Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Weekly Review
LIVE HENS
Prices generally unchanged.
Supplies of light hens were
ample for this week’s needs;
however, inquiries for next
week were reported very light
in Penna. but adequate in New
Jersey. Few sales of light hens
in Penna. brought as high as
CVhc; 12c on heavy hens. Offer
ings of heavy hens were ade
quate but limited. Prices paid
at farm: Light Type Hens 4-6
mostly 5%-6c; Heavy Type
Hens 11c.
TURKEYS
Live turkey sales were gen
erally fair on toms to lighter
on hens. Bronze hens prices,
depending on the size of lot,
were mostly 22c, few as high
as 25c. Toms mostly 19c, few
small lots 23e.
Fogelsville
August 29, 1967
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound except where
noted).
Hens, light, 4V2 - lOV2 , most
ly 5 -5%; hens, heavy, 6 -15,
mostly 11-13; pullets, 24-40,
mostly, 25-32; roasters, 15-31,
mostly 22 - 29; rabbits, 19 - 35V2,
mostly 26-33; guineas, 67-75;
New Holland Sales
Stables 25 Years Old
The New Holland Sales Sta
bles, Inc., Abe W. Diffentbach,
manager, celebrates a landmark
next week.
Commemorating the firm’s
25th anniversary will be a two
day open house, Wednesday and
Thursday—September 6 and 7.
The public is invited to drop
in to become better acquainted
with ' the folks at New Hol
land Sales Stables. Snacks and
soft drinks will be served.
The firm holds regular sales
Monday, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
NEW! FOR POTATO VINE KILLING
ORTHO
P. L. ROHRER and BRO.
Smoketown, Penna.
pigeons, (per pair), 60-1.50,
mostly 70-85; jumbo squab,
85-87^.
Total coops sold, 779.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
Weekly Review
Lot—average broiler and
fryer live prices increased
only slightly this week to
average 12.77 cents per lb.
Prices paid during the week
ranged from a high of 13.4 on
Wednesday to a low of 11.8
cents on Thursday.
Sales for the week totaled
973,100 head, a decrease from
126,900 head from the preced
ing week.
• Lancaster
(Continued from Page 2)
Choice 750-900 lbs, 26 25-26 50;
load mixed Good and Choice
635 lbs. $27.00; Good 950-1080
lbs, 24 00-24.85; Good 350-575
lbs., 27 00-29 00; couple loads
Good with a Standard End 490-
650 lbs, 25 00-25 25; load Stand
ard 820 lbs, 23 00. load 970
lbs, Holstein feeder bulls,
23 40.
CALVES 600 Standard to
Choice vealers mostly steady,
Cull and Utility $1 00 lower.
VEALERS Choice 38 00-
42 00, couple head 43 00, Good
36 00-40 00; Standard 33 CO
-37 00; Utility 29 00-34 00, Cull
26 00-30 00; 70 90 lbs Cull
22 00-26 00.
HOGS 1200 Barrows and
gilts 100-150 lower than last
week’s close. Closing sales Bar
rows and Gilts -
U S 1-2, 195-250 lbs, 2 1 00-
2175; U.S. 1, 190-215 lbs,
22 00-22 50; US. 1-3, 190-245
libs, 19 85 20 75, US 2-3, 260-
315 lbs., 19.10-19 60.
SHEEP 330 Spring lambs
50-1 00 lower Ev/es absent
SPRING LAMBS Choice
60-90 lbs, 24 00-25 00, few lots,
$25 50, Good 60-90 lbs 22 50-
24 50, Utility 19-22 50
Ortho Paraquat is a new organic
herbicide that is highly effective .for
potato vine killing plus these added
advantages.
vine kill (and weeds) in 7-10
days.
*Makes digging easier as a result of vine
and weed kill.
up harvesting for early market.
)*Discourages late blight tuber rot.
: ' : Aids in control of tuber size for more
uniform crop.
in less stem attachment to tu
bers.
stem end browning in storage.
skin setting and maturity.
* Absolutely no residue left in the soil.
to tubers.
is neutralized on contact with
the soil.
Get Paraquat and get results!
