Weekly Poultry Report
Fogelsvillt Eastern Pennsylvania
November 8, 1968 And New Jersey
(Price, paid dock weight., cent. PricM of llght type hens held
per lb., except where noted) „ nchanKc d In most quarters. An
Light Hens 7%-n%. mostly occasional unconfirmed sale
u ’ 1 A * r> Vy i 1 H™* l * mo . s . t ' was indicated as high as 9 9
I* 11 most ! y cents on a small flock of floor
io«’ Hesters IQM.-31. mostly birds. Generally offering prices
18*25; Ducks 18-35, mostly 24-30; tended lower as movement in-
H ra ™ 28-39%, mostly 35-39; creased. Offerings of heavy type
Hen Turkeys 26%-32, mostly 30- hens were short of a fair call.
32; Rabbits 26-45, mostly 30-35; Prices paid at farm- Light type
Guineas 60-69%, mostly 64-67%; hens 7-9-jic; Heavy type hens
Pigeons (per pair) 80-1.55, most- Too few sales to report
ly 1.00-1.15; Jumbo Squab 1.00- prices. TURKEYS: Interest in
1-05. securing commitments on live
Total coops sold: 821. supplies for holiday ice pack-
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394-0541 <B6-2126
Manheira Pike & NEW HOLLAND
Dillerville Road 334-2146
ed trade continued good with
offering prices ranging 24-25 c
on young hens. Interest on toms
limited. Supplies about adequ
ate for anticipated needs. Con
tractual movement continues of
a regular nature with open mar
ket prices too few to report
prices.
Eastern Shore
Exchange
Broiler and fryer live prices
averaged 15 29 cents a pound
this week Pi ices paid ranged
from a high of 17.9 cents a
pound on Thursday to a low of
15.6 cents a pound on Monday.
Total sales for the week were
588,700 head, down 71,300 from
last week
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Overall finish of slaughter
steers 10 percent Prime and 78
percent Choice compared to 9
percent Prime and 77 percent
Choice last week and 12 per
cent Prime and 74 percent
Choice last year. Average cost
and weight for the week esti
mated at 2835 and 1135 lbs
compared with 28 31 and 1130
’bs last week and 26 26 and 1145
lbs. last year. Overall finish of
slaughter steers average Good
to average Prime 825-1075 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime 1250-1350
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 29.75-
30 25, High Choice and Prime
1150-1400 lbs. 28 75-29 75 Choice
950-1350 lbs Yield Grade 2 to
4 27.75-28.75 Mixed Good and
Choice 27 00-27.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 950-
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$5.S3*
$5.83*
$6.81 *
$6.81 *
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, November 9.1968
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, November 4th to Friday, November Bth
Mon. Tucs Wed. Thun. FrL
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large 40-41
Fey. Large 39
Fey. Mediums 35
Fey. Pullets 27
Fey. Peewees 22
BROWN
Fey. Large 45
Fey. Mediums 35
Fey. Pullets 27
Fey. Peewees 22
Standards 36Vi
Checks 26 l 2
Trend Medium and large sizes are clearing very well.
Pullets are slightly irregular.
Copyright 1968 by Urner Barry Publications
• Auction
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in Good slaughter finish 26.85
27 00
CALVES 168 Vealers
steady to $lOO lower, Cull fully
$lOO lower. Slaughter Calves
weak to SI 00 lower.
VEALERS Choice 43 00-
45.50, couple 46 00-46 50; Good
39 50-43 50; Standard 37 00-41 -
00; Utility 32 00 36 50; Cull 95
120 lbs. 27.50-30 00, 70-90 lbs
23 00-27.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES -
Good 270-350 lbs 23 50 27 50
1075 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4
27 00-27 25. Choice 825-1050 lbs
Yield Grade 2 to 4 26 00-27 00,
Mixed Good and Choice 25 DO
-26 00.
Disc Harrowing
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“Table Top” seed beds and
uniform seed depth
Spool-deep penetration
Clod-free surfaces for
full-coverage herbicide treatmenl
Sized for your needs from
B'6" to 20'6"
Traction Booster Drawbar gives 1
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ALUS-CHALMERS
N. G. Myers & Son L, H. Brubaker
Rheems, Pa. Lancaster, Pa.
Alien H. Motz Form Equipment
New Holland
Nissley Form Service
Washington Boro, Pa.
40 Vi-41 Vi 41-42
39Vi 40
36 37
26 Vi-27 26 Vi-27
22 22
45 45
36 36
27 27
22 22
36 Vi-37 37-37 Vi
26 Vi-27 27-27 V 2
few Choice 26.00-29 00: Standard
20 00-25.00
HOGS 292 Bairows and
gilts steady to 25c higher
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200-235 lbs 2100-21.50.
US 2. 200-240 lbs 20 00-20 60.
US 2-3 205-250 lbs 19 25-19 60.
US 3, 250-265 lbs. 18 35-19 10.
SOWS US 2-3 375-590 lbs.
13 50-14 25.
SHEEP 13 Wooled lambs
steady. Slaughter Ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-95 lbs 25 0026 50, lot Good
80 lbs 22 50.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utili
ty and Good 5 50-7 00, One lot
Cull $3 00.
FEEDER LAMBS One lot
Choice 65 lbs $2150
Roy H. Buck, Inc.
Ephrata, R. D. 2
Grumeili Form Service
Quarryville, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lititz. Pa.
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28 Vi
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38 Vi
27 Vi