Poultry Market Reports
Delmarya
Wednesday, March 3
Ready-to-cook movement con
tinues light and disappointing
in most quarters. Slaughter
schedules remain reduced in in
stances. Less than trucklot
prices ranged lower within un
changed ranges. Early trading
for next week generally center
ed on 26% cents for plant
grade. Live supplies ample. Un
dertone unsettled. Negotiated
trucklot "prices 2-3 pound ready
to-cook broilers and fryers for
delivery .next week:
Plant Grade 26%.
Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival in the New
York area:
US. Grade A 28-30 M 28-29.
Plant Grade 27-28% M 27-
27%
Special packs including 1%-
2,3% pound sizes TFEWR
Local Grain
Thursday, March 4
These prices aie made up of
the average prices quoted by six n „ a , , „
participating local feed and grain ne Tennessee work
concerns. It should be noted. Sf® a^“ 9 l l les; w f k horses >
however, that not every dealer 180-225 > mules, pairs,
handles each commodity. Al]
prices are per bushel, except for One load Tennessee work
ea l. corn wlllcll ls P er lon - horses and mules, work horses,
The average local gram prices single, 250-260; pairs, 480-510;
quoted Thursday, March 4,1971, mules, single, 360-520.
are as follows;
Bid
42.00
1.73
.89
1.02
1.36
1.73
Ear Corn
Shelled Corn
Oats (local)
Oats (western)
Barley
Wheat
*Bid is the price the dealer will
buy from the farmer delivered to Mare ponies, 15-30, geldings,
the mill. Offered is the price the 10-20; colts, 4-15; large ponies,
dealer will sell for at his mill. 30-50; killers, 8-10.
most
the job done...
With or without incorporation, without crop dam
age and without carryover; in all soil types from
sands to clays
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
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Srooketown, Pa.
t -Vi * 1 1
Tuesday, March 2
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted)
Hens, heavy type 5-22 mostly
12-17, Pullets 26%-33 mostly 28-
32, Roasters 7-33 mostly 28-32,
Ducks 23%-31 mostly 25-30,
Drakes 25-47 mostly 35-41; Rab
bits 23-60 mostly 3542, Guineas
68-96 mostly 88-93%; Pigeons
(Per pair) 55-3 70 mostly 1.05-
150. Total Coops Sold 527.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, March 1
Keported receipts of 325
head of horses; market steady
with last week.
One load Ohio work horses,
115-150.
One load Ohio driving horses,
150-275.
One load lowa work and rid
ing horses, work horses, single,
215-240; pairs, 650-800, riding
horses, single, 165-195.
Three loads Pennsylvania
mules; single, 115-455; pairs,
390-685.
Offered
46 00
1.88
.97
1.09
1.49
1.90
Locally consigned work
horses, 130-280; pair, 620; driv
ing horses, , ,110-350; riding
horses, 110-185; local mules to
killers.
grass and key broadleaf weed
killer on the market for CORN!
Ph. 397-3539
Fogelsville
J
versatile early
Eosfern Pa. and N. J.
Weekly lIEP Egg Market
Wednesday, March 3
Pi ices of light type hens
ranged V4-V2 cent higher. De
mand good for barely adequate Region
area offerings with processing N
plants securing additional needs AT ,
from New York State as well Northwest
as Virginia and the Carolinas Central West
in an effort to keep plants at Southwest
full operation. Advance book- Midwest
ings for off-farm movement dur- Southeast
mg faster period generally National Average
heavy „in some quarters. De
mand good for limited offer
ings of heavy type hens. Prices XTIT -vt -* r 1
paid at farm; Light type hens: VV 00K1V I>OW Y OfR
4%-7 Mostly 6% -7 in Pennsyl- J IUiJV
vama Mostly 6-7 in New Jersey
Heavy type hens TFEWR
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Monday-Wednesday
March 1 - March 3
CATTLE WEEKLY Com- RROWN
pared last Fuday, slanghtei
steers 75-125 highei, slaughter Mediums
heifers 1 00 higher, cows 25 50 Pullets
higher, bulls steady Slaughter Peewees
steer and heifer puces register
ed upturns on both Monday and Standaids
Wednesday in face of i educed Checks
receipts Receipts 78 percent
'daughter steers, 17 percent Tone ~ Lar » e and Extra Laige fully ample for all needs.
heifers, balance mainly cows Mediums and Pullets improved except on West Coast
Overall finish of slaughter steers
more attractive than last week
with an estimated 17 percent
prime and 70 percent choice,
compared with 12 percent prime an d choice 31 75-32 50, good \f i p
and 75 percent choice last 28 00-31 00 Standard and low I’ICW 1 Ot*K
week, and 17 percent prime and §°°d 26 00-28 00
71 percent choice last year. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Prices trended lower. Re-
Heifer supply mainly high good High choice and prime 950-1075 ceipts continue light to moderate
to low prime weighing 850-1075 lbs yield grade 3 and 4on Wed- an o mainly fiom nearby pro
lb (!T incuTTJD crp „„r.o nesday 32 75-33 25, one load at ducers Effects of the Phila.
