Poultry
Fogelsville
Tuesday, December 8
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per lb except where noted)
Hens, heavy type 4V2-18,
mostly 7-13, Pullets 16 26y2, M
20-25; Roasters 11%-37, M 19-
25; Capons 39-40; Ducks 9-33 Va,
M- 20-28; Drakes 30-43, M 38-43;
Babbits 13-41, M 30-40; Turkeys
Toms 24%-28; Turkey Hens 11-
35; Guineas 62-72%, M 67-72%;
pigeons (per pair) 90-3.25, M
I'os-1.55. Total coops sold 794.
Costern. Pa. ond H. J.
Wednesday, December 9
Prices unchanged to V 4 cent
higher oh light type hens. Ad
vanced farm offerings adequate
for a good processor demand.
Slaughter plants currently
operating less than capacity
due to several haulers taking
time off for deer season in Pa
Offering of heavy type hens
New York Eggs
Tuesday, December 8
Prices irregularly higher and
lower. Demand light locally on
ly fair at best for out of Town
diversions. Receipts are light to
moderate. Fancy large and
mediums irregularly distributed
and range adequate to fully
adequate. Extra large whites
ample with street sales noted at
42*6-45 mostly 43% c. Jumbos
are freely offered in some
quarters. Large browns and
occasionally extra large offered
at 42-44 c. Smalls and peewees
ample, standards and checks
barely adequate. Canadian large Local cows, fresh, 350.00-
available in distributive out- 430 00; one at 575.00; springers,
lets- with ' current movement 300 00-450 00; Yellow cows,
stow'in '-'developing.' Carton or- 350 00-400 00.
ders fair. Undertone cautious One Bull, 270 00
Market Reports
fully adequate for a fair de
mand Prices paid at farm
Light type hens 45%, mostly
5%-5% in Pa, mostly 5-5% in
New Jersey Heavy type hens
TFEWR
Delmoryo
Tuesday, December 8
Ready-to-cook movement fair
but less aggressive than desired
in some quarters for ready
clearance. Less than trucklot
prices generally unchanged
though very competitive Ad
vance interest spotty with trad
ers taking a wait and see posi
tion while awaiting further
market developments Live sup-
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, December 4
The Green Dragon market re
ported receipts of 148 head of
average quality cattle, well at
tended, prices steady with some
weaker.
Consignments included
Load of Canadian Purebred
fresh cows, 425 00-550 00, few
springers, 365 00-560 00
Load of Upstate cows, 365 00-
490.00, one first calf heifer,
510 00
Load of New York State cows,
410.00-510.00.
Held of Maryland cows, fresh,
350 00-440.00; milkers, 185 00-
290 00; 10 Jersey cows, 165 00-
300.00.
plies m many plants Undeitone
unsettled.
Pool trucklot puces for Wed
nesday ax aval m the New York
Area
US Grade A 25-27% M 25% -
26%.
Plant Grade 24-26 M 24%-25
Special packs including 1%-
2,3% pound sizes TFEWR.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
.Wednesday, December 9
Market steady with last week
Load Wisconsin fresh cows,
540-600
- Pennsylvania fresh cows, 450-
560; herd of 10 cows, 300-590.
Local cows, 425-620
Franklin County springers
450-520
Vermont fresh cows, 410-610
New York fresh cows, 440-
480; springers, 385-510
Open heifers, 130-240.
Springing heifers, 275-400
One bull, 180
Local Grain
Thursday, December 10
These prices are made up of
the average prices quoted by six
participating local feed and gram
concerns It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel, except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, December 10,
1970, are as follows:
Bid - ' Offered*
Ear Corn, New 35 00 42 00
Shelled Corn 157 182
Oats 83 98
Barley 120 136
Wheat , 160 178
*Bid is the puce the dealer will
buy from the farmer delivered to
the mill. Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, December 7
Market steady with last week
Diiving horses, 90-150, one at
430
Locally consigned riding
horses, 85-135, 145-185
Mare ponies, 15-30, colts, 5-12,
geldings, 15-20, large ponies,
30-60.
