Poultry Market Reports
Fogelsville
Tuesday, February 23 Wednesday, February 24
Current ready-to-cook move
prices paid dock weights, cents ment h g ht and disappointing in
per lb, except where noted) most quarters with occasional
Hens, heavy type 7-27, mostly offerings freely made for rapid
12-17; Pullets 20%-30, M 23-27 clearance Less than trucklot
Roasters 18%-25%, M 22-25%; P rices generally unchanged on
Ducks 20-36%, M 24-31; Drakes both P lant and us Grade A
35-46, M 38-43; Geese 38-40; Rab- slau § hter schedules reduced
bits 25-48, M 38-42; Guineas 71- slightly in most quarters. Ad
-80; Pigeons (per pair) 1 15-3 55, vance interest fair with offer-
M 1.15-1.35; Total Coops Sold in ® s confidently held while
427, traders await further market
developments. Live supplies
U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For week ending Thursday, February 25
Week to date
Same period last wk. 422,000 1 208,000 151,000
Same period last yr 429,000 1,060,000 131,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Fedeial Inspection.
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thuisday, Februaiy 25)
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October i,,
December
Trend Cattle are lower. Hogs are lower, Potatoes are low
er and Eggs are steady.
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Hogs Sheep
399,000 1,244,000 163,000
Cattle
New York Chicago
Chicago Chicago Maine Fresh Fgg«
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
31.40 17.55 2.71 32.30
30.75 18.85
20.15
30.20 20.22
29.75 20.25
29.65
20.70
Delmarva
33.95
2.63 ,
2.99 31.60
32.20
39.00
fully adequate Undeitone un
settled but moie confident than
yesterday Pool trucklot puces
for Thursday arrival in the New
York area:
US Grade A 29-31 M 2914-
30.
Plant Grade 28-2914 M 2814
Special packs including 1%-2,
314 pound sizes TFEWR.
■Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, February 24
Prices of light type hens con
tinues unchanged though occa
sional unconfirmed puces in
dicated as high as 7 cents noted
Offerings barely adequate for a
fairly good processor demand
with occasional plants only
operating four days this week
Offeungs of heavy type hens
barely adequate to short of a
fairly good demand with occa
sional flocks repoited langing
fiom 1114-1214 cents depend
ing on weight of buds Puces
paid at faim Light type hens
46 % Mostly 6V2 6 3/ i 111 Penn
sylvania Mostly 6 614 in New
Jeisey Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
New York Eggs
Wednesday, February 24
Large generally steady with
mediums and pullets irregular
Receipts light Demand locally
is slow with distributors tend
ing to be free sellers in an at
tempt to move stocks on hand
Extra large ample, large whites,
mediums and smalls fully ade
quate with fancy mediums
meeting the best call and lower
quality, including Canadian Im
ports, freely offered and slow
to clear at 30c. Cartoning acti
vity irregular with orders from
smaller outlets slow Limited
feature activity noted on large
at 45-50 c, occasional in store
promotional slightly lower Of
ferings from nearby country
points fully adequate, tending
to be closely held from South
eastern areas.
Local Grain
Thursday, February 25
These prices aie made ud oi
the aveiage prices quoted by six
participating local feed and grain
concerns It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. AH
prices are per bushel, except for
ear com which is per ton.
The aveiage local giam puces
quoted Thuisday, February 25,
1971, aie as follows
Bid Offered
41 00 46 00
Ear Coin
Shelled Corn
Oats (local)
Oats (western) 103 110
Bailey
Wheat
*Bid is the pi ice the dealer will
buy from the farmer delivered to
the mill Offered is the price the
iealer will sell tor at his mill.
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
Pctz Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Quarryville, R. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Region
Noitheast
Northwest
Central West
Southwest
Midwest
Southeast
National Average
Weekly New York Egg Mkt.
From Monday. February 22nd to Fiiday, Febiuaiy 26th.
