Weekly Poultry Report
Eastern Pennsylvania nti.niy u - highn than tins
A-J Klmu , 1.,.,,., week's levels Less th.m tiuck-
And New Jersey ]o| pilces innK(l| , unch.tnueci on
Prices trending lowe. within P ! - mt -‘‘ l(k ' wl,iu ' nneh.inmd to
an unchanged range on light * J*- h*«hci on US Oi .uli' Li\e
. , _ . , supplies ampie though weights
type hens Demand f.n. but often lightei than desned due to
gcneially .ess nggiessive than in pool mowing conditions which
past weeks as live offeiings in- pi evaded last week Undeilone
cicased and call liom d.essed fnm -
■buyers declined Some slaughter pool tiucklol prices foi Thurs
plants only woiking pait-lime as day anival at terminal markets
they are having difficmlty in us Giade A 24V‘s-26',2 Mostly
clearing finished pioducl and 251,2
■wish to limit storing at this time.
Offerings of heavy type hens Plant Grade 24-25 Mostly 24 *<2
fully adequate for a fair demand. Special packs including 134-2.l 3 4-2.
Prices paid At Farm - Ught Type 3 , 2# slzes T fewr.
Hens: 5%-7Vfc M 7-7M> in Penn-
sylvania; mostly 6Vi-6 in New
Jersey. Heavy type hens; Tfewr.*
Delmarva
Ready-to-Cook movement con- per pound, except where noted)
tinues to improve. Advance in- Hens, Heavy Type 7-15% ;Pul
terest fairly good with prices lets 13-27, Roasters 11%-25 20-
25, Rabbits 10-49 30-45; Guineas
1 30%-1 35, Pigeons (Per Pair)
80-1.25,
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Livestock Slaughter
(For week starting August 3,1970)
Week to date
Same period last week 440,000 1,080,000 145,000
Same-period last year 465,000 1,077,000 149,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
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(Prices paid dock weights, cents
Total Coops Sold 558,
Cattle Hogs Sheep
458,000 1,033,000 151,000
with the
FEEDS
GEHMAN FEED
MILL, INC.
Denver
I. B. GRAYBILL
& SON
Strasburg
New Holland
Green Dragon
The Kpluala (been Diagon
M.uket icpoitrd icceipls of 14l>
head of ;i)l Ivpes ,iml el.ism-, of
cattle. Fndav, .Inl\ 31, 1070, with
f,m attendance and pni.es steady
to weaker.
Load of Canadian cow's—
Spnngcis—s36s 51(<. Flesh 450-
575, One outstanding Pine Bicd
bi ought 810 (calf—los).
Load of Upstate cows—Spnng
cis 300 580, Fresh 395-510, Fust
Calf Hcifeis 340-390
Load of Mixed cows—Spnng
eis 410 470, Milkers (lesser qual
ity) 210-355
Load of New York State fiesh
cows, 400-480
Load of New Yoik Stale cows,
385-420.
Load of local cows (spiingeis),
350-480. One Puie Bred Stock
Bull offered, 322.
HAY MARKET JULY 31
Eight loads of hay four
loads of alfalfa, $28.50-38.00 a
ton; two loads timothy, 35.50
and 38.50; two loads mixed,
24.00 and 33.50.
Ten loads of straw, 33.50-
39.50.
HAY PRICES
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
August 3, 1970
All hay No 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.
Hay and straw mostly steady.
Demand good for better grades
of hay
Alfalfa 25 00-35 00, few sales to
40 00
Timothy hay 20 00-28 00
Mixed hay 25 00-35 00
Straw 20 00-28 00
Mulch 10 00-15.00
Reported by Bureau of Markets
Pa. Dept, of Agriculture.
New York Eggs
Price levels generally un
changed Street trading activity
irregular, slow to occasional fan
with puces competitive Re
ceipts light to moderate and re
stricted to anticipated needs with
additional offerings readily
available Dealers floor stocks
of large and mediums while not
burdensome are in excess of
needs, extra large aie generally
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 8.1970
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Prices to the Producer
Tuesday, August 4 and Thursday, August 6
Region
Noi thwest
Cenlial West
South West
Midwest
Southeast
Northeast
National Average
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, August 3id to Friday, August 7th,
Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Fey Ex Large 40
Fey Large 35
Fey Mediums 27
Fey Pullets 18
Fey Peewees 14
BROWN
Fey Large 39
Fey Mediums Unquoted
Fey Pullets Unquoted
Fey Peewees Unquoted
Standards
Checks
Tone Market steady Ample offeiings of large All other
gi ades in somewhat better position.
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Prime and 72 percent Choice
last week, and 15 percent Prime
and 73 pei cent Choice last year
Numbers of Steers weighing
over 1300 lbs substantially re
duced from last week The aver
age weight of Slaughter Steei s
was expected to be about 1160
lbs, lightest since last Decem
ber, compares with 1204 lbs
last week which was the heavi
est in thiee months, and 1156
lbs last year Aveiage cost of
Slaughter Steei s, estimated at
adequate with local supplies ol
smalls adequate Caiton older:
aie spotty and generally fair al
best.
Medium
20 20
18 18
18 18
20 20
21 21
23 23
21 21
I.aigc
29
27
27
32
2 32'-2
2 35>, z
2 32
39 39 39 39
31 31 31 31
21 21 21 21
31.10, compaied with 3130 last
week, and 31.51 last year.
Heifer supply mainly high-Good
to low-Prime weighing 850-1000
lbs with the average weight
expected to he about 915 lbs.
compared with 923 lbs last
week and 918 lbs last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS —On
Wednesday, Prime 1150-1375
lbs yield grade 3 and 4 32 25-
32 50, eight loads at latter price.
High-Choice and Prime 1150-
1375 lbs yield grade 2 to 4
30 75-31.75, mixed Good and
Choice 30 00-30 75, Good 27 50-
30 00, Standard and low-Good
25 75-27 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, high-Choice
and Prime 950-1025 lbs yield
grade 3 and 4 30 50-30 75,
Choice 850 1000 lbs yield giade
2 to 4 29 25-30 25, mixed Good
and Choice 28 50-29 25, Good
26 00-28.50.
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