Poultry Market Reports
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, January 27
Tuesday, January 26
Prices unchanged to 1/4 c high- Readty -to - Cook movement (PriCres paid dock weights, cents
er on light type hens Occasion- fair but less aggressive than ex- per P° und ' except where noted)
al unconfirmed prices indicated pected in many quarters. Hens ’ Heay y T yP e 5 ' 24 mostly Reei
shghtly higher Processor de- Slaughter schedules generally ld ‘ ld ’ PuPe *- s 17%-30, M 24-26,
mand good as local supplies reduced in line with needs as ? n °om? rs ,/o'o 1 1 /’ M , 20 ' 25, Ducks KTm , f . hwpt , f ,
generally short of full operating occasional plant returns to M 23/k-30%, Drakes 22-
time-due to bad weather ham- operation following a short 411/2 » M 35 ‘ 40 > Rabbits 25-50%, Central West
pering movement from North- strike. Less than trucklot prices 3 b-45, Guineas 81-94, M 89-94, Southwest
ern section. Occasional load unchanged to %c higher on P^§e ®ns (Per Pair) 95-3 35, M Midwest
noted received from .Virginia both plant and US Grade A; ' Southeast
and North Carolina to fill however, early trucklot trading National Average
needs. Limited offerings of generally noted %c higher for
heavy type hens short of a fair *next week. Live supplies barely
demand. Prices paid at farm: adequate with weights often
Light Type Hens 4-6% M 6%- lighter than desired.
6% in Pa M 5%-6 in New Jer-
Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival in New York
New York Eggs area
Wednesday, January 27
Prices generally unchanged Plant Giade 26Vz-27Vz M 27.
Street trading slow to fair with- „
out of town diversions only fair _ P including lA
at best Ai'nvals generally light 2 ’ 3^2 sizesJTFEWR.
with distributors restricting re
ceipts in line with lighter de- CHARLES LONG WINNER
mand. Supplies of extra large at JOHN DEERE DAYS
and large ample with volume
lots difficult to sell Jumbos and Charles Long, Peach Bottom
mediums ample with smalls RDI, was the winner of a John
short of full export and domes- Deere model 15 chain saw at
tic call and only limited whole- Wenger Implement, Inc Farm
sale trading noted mostly at mg Frontiers ’7l Days last Fn
-28%-29c. Carton orders just day. The event was attended by
fair. over 150 persons.
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U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For week ending Thursday, January 28
Cattle Hogs Sheep
Week to date 449,000 1,374,000 165,000
Same period last wk. 483,000 1,473,000 172,000
Same period last yr. 437,000 1,108,000 158,000
Estimated -dailydivestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 28)
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
December
February ’72 30.10
Trend Cattle are stronger, Hogs are steady, Potatoes are
steady and Eggs are weaker.
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Market* provided by Commodity Dept., Reynold* fe Company
Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly
P. 0. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543
Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, Pa. 17543
Phone: Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191
Robert G. Campbell, Advertising Director
Zane Wilson, Managing Editor
Subscription price: $2 per year in Lancaster
County: $3 elsewhere
Established'November 4, 1955
Published every Saturday by Lancaster
Farming, Lititz, Pa.
Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa.
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Chicago Chicago
Cattle Hogs
31.95 18.75
31.60 17.65 2.80
31.40 19.65
20.55
30.90 20.45
30.35 20.50
30.20 21.55
LANCASTER FARMING
Delmarva
Wednesday, January 27
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New York Chicago
Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
32.20
33.60
2.68
31.75
3.16
31.15
32.25
38.00
FogeSsviile
Green
Dragon
Cattle
Dairy
Friday, January 22
The Green Dragon market re
ported receipts of 127 head of
mixed quality cattle, well at
tended, market stronger.
Consignments included
Load of Pennsylvania
New York State fresh
490 00 645 00
Load of Canadian cows, fiesh
cows and heifers, 340 00-465 00,
springers, 450 00-540 00
Load of Maryland cows, 275 -
00 470 00.
One local cow, 520 00
Colored cows, 185 00-385 00
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, January 25
Market steady with last week
One load North Carolina
draft horses, pair, 460-650, sm
g’e, 235-270
One load Massachusetts work
horses, single, 160-165
One load Kansas riding horses,
75-135.
One load Virginia riding
horses, 150-230 . ,
Two loads Kansas horses, rid
ing and draft, work horses, pair,
510-650; single, 230-295, riding
horses, 125-210
One load Tennessee draft
horses and males, draft horses,
single, 200-275, mules, pair, 550-
970, single, 220-450.
Locally consigned work horses,
140-165, mules, 140 260, driving
hoises, 115-230; riding hoises,
100-225
Mare ponies, 15-25; geldings,
10-20, large pomes, 30-40; colts,
5-14, killers, 5 6
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Monday - Wednesday,
January 25 - 27
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers steady to 25 higher
Slaughter heifers 25-50 higher
Cows steady to 25 lower. Bulls
steady.
Receipts included 82 percent
slaughter steers and 15 percent
heifers with balance mostly
cows. Overall finish slaughter
steers not as attractive as last
week with 16 percent Prime and
74 percent Choice, compared
with 18 percent Prime and 72
percent Choice last week and 19
percent Prime and 74 percent
Choice last week Heifer sup
ply mostly High Good to Prime
weighing 850-1075 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime 1150-1375
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 31.00-
31.50, load 1300 lbs 31.75. Mix
ed High Choice and Prime 1050-
1400 lbs. 30.30-31.25 Choice 950-
14bo lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4 29 -
75-30 75, mostly 30 00-30 75 Mix
ed Good and Choice 29.25-29 75
Good 26 00-29 25. Standard and
Low Good 24.75-26 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, High Choice
and Prime 950-1075 lbs Yield
Grade 3 and 4 30 25-30.75, One
load at 30 75 Choice 950-1025
lbs Yield Grade 2 to 4 29 00-30 -
25, Mixed Good and Choice 28-
25-29 00, Good ,26.00.-28 25. .
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 30, 1971—;
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Tuesday, January 26 and Thursday, Januaiy 28
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday, January 25th to Friday, January 29th
WHITE
Fey Ex Laige 38
Large 37
Mediums 35
Pullets 30
Peewees 21
and
cows,
BROWN
Fey Large 39
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Standaids 33
Checks 21
Tone Laige sizes plentiful Increase feature repoited,
Mediums adequate, pullets well cleared
Copyright 1971 by Urner Barry Publications
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