Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Weekly Review
Prices of light type hens con
tinue to hold steady Demand
spotty as some processing plants
remain closed following the
Holidays Offerings fully ade
quate for current call Demand
on heavy type hens, fair, how
ever, offerings very light with
receipts for local dressing plants
generally arriving from New
England or Delmarva to fill
needs Prices paid at farm
Light Type Hens 3-4% mostly
4-4 Vs, Heavy Type Hens
TFEWR TURKEYS Trading
generally light and consisting
mostly of small lots of young
toms.
FogeTsville
January 2, 1968
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per lb., except where noted)
Hens, light type 4 B^2, mostly
4-5; Hens, heavy type 5%-12,
mostly 10-12, Pullets 20-27V2,
mostly 22-25, Roasters 15-26,
mostly 18-25, Turkeys, Toms 16-
M NOTICE
See and hear about the results your neigh
bors had with Krizer Hybrid Corn. For corn
of quality and good yields of dry corn at pick
ing time stop at the Carlton Seed Company
booth #561 at the Pennsylvania State Farm
.Show and order your Krizer seed corn for
1968 from EUGENE G. HOOVER, Lititz R 3,
Pa.
M
NEW HOLLAND LANCASTER
354-2146 394-0541
Hours: 8 A.M. f\o 5 P.M. Weekdays Sat. 8 A.M. to Noon
17, Turkeys, Hens 20, Rabbits
35-51, mostly 46-51, Pigeons
(per pair) 100-1 70, mostly 1 00-
105
Total coops sold 304
Eastern Shore
Exchange
Weekly Review
Broiler and fiyer live prices
averaged 14 99 cents per pound
this week on a short three day
week Prices paid ranged fiom
a high of 15 5 cents a pound on
Tuesday to a low of 14 2 cents
a pound on Thuisday Sales for
the week totaled 769,800 head
down 56,100 from last week
• Lancaster
(Continued from Page 2)
"US 1, 200-235 lbs 21, US 1-3
180 265 lbs 19 50-20 25
SHEEP 100—Slaughter lambs
$2-2 50 hiigher 'Ewes absent.
iWOOLED LAMBS Ohouoe
70 95 lbs 26-27 50, Good 65-100
lbs 24-26, one tot Good 120 ibs
21, few Utility 60-80 lbs 20-24,
one small lot Choice 75 lb fall
lambs $29
▼ Mitwgw
(Continued from Page 2)
CALVES 470 Vealeis ste
ady, some sales Cull steady to
$2 lower
VEALERS Choice 47-49 50,
few head 50-51, Good 42 50-47,
Standard 35-41 50, Utility 32 50-
36 50, Cull 95-115 lbs 27-33, 70-
90 lbs 22 50-27
HOGS 218 Barrows & gilts
steady to 25c lowei
BARROWS & GILTS US
1-2 195-225 lbs 20-20 60, 9 head
US 1, 200-210 lbs 20 75 21, US
1- 185-250 lbs 1910-19 85, US
2- 235-270 lbs 17 50-18 50
SHEEP 47 Wooled lambs
and slaughter ewes about
steady
WOOLED LAMBS Chouce
65-90 lbs 26-27 50, Good 24-26
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good 3 50-7 50
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 21
BULLS Choice 24 85-25 50,
Good 23 00-24 75, Utility and
Commercial 22 75-24 00, couple
25 00-25 35
FEEDER STEERS Good
and Choice 950-1100 lbs 23 75-
25 25
CALVES 162 Vealers weak
to $2 00 lower
VEALERS
49 00, couple 50 00-5100, Good
42 00 45 50; Standard 36 00 42 -
50, Utility 32 00 35 50, Cull 95-
115 lbs 26 50-3100, Cull 70-90
lbs 22 00 25 00.
HOGS 181 Barrows and
gilts steady to 50e lower
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 190-245 lbs 20 25-20 75
30 head US 1, 200-235 lbs 21 00
7 head US 1, 225 lbs 22 50 US
1-3 180-265 lbs 19 50-20 25
SHEEP 13 Insufficient
volume for a market test One
lot Good 83 lbs 25 00, one lot
Good 120 lbs 21 00.
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
Patz Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Quarryville, R. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559
i s
QUARRYVILLE
786-2126
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
Ex Fey Lg
Fcv Lg
Fey Med
No 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
Ex Large
BROWN
Ex Fey. Lg.
Fey Lg.
Fey Med.
Pullets
Peewees
MIXED
Standards
Checks
Trend Retail stores reported as having excellent supplies.
Some suiplus Extra Large White available Medium and Pullet
well cleared
• Farm Calendar
(Continued fiom Page 1)
let Restauiant, Rt 15, Dills
burg, Yoik County
7 30 p ni —County Ag Outlook
meet, Parra Credit Bldg
7 30 pm —Ephrata Young
Farmeis Faim Acots Recoid
meet, School Ag loom
Choice 45 50-
730 pm —Garden Spot
Young Faameis meet, (Faun
Building), school Vo-Ag
Bldg, New Holland
Wednesday, January 10
930 am —S E Pa Regional
Farm income tax meeting,
Frank Reeser’s Restauiant,
Rt 61, 2 mi N of Reading
7 30 pm—Manhenn Young
Fanners meet, School Ag im.
800 pm —Lane Co Farm
Mgt meet, Penn Manor High
School Vo-Ag dept
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Fiom Monday, Januaiy Ist to Fuday, January sth
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thuis. Frl,
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28 1; 2
25
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29 29 29 29
25 25 25 25
23 23 23 23
19 19 19 19
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20 y 2
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28% 28 27% 28
28 28% 28%
25 25 25
25 25 25
23 23 23
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28% 28% 28%
26 26
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20 y 2
Thursday, January 11
12 30 pin —Lane Co Tobac
co Show, Bayuk Cigar Co,
850 North Water St
7 00 pm—Garden Spot High
School Aic Welding Class,
High School Ag Dept
800 pin —Lane Co Farm
Mgt meet, Faim Credit Bldg.
DID YOU KNOW
The Spioul State Forest, con
sisting of over 241,000 acres of
state forest land, contains some
of the most rugged and seclud
ed areas remaining in Pennsyl
vania Located in western Clin
ton and noithem Centre coun
ties, the district was named in
honor of William C Spioul, Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, 191S
-1£23 (Dept of Forests and
Waters)