Poultry
Fogelsville
Tuesday, April 20
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per lb, except where noted)
HENS, heavy type 7-27, most
ly 10-16; PULLETS 10-30, M 25-
80; .ROASTERS 16% -30, M 24-
30; DUCKS 31-46V2, DRAKES
37; RABBITS 34V2-55, M 45 51;
GUINEAS 1.17-121, PIGEONS
(per pair) 140-405, M 140-165.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD 394.
Delmarva
Thursday, April 22
Ready-to cook movement con- 4
tinues spotty ranging fair to
light and disappointing. Slaugh- Prices of light type hens un
ter schedules generally reduc- changed to Vz cent lower due to
ed in line with movement. Less reduced call by dressing'plants
than trueklot prices tending Demand light as major users
lower within unchanged ranges, of finished product seasonally
Advanced business generally reduce operations Live offer
one cent lower than this weeks ings range fully adequate to
reported levels. Live supplies ample Demand for heavy type
ample to burdensome with fowl good and in balance with
weights heavier than desired, supply. Prices paid at farm
U.S. inspected Livestock Slaughter
For week ending Thursday, April 22
Cattle Hogs Sheep
Week to date 434,000 1,458,000 157,000
Same period last week 437,000 1,341,000 166,000
Same period last year 454,000 1,139,000 165,000
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, April 22]
May
Junif
July
August
September
October
November
December
February ’72
Trend Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher, Potatoes are
higher and Eggs are higher.
a-aslted
Market! provided toy Commodity Dept., Reynold! Jt Company
EK'A
SPRING FEEDER
SALE SCHEDULE
Lancaster Union Stockyards
APRIL 30 - MAY 14, 28
Sales Start at 1 p.m.
All Grades and Weights of Steers, Heifers
and Bulls
SALES SPONSORED BY
i LANCASTER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
and the
UNION STOCKYARD COMPANY
Door Prizes Grand Prize - Hamilton Watch
Market Reports
Negotiated trueklot prices 2-3 Light type hens 4 1 /2-5% mostly
pound leady-tocook broilers 5%-5% in Pennsylvania mostly
and flyers foi delivery this 4% 5% in New Jeisey Heavy
week type hens TFEWR
US Giade A
Plant Giade 26Vz FrjrcTH
Pool tiucklot puces for Fii- 1 v»rl\.
day arrival m the New York Wednesday> April 21
US Grade A 28-30 Mostly Prices higher on mediums
28% 29 and sma^s Street tiading ac
pTant Grade 27-28% Mostly l5 iriegular Demand for
2 7 y mediums and smalls fairly
Special packs including 1%- § ood and , sto T cks continued to
2,3% pound sizes TFEWR. clear eas ? ly , Lar f« ample f
moving slowly with floor stocks
u regularly distubuted. oc
casional inter dealer ti ading
noted ,at fractionally lower
prices delivered Extra laige
whites ample and all browns
shoit of local and out of town
inquiry- Receipts light to
moderate and consists mainly
of large and extra large with
occasional loads of mixed sizes
Country point offerings repoit
ed available for shipment from
the South and Midwest Carton
ing activity just fair except for
spotty promotional activity
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, April 21
Chicago
Hogs
Chicago
Cattle
32.G5 20.22
22.10
31.15 22.20
30.20 21.90
29,95 23.35
30.40 24.10
b-bid nnominal
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New York Chicago
Maine Fresh Egg
Potatoes
3.54 "
30.60
31.95
38.40
2.70
Chicago Cattle
W«eklv Review
Monday - Wednesday
April 19 - April 21
Compared last Friday, slaugh
ter steers uneven, High Choice
and Prime steady to 25c higher.
Average Choice and Below
steady to 50c lower, slaughter
heifers 50c-75c lower, cows
strong to 25c higher, bulls
steady.
A varied demand again re
sulted in a two-way pnc° trend
Demand improved for High
Choice and Prime slaughter
steers, resulting in a slight
price gain Meanwhile, kinds
Average Choice and Below, as
well~as slaughter heifers, were
under pressure and declined in
face of lower wholesale dressed
beef prices early in the week.