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 2)
Cutter 15.75-17.25,
BULLS Choice 25.50-26,25,
few head 26 35-26.85; Good
23 25-25.50; Utility and Com
merical, 22.75-24.85; Cutter and
low-Utility, 20.85-23.10.
FEEDER STEERS—One load
Choice 910-1015 lbs. with Stand
ard and Good slaughter flesh,
25.75-26.10.
CALVES 84-Vealers mostly
steady.
VEALERS Choice 39.00-
41.00; Good 36.50-40.00; Stand
ard 33.50-37.50; Utility 29.00-
33.50; Cull 26.00-30.00; few
70-90 lbs., 24.00-26.50.
HOGS 208 Barrows and
gilts 50-1.00 lower.
Barrows and Gilts U.S.
1-2, 195-250 lbs, 21.00-21.75.
U.S. 1, 190-215 lbs., 22.00-
22.50. U.S. 1-3, 190-245- lbs.,
19.85-20.75; U.S. 2-3, 260-315
lbs. 19.10-19 60.
SHEEP 69 Spring lambs
mostly steady.
SPRING LAMES One lot
Choice 90 lbs. $25 00; Good,
70-85 lbs, 22.50-23.00, Utility
60-85 lbs, 20.00-22 00.
• New Holland
(Continued from Page 2)
two bulls, and seven heifers
sold steady.
Fresh Holsteins 320-540;
Guernseys 220-310; Bulls 230-
315, Heifeis. 220-330
HORSES
August 28, 1967
Killers sold a dollar per
hundredweight lower with oth
ers selling steady Riding
Horses, 75-270, Driving Horses,
125-350, Killers 6-7 cents per
lb; Pony mares 30-65; geld
ings, 25-50
HOGS
August 28, 1967
A 75 cent lower market ac
companied the sale of 1083
head Retail 22-23, Wholesale,
21-21V2, He a v yweights 20 50-
21, Sows 16-17%
CALVES
August 28, 1967
Receipts of 160 head sold
one dollar higher on choice
and prime with the balance
steady to weak Choice and
Prime 38 50-43 50; Standard,
32-25 50, Good and Low Choice,
36-38, Common 18-31
Ph. 397-3539
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, So;
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, August 28th to Friday, September Ist
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Lg.
Fey. Lg.
Fey Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
Ex. Lg.
BROWN
32
31%
23%-24
23%
18%
12
34-35
36% 36% 37
36 36 36%
24 24 24
18% 18% 19%-20
12 12 13
Ex. Fey. Lg.
Fey. Lg.
Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Standards
Checks
29 29 30%
18 18 18-19
Trend: Market in good balance except for large browns
which are short
Copyright 1967 by Urner Barry Publications
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
BULLS Choice 25 35 26 00; SPRING LAMBS Choice*
Good, 24 00-25 00; Utility and gO-90 lbs, 24 00-26 00 few head
Commercial, 22 25-24 75, couple 27 00-28 50; Good, 22 00-23 50;
25 00-25 50 Utility, 18 00-22 00
CALVES, 653—Vealers weak
to $2 00 lower, full decline on
Cull.
VEALERS Choice 39 50-
42 50; Good, 36 00-39 50, couple
4150; Standaid, 33 50 37 00,
Utility 30 00-34 00, Cull, 27 00-
30 00; ’ 70-90 lb Cull 23 50-
27 50, 55-70 lbs, 18.00-23 00
HOGS 94 —Barrows and gilts
215 lbs, 2100-21 85, US 1-3,
$lOO-175 lower US 1-2, 205-
2-3, 240-245 lbs , 19 60-20 10
180-225 lbs , 20 10-20 85, U S
SOWS—U S , 1-3, 315-490
tember 2,1967 —
Wed.
Tues.
33
32%
24
23%
19%-20
13
31%
24
23%
18%
12
35-35%
34-35
lbs, 16 50-17 25.
-SHEEP, 75 Spring lambs;
50 to $1 00 lower.
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
Patz Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Quarryville, R. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559
3
Fri.
Thurs.
33
32%
24%
24
19%-20
13
35% 36
33
32%
24%
24
19%-20
13
35%-36
39
38
24%
19%-20
13
37
36%
24%
19%-20
13
30%
19
30%
19