Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices on light hens were un
changed to tec lower. Demand
fair. Offerings increased and
were ample due in part to re
cent price break on shell eggs.
However, some yearlings sold
at 7c a pound, picked up at
farms, for use in additional egg
production. Heavy hen offerings
were for the light buying acti
vity. Prices paid at farm: Light
Hens 5-6V4C, mostly 5-6 c; Heavy
Hens 11-13 c.
Fogelsville
May 23, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb, except where
noted)
Hens, light, 5-IOVz, mostly
-6V2; Hens, heavy, 10-20, Pul
lets, 26-33, mostly 28-30, Roast
ers, 24Va -33, mostly 28-30;
Ducks, Drakes, 16-21;
Turkeys, hens, 20-33, mostly 28-
30’-2: Rabbits, 45-85, mostly 46-
BARN SPRAYING
3PRAY the modern way
Use CARBOLA SPRAY
• Dries White • Disinfects
• Less Cobwebs
MAYNARD L BEITZEL
Witmer, Pa. Phone 392-7227
51: Guineas, 72&-90, mostly 85;
Pigeons (per pair), 50-140, most
ly 70-75; Jumbo squab, 90.
Total coops sold: 315.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Lot—average broiler and fry
er live prices gained nearly
! h-cent this week to average
14.08 cents per lb.
Prices paid during the week
ranged from a high of 14.7
cents a lb. on Monday to a
low of 13.1 cents on Wednes
day and Thursday.
Total sales for the week de
clined 300,000 head to a level
of 780,100 head
• Vintage
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$lOO-2 00 lower, ewes fully
steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
40-90 lbs 29 00-32 00, Good 26-
00-29 00, few Utility 22 50-27 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Uti
lity and Good 4 50-10.50
• Lancaster Auction
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COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 19.75-21.75. few
21.85-22 35: Cutter 18.75-20.00;
Gunner and low Cutter 17 50-
18.50.
BULLS Good 23.50-25 00,
few Choice 24 75-25.60; Utility
and Commercial 22.75-25.10, sev
eral high-yielding individual
1400-1900 lbs 25.50-25 85.
CALVES 79 Vealers mostly
steady, instances $l.OO higher
on Good and Choice.
VEALERS Choice 40.00-
42 00, couple 42.50-43 50; Good
37.00-40.00, Standard 34.00-38-
00; Utility 32.00-34 00; Cull 27.-
00-32 50.
HOGS 307 Barrows and
gilts 25c to mostly 50c lower
BARROWS AND GILTS'
US 1-2 190-240 lbs 25 00-25.50;
US 1, 200-230 lbs 26 00-26 25;
1-3 180-270 lbs 24 25-24.75.
SHEEP 32 Good Spring
Lambs $l.OO-2.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS Good
45-95 lbs 25 50-26 50.
9 New Holland
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COWS
May 24, 1967
Better cows sold stronger as
111 cows and 3 bulls were of
fered Fiesh Holstems, 350-
590, Guernseys, 180-255, other
breeds, 300-425 Bulls 159-190.
HORSES
May 22, 1967
All kinds, including killeis,
sold lowei with receipts total
ing 383 head Riding hoises,
125 435, driving, 125-250, kill
ei s, 9-10 cents per lb, Mules,
125 -160, work horses, 140 -175
Pony mares, 45 - 75. geldings,
30-65
HOGS Once upon a time, people
May 22, 1967 stopped spending when they
Receipts totaling 724 head ran out of money
t>o tons an hour—
that's production
% !**p s&z7,m -t
*<■ «'*•s('' wf
Big capacity, uniform cut, with
Allis-Chalmers 780 Forage Harvester!
The 780 with pick-up head uses 64 fingers to comb
the windrows and feed a steady stream to the six 36'
Cut-and-Throw knives. Knives adjust to the shear
bar for clean cut... 7/32" to 2K". Direct-cut head
takes 6>S-foot swath. Or switch to 1 or 2-row com
head in season. Chop fine forage fast with a 780!
Allen H. Matz Farm Equipment
GrumelU Farm Service |_. H. Brubaker
Quarryville, Pa. Litltz, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker Chet Long
Lancaster, Pa. Akron, Pa.
N. G. Myers & Son Nissley Farm Service
Rhecms, Pa. Washington Boro, Pa.
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Mondaj, May 22nd To Friday, May 261 h
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Hywts
Fey. Hywts.
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Hywts
Fey. Hywts,
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Standai ds
Checks
Ti end Market still no more than barely steady Some pickup
in orders foi Memoi lal Day holiday noted in some quarters
Copyright 1967 by Urner Barry Publications
, „ __ . . . Common sense without edu-
S ed « 5 nL? S h h,3 er cation 1S bettei ‘ than education,
Retail 25 50-2650. heavy- Wllh n 0 common sense
weights, 23 75-25. wholesale
(U S 1-3), 24 50-25 25 Sows,
16-17 dO No shoats listed
CALVES
May 22, 1967
Ninety-one head aveiaged $1
highei Choice and Prime, 38 -
43, Good and Low Choice, 36-
37 50, Standaid, 34-35 50 Com
mon, 31 -33 50
New Holland
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1967 —
Tucs.
Mon.
26 26
25'j
25 1 2
21
21
20-20 'k 20
20 20
15*2
12
15*2
29 28
29 27
21 21
15V 2
15>2
24 24
Thurs.
Wed.
26
25'*
20
20
26
25'j
15 1/ 2
15', i>
28 -28
27 27
15^2
15 V 2
24 24
Learning is making sense out
of expei icnce
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
Potz Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloadei’s - Cattle Feeders
Quarry ville, R. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559
3
FrL
25V2G
25-25'a
15 1 2
15*2
23-24