Receipts 72 percent slaugh
ter steers, 23 percent heifers,
balance mainly cows Overall
finish of slaughter steers slight
ly more attractive than last
week with 12 percent Prime and
70 percent Choice, compared
with 10 percent Prime and 70
percent Choice last week, and
12 percent Prime and 76 per
cent Choice last year Heifer
supply mainly High Good to
Low Prime weighing 850-1075
lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Monday and Wednesday, Prime
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24,1971
Weekly UEP Egg Market
Prices to the Producer
Tuesday, April 20 and Thuisday, April 22
Region
Northeast 31 32 27% 28% 19 19
Northwest 25 26 21 21 12 12
Central West 24 25 21 20 18 16
Southwest 23 24 20 18 16 14
Midwest 29 28 24 23 15% 15%
Southeast 29 29 25% 27 20 22
National Average 28 1 , / 2 29 24% 25 17% 18
Weekly New York Egg Mk t
From Monday, April 19th to Friday, Api il 23i d
Wed.
Mon.
WHITE
Fey Ex Large 38 33 38 38 33
Large 35 35 35 35 35
Mediums 31V 2 3iy 2 32V 2 32^.
Pullets 24 24 25 25 25
Peewees 16 16 17 17 17
BROWN
Fey Large 41
Mediums
Unquoted
Unquoted
Pullets
Unquoted
Peewees
Standards 31
Checks 20
Tone East coast position steady to firm Midwest and
Southwest improved slightly as breakers price advance but dis
counting still noted at many points
Copyright 1971 by Urner Barry Publications
1225-1400 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and KJ__. T |_J J
4 34 25-34 50, with three loads IiCW FiOilo.ll U
reaching 34 75 High Choice and U ft „ co Anrfmn
Prime 1100-1350 lbs 33 50-34 25 nUUIUiI
On Wednesday, Choice 950-1350 Monday, April 19
lbs Yield Grade 2t04 32 25-33 - Reported receipts of 349 head
50, Mixed Good and Choice 31- horses and mules, market
75-32 50, Good 28 00 31.75, Stand- steady on woik horses and
ard and Low Good 26.00-28 00. mules, stronger on good riding
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: horses > balance steady
High Choice and Prime 950- one 10 - d New York driving
1075 lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 horses, single, 150-370
32 50-33 00, with three loads at . °? e \ oad ° hl ° rlding horses '
33 25 on Monday. Choice 850- sin J le > 150-220 ,
1025 lbs Yield Grade 2t04 on .? wo load f KaX horse ?i
Wednesday 3125-32 50, Mixed ding ’ single, 140-315, few work
Good and Choice 30 75-31 25, horses pairs, 480-670
Good 27 00-30 75 Load Tennessee work horses
COWS. Late, Utility and Com- mules; horses, single, 210-
mercial 20 00-22 25, few High 28 9’ single ’ 240 ‘ 360;
Dressing Utihlty 22 50-22 75, P a “’ s > 620-860.
Canner and Cutter 18 50 21 25. . LceaHy consigned work
BULLS. Utility and Commer- k°J ses > 150-240; riding horses,
cial 25 50-28 00 105-220; driving horses ,loo-350;
few better horses, 225-300, few
Hunter prospects, 400-500;
I A#si mules, 120-150.
LUial Mldin Mare ponies, 10-35; geldings,
Thursday, April 22 9°}?’ A arger P° nies »
40-60; killers, 10-12.
These prices are made up of '
the average prices quoted by six a| U II J
participating local feed and grain ||011911(1
concerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer (siilA
mndles each commodity. All l/ltiry VPIIIC
l rices are per bushel, except for
ar corn which is per ton Wednesday, April 21
The aveiage local gram prices Reported receipts of 71 head
quoted Thursday, April 22, 1971, of cattle, 7 heifers, 4 bulls, mar
are as follows. ket stronger than last week.
Bid’ Offered* Load Canadian cows, fresh.
Ear Corn 4100 46 00 480-550
Shelled Corn 163 183 Herd Lycoming County cows,
Oats (local) 82 89 all stages of production, 210-400.
Oats (western) 96 103 Load Canadian cows, fresh,
Barley 133 T 46 435-490
Wheat 166 1.86 Load Canadian cows, fresh,
*Bid is the price the dealer will 425-500; springers, 315 505
buy from the farmer delivered Locally consigned cows, most
to the mill Offered is the price ly fresh, 420-530
the dealer will sell for at his Heifers, 245-400.
mJ ll Bulls, 215-240.
WHITE WASHING
with
DAIRY WHITE
• DRIES WHITE
• DOES NOT RUB OFF
• NO WET FLOORS _
• IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT
MAYNARD L. BEITZEL
Witmer, Pa. * 392-7227
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