4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9,1971
Poultry Market Reports
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Prices held unchanged on light
type hens. Demand good. Of
ferings barely adequate to short
of full needs with occasional plant
working part-time due to shor
tages of supplies. Offerings of
heavy type hens adequate for a
limited call at slightly lower
prices. Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 4%-7 mostly 6V2-7
in Pennsylvania mostly 5-6 in
New Jersey. Heavy type hens: 12-
12%.
Delmarva
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Ready-to-cook movement
continues to improve with
slaughter sharply increased in an
effort to fill needs. Advance in
terest fairly good though no
sustain top
production
with the
BABCOCK
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operations. And more and more
records on commercial flocks of
Babcock B-300’s...“The Busi
nessman’s Bird”.,.show sus
tained production of top quality
eggs...often with an additional
20 to 30 eggs per bird housed
over other strains. Come in...
look at the records and the B-300
..."The Businessman's Bird”.
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Fey. Ex. Large 38 37 36 36 36
Large 34 33 32 32 32
Mediums 25 26 26 27 27
Pullets 17 17 17 18 18
Peewees 12 12 12 13 13
BROWN
Fey. Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards
Checks
Long Tone Market Tone on large white improved. Supply still am
ple. Mediums closed clearly. Pullet in balance.
confirmed negotiations noted at
this time as buyers and sellers
await further developments. Less
than trucklot prices unchanged
on both Plant and U.S. Grade A.
Live supplies ample at heavier
than desired weights in most
quarters. Undertone unsettled.
Pool truckiot prices for Thursday
arrival in the New York area:
U.S. Grade A 25%-27% M 25V 2 -26
Plant Grade 241&-26 M 24M>-25
Special packs including 1%-2, 3V 2
pound sizes TFEWR.
Fogelsvifle
SALE OF TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted)
HENS, heavy type 5-16 mostly 7-
12; PULLETS 15-30 mostly 27-30;
ROASTERS 2-31 mostly 24-27;
DUCKS 5-34Vfe mostly 30-34;
DRAKES 5-43 mostly 40-43;
RABBITS 10-35 mostly 25-33;
GUINEAS 45-65 mostly 60-64;
PIGEONS (per pair) 40-1.75
mostly 60-80.
Total coops sold 522.
4-H’ers to Visit Building
The Retarded Childrens Day
Care Service of Bethany
Presbyterian Church has invited
the Lancaster County 4-H County
Council to visit the new building
that the County Council helped
create.
The 4-H’ers and their guests
are invited at 7:30 p.m.
November 9. The county 4-H’ers
donated money this Summer
from the proceeds of a Walk-a-
Thon.
Convert It to Cosh
With o Classified
“We Grow Our Own"
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, October 4th to Friday, October Bth
Mon,
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Vl 811.
Wed. Thurs. Fri.
Tues.
38 37 37 31
28 28 29 28
17 17 17 17
New York Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Prices lower on large,
generally unchanged on balance.
Floor stocks of large continue to
increase slightly under light
demand with some attractive
offerings left unsold. Extra large
white generally adequate with
street sales noted at 34-35 cents
mostly 35 cents. Offerings of
browns in excess of local needs.
Locally fair plus good out of town
call for fancy mediums is
clearing stocks with lower
quality being diverted to
breakers. Smalls adequate.
Cartoning activity and
movement fairly good on
mediums with retail promotions,
fair in other quarters. Undertone
unsettled on large fully steady to
firm on mediums.
New Holland
Fat Cattle Show
The New Holland Sales Stables
had 210 animals in its Semi-
Annual Fat Cattle Show and Sale
Thursday.
Winners by breed in pens of six,
weight, price and buyer are as
follows:
Mixed Breeds - Paul Eberly,
East Earl RD2, first, 7420 pounds,
37 cents a pound, Cross Bros, of
Philadelphia; Henry Eberly,
Lebanon, second, 6925 pounds,
35.75 cents, Cross Bros., and Luke
Eberly, Stevens, third, 6660, 35.35
cents, Abe Moyer, Souderton.