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 10)
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
December
Trend Cattle are stronger, Hogs are steady, Potatoes are
weaker, and Eggs are weaker.
a-asked
Uarkets provided toy Commodity Dept., Reynold* fc Company
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Region
Northeast
Northwest
Central West
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
National Average -
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, December 7th to Friday, December 11th
WHITE
Fey. Ex Large 44%
Large 42y 2
Mediums 39%
Pullets 35
Peewees 25
BROWN
Fey Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standard
Checks
Tone Large whites generally well cleared or held con
fidentially Extra Large and Jumbos adequate Mediums in
balance Pullets and Peewees easier.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared last
weeks close, slaughter steers,
heifers, cows and bulls steady.
Only minor price fluctuations
were recorded in slaughter
steers and heifers Prices de
clined slightly on Monday, but
shengthened on Wednesdav m
face of an improved demand
Best action continued to centei
around slaughter steei s under
1150 lbs Part of the broad de
mand for the lightei weights
came from buyers representing
Candian packers who purchased
about 700 head of high good to
average choice 1000-1150 lbs for
shipment to Canada.
Receipts 77 percent slaughter
steers, near 20 percent heifeis,
balance mainly cows Overall
finish of slaughter steers some
what more attractive than last
week with 20 percent pume and
70 pei cent choice, compared
with 15 pei cent pnme and 78
Chicago Chicago
Cattle Hogs
27.25 17.00
27.55 17.00
28.25 17.90 2-83
28.65 20.65
21.50
28.70 21.42
28.45 21.10
28.00
b-bid n-nominal
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12,1970 —
to the Producer
Prices
Tuesday, December 8, and Thursday, December 10
Large
44%
38
36
35
40%
h 41
h 41
Mon.
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
38%
22
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New York Chicago
Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
39.60
36.00
Medium
34 34
31 31
29 29
28 28
31 31
33 33
32 32
Wed Thurs.
Taes.
43%-44% 44-45
43% 44
39% 40
33-34 33
25 25
44 44 44 44
39%
22-22y 2
40 40 40
22% 22% 22%
percent choice last week, and
14 percent prime and 78 per
cent choice last year Aveiage
cost and weight of slaughter
steei s, estimated at 27 20, low
est for any week since June,
1968, and 1170 lbs compared
with 27 54-. and —1167 ■ lbs -last
week, and 2916 and 1172 lbs
last year Heifer supply mainly
high good to low prime weigh
ing 850-1100 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, pume 1200-1350 lbs
yield grade 3 and 4 27 50-27 75,
Thiee loads prime 1200-1250 lbs
and load high choice and pi line
1050 lbs 28 00 lowest weekly top
since December, 1967 Load
prime 1597 lbs yield grade 5
26 00 High choice and piime
1050-1350 lbs 27 25-27 75, choice
950-1350 lbs yield grade- 2 to
4 26 75-27 50, load choice 1075
lbs yield grade 2 and 3 27 75,
few loads choice 1150-1375 lbs
yield grade 3 and 4 26 50, mixed
good and choice 26 25-26 75,
good 25 50-26 25, standard and
low good 24 00-25 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Tin oughout the week, high,
choice and pume 950 1100 lbs
yield grade 3 and 4 26 50-27 00,
latter puce lowest weekly top
since Octobei, 1968 Choice 850-
1025 lbs yield grade 2 to 4 25 75-
26 50, mixed good and choice
25 25-26 00, good 24 00-25 50
SHEEP 200 Pait load
choice 95 lb wooled slaughter
lambs 26 00 Few lots good and
choice 90-100 lbs 24 00-25 00
HAY PRICES
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, December 7
All hay No 2 and better
puces paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.
Hay & stiaw steady to $3
higher.
Altalfa
Timothy hay
Mixed hay
Straw
Mulch
Reported fty Bureau of Market*
Pa. Dept, of Agriculture.
3
Small
28% 28
22 21
22 21
22 21
20% 19%
28 27
25 24
Fri.
44-45
44
40
32
23
44-45
44
40
33
25
33 00-40 00
few sales to 45.00
22 00-33 00
25 00-35 00
24.00-35.00
few sales to 40.00
16 00 22 00