Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Pi iu' of IflU l\pc lu ti" im
eh. meed to '.c lowei D 1 i.i.mml
nn.iu ic.n\e for mcu.isul ot
fonng-, following decline in egg
puces Olluings of hc.ivv t.pc
hens while limited ~ ncialh
fully adequate for cun cut
needs Pi ices paid at fai m
Light Type Hens 63 M 7 1 ,. 8c
Heavy Type Hens Tfewi
Delmarva
Ready-to cook movement con
tinues active with unfilled
needs continuing in some quint
ers Advance mteiest mixed
ranging light to fair however
early trading too limited to
quote prices Less-than tiuek’ot
prices continue to trend highoi
on both Plant and US Giade
A Live supplies geneially ade
quate though weights tending
somewhat hghtei Undeitone
mixed ranging steady to fum
Pool tiucklot puces foi
Thuisday ai rival at teiminal
markets U S Grade A 28 ! ,2 32
M 29 30c, Plant Giade 27» a 29
M 28-28V2C Special packs in
cluding 3Vfe# sizes Tfevvr
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Federally Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
(For week staitmg May 11, 1970)
Cattle Hogs Sheep
Week to date 470,000 1,169,000 148,000
Same period last week 458,000 1,153 000 151,000
Same period last year 440.000 1 - ■ 1,094 000 163,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
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Arcadian
Liquid.
Now’s the time
to plow down for corn.
Build up soil fertility with SLF
complete liquid fertilizer. We
can male Aicachan SLF m any
N-P-K latio you need foi bal
anced glowing powei Plowing
it down spieads plant foods
throughout the loot zone Speeds
decomposition of ciop lesidues
into soil-building humus
Aicadian liquid is the fastest
and easiest feitihzei you can
use foi plow-down Saves la
bor. Pumps and hoses do the
work And liquid spieads
evenly, smoothly Doesn’t seg
regate, cake 01 set-up We can
apply it for vou 01 lent vou the
applicator Eithei way, vou’ll
profit by plowing down Aica
dian liquid now It helps youi
land do more foi } ou.
JOHN Z. MARTIN
New Holland Riil
Fogclsville
Mav 12. 1970
iPi ices paid dock wcndils
cents pci II). except vvhcic
noted)
lIKVS hi'.ivv type Hi'j 24'j
PULLE I’S 15 31, RO \STHRS 8
31. DUCKS 31 ‘a 33. DRAKES
25'.. 33 RABBITS 50 71. CUIN
EAS 102 117, PIGEONS (pei
pair) 40 2 10 mostly 1 05 1 25
TOTAL COOPS SOLD 431
Local Grain Prices
These pi ices aic made up of
the aveiage prices quoted by six
participating local eed and grain
concerns It should be noted,
however, that not eveiy dealer
handles each commodity. All
puces aie per bushel, except for
ear coin which is per ton.
The aveiage local giam puces
quoted Thuisday, May 14, 1970,
are as follows-
Ear Coi n
Shelled Corn
Oats
Bailey
Wheat
“Bid is the puce the dealer will
buy fiom the fai mei dehveied to
the mill Offeied is the puce the
dealei will sell lor at his mill
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See me now,
Bid Offered 5
$37 33 $4l 33
148 1 60
79 87
103 121
1 59
140
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Phone 717-354-5848
New York Eggs
Puces ii icgulai ly iinchiinm*d
to lowci on laige .ind small 'jc
highii on mediums lU.npls
lu;ht horn the South model at"
1 1 oin no nln ,u(Mi Slici I 1 1, id
my .k In iU is liclit on I.n ge .iiui
st.iiid.n(ls I.'ii on medium. K\
ti.i I.n ge clc.iiir” closelv with
most slicit ‘..iU .it lit Ki( loi
best (|ii.ilil\ Laige wliiles .ne
ample I.nee hi owns mcieasing
in a lew (|ti:nlei.s undci less ac
live intciest with occasional
small lot sales as low as 35c
Mediums megul.uly distnbut
ed and langed adequate to oc
casionally short of immediate
needs, however, ample offci
ings aie available at some coun
tiy points Offenngs of smalls
aie fullv adequate to ample
The caiton movement into le
tail channels is only fair with
best intei esl wheie promotion
al activity is m piogiass
• Vintage
(Continued from Page 2)
stiong to 1 00 higher
VEALERS Choice 54 GO
-56 00, few 56 50 59 00, Good 51 -
00 54 50. Slandaid 47 00 52 00,
Utility 38 00 46 00. Cull 90-120
lbs 33 00 37 00, 65 85 lbs 29 00-
33 00
HOGS 251 Bauows and
Gilts steady to weak, instances
1 00 lowei on weights ovei 250
lbs
BARROWS AND GILTS US
1- 195 235 lbs 26 35 26 75 US
2- 190 250 lbs 25 35-26 00 US
3 4 230 255 lbs 24 60-25 10 US
3- 260-270 lbs 2? 00-23 00
SHEEP 31 Spnng Lambs
mostly steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
55 90 lbs 35 00-38 00, Good 45-
60 lbs 30 50-34 00
• New Holland
CCorlmuea from Page 21
Hoises 115-320, Dnvmg Horses
115-440, Mules (single) 125-275,
Pony Mares 15-25, Geldings 10-
20 Killeis 9-10
HOGS
May 11, 1970
Hog leceipts totaled 877 at Eleven loads of hay sold as
Monday’s sale Retail 26 75 28, follows Alfalfa 44-52, Mixed 34-
Heavyweights 25 26 25, Whole- 41, Sti aw 36 50 41
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 16. 1970-
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Fioni .Mondai Ma.v 11th to Fi iclav Mas ’.Mil
Mon.
