Weekly Poultry Report
Eostern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Pi ices continue to advance on
light type hens. In instances un
filled bids as high as 9V4c re
ported. Demand good for limit
ed offerings of light type as
producers continue to hold for
further egg production in ab
sence of replacement pullets to
fill needs. Offerings of heavy
type limited for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm: Light Type
hens 7Vi -9c. Heavy Type Hens
TFEWR. TURKEYS: Movement
generally limited to contractual
agreements
Eastern Shore
Exchange
Broiler and live fryer prices
averaged 12.33 cents per pound
this week. Prices paid ranged
from a high of 13,1 cents a
pound on Monday to a low of
115 cents a pound also on Mon-,
day Total sales for the period
were 982,500 head up 295,100
head from last week’s three day
period
When Anna, duchess of Bed
ford, felt an energy let-down
late in the day, she served hot
tea and cakes Her guests, lik
ing the idea, imitated this hos
pitality. Soon the English cus
tom of 5 o’clock tea was estab
lished.
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(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per lb., except where noted.)
Light Hens, 7Vi-9Vi, mostly
7 Vi-8 Vi: Heavy Hens 8-20, most-
Ij 10-15; Pullets 23Vi-34Vi, most
ly 30-33, Roasters 21M*.34 Vi,
mostly 28-32; Capons 48-52;
Ducks 10-36, mostly 25-34;,
Drakes 17 Vi-40, mostly 40; Hen
Turkeys 32-34; Rabbits 19-30,
mostly 25-28; Guineas 48-64,
mostly 55-60; Pigeons (per pair)
92Vi-2.05, mostly 100-1.25; Jum
bo Squab 95.
Total coops sold —561.
• Vintage ,
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Good 40.50-44; Standard 38-40-
50; Utility 33-38.50; Cull 95-120
lbs 29-33, 70-90 lbs 25 50-30 50
HOGS 372 Barrows & gilts
50-1.00 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS US
1- 200-235 lbs. 21.85-22 25; US
2- 190-245 lbs 21-2175; US 2-4
185-250 lbs 20.35-20 85; US 3-4
260-280 lbs 18-18 25
SOWS US 1-3 360-535 lbs
16-16 85
SHEEP 37 Wooled lambs
steady to $1 lower Ewes $l-2
lower
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
70-110 lbs. 28-29 50; Good 60-90
lbs 25-27 50
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Local receipts 15 600 compar
ed with 10 800 last week and 16,-
000 last year Local rcc’irls
near 70 pei cent slaughter
steei s, 23 percent he'fois with
the • balance mainlv slaughter
cows and feeder cattle Overall
finish of slaughter steers not
much different than a week ago
with 10 pei cent Piime and 77
percent Choice This compares
with 12 percent Prime and 74
pei cent Choice last week and
10 percent Piime and 73 per
cent Choice a year ago Average
cost and weight of slaughter
steers, estimated at 28.10 and
1130 lbs latter the lightest
since Thanksgiving week of
1965 compared with 23 17 and
1133 lbs last week and 26 90
and 1132 lbs a year ago Heifer
supply mainly average good to
Low Prime weighing 825-1025
lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1150- 1375 lbs Yield
Grade 3 and 4 30 00-30 50, load
1208 lbs 30 75 on Monday, Mix
ed High Choice and Prime 1100-
1375 lbs 23 50-30 00, largely 28 -
50-29 50 at mid week Choice
1100-1375 lbs Yield Grade 2 to
4 27 75 29 00 Choice 950 1150
lbs 27 25-28 25 Mixed Good and
Choice 26 75-27 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed High Choice and Prime
857-1025 lbs Yie'd Grade 3 and
4 26 50 27 00 Choice 825 1000
lbs Yield Grade 2 to 4 25 50 26
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 5,1968
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Fiom Mondui, Septanbei 30lh to Fndai Ot 4th
Mon.
WHITE
Fcv Ex Laigp
Fey Lai ge
Fey Med
Fey Pullets
Fey Pecwees
45 43-44 43 44 43 44 43 44
44 45 43 43 43 43
42 41 41 40 39 j 2
31 32 31 31 31 31
22 22 22 23 23
BROWN
44 45 43 43 41 42
43 42 42 40 40
33 32 32 32 31
22 22 22 23 23
Laige
Med
Pullet
Peewees
Fey
Fey
Fey,
Fey
42 43 40 41 40-41 40 41 40 41
28 28 28 27-28 27-28
Standards
Checks
TREND A slightly stronger position is noticed on Large
Whites. Mediums are slow to clear.
f'nvright bv T T rnrr Barry Pllbiintiors'
50. Mixed Good and Choice 24 -
50 25 50
COWS Throughout the
week Commercial 16 50-18 00
Utihtv 17'"5-19 25 High Di eas
ing 19 50, Canner and Cattei 16 -
00 13 25
FEEDERS Load Choice WOOLED SLAUGHTER
pos ib cf°prs 26'"5. two loads LAMBS Good and Choice 60-
Choice 470 lb heifei s 25 25 100 lbs 24-26
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250 lbs 20 75 2125, US 3-4 245-
270 lbs 20 20 60
SHEEP
steady
Sows and flits fed Broad Sow Supplement a#
the Wayne Research Farm farrowedlan even*
age of 11 pigs per litter . . . average pig
birth weight 3 03 It's.
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Wooled lambs