Weekly Poultry Report Eostern Pennsylvania Eastern Shore And New Jersey Exchange Prices of light type hens trending higher within unchang ed range however reports indi cate unconfirmed sales ranging slightly higher than the price range. Offerings continue limit ed and generally short of a good call. In instances processing plants in south New Jersey re port receiving colored fowl from New England at 13(6 c per lb. delivered. Heavy type hens short of a limited but fair de mand. Needed supplies readily obtainable from Delmarva area. Prices paid (S Farm: Light Type Hens 8-10V4 M 9Vfe-10y<, Heavy Type Hens TFEWR. Fogelsrille May 20, 1969 HENS, Light Type 8%-11 mostly 9-9 V 2; HENS, Heavy Type 10-21% mostly 14-17, PUL LETS 16V2-33 mostly 25-30; ROASTERS 20-30 mostly 24-27; DUCKS 39-40; DRAKES 36; GEESE 29-30; RABBITS 50-74 mostly 65-71; GUINEAS 85-119 mostly 1.11-116; PIGEONS (Per Pair) 95-2.05 mostly 95-135. TOTAL Coops Sold 584. • Auction (Continued from Page 2) 23 75-24.75; Cutter 20.50-22.50, BULLS Choice 29 00-30 00, Good 27 00-29 00; Utility and Commercial 26 50-29.50, few 29.- 60-30.50. CALVES 102 Vealers 1 00- 2.00 lower, instances 3.00 lower. VEALERS Choice 42 00- 43 00, individual 45.00; Good 39 - 50-42.00; Standard 36 50-40 00; Utility 35.00-37.00. CALVES RETURN TO FARM 9O-160 lbs. 34.0040.00, few US 2 200-250 lbs. 24.35-24.85. US 40.00-44.50. 2-3 235-265 lbs. 23.50-24.25. HOGS 297 Barrows and SHEEP 18 Slaughter Gilts steady to 50 lower. Lambs fully steady. BARROWS AND GILTS WOOLED LAMBS Good US 1-2 200-245 lbs. 25 00-25 50 and Choice 55-80 lbs 28 00-30.00 All bigger. Bigger ideas to bring you bigger harvests, cleaner grain ... bigger profits. QUICK-ATTACHHEADERS Corir'2-row 40*. 3-row 40", 4-row 40"; 4-row 35": 4-row 30". 3-row 30": 6-row 20" See the bigger Model F Gleaner at... L. H. Brubaker Lancaster, Pa. N. G. Myers & Son Roy H. Buck, Inc. Rheems, Pa. Ephrata, R. D. 2 Grumelli Farm Service L. H. Brubaker Quarryville, Pa. Lititz, Pa. Allen H. Matz Farm Equipment No poultry was sold this week pending outcome of a meeting of sale and processor officials Mon day night. • Vintage (Continued from Page 2) 26 00-29 60, four head 30 00-30 25. CALVES 377 Vealers weak to 2.00 lower. VEALERS—Choice 45.50-47 50 Good 42 50-46 00; Standard 38.50- 43 50; Utility 36 00-41.00; Cull 90- 120 lbs 33 00-37.50; 65-85 lbs 27.00-32.00. CALVES RETURN TO FARM -85-120 lbs 35 0042.00, few 43.00-47.00. HOGS 468—Barrows and Gilts 100-1.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS—US 1-2 195-225 lbs 25 00-25 50 US 2 195-245 lbs 24 25-24 75 US 2-3 200-255 lbs 23 00-24 00 SOWS—US 1-3 300-500 lbs 17 - 50-18 60. SHEEP 122 Spring Lambs steady to 2 00 lower. SPRING LAMBS—Choice 48- 85 lbs 34 50-39 00, 7 head 25-40 lbs 43 00-48 00, Good 45-80 lbs 30 00-34 50. • Lancaster (Continued from Page 2) Lambs strong to 1.00 higher, Ewes fully steady. SPRING LAMBS Choice 45-85 lbs. 34 00-36.00; Good 31- 00-34.00. WOOLED LAMBS Good and Choice 85-80 lbs 28 00-30 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utili ty and Good 5.00-9.00. ■SrSSgyjgESa jESSS~ ALUS-CHALMERS Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. New Holland Feeder Steer Champions Sell For $34.50 Cwt The Vintage Sales Stables, Inc, held their