Weekly Poultry Report * (Cortinu-d flora Page 2) foitern Pennsylvania And New Jersey Due to limited late week trad ' Jr.g, consideration is being g.ven to releasing this report only on Wednesday’s instead of Wednes ••day and Friday Intel ested pait ■ ies are invited to forward their oqmments or opinions to: USD.i i -C&WS, Dairy and Poultry Mar ket News. Room 608. Custom House. 2nd & Chestnut Street, tPMladelphia. Pennsylvania, 191- Telephone No. Area Code 215,597-4502 Prices of light type hens held unchanged though bidding con tinued very competitive in Cent ral Pennsylvania area Demand goo d with local supplies gener ally barely adequate lor needs. Supplies from outside of area were fully adequate though in Instances colored hens from New •England were being processed. Demand tair on heavy type hens with supplies barely adequate to short of cal! Occasional lot of heavy whites reported moved at €sc farm Prices paid at farm: Light Type Hens 9 11 1 .- M 11- 11V4 in Pennsylvania, mostly 9 2 2- 10c in New Jersey FogekvtUc September 30. 1869 HENS. Heavy Type 3-17% mostly 12-15 PULLETS 30%-33 HORSES mostly 30%-33: ROASTERS 13- September 29. 1969 35% mostly 25-32. DUCKS 24- Receipts of 337 hoises sold 46, RABBITS 21-57 mostlv 30- strongei on the better kinds 38; GUINEAS 59-68; PIGEONS Riding horses 80 285 Driving (Per Pair) 1 15-2 05; JUMBO horses 35-405, Ponies 10-25, Kil- SQUAB 85-110 lers 6-7. TOTAL COOPS SOLD 690 Forty-five percent of the during 1969 the United States population of the United States population will pass 202 mil ls married. lion Automation At Its finest Customed Engineered for The 70s POULTRY EQUIPMENT IS OUR BUSINESS Also on display Our new Automated Pullet Cage and HE. M. HERR EQUPMEHT, INC E,D.I, Willow Street Delmorvo Ready-tocook movement con tinues slow and disappointing with price concessions common in effort to effect clearances. Occasional advance business not ed negotiated at 27c although generally continues on a wait and set basis.'Weights contmue heav ier than desired with live sup plies burdensome on the field. Undertone unsettled. Negotiated trucklet prices 2-3 ready-to-cook broiler-fryers for delivery next week: U.S. Grade A Tfewr; Plant Grade 2,7 c. Pool trucklot (Thursday arrival at terminal markets): U.S. Grade A 27M.-30- Plant Grade 27-28% M 27-27%c. Special packs includ ing 1 3 4~2, 3sizes 31%-32c. CLOSING SALES, BARROWS AND GILTS US 1 225-240 lbs • New Hollond 2350-2000 us 1-2 210-250 lbs (Continued from Page 2) 28 00-28 25 US 2-3 200 250 lbs 27 50-27 85 Wooled Lambs fully steady at 31 50, one lot Good 68 lb 23 00 COWS October 1, 1969 Receipts of 109 cows and 6 WOOLED LAMBS—Choice 60- heifers sold strongei on fiesh 28 5O. one lot Wed cowa Balance of receipts were r - e3 oay 30 25, Good 60-100 lbs steady. Holste.n 425-560: Guern- 00-28 00 Utility 22 00-25 00 seys 140-195 Other breeds 275- 350, Heifers 250-330. Recent data indicates that "CAGE SYSTEMS" SEE US AT NEPPCO Other Equipment For The 7ft’s WE SELL. SERVICE, AND INSTALL Cho.ce with end of Good 690 !bs. 29.50: couple loads Choice 940- 960 lbs 28 00-29 00; two loads Good 950 lbs Holsteins 26 50; load Good 730 lbs. 27.50; load Standard and Good 790 lbs 2525. CALVES 550 Vealers 1 00- 200 higher, some sales Choice 3 00 higher. -VEALEKS' Choice 48.00- 52.00, four head 53.50-55.00; Good 45.00-48.00; Standard 42.00-46.00; Utility 35.00 42.00; Cull -90-120 lbs. 30.00-35 00, 65-85 lbs. 25 00- 30.00. HOGS 1100 Barrows and Gilts uneven, Monday’s loss re covered on Wednesday and clos ed the week steady, Sows scarce. SHEEP 300 Wooled Lambs 50 100 highei E\v es strong to 1 00 highei SL \UGHTER EWES—Utility and Good 50010 00 few 10 GO -12 00. • Chicogo (Continued from Page 2) Wednesday High Choice and Prime Yield Grade 3 and 4 900- 1050 lbs 27 25-27 75, early 28 GO -28 50 On Wednesday Choice Yield Grade 2 to 4 800-1000 lbs 26 50-27 25. Mixed Good and Choree 25 75-.26.50 464-3321 Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 4, 1.969—i Weekly New York Egg Mkt. (From Monday, September 29th to Friday, October 3id ) Mon. WHITE Fey. Ex Large 47 *•2-48 Fey. Large 45 Fey Mediums 42% Pcy Pullet 29*2 Fey Peewees 20 BROWN Fey. Large 49 49 49 49 Fey Pullets 29% 29% -30 31% Fey. Peewees 20 20 21 22% Standards Checks 42 42 42 42 34 34 34 34 Trend. Large sizes ample. Others readily cleared Copyright 1969 by Urner Barry Publications Swine Seminar Conducted By Allied Mills A Swine Semmai conducted by an £ e 1^ corc^s Allied Mills held Thursday at , L .f ry R Pllce J r ° m theAl the Vintage Sales Stables. The lled '^ lls * e f arch Fai ™' Llb ‘ piogram included eityville, Indiana, spoke on swine disease and sanitation con — Dr Dwight Younkin, Head trol of Swine Extension, Penn State The piogiam also included a University, discussed various question and answer session and types of housing being used for lunch. farrowing, growing, and fatting out swine in Pennsylvania Keep your eye on the goal and Harold J Fries, District they won’t skate the puck your Representative for Allied Mills, way all evening. Got wet corn Problems? Next time, plant earlier, high yielding DEMLB^Y^BmETIES The Modern Corn for Modern Farmers P. L. ROHRER S BRO,; INC. Smoketown, Pa. maximum! PRODUCTION 7 MINIMUM COSTS! Now is the time to BOOK MASTER MIX DAIRY CONCENTRATES. For a 5 TON BOOKING or more, we are offering a pair of insulated all-weather BOOTS. Ask our SALESMEN fiow tfee BOOTS op ply to our complete EBY FLAKED DAIRY FEED! EBY'S MILL, Inc. H Lititz 626-2106 r* /- } .«•«’» #jr* \ EBY [faiwuvoaj I FEEDS V i iEMPFUID MlilS, hu. Wed. Tucs. 47V2-48 45 421/2 30 21 47 Vi-48 45 42% 29% 20 spoke on the Wayne Swine Feed ing Program Ray Hiestand and Robert Bucher, Allied Mills Representa tnes, conducted a hog demon- stiation and discussed perform- E. Petersburg Fri. Thurs. 47>/ 2 -48 45 43 32 Vz 23 Vz 47V2-48 45 42% 31% 22% 49 81% 28% Ph. 397-3539 BSB-21U 3
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