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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 33 50-35 25,
Mixed Good and Choice 33 GO
-34 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Monday, load Mixed High
Choice and Prime 1050 lbs 34.-
75, highest since December,
1952 On Wednesday, load
Prime 1050 lbs 34 50, Mixed
High Choice and Prime 950-
1025 lbs. Yield Giade 3 and 4
33.75-34.25, Choice 850-1050 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 32 25-33 75,
Mixed Good and Choice 3150-
32 50.
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