Weekly Pcmltry Report
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- Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
No repprU given due to
Christmas Holiday. *
Eastern Shore
_ Exchange
Broiler fryer Uye prices mated 61025,000 head up 4
averaged 1 14.14 cents a pound percent from - a year earlier,
this week Prices paid ranged Breeding hogs totaled 9,570,000,
_ & "high ,of 15 4 ’cents a an increase of 4 percent from
pound on Thursday to a low of 1967. Hogs and pigs for market
13 cents a pound on Monday totaled 51,455,000, also up 4 per
cales totaled 45J3600 head in cent from a year earher.
this three-day Christmas week.
down 131,300 head from last B y weight group classification,
week. - the number of market hogs and
—— pigs on hand December 1, 1968
_ «■ . and the percentage change from
vIUCCgO the previous year are: less than
(Continued from Page 2) ’ 60 .pounds, 18,517,000 head, up 3
On Tuesday, Prime 1200-1440 pounds, 13,976,-
Ibs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 30.25- percent; 120-179
32.90, latter the highest since P oun( ls, 10,576,000 head, up 7
March, 1966, Mixed High Choice percent, and 180 pounds and
and Prime 1100-1375 lbs. 30.00- heavier, 8,386,000 head up 1 per
-31.50, Choice 050-1350 lbs. Yield cent
prade 2 to 4 29.00-30-00, Mixed
Good and Choice 2800-29.00, • Vintage
Good 26.5d-28.00, Standard and (Continued from Page 2)
Low Good 24.50-26.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Utility 32-37; Cull 95-120 lbs. 23-
Gn Tuesday Mixed High Choice 27 50. 7 °-90 lbs. 20-24. • .
and Prime 900-1050 lbs. Yield HOGS 260 Barrows and
Grade 3 jujd 4 28.75-29.50, latter gilts $l-150 higher,
the Tiighest since March, 1966,' BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2
(Choice 800-10251b5. Yield Grade 190-345 lbs. 22 75-22.85. US 2,
2 to 4 Mixed Good 190-240 lbs. 22-22.60; US 2-3 200-
ajxd Choice 27.00-27.75, Gpftd 25.- 270 lbs. 2150-21 85.
JM-?,7.00, Standard and Low SHEEP 8 Insufficient vol-
Good 22.50-25.00. - ume for a market test.
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No sale this week because
of Christmas Holiday.
Hogs & Pigs ou U.S. Farms
Up 4 Percent
The number of hogs and pigs
on farms December 1 is an esti-
' a 7 £ V', ** s '**£
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- Pig Crop
Report
Pa. F4II Pig Crap Up 7%
The 1968 fall pig crop in
Pennsylvania totaled 375,000
an increase of 7 percent from
June-November production in
1967. The number of sows far
rowed, 50,000, was up' sharply
from the 45,000 for a year earli
er but pigs per litter declined
from 7 8 for the 1967 fall crop
to 7.5 for June-November 1968
The spring pig crop at 408,000
head was the same as in 1967.
Pigs produced in 1968 totaled
783,000 or 3 percent more than
in 1967.
Hogs and pigs on Pennsylva
nia farms on December 1 are
estimated at 547,000, an increase
of 10 percent from a year earli
er. Hogs kept for breeding to
taled 71,000 and 476,000 were
classified as market hogs.
Sows to farrow during Decem
ber 1968 through May 1969 are
set at 54,000 —an increase of 2
percent from a year earlier.
Sows farrowing during June- June-November 1968 was 7.35
November 1968 totaled 6,156,000 Pigs compared with the record
head, up 4. percent from a year high for this period 1 year ago
T earlier Fariowings were up 8 ol 7.38.
June-November Pig Crop up 4% percen t m the North Atlantic
The June-November 1968 pig
ci op is an estimated 45,270,000
head, an increase of 4 percent
from a year earlier. The West
ern Corn Belt States led all re
gions with a 7 pereenht increase,
followed by the North Atlantic
at 6 percent; South Atlantic and
West, 4 percent; and Eastern
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 28,1968
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
(From Monday, December 23rd to Friday, December 27th)
Mon.
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large 49%
Fey. Large 49%
Fey. Mediums 47%
Fey. Pullets 32
Fey. Peewees 26
BROWN
Fey. Large 50 50
Fey. Mediums 46% 46%
Fey. Pullets 32 35
Fey. Peewees 26 27
Standaids 46 46
Checks 29 29
Trend - All grades continue to clear with offeiings where
available readily moved.
Copyright 1968 by Urner Barry Publications
West, and unchanged in the Corn Belt, 1 peicent A decline
of 2 percent occuned in the South Central States
South Central States
States, 7 percent in the Western A mind reader looking for
Corn Belt, 2 percent in the East- work around most offices would
ern Corn Belt, 5 percent in the be seeking part-time employ-
South Atlantic, 3 percent in the ment.
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ROBBER’S MILL
R. D. 1, Ronks
DUTCHMAN FEED
MILLS, INC.
R. D. 1, Stevens
H. M. STAUFFER
& SONS, INC.
Witmer
HEISEY
FARM SERVICE
Lawn Ph- 964-3444
FOWS FEED SERVICE “ffi? 08,
R D. 1, Quarrwille
R. D. 2. Peach Bottom
MILLERSVILLE
SUPPLY CO.
Millersville
MOUNTVBLLE
FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Columbia
Tues Wed.
49%
49%
47%
35
27
Average litter size
WHITE OAK MILL
R. D. 4, Manheim
PARADISE SUPPLY -
Paradise
C. E. SAUDER & SONS
R. D. 1, Ea*st Earl
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
Elizabethtown
H. JACOB HOOBER
Intercourse, Pa.
3
Thurs. FrL
49% 49%
49% 49%
47% 47%
35 35
27 ,27
50 50
46% 46%
35 35
27 27
46 46
29% 29%
during