Weekly Poultry Report
Eostern Pennsylvania!
And New Jersey
WEEKLY SUMMARY
LIVE HENS
Prices of both light and heavy
hens held unchanged, however
lights continued to trend low
er within the range, with the
top price paid sparingly and
generally only for floor birds.
Offerings adequate for a fair
demand. In instances, trade ad
vices indicated sharply increas
ed offerings from Pennsylvania
area as producers liquidate
flocks due to continued dis
couraging egg prices. Heavies
adequate for quiet interest.
Prices paid at farms - Light
Hens 4-s'/2, mostly 4V2-sc;
Heavy Hens 11-12 c.
TURKEYS
Trading too limited to re
port prices.
Fogelsville
NO SALE REPORTED
THIS WEEK DUE TO JULY
4th HOLIDAY.
BARN SPRAYING
SPRAY THE MODERN WAY
Use CARBOLA SPRAY
• Dries White • Disinfects
• Less Cobwebs
MAYNARD L. BEITZEL
Witmer, Pa. Phone 392-7227
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WIDER
Milks ALL cows regardless
of feat placement and
udder clearance Cleans in
place
B. Wilmer Martin
R. D. #l, Box 403 A, East Earl, Pa.
Phone 215-445-5652
Eastern Shore
Exchange
WEEKLY SUMMARY
Broiler and fryer lot-average
live prices averaged about
steady for this three-day-mar
ket week at 15.98 cents per lb.
Prices paid during the week
ranged from a low of 15.0 cents
per lb. on Wednesday to 16 4
cents on Thursday.
Sales for the week were off
slightly from the preceding
week at 956,800 head.
Red Meat Production
Up in State And U.S.
Red meat production in Penn
sylvania commercial slaughtei
ing establishments totaled 89 9
million pounds for the month
of May. according to the Penn
sylvania Ci op Reporting Serv
ice This was five peicent moie
than the meat pioduction the
previous month, and 12 per
cent above pioduction during
May 1966 Beef led the field at
44 million pounds, up five per
cent fiom May a year ago,
veal, 3 4 million pounds, down
one percent, poik. 415 million
NEW DIMENSIONS IN DAIRYING
LO-PROFILE
BREAKER
SIPHON
for parlor use
• New Hollond
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totaling 96 cows and two bulls.
Fresh Holsteins, 365-475; other
breeds, 325-400. Bulls, 225 and
235.
Receipts totaling 361 head
sold steady on hack types, with
good horses higher. Riding
horses, 135-325; driving, 155-240;
killers, including mules, 8-9
cents per lb. Pony mares 45-75;
geldings, 35-65.
Sales of 923 head averaged
75 cents to $1 higher, recovering
most of last week’s loss. Retail,
24-25: heavyweights, 22 75-23 -
50. wholesale (US 1-3), 23 50-
24 No sows listed.
CALVES
July 3, 1967
The trend was steady as 139
head sold Choice and Fume,
35-38 50. Good and Low Choice,
33 34 50, Standai d, 30-32 50,
Common, 20-28 50
pounds, up 24 peicent, and
lamb and mutton, 606,000
pounds, up seven percent. Jan
uaiy-May led meat pioduction
totaled 438,292.000 pounds,
eight peicent more than last
yeai’s output for the same pe
riod
U.S. d f < INCREASE
Commeicial pioduction of
red meat in the 48 States dur
ing May totaled 2 8 million
pounds This was nine percent
above May 1966, and three per
cent above the Apul 1967 to
tal Commeicial meat pioduc
tion includes slaughter in fed
erally inspected and other
slaughter plants, but excludes
animals slaughtered on faims
The fiist amendment of the
Bill of Rights piovides that
“Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press ’’-Sen.
Eveiett Dirksen.
CUPS
.. » .
SURCINGLE
for stanchion barn use
Latest technology has been
incorporated into this
breaker cup It is still the
fastest milker made.
Ralph B. Zeager
223 S. Church St., Quarryville, Pa.
Phone 717-786-7225
HORSES
July 3, 1967
HOGS
July 3, 1961
FASTER
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 8.1967 —
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, July 3rd to Friday, July 7lh
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Lg.
Ex. Fey. Lg.
Fey. Lg.
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Lg.
Fey Lg.
Fey Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Standards
Checks
Trend Market still clearing closely on largo mediums, and
other small sizes meeting impioied demand, extia laige and
jumbo aie short.
Copyright 1967 by Urner Barry Publications
WHITE OAK MILL DUTCHMAN FEED
R. D. 4, Manheim MILLS, INC.
R. D. 1, Stevens
PARADISE SUPPLY
Paradise
H. M. STAUFFER
& SONS, INC.
Witmer
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
Elizabethtown
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Columbia
ROHRER’S MILL
R. D. 1. Ronks
Support Your Lane. Co. Poultry Assoc.
Wed.
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MILLERSVILLE
SUPPLY CO.
Mlllei sville
C. E. SADDER & SONS
R. D. 1, East Eail
FOWL’S FEED SERVICE
R. D. 1, Quau yvillc
R. D. 2, Peach Bottom
HERSHEY BROS.
Kcinholds
HEISEY
FARM SERVICE
Lawn and Bellaire
3
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Thurs.
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