Angus - Amos Risser,
Elizabethtown RD2, first, 6860,
37.25, Chester Thomas & Sons,
New Danville; Harold Frey,
Marietta, second, 6955, 37, Great
Valley Meat Market, Berywn,
and Paul Rohrer, Lancaster RD2,
second, 6450, 36.10, Chester
Thomas & Sons, New Danville.
Herford - Martin Eberly,
Ephrata, all three top positions,
6840, 35.35, Baum Meat Packing
Co., Lansdale, Pa.; 7495, 35.35,
Linden Packing Co., Newark, N.
J., and 7385, 35, Abe Moyer,
Souderton.
Vintage
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205-230 lbs. 21.75-22.00 US 1-2 200-
235 lbs. 21.50-21.60 US 2-3 195-245
lbs. 21.00-21.50.
SHEEP—Market not reported.
Saturday, October 2
HOGS 1080. Barrows & Gilts-
Strong to $1 higher US No. 1-2
190-240 lbs 22 00-22 35, few lots
22 50-22 75 US No 2-3 190-255
lbs. 21 60-21 85. US No 2-4 260-
300 lbs 17 25-19.25, lot at 20.35
US No 2-4 180-185 lbs 20 00-
20.85 US No 2-4 165-175 lbs
17 00-18 50.
SOWS US No 1-3
lbs. 1550-16.50. Few US No 2-3
285-645 lbs. 12.75-14.00
225 Attend 4
About 225 persons attended the
1971 Lancaster County 4-H
Leadership Banquet at the Farm
and Home Center Tuesday night.
Miss Joan D. Lucas, assistant
Lancaster County Extension
home economist, presented two
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, October 4
Reported receipts of 239 head of
horses; market stronger than
last weeks market.
Load lowa riding horses, 110 -165.
Load Illinois Standard bred
driving" horses, 255 - 520.
Load New York state Stan
dardbred driving horses, 210 -
370.
Load Kansas riding horses, 135 -
180.
Load lowa riding horses, 130 - 295.
Locally consigned work horses,
115 - 200; riding horses, 80 - 200;
driving horses, 85 - 330; few
better horses, 210 - 250; four
thoroughbred jumping prospects,
320 - 530.
Mare ponies, 5-25; geldings, 5 -
20; colts, 2 -10; larger ponies, 40 -
80; killers 6-8.
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H Banquet
teen leadership recognition
awards for outstanding work in 4-
H to the following:
Ann Overmyer,' 111 Village
Drive, Mountville, a member of
the Mountville 4-H Home Ec
Club, and Barbara Ann Myer,
Elizabethtown RD3, a member of
the Elizabethtown 4-H Pig and
Rabbit Club.
Max Smith, Lancaster County
ag agent, presented leader
service awards as follows:
Twenty year award to Jay
Nissley and 15 year award to Ivan
Nolt.
Ten year awards to Mrs,
Richard Andrews, Earl Fisher, J,
Harold Frey, Mrs. Roy W,
Hoober and Mrs. John Bare.
Five year awards to William J.
Aaron, Mrs. Charles Adams,
Jesse Balmer, Mrs. Kenneth
Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Fred C.
Bussell, Mrs. Edward Doyle, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Fisher, Mr. and
Mrs. William Fisher.
Mrs. James M. Garber, Mrs.
Robert Gregory, Vincet Hoover,
Mrs. Ralph Hostetter, Robert
Kauffman, HaroldS. Landis, Jay
Landis, Mrs. Edward Leaman,
Mrs. James Lefever,. Mrs. Mylin
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FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Columbia
DUTCHMAN FEED
MILLS, INC.
R. D. 1, Stevens
STEVENS FEED MILL,
INC.
Stevens, Pa,
PARADISE SUPPLY
Paradise
Leola, Pa.
FOWL’S FEED SERVICE
R. D. 1, Quarryville
R. D. 2, Peach Bottom
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