Weekly Poultry Report
Eottern Pennsylyonio Eastern Shore
And New Jersey Exchange
LIVE HENS WEEKLY SUMMARY
Prices of light hens un
changed to %c higher in in
stances. Offerings of light hens
light and generally short of
needs with processors work
ing short schedules or dosed
entirely for the week. Heavy
liens short of a fair demand
with too few sales to quote
prices. Prices paid at farm:
Kens- Light 4-6, mostly 5-5% c.
TURKEYS
Open market trading very
Jtmiited as most volume proces
sors well supplied with con
tractual offerings. Limited trad
ing noted on young hens at
22% c. Trade advices indicate
growth rates will above nor
mal, due in part to cool
weather during spring grow
ing season, thus increasing to-
tal weight of crop processed
to date.
Fogelsville
July 25, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except where
noted:)
Hens, Light 4%-10%, mostly
5-5%; Hens, Heavy 0-21, most
ly 11-14; Pullets 14-35%, most
ly 27-35; Roasters 9%-30, most
ly 26-29; Turkeys-Hen® 27-29%;
Babbits 15-50, mostly 25-33;
Guineas 1.00-1.05; Pigeons (per
pair) 40-1.90; Jumbo Squab
85-87%.
Total Coops Sold: 391.
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Lot-average broiler and fry
er live prices averaged %-cent
lower ti.'s week at 14.47 cents
per lb.
Prl. c '3 raid during the week
trend -1 downward slightly
from a high of 13.1 cents per
lb. on Mond.iv to a low of 13.8
cents on Thursday.
Sales for the week were
steady at 1.2 million head.
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
BULLS Choice 24.75-26.10;
Good 24-25. Utility 24-25.85,
few Cutter 22.50-24.
CALVES 531—Veaiers most
ly steady.
VEALERS Choice 37.50-
40.50; few 41; Good 35-38.
Standard 32-36. Utility 30-34.
Cull 27-31, some 70-90 lbs. 23-
27.
HOGS 162 Barrows and
gilts $1.25-51.75 lower. Barrows
and gilts US 1-2 195-230 lbs.
23.25-23.75; 182-190 lbs. 22.50-
22.85; US 1-3 190-237 lbs. 22.50-
23.25; US 2-3 230-240 lbs. 21.85
22.50.
SOWS About steady. US
1-3 340-520 lbs. 14.3516.85.
SHEEP Spring lambs
generally steady. Few Choice
65105 lbs. 25-28. Utility and
Good 55105 lbs. 19-24.
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 2)
Cantaer 15.50-17.75, few Shelly
Gartner 13-15.50.
BULLS Few Choice 25
25.50, Good' 24-25, Utility and
Commercial 23.7525; Cutter
and Low Utility 21.50-23.75.
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• FFA Hog Show
(Continued from Page 1)
members tally the most points.
In the contest’s first three
years, Cloister retained posses
sion of that honor, but Fish
er’s performance last year won
the plaque for Grasslands. The
award is sponsored by three
Elizabethtown meat firms:
Baum’s Bologna; Hershey’s
Quality Meats; and Groff’s Meat
Market.
SALE
At 2 p.m., all animals will
be sold at auction by the Lan
caster Livestock Exchange.
At last year’s sale, the aver
age price brought by the 197
head was $28.24, with weights
averaging 213 pounds. The
champion brought 71 cents a
pound, and the reserve cham
pion 41 cents.
• Lancaster
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HOGS 1114 Barrows and
gilts 50 lower. US 1-2 195-230
lbs. 24-24 50; Few lots 182-190
lbs. 22-23; US 1-3 195-240 lbs
23-24; US 2-3 210-245 lbs. 22-23.
Sows too few for price com
parison.
Tomorrow will indeed be a
better day—if you begin this
morning to improve it.
CALVES 139 head. Veal
ers generally steady.
VEALERS Choice 39-41.
Good 36.50-40. Standard 34-
37.50. Utility 32-35. Cull 29-32.
Some 70-90 lbs. 25-29.
HOGS 232 Barrows and
gilts mostly 50 lower. US 1-2
195-230 lbs. 24-24.50; few lots
182-190 lbs. 22-23; US 1-3 195-
240 lbs. 23-24; US 2-3 210-245
lbs. 22-23
SHEEP 82 Spring slaugh
ter Lambs about steady; few
lots 70-87 lbs. 22-2425.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1967
Weekly New York Egg Mkt
From Monday, July 24th to Friday, July 28th
Hon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Lg.
Fey. Lg.
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees.
Ex. Lg.
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Lg,
Fey. Lg.
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
35%
35
24
15%
11
MIXED
Standards
Checks
30
18%
Trend: Very irregular with further selling pressure m some
quarters on large and medium despite increase in government
paying price for school lunch dried eggs.
Copyright 1967 by Urner Barry Publications
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Tues.
Wed.
35% 35%
35 35
26% 27%
26 27
15-15% 13%
11 10
39% 39%
35% 35%
35 35
24 24
15% 13%
11 10
30 30
18% 18%
3
Thurs.
Prt
35% 35-35 %
35 34%-35
26%-26% 26-26%
25% 26
13% 13%
10 10
38%-39 38%-39%
35% 35%
35 35
24 24
13% 13%
10 10
30
18%
29-30
18%