Weekly Poultry Report Eastern Pennsylvania • ,vnl m tlu * l ’ w Voik And New Jersey :ilt ‘ l ~ ... I'S Gi.ide \ 252(5'j Mosth I icfs unchanged in slight l.\ 25*2 26'.. I’l.mt (ii.ide 24-25 hiihfi on light 1 vpc lions He- Mosl)v 041.. 2 5 ni..nd fair to Rood dc -into sn.m ' plant-. walking loduud schcd Spui.il packs including l n »2 tiles bortuise of laboi sho. .age 3'js si/ t sTfewi and reduced mtci est foi diesseJ product nt this time who c nseis are concentrating on vegetable Foqelsville processing Offenngs while oc casionally limited were about (Puces paid dock weights, cents adequate for needs Offerings pei lb. except where noted) of heavy type hens ample for a HENS. Heavy Type 8-19, PUL limited call with considerable LETS 26*2-32: ROASTERS 10- volume moving to canner pio- 29 20*2-29: DUCKS 15-43. cessors in a effort to dear DRAKES 13-51. RABBITS 21-36 Prices paid at farm Light Type 25 36 GUINEAS 50-76, Hens 5-6 3 i mostly 6*4 6'6c in PIGEONS (per pair) 90 305 90- Pennsylvania mostly 5-516 c in 135 New Jersey. Heavy Type Hens 8-lOc. Delmarva Reaclv-to-cook mcnement fair to good. Offerings fully adequate though generally held with con fidence in most quaiteis as prices mostly unchanged. Ad vance interest continues slow in developing on a volume basis. Live supplies ample with weights inci easing due to lighter slaugh ter than desired and more favorable growing weathei. Un dertone unsettled. Pool trucklot puces foi Thurs- ■T - Federally Livestock (For week starting August 31, 1970) Week to date Same period last week 468,000 1,228,000 150,000 Same period last year 371,000 916,000 129,000 Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection N° T^|^ T,CE A CORN AND FERTILIZATION PROGRAM sponsored by CARLTON SEED COMPANY and ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. will be held on SEPTEMBER 18 at 1:00 P.M. on the form of EUGENE HOOVER, Lititz R#3 mile southeast of the LANCASTER AIRPORT along Route 722. Mr. MERLE VORIS from the TROJAN CORN COMPANY will be present to answer questions on corn production. Mr. HILDRITH from U.S. STEEL will inform us of corn fertilization needs. 17 TROJAN varieties are being grown including a high lysine number for your observation. Come, bring a neighbor and friend. Door Prizes And Refreshments TOTAL COOPS SOLD 589 HAY PRICES For Southeastern and South Central Pennsylvania August 31, 1970 All hay No. 2 and better, puces paid by dealers at the farm, puce per ton. Hay and sti aw steady Alfalfa 28 00-35 00, few sales to 40 00 Timothy hay 20 00 28 00 Mixed hay 22 00-35 00 Straw 20 00-28 00 Mulch 800-15 00 Reported by Bureau of Xarkets Pa. Dept, of Agriculture. Inspected Slaughter Cattle Hogs Sheep 470,000 1,214,000 146,000 Green Dragon Tin' F.phiata (iieen Di.tuon nun Let epoi led uceipts of l. r )7 head of aveiaue ; 28, with ]iuht attendance .md pi ices slead\ Consignments included’ Ilcid of Hullei County Cows, $350 550 Lo.id of UpslaU cows, $450 500 1,0. id of Canadian Cows, $345- 600 Load of Penna. Hcifeis, $2OO - Load of Mixed Cows. $272 50 410 One Slock Bull, $3lO. HAY MARKET, AUGUST 28 16 loads hay, including: one wmTF load Alfalfa, 31.00 per ton; few T loads clover. 