wiiiti:
14 3,-) :;4 .to
31 31 II
21 23 2.3'. 24
20 20 10
15 15 14
Kc\ l\ Lai
Fi > L.n "e
Fc\ Med mins
Fc\ Pullets
Fcv Pee wees
BROWN
Fey Lai ge
Fey Mediums
Fey Pullets
Fey Peewees
39 39 39 39
27 27 27 27
20 20 19 19
15 15 14 14
Standaids
Checks
29 29 29 29
20 20 20 20
Trend An unpiovcment called for Laige Whites noted in
most places but letail demand still in some sections Mediums,
Ex Laige and Jumbos fnm
Copyright 1970 by Urner Bany Publications
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compaied with
last weeks close Choice and
Pi line steei s orei 1150 lbs 25 50
lowei Othci steei s steady
Slaughter heifeis 25 highei
Cows 25 50 higher Bulls steady
Receipts 75 peicenl slaughtei
steeis, 20 peicent heifeis with
the balance mostly cows o\ei
all finish of steei s aiound 18
peicent Pnme 75 peicent
Choice this compaies with 15
peicent Pnme and 75 peicent
Choice last week and 15 pei
cent Pnme and 69 peicent
Choice a yeai ago Aveiage cost
sale 2, 3 and 4s 26 26 75, Sows
1820 50, Boais 18 75 20
CALVES
May 11, 1970
Receipts of 87 calves sold as
follows Choice and Pnme 50-
58, Good and Low Choice 44-
49 50, Standaid 36 43 50, Com
mon 28 35 50
HAY
May 11, 1970
Wed.
Tues.
of steei s estimated at 30 75 as
compai ed with 30 22 last week
and 33 50 a yeai ago Aveiage
weight ot steei s expected to be
up this week as moie steei s
weighing ovei 1200 lbs weie
maiketed The aveiage weight
estimated at 1218 lbs one of the
heaviest on lecoid and compai
cd with 1196 lbs last week and
1153 lbs a yeai ago Slaughtei
heifei supply mostly High Good
to Fume weighing 850-1050 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS
On Wednesday Pume 1200 1450
lbs Yield Giade 3 and 4 3125
32 00 up to 32 50 on Monday
Prime 1400 1525 lbs 31 00-31 25
High Choice and Pume 1125
1400 lbs 30 50-31 25 1400 1500
lbs 30 00 30 50 Choice 950-1400
lbs Yield Giade 2 to 4 30 00
31 25 Good and Choice 29 25-
30 25 Good 27 75-29 25 Stand
aid and Low Good 27 00 27 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 900-
1075 lbs Yield Giade 3 and 4
30 75 31 00 up to 3125 on Mon
day Choice 850-1050 lbs Yield
Giade 2 to 4 30 00 30 75 Good
and Choice 29 00 30 00, Good
27 00-29 00
BULLS Utility and Com
meicial 26 00-29 50
43 Carnation Growers
Quit in Pennsylvania
Fourty-thiee carnation glow
eis in Pennsylvania quit pioduc
tion in 1969, leaving a total ot
241 foi the state, accoiding to
the Penn State extension sei
vice
In the 23 states that lepiesen
about 95 per cent ol the nation’;
floncultmal industiy, then
vveie 127 fewei caination glow
eis for a new total of 1861, the
extension seivice said
Cai nation aveiage nationa.
pi ice was shaved a little las
veai, down fiom 7 1 cents to
6 9 cents
Pennsylvania’s puce was oL
foui tenths ot a cent, down to
9 6 cents
Theie weie 10 pei cent moie
cm nations sold in 69 nationally,
but Pennsylvania cai nation pio
duction was down BV2 pei cent
(to SoV'a million bxooms)
Intentions foi ’70 9 Foul pei
cent fewei plants in Pennsyl
vania Two pei cent moie in tlu
nation
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
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Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
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