Poultry Market Reports
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, February 17
Prices on light type hens gen- Ready -to - cook movement
erally held unchanged, though good with occasional unfilled
occasional unconfirmed* report orders reported. Slaughter sche
indicates an occasional flock dules continue well maintained,
moved at 27c Demand good as Less than trucklot prices un
processors short of full needs changed though a firm under
in instances due to bad weather tone prevails on future busi
in'New York and New England, ness. Live supplies about in
Lopl offerings about adequate, balance with needs Pool truck-
Prices paid at farm Light Type lot prices for Thursday arrival
Hens: 4-6% Mostly 6%-6% in in the New York area -
Penn, mostly' 5% -6 in New Jer
sey. Heavy Type Hens TFEWR.
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For week ending Thursday, February 18
Cattle Hogs Sheep
Week to date 424,000 1,251,000 147,000
Same period last wk. 444,000 1,272,000 170,000
Same period last yr. 440,000 1,102,000 153,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 18)
February
, 33.90
March
April ,
May
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August
September
October
December
February ’72
Trend Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower, Potatoes are lower
and Eggs are steady.
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Xaxkets proyided by Commodity Dept., Reynold? k Company
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Wednesday, February 17
US. Grade A 28 1 /2-30 1 / 2 Most
ly 29-30.
Plant Grade 27%-29 Mostly
28-28%.
Special packs including 1%-
2, 3%# sizes TFEWR
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New York Chicago
Chicago Chicago Maine Fresh Egg*
, Cattle Hogs Potatoes
20.10
32.10 18.00 2.67 31.85
19.35
2K30 " '
30.40 20.50
29.95 20.50
29.70 20.95
29.90
Delmarva
2.56 34.10
31.65
3.01
32,20
39.00
Fogeisville
Wednesday, Februaiy 17
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per lb, except wheie noted)
Hens, heavy type 4%-20%,
mostly 14-18, Pullets 22-31, M
24-28, Roasters 10%-30, M 26-
30, Capons 40-42, Ducks 28-35%;
Drakes 32-49, M 38-42; Rabbits
15-42, M 35-42; Guineas 70-90,
Pigeons (per pair) 1 05-3 55, M
110-130.
Total coops sold 609.
New York Eggs
Wednesday, February 7
Prices continue slightly high
er Local street trading activity
fair with best interest center
ing on mediums and top quality
lai ge Receipts light Ample ad
ditional country point offerings
available but more closely held.
Floor stocks of large and extra
large whites ample, mediums
fully adequate and held with
confidence, smalls, standards
clearing closely. Sales of large
browns noted at 33-35 c with
spotty out of town inquiry Car
toning activity irregular only
fair for immediate delivery Un
dertone steady on large.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, February 15
Reported receipts of 277 head
horses; market, work horses
and mules steady, riding horses
stronger than last week.
- One load lowa riding horses,
single, 140-175. ,1 As a result of Federal-State
One load North Carolina research, over 100 crop varieties
work ', horses, single, 150-255; or inbred breeding lines possess
pairs, 300-450. 1 mg resistance to more than 25
1 One load Kansas" CJity -woi-k kinds' of insects have have "re
horses and mules;, work horses,' teased to farmers or commencal
single, 190-225; pairs, 400-610; seedmen, a U S' Department
mules, pairs, 300-535. of Agriculture scientist reported
Locally consigned work recently,
horses,-150-210; mules, 130-175; State and federal efforts to in
driving horses,. 95-500; riding crease plant resistance to m
horses, 90-210; few better sects, diseases, and nematodes
horses, 220-300. will reduce the need for chem-
Mare ponies, 15-25; geldings, real controls, thereby helping to
10-20; colts, 4-15; large ponies, avoid problems of environmental
35-60; killers, 6-8. pollution, according to Dr Geo
ige F Sprague, an agromist of
USDA’s Agucultural Research
Service.
