Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Weekly Review
LIVE HENS
Prices of light hens unchang
ed. Offerings increased slight
ly in/ some quarters as pi oduc
ers prepare for pullet replace
ments. Demand fair but unng
gressive as most plants operat
ing on a part-time basis. Of
ferings of heavy hens short of
a limited but fair call with too
few sates to report prices Pric
es paid @farm: Hens - Light
4-6, mostly 5-5% c.
TURKEYS
Offerings of open market
birds limited with too few sales
to report prices /Processors
very busy processing contractu
al supplies m most quarters
Fogelsville
August 1, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb, except where not
ed)
HENS, light, 4%-10%, mostly
5-5%; HENS, heavy, 9%-25,
mostly 12-15; PULLETS, 10 31,
mostly 26-29; ROASTERS. 14% -
29, mostly 20-29; TURKEYS,
Hens, 29-32%; RABBITS, 8-31,
mostly 20-28; GUINEAS, 90-95,
PIGEONS (per pair), 55-160,
CONTROL
Tobacco and Vegetable Insects
SPRAY WITH
Diazinon AGSOO
Available at Your Local Dealer
2) Diazinon Insecticides: U.S. Pat. No. 754243
FOR THE COMPLETELY
AUTOMATED STAIR STEP
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mostly 55-75; Jumbo squab, 85-
87%.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD: 547.
Weekly Review
Lot-average broiler and fly
er live prices averaged .2-cent
higher this week at 14 67 cents
per lb.
Puces paid during the week
ranged from a low of 13 4
cents per lb. on Monday to a
high of 15 6 cents on Thursday
Sales for the week were
steady at 12 million head
• Chicago
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Choice and Prime 975-1450 lbs.
Yield Giade 3 and 4 26 50-27 25,
Choice 900-1400 lbs. 26 00-26 75,
Mixed Good and Choice 900-
1300 lbs 25.25-26.00, Good 24 00-
25.50, Standard and Low Good
23 00-24 50, Load Choice and
Prime 1700 lbs. Yield Grade 5,
22 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 850-
1075 lbs 26 00-26 50, four loads
at latter price, Choice 800-1075
lbs 25 00-26.25, closing mostly
25.75 down. Mixed Good and
Choice 2450-25 25, Good 23 50-
CAGE SYSTEM
or call your
Big Dutchman Representative
§<l Putehman
PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH
Diller Avenue, New Holland
Eastern Shore
Exchange
(717) 354-5168
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RED MEAT PRODUCTION
UP FOR IST SIX MONTHS
HARRISBURG Red meat
produced by Pennsylvania
slaughtering establishments in
the first six months of 1967 to
taled 522 million pounds, sev
en percent more than la-t
year’s output for the same pe
nod, accoiding to the Pennsyl
vania Ci op Repoiling Service.
June pioduct.on of 83,691,-
000 pounds, although seven
percent less than the previous
month, was five pci cent moie
than for the same month a
year ago. Pork output showed
the laigest increase in June,
lamb and mutton were approxi
mately the same, while beef
and veal showed declines
DID YOU KNOW-Pennsyl
vania has the second most ex
tensive flood control program
in the nation
24.50, Standard and Low Good
22 00-23 50
COWS Utility and Com
mercial 15 75-18 50, late mostly
16 25 up High Yielding Utility
and Commercial 18 00-19 00,
Canner and Cututer 14 50-17.75,
largely 15 00 up on Thursday
BULLS Utility and Com
mercial 20 50-23 00
FEEDERS Load 875 lb.
steers 25 50
• Vintage
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HOGS 163 Barrows and
gilts 25-50 higher US 1-3, 195-
240 lbs . 23 35-23 60; US 2-3, 185-
250 lbs 22 60 23 25
SHEEP 62 Spring lambs ful
ly steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
60-100 lbs 24 00-26 00, few 27-
50-28 50 Good 60-90 lbs 22 00-
25 00 Utility 20 00-22 00
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
Potz Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Quarry ville, R. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 5, 1967-
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Fiom Mondav. July 31st to Fnday, August 4th
Mon.
WHITE
25 35’ 2 34' 2 -35
34' 2 -35 34
26 ta-27 26 Mi-27
26 26
15 15
10 10
37 ] /2-38 ! 2 37-38
Ex. Fey. Lg
Fey Large
Fey. Med.
No 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
Ex. Lg.
BROWN
Ex Fey. Lg
Fey Large
Fey. Med.
Pullets
35'2 35' 2
35 35
26 26
15 15
10 10
Peewees
MIXED
Standards
Checks
28-30 23-30
18V 2 18*2
Trend. Market still showing a surplus position and still view
ed as not completely settled, mediums locally still in suiplus
Copyright 1967 by Urner Barry Publications
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SPRAY THE MODERN WAY
Use CARBOLA SPRAY
• Dries White # Disinfects
0 Less Cobwebs
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Wed.
lues.
33
32
26
24 25
15
10
35 36
35*2
35
26
15
10
26-28
18^2
New Holland
3
FrL
Thurs.
30
20
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19
15
10
20 22
20 21
15
10
32-33
32 33
24-25
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23-25
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