Poultry Market Reports
Fogelsville
Tuesday, February 2
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per lb, except where noted)
Hens, heavy type 8-19%; Pul
lets 26%-34, mostly 30-34; Roast
ers, 15%-33, mostly 25-30; Ready-to-cook movement mix-
Ducks, 18-34%; Drakes 38-47, ed ranging light to occasionally
jnostjy 3843; Rabbits 9-46, good. Slaughter schedules about
inostly 3042; Guineas 95-1.00;
Pigeons (per pair) 1.07%-1.50;
Total Coops Sold 390
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, February 3
Prices generally unchanged
on light type hens though oc
casional unconfirmed prices
noted slightly higher. Proces
sor demand good with supplies
often short of full needs due in
part to difficulty of moving
birds off farms in some sec
tions of New York state be
cause of heavy snows and low
temperatures. Offerings of
heavy type hens fully adequate
for a fair but unaggressive in
terest. Prices paid at farm:
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U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For week ending Thursday, February 4
Week'to date
Same period last wk. > 447,000 1,345,000- 161,000
Same period last yr. 457;000 1,100,000 147,000
.Estimated daily livestock slaughter underEederal Inspection.
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{(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 4)
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Norember
December
Trend Cattle are steady, Hogs are higher. Potatoes are
lower, and Eggs are higher.
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Light Type hens 4-6% M 6Vz
-6% in Penn. M 5%-6 in New
Jersey Heavy type hens Tfewr
Wednesday, February 3
New York Eggs
Wednesday, February 3
Prices generally lower and
continue to reflect the increas
ing deterioration of values in
this market Todays buying in
terest for bulk eggs was at best,
just fair and mostly of a full in
nature Protection and discount
ing are prevalent as dealers
strive to stimulate interest.
Trading stocks of all sizes am
ple to excessive. Carton orders
for delivery balance of the week
good where eggs being promot
ed and orders for delivery next
week range fair to good al
though prices were occasionally
being negotiated at lower levels
under current range.
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Cattle Hogs Sheep
448,000 1,231,000 156,000
New York Chicago
Chicago Chicago Maine Fresh Eggs
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
33.25 20.40
32.40 18,70 2.73 31.45
32.10 20.50
21.45
31.20 21.42
30,45 21.27
30.35 21.60
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31.65
2.61 33.50
3.12 31.45
32.05
38.20
2.57
steady though curtailed as oc
casional plant remains on
strike Less than trucklot prices
unchanged to %c lower though
generally unchanged. Advance
interest slow in developing
Live supplies adequate with
weights generally within de
sireable ranges Undertone un
settled.
Pool trucklot prices on Thurs
day arrival in New York area
U.S. Grade A 27%-29% M 28-
28%.
Plant Grade 26%-28 M 27-
27%.
Special packs including 1%-
2,3% # sizes Tfewr.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, February 1
277 Head received, maiket
steady with last week.
One load New York driving
horses, 140-270.
One load Virginia diaft
horses, single, 155-245
One load North Carolina draft
horses, single, 140-270
One load Minnesota draft
horses, singles, 185-260, pairs,
420-485.
One load lowa draft and rid
ing horses, draft, single, 175-
230; riding, single, 130-190.
One load Tennessee mules,
pair, 720-820; singles, 340-410.
One load Ohio draft horses,
singles, 245-260.
One load lowa riding horses,
130-210; draft horses, 190-370;
pair mules,' 880.'
Locally consigned work
horses, 155-250; mules, 125-200;
driving horses, 85-550; riding
horses, 85-160.
Mare ponies, 15-25; geldings,
10-20; larger, ponies, 30-45; kill
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New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, February 3
141 head -cows, 2 heifers, 5
bulls received; market steady
with last week.
Chester County herd dis
persal, all stages of production,
cows, 240-400.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 360-450; springers, 385-
440.
Load Lycoming County cows,
all stages of production, 245-550.