In a talk at the annual meet
ing of the Amencan Association
for the Advancement of Science,
Chicago, 111, Dr Sprague pre
sented a summaxy of plant xe-
Local Grain
Thursday, February 18
These prices aie made up of
the average puces quoted by six
participating local feed and grain
concerns It should be noted,
however, that not eveiy dealei
handles each commodity. All
puces aie pei bushel, except for
eai corn which is per ton
The aveiage iotai giain puces
quoted Thuisday, Febmary Id,
1971, aie as follows
Bid Offeicd
41 00 46 00
1 65 1 85
Eai Coin
Shelled Coin
Oats (local)
Oats (western)
Bailey
Wheat
*Bid is the puce the dealei will
buy fi om the farmer delivered to
the mill Offered is the price the
lealer will sell for at his mill
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Vacuum Pump 76
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Weekly UEP Egg Market
Region
Northeast
Noithwest
Central West
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
National Average
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
WHITE
Fey. Ex Lg
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Fey Lg.
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards
Checks
Tone Full steady on all. Position generally well cleared on
large Mediums irregulary supplied. Pullets firm.
Copyright 1971 by Urner Barry Publications
USDA Research Finding Insect,
Disease Resistant Crop Varieties
The third Cential Area 4-H
Ti actor club meeting was held
at Landis Biotheis Equipment
Company The meeting was call
ed to older by piesident Den
nis Landis
97
1 11
1 48
1 90
83
103
103
171
A demonstration was given
by Lester Landis on the impoi
tance of having clean oil
The next meeting will be
held February 23 at Landis
Brothers Equipment Company
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 20,1971 —
Prices to the Producer
Tuesday, Febiuary 16 and Thuisday, Febiuaiy 18
Large
34
32
30
29
30%
32
32
Fiom Tuesday, Febiuary 16 to Friday, Febiuary 19
Mon. Tues.
Cential Tractor
Bill Book
Club Reportei
Medium
27 27%
28 28
26 26
25 25
25 25%
26% 27
26 26%
Wed. Thurs.
38 38 38 38%
37 37 37 37%
32 32 32 32
29 29 30 30
21 21 21 21
36 37 37
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
32 y 2 32% 32V 2 33
19% 19V 2 19% 19%
sistance research covering a cen
tury of Federal-State cooperation
that he and Dr. Reynold G.
Dahms, an ARS entomologist,
prepared.
“In. addition to the immediate
benefits for a current crop, re
sistant varieties may adversely
affect insect fertility and devel
opment, thereby reducing the
need for future chemical con
tiol,” Dr Sprague said. He out
lined piogiess in developing crop
lesistance against seven insect
pests that attack alfalfa, corn,
wheat, or cotton
Dr. Sprague also noted a need
for additional leseaieh to raise
resistance to still higher levels.
“Current levels of resistance to
many destructive insects are ade
quate under light to moderate
levels of infestation, but may be
inadequate under heavy infest
ations, ’ he said
Moreover, insects may also
change genetically, resulting m
futuie strains 01 laces of insects
that can cause damage to crop
vaneties now considered resist
ant
To meet the need for mo’ e re
sistant crops, ARS scientists
here been placing greater em
phasis on studies covering a
huger number of crops and in
sects, and to studies in greater
depth
“Fiom 1983 to 1969, Hi si e has
been a 25 pei cent mciease in
ARS manpower assigned to the
development of plant resistance
to multiple pests—diseases, in
sects, and nematodes,” Di Spra
gue said
Fowl's Sets Open House
Fowl’s Feed Service has
scheduled an open house from
10 a m to 10 pm Monday (Feb.
22) to intioduce its new location
along Route 272 one mile north
of Wakefield.
Everj one is welcome, includ
ing the whole family There will
be door prizes, entertainment
and barbecued chicken
The firm’s facilities for pro
viding feed, fertilizers and a full
line of farm supplies will be
open for inspection
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Small
24% 24%
18 18
18 18
13 18
20 20
24 24
22 22
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