T* u V rill ER bI EERS On latter price, choice 850-1025 lbs area strike forcing increased di-
V, ednesday, Prime 1200-1350 lbs yield grade 2 to 4 31 50-32 75, versions into this market. Trad
yieid grade 3 and 4 34 50-35 00, mixed good and choice 30 50- ing stocks of large and heavier
T oads at latter puce, high 3150, good 27 50-30 50 weights ample, mediums some
pfime .? s COWS Late utility and com- what lighter although pullets
33 75-34.50, choice 950-1350 ibs mercial 19 25-20 75, high dress- aie in greater volume Buying
yield grade 2-4 32.50-33 75, mg utility 2100-2125 Cannei activity slightly improved with
largely 32 75 33 50, mixed good and cutter 18 00-20 00 best interest on mediums how-
BULLS Throughout the ever overall movement no better
week, utility and commercial than fair Carton orders of a
21 00-27 50 fair to occasionally good natuie.
USDA Intercepts Plant
Pests, Diseases in '7O
Agricultural quarantine in
spectors intercepted an aver
age of 129 plant pests and
diseases daily at United States
ports of entry during 1970, the
U S Department of Agriculture
reported recently
These inbound agncultui al
pests included some of the
world’s most destructive in
sects and diseases, capable of
damaging millions of dollais
woi th of U S crops, gai dens,
forests, and ornamentals
Plant quaiantine mspeclois
of USDA’s Agncultui al Re
seat ch Seivice intei ceptod some
47,000 pests ol quaiantine signi
ficance dunng 1970 These
pests foreign insects, mites,
snails, nematodes, and plant
diseases were found in in
coming passengei baggage, ship
and airplane stores, mail, and March
cargo This pest interception ~—~
level was about 20 per cent Apnl
above the 1965-69 average, re- May
fleeting a continued overall rise
in plant quarantine inspection June
activities
Four major fruit fly species
Mediterranean, olive, orien
tal, and European cherry
continued to be among the September
significant pest interceptions,
increasing about one-fourth October
during the year Other signifi- rr
cant pests not found in this JVOV * niftei
country but known to be poten
tial environmental enemies
were intercepted frequently. February ”J 2
They include citius canker
sweet orange scab, Japanese Tiend Cattle aie steady, Hogs
citrus scale, and black spot of stronger and Eggs aie stiongei
citius, all dangerous citrus dis
eases, and the khapra beetle,
a 'destructive stored giam in
sect
WHITE
Ex Fey Laige 38%
Large 37 %
Mediums 33
Pullets 30
Peewees 21
U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Cattle Hogs Sheep
Week to date 426.000 1,306,000 150,000
Same penod last wk 411000 1,308,000 158,000
Same period last yr 447 000 1,162,000 156,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Fedei al Inspection.
August
December
a-asked bbid n-nonm>al
Markets provided by Commodity Dept , Reynolds ic Company
1
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1971—;
Prices to the Producer
Tuesday, Mai ch 2 and Thui sday, Mai ch 4
Large
34
31
29
28
30
32
k 31V2
From Monday, March Ist to Friday, March sth
Wed,
Mon.
38%
37%
33
30
21
37 37
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
33 33
19% 19%
Copyright 1971 by Urner Barry Publications
For week ending Thursday, March 4
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as ol Thmsdav, Mai ch 4)
Chicago C'u't ago
Cattle Kogs
31.75 17.97
30.97 19.80
30.30 21.30
29.80 31.00
29.70 21.77
30.00
Medium
28% 28%
28 26
26 24
25 23
26 26
27% 26%
271/2 26%
Egg
Tues.
36%
35%
31
27
21
36%
35%
31
27
21
35%
35%
31
19%
31
19%
Nmv Yoik Chicago
Marne Fresh Eggt
Potatoes
2.70 31.20
2.81 31.05
3.16 30.60
21.32
2.63
aie sliongei, Potatoes are
3
i
Small
25% 25%
18 12
18 13
18 12
20 18
24 24
22 20%
Mkt.
Thurs.
Frl.
36%
35%
31-31%
28
21
35%
31
19%
31.60
33.50
37.75