Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Prices of light type hens con
tinued to decline with lop of
the range 1c lower Demand
light and unaggressive as many
buyers finding difficulty in
scheduling slaughter dining the
next several weeks as most
plants booked to capacity for
the balance of the month Offei -
ings continue heavy and in ex
cess of needs. Offerings on
heavy type hens limited but
generally short of a light inter
est. Prices paid at farm Light
Type Hens: 7-8% M 8c Heavy
Type Hens: Tfewr.
New York Eggs
Prices about steady and un
changed on large and mediums
Trading activity light Receipts
restricted to lighter needs or
arriving on consignment Jum
bos occasionally short of full
needs. Large whites plentiful
Avith occaisiqnal offerings to
nearby plants at 35% cents left
unsold. Extra large demand de
creased and stocks more i eadily
available with street sales noted
at 37-39% mostly 37% 38%c
Mediums irregularly distribut
ed but ample for local needs
Supplies of browns light Smalls
tending to accumulate under
light local demand, full loads
occasionally short for export le
quirements. Carton movement
fairly good with best interest
noted for the heavier weights
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
Patz Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Qnarryville, R. D. 1
Eensel 548-2559
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Tailor-made to your soil needs. That’s one
reason Arcadian SLF complete liquid fertil
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amount of trace elements needed foi balanced
growing power When nitiogen only is
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Even, accurate application is assured v\ ith
Arcadian liquid. It won’t segiegate, cake oi
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maturity. Arcadian liquid sprayed on before
plowing completely coats ciop residues foi
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Liquid saves time and labor. Arcadian liq
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New Holland R#l
Rcady-to-cook movement con
tinues good with unfilled mfoi
est repotted Pi crossing prob
loins and heavy lams hamper
ing slaughter at some plants
Advance mtei est good with ear-
Iv trading noted ranging from
27%-28c on Plant Giade Less
than trucklot pi ices ranged
higher on both U S and Plant
Grades Live supplies adequate
to ample overall Undeitone
very firm. Pool trucklot puces
for Thursday arrival at termin
al markets U.S. Grade A 28-31,
M 2828%c; Plant Grade 27% -
28%, M 27%-28c.
(Prices paid dock weight, cents
per lb, except where noted)
HENS, Heavy Type, 18-26,
PULLETS, 28 34; ROASTERS,
15-30% mostly 35-30, TUR
KEYS, Toms, 26-26%, TUR
KEYS, Hens, 28 39% mostly 36-
38%, RABBTS, 45 61, GUIN
EAS, 80%-89%, PIGEONS (Per
Pair), 125-155
TOTALS COOPS SOLD. 459
School Administrators
To Study Environment
of various aspects of resource
management, including forests
and their lelationship to soils,
air, water and wildlife; relation
ship of these resouices to man’s
needs, and a review of fish life
The Lancaster County Plan
ning Commission will discuss
the Lancaster County environ
ment and local piojects relat
ing to it at 7 30 p m Friday
The Satuiday piogram in-
The program includes discus- eludes a bus tour of selected
sions by state and local officials aieas aiound Mount Joy.
The Lancaster county Soil
and Water Conservation Dis
trict and the Lancaster County
Public Schools ai e jointly spon
soring an “Environmental Ed
ucation Laboratory for School
Administrators” at the Voca
tional-Technical School, Mount
Joy April 24 and 25
Week to date
Same period last wk,
Same period last yr.
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection,
See me now.
JOHN Z. MARTIN
Delmarva
fooelsville
Federally Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
(Foi week starting Apnl 13, 1970)
theie’s no need to ovei lap application pat
terns with liquid. Count on us and Arcadian
liquid foi best icsults fiom plowdown
New Meat Law
To Be Reviewed
The new Meal inspection Act
will be discussed bv slate meal
and maikclmg specialists at
8 pm Friday, Apnl 24 at the
Farm and Home Center base
ment meeting 100 m
H Louis Mooie, Penn State
extension marketing specialist
will discuss the application of
inspection standaids to exist
ing plants
Di. Everett Denhnger, super
intendent of meat hygiene,
Pennsylvania Depaitment of
Agriculture, will talk about de
tails of the various legulations
under the new act
Max Smith, county agent, said
the information “should be of
particular value to local butch
ers, packers, meat processois,
market-stand retailers, locker
plant operators and anyone con
nected with the meat business
“We are aware ot some con
fusion and misundei standing
caused by the new Meat Inspec
tion Act We hope that you will
accept this oppoitunity of
learning more about these reg
ulations ”
Cattle Hogs Sheep
451.000 1,274,000 164,000
427.000 1,234,000 162,000
421.000 1,267,000 153,000
ARCADIAN
Phone 717-354-5848
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
Fey. Ex L.upc 39'a 40'a 39'a 40'a 3')'
Fey. Laigc 37'a 37'a 37'a
Fey Mediums 33'a 33‘a 33'a
Fey Pullets 28'a 28' 2 2!)
Fey. Pcewees 18 18 1!)
BROWN
Fey. Large 38 39 40
Fey. Mediums 33'2 33'z 33'v
Fey. Pullets 28'z 28 l i 29
Fey. Peewees 18 18 19
Standai ds
Checks
Trend—Mediums in ample supply particularly in the South
Large generally m good balance. West Coast fiim.
• Vintage
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US 2 3 195 240 lbs 25.25 25 60
US 2 185 190 lbs 24 85 25 00
SHEEP 53 Spring Lambs
2003 00 highei. Ewes steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
80 90 lbs 37 00 39 00, Choice
25 50 lbs 46 00 53 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Few
Utility 7 00 8 00
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