Weekly Poultry Report Green Dragon
Delmorva
Rcady-to-cook movement very
disappointing overall. Offerings
ample to burdensome and often
forced for quid: sale. Advance
business slow in developing
with prices very competitive.
Occasional early sale noted on
Plant Grade at 26c store-door
delivery, while others at 24Vi
-25c warehouse. Undertone weak
and unsettled.
Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival at terminal
markets: -
U.S. Grade A Mostly
27-27%.
. Plant Grade 25%-26Ms Mostly
26.
Special packs including 1%-2,
3Mr# T sizes Tfewr.
Eostern Pennsylvania
And New Jersey
Prices of light type held un
changed though bidding re
mained very competitive in the
Pennsylvania, area. Demand
generally good for lighter offer
ings as producers continue to
hold hens for continued produc
tion despite-lower egg prices.
Several processors continue
only part time operation for
lack of supplies for processing.
Offerings of heavy type hens
adequate for seasonally good in
terest. Prices paid at farm:
Light Type Hens 5¥2-8c mostly
7%-8c in Pennsylvania mostly
6-7 c in New Jersey. Heavy Type
Hens Tfewr.
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(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted)
Hens, Heavy Type 12V2-21V£>
mostly 16-20; Pullets 20-27:
Roasters 19-27; Ducks 20-30^;
Rabbits 11-42 Ms mostly 20-34,
Guineas Pigeons
(Per Pair) 1.05-1.30.
Total Coops Sold 339.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last Friday, Slaughter Steers
steady to 25 lower. Decline on
High Choice and Prime. Slaugh
ter heifers strong to 25 higher.
Cows steady to 25 lower. Bulls
steady to weak, instances 50
lower.
Local receipts included 77
percent slaughter steers and 20
percent slaughter heifers with
balance mostly cows Overall
finish slaughter steers not as
attractive as last week with
20 percent Prime and 67 per
cent Choice compared with 22
percent Prime and 69 percent
Choice last week and 22 percent
Prime and 67 percent Choice
last year.- Average cost and
weight slaughter steers esti
mated at 31.45 and 1175 lbs.
compared with 31.53 and 1182
lbs. last week and 30.74 and
1152 lbs. last year. Heifer sup
ply mostly High Good to Low
Prime weighing 800-1025 lbs
Average weight heifers expect
ed to be slightly heavier than
last weeks 898 lbs, lightest in 4
years.
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Fogelsville
July 21, 1970
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The Ephrata Green Dragon
market icportcd receipts of 210
head sold for duir> including
over 70 heifers of aierage to
good quality Friday. Julv 17,
with fair attendance and prices
lower due to nice weather.
Consignments included - Load
of Canadian Cows (all grade
cows) —fresh, $400465; spring
ers. 410-510.
Load of top Penna heifers,
350-475.
Load of Canadian Cows
springers, 400-485; fresh, 265-
435.
Load of Wisconsin and Cana
dian Cows—fresh. 450485; three
exceptional cows, 645-655-660,
first calf heifers. 325390
Load of Penna. Heifers—open,
165235; springers, 325365.
Herd of Penna Cows—spring
ers, 385485; fresh, 300400: milk
ers, 200-295; open heifers. 235-
280; bred heifers. 275350.
Load of Canadian Heifers (les
ser quality), 210-295
Local heifers, 10 bred heifers,
230-390.
Bulls: 2 pure bred bulls, 287.50-
300; 3 grade bulls, 177 50-190
HAY MARKET JVLY 17
Nine loads of hay and three
loads of straw; one load of timo
thy, $3O; few loads mixed hay,
28-34; few loads of straw. 30-
35.50; one load ear corn, 41.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 25.1970—3
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Prices to the Producer
Tuesday, July 21 and Thursday, July 23
Large Medium
404 394 274 26
36 34 25 23
33 31 24 21
33 31 24 20
364 354 244 24
38 37 27 27
374 364 26 244
Region
Northeast
Northwest
Central West
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
National Average
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
(From Monday, July 20th to Friday. July 24th)
Mon.
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large 49 47A3
Fey. Large 45 43
Fey. Mediums 34 32
Fey. Pullets 23 22
Fey. Peewees 14 14
BROWN
Fey. Large
45*2
Fey. Mediums 32
Fey. Pullets 23 22
Fey. Peewees 14 14
Standards
Checks
42 38-39
22% 22*2
Tone; A\ailabilit> of large and mediums vary widely from
area to area but overall supply full ample Buyers lack con
fidence.
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LAN-CHESCO CO.
Quarrjville, R. D. 2, Pa. 17566
Wed.
Tues.
47-48 46-47
43 43
31 31
21 21
14 14
45 *2
45*2 45*2
31 31
21 21
14 14
38-39 38-39
22% 22*2
Phone 717-786-3527
Small
17 15
15 14
12 11
13 12
12 12
13 15
14 l3Vfe
FrL
Thu re.
46-47
43
31
21
14
31
21
14
37-38
22%