Weekly Poultry Report
Eostern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Prices on light type hens un
changed. Offerings light and gen
erally short of a moderate de
mand with some processors cur
tailing operations for lack of sup
plies. Heavy type offerings light
and short for a fair call. Most
needs being filled with offerings
from Delmarva area. Prices
paid at farm: Light type hens
4>i-6. mostly S-S’A: Heavy type
Tfewr.
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
. _ per lb., except where noted)
# UrnfiP-BOffy Light Hens, 4 1 /4-8, mostly 4'/2-
(Continued from Page 1) Heavy Hens, 17-26(4; Pul
ed to raise the specifications on lets 29-33; Roasters 26-33, most
the top category of eggs. ly 28-31; Ducks 30-33; Hen Tur-
Under the new quotation, eggs keys 32V 2 -34Vi; Rabbits 46V4-
are listed as Fancy Grades, suit- 6714, mostly 54-60; Guineas 118;
able for machine candling, and Pigeons (per pair) 75-180; Jum-
Other Grades, unsuitable for raa- bo Squab 1 15.
chine candling.
In the first category, Urner-
Barry lists Fancy extra large, pc. tolerance down to 22 oz per
Fancy large (24-oz. minimum), dozen. Fancy mediums must be
Fancy medium (21-oz. mini- 10 pc. AA, 41 lbs. average, 40
mum). Fancy pullets and Fancy minimum,
peewees. Producer groups, aware of
Among the Other Grades are problems and confusion which
Large (23-oz. minimum), Medi- might result from the new setup,
urn (20-oz minimum), Standards are advising eggmen to sell to
and Checks. buyers on the basis of the Fancy
Urner-Barry notes that mini- quotation,
mum specifications on the New One estimate was that there
York Mercantile Exchange call would be a 4-cent-a-dozen price
for Fancy large to be 10 percent differential between the two
AA, 75 pc. A, 47 pound average, grades. Thus, the advice to prO
mmimum 46 lbs., with individual ducers to be aware of the situa
eggs minimum weight at a rate tion before making sales .agree
of 24 ounces per dozen with 10 ments.
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Broiler and fryer live prices
averaged 16.53 cents a pound
this week. Prices paid ranged
from a high of 17.0 cents a pound
on Monday to a low of 16.1 cents
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the week totaled 1,018,000 head,
up 203,100 head from last week.
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Total coops sold 523,
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24.75-26.60; Standard to low-
Good 22.76-24.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choicc 700-900 lbs. 23.00-24.25;
Good 22.00-23.00.
COWS Cutter and Utility
20.60-23.00, six head 23.10-23 60.
BULLS Choice 24.85-26.00;
Good 23.50-25 25; Utility and
Commercial 23.00-25.35, eight
head 25.75-26.60, with a couple
at 27.25-27.85.
CALVES 83 Vealers $2.00-
3.00 higher.
VEALERS Choice 44.00-
47 50, few 48.00-48.50; Good 42.-
00-45.50; Standard 38 00-42 00;
Utility 34.50-38.50; Cull 29 50-
34.50.
HOGS 400 Barrows and
gilts 50-75 c lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200-235 lbs. 20 25-20 50.
US 1, 195-230 lbs. 21 00. US 1-3
190-245 lbs. 1950-20 25. US 2-3
230-260 lbs. 1860-19 50. US 2-3
270-300 lbs. 16 50-17.50.
SHEEP 52 Spring lambs
$l.OO lower.
SPRING LAMBS Choice
50-65 lbs 3100-31.50; Good 33 70
lbs. 28 50-30 50.
HARRlSBURG—Pennsylvan
ia had four diagnosed cases of
animal rabies from Jan. 1
through April 30, the State De
partment of Agriculture has an
nounced.
There were nine cases of the
disease during the same period
in 1967.
■ This year’s rabid animals
were a skunk from Clarion
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 18.1968
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
(From Monday, May 13th to Friday, May 17th)
Mon. Tues Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large 28%-30
Fey. Large
22%
20%-21
14
Fey. Med
Fey. Pullets
Fey. Peewees
OTHER GRADES
Large 25 %
Med. 22%
Standards 25%
Checks 18
BROWN
Fey. Large 29
Fey. Med. 23%
Fey. Pullets 21%
Fey. Peewees 14
OTHER GRADES
28%
Large
Trend Market continues to show liberal offerings of Lai ge
and Medium but showing a slightly steadier position.
Copyiight 1968 by Urner Barry Publications
County, a horse from Fayette The diagnoses were made, at
Countv, and cattle from Greene the Department’s diagnostic
and Mifflin counties. laboiatory in Summerdale
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26-28%
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