first feeder cat tle show and sale last Fuday night with 465 head of feeder steers and bulls sold Topping the show with two pens of Angus was Roland Sharpless, Quarryville R 2 Aftei placing Ist and 2nd in the An gus breed, the Sharpless entries were named champion and re serve champion of the show bv judge James Anderson, IJSDA Market News Reporter. Bought last fall in Culpepper, Va, in a string of 250 head, the cham pion and reserve champion pens were wintered on silage and Pro-Lix liquid feed. They scaled 750 and 787 pounds when sold Third place Angus were shown by Weatherfield Farms, Amenia, N Y. In the Hereford class, Cham pion pen was shown by Carl B Herr, 840 Penn-Grant Rd , Lan caster, Reserve Champion, Floyd W High, Ephrata, R. #2; third place, Shady Brook Farm, Quarryville, R D In Crossbreds, Black-white- Local receipts 73 percent face steers were shown to the , , Championship by Weatherfield daughter steers, 23 percent Farms; Reserve Champions, heifers with the balance mainly Carl B. Herr, Charolais cross- cows Overall finish of slaugh breds; third place, Robert M ter steers somewhat more at- Esbenshade, Paradise R. #l, tractive than a week ago with Black - whiteface steers 18 percent Prime and 70 per- The Champion pen of steers cent Choice This compares with scaled 750 lbs and sold for $34 ■ 15 percent Prime and 69 per -50 cwt. to Joe Hoover, Myers- cent Choice last week and 8 per town R 3 The Reserve Champion cent Prime and 76 percent weighted 787 lbs, and sold for Choice a year ago Average cost $33.00 cwt; third place Angus, of slaughter steers, estimated at 829 lbs, 33 00 cwt 34 60, up 7:00 from early Janu- Champion Herefords averag- ary, and the highest for any ed 857 lbs at $33 25 cwt; Re- week since December, 1951, serve Champions, 925 lbs at compared with 32 50 last week $33.50 cwt to slaughter; third and 26.71 a year ago Average place, 851 lbs, $32.75 cwt. weight of slaughter steers, esti- 1 Champion Crossbreds averag- mated at 1160 lbs. compared ed 813 lbs. at $33.75 cwt; Re- with 1153 lbs. last week, and serve Champions, 916 lbs. at 1169 lbs. a year ago Heifer $33 75 cwt; third place. 633 lbs. supply mainly High Good to at $35 00 cwt Low Prime weighing 850-1050 The sale lasted only one and lbs. one-half hours. SLAUGHTER STEERS On | Lancaster Fanning. Saturday. Ma,\ 24. 106!) - Weekly New York Egg Mkt. (Quotations fiom .Monday, May 19th to Fuday, May 23id Mon. WHITE Fey Ex Laigc 37-38 Fey Laige 34 Fey Mediums 23% 25 Fey. Pullets 21 Fey Peewees 15 Fey. Large 36 Fey. Mediums 26 Fey Pullets 21 Fey. Peewees 15 31 22%-23 Standards Checks Trend: Large white is generally in balance. Mediums aie meeting wider inquiry. Extra Large and Jumbo aie well clear ed. Copyright'l969 by Umer Barry Publications • Chicago (Continued from Page 2) heifers generally steady. Cows and bulls unchanged. Tues Wed. 37-38 36'2-37 34 34 24-25 24 25 21 19-20 15 14 36 36 25 25 21 19 20 15 14 31 31% 22%-23 22%-23 Monday, two loads Prime 1200- 1300 lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 37 50, highest since April, 1958. On Wednesday, Pume 1225-1350 lbs. 36 25-37 00, Mixed High Choice and Prime 1150-1400 lbs. 35 25 36 25, Choice 950 1350 lbs. 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