WHITE
Fey Ex Laige SS'a
Laige 371 2
Mediums 32
Pullets 30
Peewees 21
BROWN
Fey Laige 37
Medu ms
Pullets
Peewees
Standaids 33 33 33 33 33
Checks 19V 2 19V 2 19V 2 19V 2 19V 2
Tone Maiket continues fnm thioughout the southeast but
mid-west reports full ample supply Northeast generally steady.
Retail movement geneially disappointing but expected to im
prove
Chicago Cattle New Holland
Weekly Review Horse Auction
CATTLE WEEKLY Comp-
pared last, Friday, slaughter
steers mostly steady, slaughter
heifers 25-50 cents higher, cows
strong to 25 higher Slaughter
steers prices declined on Mon
day in face of a curtailed de
mand, but the downturn was
offset by an advance on Wednes
day. The main factor contri
buting to the upturn m live
prices Wednesday as an ad
vance in the wholesale dressed
trade Tuesday.
Receipts 75 percent slaughter
steers, 20 peicent heifers, with
the balance mainly cows Over
all finish of slaughter steei s not
much different than last week
with 12 percent Prime and 61
percent Choice last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
On Wednesday, Prime 1200-1350
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 34 50-
34.75, six loads at latter puce,
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1350 lbs 33 50-34 50, Choice 950-
1350 lbs Yield Giade 2-4 32 50-
33 75, Mixed Good and Choice
3150 32 50, G ood 27 50 31 50,
Standaid and Low Good 26 00-
27 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
1 68 1 86
On Wednesday, thiee loads
Prime 1000-1050 lbs Yield
Giade 3 and 4 33 00, High
Choice and Pume 950-1025 lbs
32 25-32 50, Choice 850-1025 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 31 00 32 25,
Mixed Good and Choice 30 00-
Sl 00, Good 26 50 30 00
1 36 1 49
1 71 1 86
COWS Utility & Commer-
cial 18 75-20 50, few High Bless
ing 20 75, Canner and Cutter
17 50-19 50.
Roaches
Fleas - Ticks
Rats or Mice
J. C. Ehrlich Co., Inc.
1278 Loop Rd , Lane.
PHONE 397-3721
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 27,1971 —
to the Producer
Prices
Tuesday, February 23 and Thuisday, Febiuaiy 25
Large
35
32
30
29
31
33
32%
34
32
30
29
30%
Mon. Tues.
38%
37%
33
30
21
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Copyright 1971 by Urner Barry Publications
Medium
27% 28%
28 28
26 26
25 25
25% 26
27 27%
26% 27
Thurs.
Wed.
38%
37%
33
30
21
38%
37%
33
30
21
Monday, February 22
Reported receipts of 292 head
of horses; market, work horses
and mules, strong; riding horses,
steady.
One load Kanasas horses, rid
ing horses, single, 180-235, work
horses, single, 235-270
One load Ohio riding hoises,
single, 145-300
One load Michigan work
horses, single, 200-310, pairs,
610
One load Kansas City diaft
horses and mules, work hoises,
single, 180-290, pairs, 500-545;
mules, single, 380-500, pans, 310-
1200
Locally consigned woik horses,
135-325, duvmg hoises, 95-335;
uding horses, 90-190, few better
hoises, 285-345, mules, 150-235
Mare ponies, 15-25, geldings,
10-20, colts, 4-15, large ponies,
35-50, killeis, 8-10
Harvestore Has
Two Banquets
Penn Jeisey Harvestore le
poited a turnout of nearly 400
at its banquet at Dutch Town
and Country Inn, Vintage Wed
nesday night and about 150 at
Trainer’s Restaurant, Quaker
town, Tuesday night
Speaker was Dr Robeit Sut
ei, Purdue Univeisity piofessor
of agricultural economics, who
piesented a talk on “Manage
ment, the Game of Life ” He
emphasized that the individual
must be a good manager to
succeed.
Mi s Dotty Pettit and her hus
band of Huff and Puff Farm,
Juliustown, N J, weie piesent.
She is Mis Haivestoie.
Try A
Classified
It Pays
3
J
Small
24% 25%
18 18
18 18
18 18
20 20
24 24
22 22
Fri.
38%
37%
33
30
21