Weekly Poultry Report
Eostern Pennsylvania from 3 hi s h of 14 - 4 cents 3
A ju. i pound on Monday to a low of
And New Jersey 12-7 cents a pound on Wednes-
Prices unchanged on light
type however unconfirmed sales “ ea< T’
occasionally indicated as high as weelc -
9%c. Demand continues good.
Offerings adequate for current
interest as many buyers in-
volved hauling Holiday Items
such as turkeys, capons, geese .
and roasters. 'Demand fairly (Pnccs p«d dock weights cents
good for limited offerings of P er Jb., except where noted.)
heavy type. Prices paid at farms „ Llght , hen |i/'\ 0 Qi/ m Pll n.Z /2 9 q’
-“ft* wt*
mostly 28-36; Capons 25V 2 -54,
mostly 45-50; Ducks 15-29;
Drakes 15-42; Geese 27-36; Tom
Turkeys 10-30, mostly 20-24;
Hen Turkeys 12-38; Rabbits 35-
Eostern Shore
Exchange
Broiler and fryer live prices 48%, mostly 40-45; Guineas 56% -
averaged 13 36 cents a pound 60, Pigeons (pair) 80-1.70. To
this week. Prices paid ranged tal coops sold 977.
Poultry Survey Committee Predicts
1969 Turkey Crop To Increase 5%
The 1969 turkey crop is ex- Association and National Turkey the same period a year earlier.
pected to be around 5% larger predicted U S The hatch of e^ ty P e chicks
than it was in 1968 according fari J t urtev Drice S dunn- Au- durin § the first half of 1969 may
to the Poultry Survey Commit- gU st-November, 1969 will likely ba about 15% above the same
tee, which is co-sponsored by be the same or slightly lower period of the preceding year. A
American Feed Manufacturers than the 20 8 cent average for hatch of this size would result
YOUR RED ROSE FEED
Wolter Binkley & Son
Lititz
Brown & Rea, Inc.
Atglen
Elverson Supply Co.
Elverson
Henry E. Garber
R. t>. 1, Elizabethtown, Pa.
L. T. Geib Estate
Manheim
I. B. Groybill & Son
Refton Strasburg
Total sales were 587,900
down 35,500 from last
Fogelsville
December 19, 1968
E. Musser Heisey & Son
R. D. #2, Mt. Joy, Pa.
Heistand Bros.
Elizabethtown
A. L. Herr & Bro.
Quarryville
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville
Mo r tin's Feed Mill, Inc.
R. D. 3, Ephrata, Pa.
Mountville Feed Service
Mountville
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
25-50 c higher. Sows fully steady.
BARROWS & GILTS US 1,
215-230 lbs. 2135-2160; US 1-2
190-235 lbs. 20 85 2110; US 2-3
190-250 lbs. 19 85-20 35.
SOWS US 2-3 350-550 lbs.
13 50-14 50.
SHEEP 20 Insufficient vol
ume for a market test, few Good
and Choice 70-90 lbs 25-27.50.
• Chicago
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28 25-29.25, Mixed Good
Choice 27.00-28 25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed High Choice and Prime
950-1050 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and
4 2800-28.75, load Prime Mon
day 29 00 Choice 850-1025 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 27.00-28 00.
Mixed Good and Choice 26.00-
27.00.
DEALER
Musser Farms, Inc.
Columbia
Musser's Mill
The Buck
Chos. E. Sauder & Sons
Terre Hill
Ammon E. Shelly
Lititz
E. P. Spotts, Inc.
Honey Brook
H. M. Stauffer & Sons,
Inc.
Witmer
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 21,1963 —S
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, December 16th to Friday. December 20th)
WHITE
Fey. Ex Large 48%
Fey. Large 481 a
Fey. Mediums 46
Fey. Pullets 35-36
Fey. Peewees 27
BROWN
Fey. Large 50
Fey. Mediums 45
Fey. Pullets 35 36
Fey. Peewees 27
and
Standards 44%
Checks 29
Trend: Pullets a bit steadier. All other grades fully steady to
firm.
Copyright 1968 by Urner Barry Publications
in drastically lower egg prices versity; Dr William R Henry,
by 1970. North Carolina State Umveisity;
, T Dr Henry Larzelere, Michigan
January-June nine-city broil- state University; and Dr Jer
er prices may average 26 to 265 ome Sleb ert, Umversi ty of Cali
cents, about one cent below the f orma Economists from indus
same period of 1968 July-Sep- try and USDA serve ex . officio _
tember, 1969 prices will likely The next meetmg of the Poul .
average 25 sto 26 cents, about f ry survey Committee will be
three cents under year earlier held in Chicago) March 6 -7
These are the highlights of The complete report of the
the Forty-eighth Quarterly Poul- Poultry Survey Committee is as
try Survey Forecast and are the follows
result of an intensive two-day
deliberation Members of the TURKEYS
committee are- Dr. Ralph L. Cold storage holdings of tur
Baker, Ohio State University, keys on January 1, 1969 aie ex-
Dr. Olan D Forker, Cornell Uni- (Continued on Page 8)
LANCASTER
SAVE AS MUCH AS $BOO. BY BUYING
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C. B. HOOBER & SON
Intercourse, Pa.
717-768-3501
AGRI INC.
Ephrata R 2, Pa.
717-354-5374
LANCASTER SILO COMPANY
2436 Creek Hill Road, Lancaster, Pa. 17601
Mon.
Tues Wed.
48% 48%
48% 48%
46% 46%
35 33
27 27
50 50
45% 45%
35 33
27 27
44% 44%
29 29
SILOS
CONTACT DEALERS BELOW
C. H. ZIMMERMAN
Atglen, Penna.
215-593-5129
MANUFACTURED BY
Thurs.
48% 49
48% 49
46% 47
30 30
25 25
50 50
45% 46
30 30
44%
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Chester Springs, Pa.
215 827-7481
COPE & WEAVER CO,
New Piovidence, Pa.
717-786-7351
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