Load Wayne County cows, all
stages of production, 210-375.
Three loads Canadian cows,
purebred and grade, fresh, 450-
600, springers, 430-760; few bet
ter, 830-1,000.
Locally consigned cows, most
ly fresh, 345-480.
Springing Heifers, 340-370.
Bulls, 220-375.
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will be a man available for Filing your 1970
Tax Return.
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NEXT TO THE FIRE HALL
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 6,1971
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Prices to the Producer
Tuesday, February 2 and Thursday, February 4
Region
Northeast
Northwest
Central West
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
National Average
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
Fiona Monday, February 1 to Fnday, February 5
Wed.
Mon.
WHITE
Fey Ex Laige 35
Large 35
Mediums 33
Pullets 30
Peewees 21
BROWN
Fey Laige 37 35 34 34 34
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Standards 31
Checks 19
Tone Offerings of grade sizes a bit lighter and large
whites held a bit more confidential. Mediums slow to clear ex
cept where featured.
Copyright 1971 by Umer Barry Publications
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Monday • Wednesday,
February 1 - 3
CATTLE Compared with
last week’s close, Choice and
Prime slaughter steers 2.50-3 50
higher, Standard and Good 125-
225 higher. Slaughter heifers
200-2.75 higher, most advance
on High Choice and Prime.
Cows 2 50-3.00 higher. Bulls
1.00 higher.
Receipts included 72 percent
slaughter steers and 25 percent
heifers with the balance mostly
cows. Overall finish slaughter
steers was more attractive than
last week with 18 percent Prime
and 72 percent Choice, compar
ed with 16 percent Prime and
74 percent Choice last week and
23 percent Prime and 68 per
cent Choice last year. Heifer
supply mostly High Good to
Prime weighing 850-1100 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime 1150-1400
lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 34 50-
35 00, three loads 1225-1250 lbs
35 25, equals highest since June
1969 High Choice and Prime
1050-1400 lbs 3400-3450. Choice
975-1425 lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4
32 50-34.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 31.50-32 50. Good 27 50-
3150. Standard and Low Good
26 00-27.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, High Choice
and Prime 950-1100 lbs Yield
Grade 3 and 4 33.00-33 50, four
loads at 33 50, highest since
July 1969 Choice 850-1025 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 3150-33 00.
Mixed Good and Choice 30 50-
31 50 Good 27.50-30 50
Medium
31 27
31 28
29 26
28 25
28V 2 24%
30y 2 26y 2
30 26
Large
30
32
30
29
28
29
29
Tues.
30 29 29 29
18% 18% 18% 18%
70 Egg Output
Up 1% From '69
U. S. egg production totaled
69.7 billion eggs last year, ac
cording to preliminary esti
mates. That’s up about one per
cent from a year earlier and the
second highest on record.
It also marks the first year
to-year increase since 1967, when
output hit a record 70 0 'billion,
according to the USDA.
Over-all output was above a
year earlier in all legions,
though production was down in
two of the top five producing
States.
California remained the Na
tion’s leader with an output of
8 4 billion eggs, up fractionally
from the year before Geoigia
held second place, though its
total, at 5.3 billion, was down
two per cent.
North Carolina’s output, at
3 7 billion, was up nine per
cent as it moved from fourth to
third position ahead of Arkan
sas, which dropped to fourth
position, though output, at 3 48
billion eggs, was up nearly two
per cent from a year earlier.
Pennsylvania held fifth posi
tion with a 3 3 billion total that
was down fractionally from that
of 1969.
Not Really a Menace
The octopus is not a deadly
menace to swimmers, despite its
reputation. Actually quite shy,
the animal retreats or camou
flages itself when a diver ap
proaches.
SUPPORT
%
UNITED
CEREBRAL
PALSY
3
Small
25% 23
19 18
19 18
19 18
19% 19
27 23
23 21
Frl.
Thurs.
33 34
33
30
28
21,