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 <iii.ililv d.iii v
eaUlc Knd.iv. \ugu>; 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
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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
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• Chicago
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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.
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