Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Pnoos of light type hens un
changed to %c higher. Demand
fair and slightly more aggicssive
ia the Pennsylvania area than
during the past several weeks
Offerings about adequate for con
tinued fulloperation of process
ing plants. Offerings of heavy
type 'hens limited but generally
adequate for current needs. Pric
es paid at farm: Light Type Hens
6-8% M 8%'8%c in Pennsylvan
ia Heavy Type Hens Tfewr.
Fogelsville
May 5, 1970
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted)
HENS, Heavy Type
mostly 16-20; PULLETS 13 34
mostly 30-33; ROASTERS 21-37
mostly 28-32; RABBITS 50-72
mostly 60-65; GUINEAS 60-110
mostly 1.00-102, PIGEONS (Per
pair) 40-155 mostly 1 25-1 40
TOTAL COOPS SOLD 513
LLOYD H.
KREIDER
Auctioneer
and
Soles Manager
Quarryville R#2, Box 180
Ph: 786-3394
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Ready-to cook movement im
pioved ai most quaiteis as buy
eis seenic needs loi late week
activity. Advance inteiest con
tinues good with additional com
mitments at 26% on Plant Giade
noted. Less-than-tiucklot prices
ranged %c higher on U S Grade
A while tending higher within
an unchanged range on Plant
Grade. Live supplies adequate to
ample with weights tending
heavy in many quarters.
Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3#
ready-to'-cook broiler/fryers for
delivery next week- U S. Grade
A Tfewr; Plant Grade 26% c.
Pool trucklot prices for Thurs
day arrival at terminal markets:
US. Grade A 26Vz-29%, mostly
26%-27c, Plant Grade 25%-27,
mostly 26c Special packs includ
ing 13/4-2,l 3 /4-2, 3%# sizes Tfewr.
New York Eggs
Pi ices trended lowei Tiadmg
activity slow Supplies of laige
whites, mediums and smalls con
tinued ample to excessive Local
stocks difficult to move at cur
rent wholesale values and weie
priced accoidingly to meet com
petive dnect shipments with
some anivals noted at 27c on
laige and 19c on mediums Re
ceipts light with offeungs on
open consignment atti acting only
limited intei est Supplies of
large biowns and extra laige
tending to be moie leadily avail
able, jumbos shoit Caiton de
mand is nregulai slow to occa
sionally improved wheie stimu
lated by promotional activity Re
tail ads foi laige noted at 49
cents.
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quet, Willow Valley Res
tauiant.
7 30 p m —4-H Elizabethtown •
Donegal Community Club
Donegal High School.
8 00-9 30 p m —4-H Garden Spot
Community Club, William
Goietzke home, 396 Willow
Road.
Wednesday, May 13
1:00 p m —Area FFA small en
gine contest. Garden Spot
High School, New Holland.
BDO p.m.—County Council Re
organization, Farm and
Home Center.
Thursday, May 14
9.00 a m —Southeastern Penn
sylvania pathamentaiy pro
cedure, public speaking
contests, Ganser Libiaiy,
Millersville State College
6 15 p m —“Sew Smart”, Chan-
nel 33.
7.30 p m —Lititz-Manheim 4-H
Club, Glenn Herr home,
Manheim RDI.
Friday, May 15
6 30 pm —Pennsylvania section
Amencan Society of Agn
cultuial Engineeis, spring
meeting, The Timbeis,
neai Mount Gietna
800 p m Lancaster County
4-H play, Conestoga Valley
High School.
Saturday, May 16
Youth Mimstenes of the Men
nomte Central Committee,
Akion headquaiteis, open
to public.
6 30 pm—Faim Women Socie
ty 17, Mothei - Daughter
banquet, Rhoads Spanish
Tavern, Quanyville
800 p m Lancaster County
4-H play, Conestoga Valley
High School.
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Our unique deep contour pan design
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Cham-O-IVlatic pan suspension
features strong bails
that permit easy assembly, easy
feed flow adjustment and easy
cleaning.
Cham O-Matic-another
labor-saving “Systemated” product
from Big Dutchman.
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
Fey. Ex Lai ge
Fey. Large
Fey. Mediums
Fey. Pullets
Fey. Peewees
BROWN
Fey. Large 41 41 39 39 37
Fey. Mediums 30 29 27 27 27
Fey. Pullets 23 22 20 20 20
Fey. Peewees 15 15 15 15 15
Standards
Checks
Trend Undeitone leflects wider trading contacts at present
market level
Beet Worker Wages Set
The U S Depaitment of Ag
ricultui e recently announced
the fair and reasonable wage re
quirements for sugaibeet woik
in all pioducing aieas, effec
tive Apul 1970
The deteimination mci eases
the minimum time late 10 cents
pei houi fiom $1 65 to $175
Minimum pieceswoik lates are
increased by amounts langing
from $0 50 to SI 25 pei acie
The new lates aie $l2 75 foi
thinning, $l6 50 foi hoeing
$2O 00 for hoetnmming, and
$lO 50 foi weeding
Payment of wages not less
than those established by the
Secretaiy of Agncultuie is a
Week to date
Same period last week 460,000 1,245,000 155,000
Same period last yeai 444,000 1,194,000 162,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
CF * *
INCREASE YIELDS
$15.00 AN ACRE
FOR 250
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of proof a coin sccd-trcatci could have over one hundred million
successful corn acres All kinds of climate All types of soil All sorts
of men doing the planting Yield increases run up to fifteen dollars
an acre—from a product that costs about 25 cents to treat a 20,000
plant-population-acre
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Livestock Slaughter
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Conservation Speech
Nelson Tioutman, Noithcm
Lebanon High School, won the
aiea FFA Conseivation public
speaking contest Wednesday
eiening at the Lebanon Munici
pal Building, Lebanon
Second place went to Daniel
Puppeit, Red Lion High School
Yoik County
Maik Wagnei, Penn Manor
High School, lepiesented Lancas
tei County in the contest
i equn ement that pi oducers
must meet to qualify foi pay
ments under the Sugar Act of
1948, as amended
Cattle Hogs Sheep
468.000 1.141,000 151,000
Ph. 397-3539
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