14
174
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