25.00-26.50; few Fc >' Ex Lai S e ° 2 loads Mixed hay. 23.00-41.00; Fcy La >S e 4 ‘ couple loads Timothy, 36.50- Fcy Mediums 33 h 38.50. Fcy Pullets 21 Few loads straw, 30.00-37.00 per ton. Few loads ear corn. 43.00- 44.00 per ton. New York Eggs Puces geneially unchanged Receipts light to model ate with most incoming loads fiom neai by areas Laige continue to be cleared early by a fairly good demand while extra laige and jumbos weie shoit The medium market continue to deteuoiate locally with sales lecoided down to 29 cents-and additional offer ings at 28 cents untaken De mand for smalls also disappoint ing and inventories weie ac cumulating Carton ordeis just fair with some scattered retail feature activity noted on mediums and smalls P. I. ROHRER & BRO.. INC. SMOKE i OWN Phone Lone. 397-3539 laincnstre Farming. .Saturday. September 5. I!)70 Weekly MR Egg Market Prices to the Producer Tuesday, September 1, 1070 and Thuisday, September 3, 1970 Region Noithwest 37 38 Conti al West 34 35 Southwest 34 35 Midwest 37 40'j Southeast 39 41 Noithcast 42 44 National Aveiage 38'z 40'z Weekly New York Egg Mkt. From Monday, August 31 to Friday, Septembei 4 Mon. Tues. Wed Thurs. Fey Peewees BROWN Fey Large 47 48 48 48 48 Fey Mediums Unquoted Fey Pullets Unquoted Fey Peewees Unquoted 43 44 44 44 44 23 23 23 23 23 Standai ds Checks Tiend Large sizes in veiy close balance, mediums ample but movement improving Copyi ight 1970 by Urner Barry Publications • Lancaster (Continued from Page 2) Cull 90-120 lbs 29 00-34 50, 65- 85 lbs 25 00-30 00 HOGS 1200 Bauows and Gilts about steady. Sows scarce CLOSING SALES, BAR ROWS AND GILTS US 1 220-230 lbs 22 50-23 25 US 1-2 210-240 lbs. 2150-2160 US 2-3 200-250 lbs. 2110-21 50 SHEEP 300 Spring Lambs sti ong to 50 higher, Ewes most ly steady SPRING LAMBS Choice 70 90 lbs 27 00 29 50 one small lot on Wednesday 30 50 Good 25 00 27 00 Utility 50-80 lbs 23 00 25 00. SLAUGHTER EWES Util ity and Good 5009 00 few Cull 3 00 Medium Small 26 26 13 12 25 25 II 11 25 24 12 12 25’z 25 11 1 2 11 2G'z 14 14’ 2 27’j 2G 1 i 14" 2 14' 2 26'z 26 13 13 Laigc 53 53 48 48 SS’z 33' 2 21 21 15 15 53 48 33' 2 21 15 • Chicago (Continued from Page 2) week with 15 peicent pnme and 7 peicent C choice, compared with 13 peicent pnme and 78 percent choice last week, and 22 percent pnme and 70 percent choice last yeai Average cosi and weight of slaughter steers, estimated at 30 50, lowest in 11 weeks, and 1150 lbs, the lightest since last Octobei, compared with 30 56 and 1155 lbs lass week, and 30 06 and 1160 lbs last yeai Heifei supply mainly high good to low prime weighing 800-1000 lbs with the aieiage weight of slaughtei heifeis ex pected to be about 895 lbs Lightest in fom yeais \veiage cost of slaughtei heifeis esti mated at 28 00 lowest since Jan uaiy SLAUGHTER STEERS Pnme 1175 1325 lbs ueld giade 3 and 4 31 75-32 00 seven loads 1200- 1350 lbs 32 25. high choice and pnme 1150-1425 lbs 31 00-31 75, compaiable giade 1050-1150 lbs 30 50-31 25, choice 1100 1350 lbs yield giade 2 to 4 29 75-31 OC, choice 950-1100 lbs 29 50 30 25, mixed gooa and choice 950-1200 lbs 28 75-29 75 Good 26 50-28 75, slandaid and low good 25 SC -26 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Thiee loads pnme 1050-1060 lbs 29 50, high choice and pnme 95C -1000 lbs yield giade 3 and 4 29 00-29 25, choice 825-1000 lbs yield grade 2 to 4 27 75-29 00, mixed good and choice 750-900 lbs 27 00-27 75, good 25 50-27 00. Help Us Serve You Don’t assume we know about your farm oiganiza tion’s meeting. To get your meeting on our Farm Calen dar, it’s safer to assume we don’t know. Remind us by calling 394- 3047 or 626-2191 or bv writ ing to Lancastei Fanning 22 E Mam St, Lititz Pa 17543 You’ll be helping us to seive ion bettei PS - It \ouie not sine vou told us auead\ we don t mind healing f ora \ou igain 3 Fri. 53 48 33' 2 21 15