Weekly Poultry Report
Eosfern Penntylvonia
And New Jersey
LIVE HENS
Prices on light type hens un
changed. Heavy type % to 1c
higher. Offerings of light type
short of fair buyer interest,
however, more than ample just
ahead* and after Easter. De
mand for heavy type good and
exceeding local supplies with
receipts from outside area need
ed to fill needs. Prices paid at
farm: Light type Hens 4-6 most
ly 5%-6. Heavy Type Hens 17-
18% c. TURKEYS Trading
confined to occasional small lot
for retail ice-packed needs.
Trading too limited to report
prices.
Fogelsville
March 26, 1968
(Prices paid dock weights,
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HENS, light type •*-£, mostly
4%-5; HENS, heavy type 9%-
22%, mostly 13-17; PULLETS
26-34%, mostly 30-34; ROAST
ERS 24-30%, mostly 30-36;
DUCKS 27-42%, mostly 37-
42%; DRAKES 20-42%, mostly
38-42%; RABBITS 35-61, mostly
52-58; GUINEAS 1.02; PIGE
ONS (per pair) 70-2.30, mostly
1.20-1.30.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD: 426
Eastern Shore
Exchange
Broiler and fryer live prices
averaged 16.85 cents a pound
this week. Prices paid ranged
from a high of 17.6 cents a
pound on Monday to a low of
16.2 cents a pound on Monday.
Sales for the week totaled 1.-
051,200 head, up 289,040 head
from last week.
WHAT’S NEWS?
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
COWS Utility 18.25-19.50.
few head 19.60-20.60, Cutter 17,-
26-19; Canner and low-Cutter 15-
17.25.
BULLS Choice 24 85-25.85:
Good 23-25; Utility and Com
mercial 23-24.50, four head 24.-
85-25.60.
CALVES 388 Vealers $l-2
lower with most decline on Good
and Choice.
VEALERS Choice 14.50-
44.50; Good 38.50-42; Standard,
36 50-39 50: Utility 32 50-36.50:
Cull 95-115 lbs. 28-32 50, 70-90
lbs. 23-29.
HOGS 379 Barrows & gilts
$l-1.50 lower. Supply mainly US
1-2 185-205 lbs. barrows & gilts
BARROWS & GILTS US 1-
2 210-245 lbs. 20-20.50; US 1-3
200-245 lbs. 19-19 75; US 1-2 185-
200 lbs. 19-19 50.
SHEEP 102—Slaughter lambs
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-100 lbs. 28 50-30.50, Good 25-
28 50
SPRING LAMBS Choice 40-
80 lbs 32-37 50; Good 25-60 lbs.
27 50-33.50.
HOGS
Hog sale receipts totaled 449
head 160-180 lb, 17 75-18 25;
180-200 lb., 19.60-21.10; 200-220
lbs , 20.10-21.25; 220-240 lb , 19.-
85-21; 240 up, 18-19.50. Sows 12.-
75-15 75.
• Chicago
(Continued from Page 2)
SHEEP Compared with
last week’s close slaughter
lambs fully 50 higher. Slaughter
ewes steady. Receipts 1100 as
compared with 300 last week
and 2400 a year ago. Twelve
market total 27,900 as compared
with 26,400 last week and 30,-
600 a year ago With the ad
vance this week slaughter lambs
at their highest level since July.
Carlot dressed lamb at Chicago
steady to 1.00 higher.
WOOLED SLAUGHTER
LAMBS Choice with few
Prime 90-112 lbs. 27.00-27 50.
couple lots High Choice and
Prime 81-98 lbs. 28 00 Mixed
Good and Choice 25 00-27 00,
few lots mostly Good including
yearlings 22 00-24.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Cull
to Good 5.00-7.00, few head 8.00.
P. O. Box 266
Lititz, Pa./ 17543
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. March 30,196&
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
(From Monday, March 25th to Friday, March 29th)
Mon.
WHITE
Ex. Fey. Lg.
Fey, Lg.
Fey. Med.
No. 1 Med.
Pullets
Peewees
Ex. Large
33
32%
29-30
23-29
22%
16-16%
33%-34 Vi
BROWN
Ex. Fey. Lg,
Fey. Lg.
Fey. Med.
Pullets
Peewees
33
32%
30
22%
16-16%
MIXED
Standards
Checks
28%-30%
22
TREND Maiket slow on laige sizes with offeiings held
confidentially Small sizes in ample supply.
Copyright 1968 by Urner Bairy Publications
• Lancaster Auction
(Continued from Page 2)
S L A U GHTER HEIFERS
Choice 700-950 lbs. 24-24 75; Good
650-900 lbs. 22 75-24
COWS Utility 17 50-20, few
20.35-20 85; Cutter 16 75-19, low-
Cutter 15 50-17
BULLS Choice 24 75-25.75;
Good 22 75-24 50; Utility and
Commercial 22 25-24 85, couple
26 50; Cutter and low-Utihty
20 75-21 50
CALVES 126 Vealers steady
to $1 lower
VEALERS Choice 42-45;
Good 38 50-42 50, Standard 35 50-
39, Utility 32-35 50; Cull 95-115
lbs 28-31, 70-90 lbs. 25-29 50
HOGS 543 Barrows & gilts
25-50 c lower The supply of hogs
was the largest since auction
began in January 1966.
BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2
205-240 lbs 20-20 50; Few US 1,
195-215 lbs 21; US 1-3 190-270
Tues Wed.
34% 34% 35
34 34 34%
30 30 30
29 29 29
33%
33
29-30
28-29
22%
16%
34-35
22% 22% 22 Vi
16% 16% 16%
35%-36Vi 35Vi-36% 35-36
33
32%
30
22%
16%
32% 32% 32%
30 30 30
22% 22% 22'i
16 % 16 Vi 16%
31% 31% 31-31%
22% 22 Vi 22 Vi
30%
22
lbs 19-19 75: US 2-3 250 270 lbs.
18 10-18 60. one lot US 3 290 lbs.
17 25: US 3, 300-370 lbs 16 35-
16 85
SHEEP 81 Slaughter lambs
fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Cho/ce
80-105 lbs. 27 50-28, couple lots
Choice 85-95 lb. fall crop lambs
$3l-32.
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patients live normal lives Be
sure to have medical checkups
regularly.
CLEAN YARD
April is a good time to clean
up the yard in most areas of
Pennsylvania, say extension or
namental horticulturists at Penn
State University
3
Frl.
Thurs.