4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 6. 1972
Poultry Market Reports
Folgelsville
Auction Report
Tuesday, May 2
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted).
Hens, Heavy type 7-18, mostly
7-15; Pullets 22-31, mostly 25-28;
Roasters 5-36, mostly 22-30;
Ducks 32-34; Drakes 30; Rabbits
42-69, mostly 65-69; Guineas 65-
70; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.11-5.15.
Total coops sold 337.
Auction every Tuesday.
Poultry received Monday 7 P.M.
to 10:30 P.M., Tuesday 7 A.M. to
12 Noon. Sale at 11:30 A.M.
Delmorvo
BOILERS
Wednesday, May 3
Ready-to-cook movement
continues light and disap
pointing. Slaughter schedules
fairly heavy at most plants
however occasional plant not
operating. Advance interest fair
at unchanged prices with this
week’s levels. Less than trucklot
prices continues to trend lower
within unchanged ranges on both
Plant and U.S. Grade A. Live
supplies ample with weights
trending heavier than desired in
several quarters. Undertone
unsettled but steady. Negotiated
trucklot prices 2-3 pound ready
to-cook broiler-fryers for
delivery next week: U.S. Grade A
- Plant Grade 26-26%.
Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival in the New
York area: U.S. Grade A 27-30%,
M 27-27 Vs; Plant Grade 26-28%, M
26-26i/ 2
New York Eggs
Wednesday, May 3
-’Prices trended lower Local
wholesale demand continues
light Diversions out of town into
nearby sections centered on
graded and ungraded stocks for
spotty retail promotional ac
tivity. Browns irregular with
spotty street sales of large noted
33-34 c and mediums at 22-23 c.
White extra large and large
plentiful, mediums ample, smalls
fully adequte. Carton demand
spotty, light to occasionally
improved for limited feature ads.
Undertone unsettled.
CONTROL WEEDS
IN ALFALFA WITH
BUTYRAC-118
Apply 2 to 4 weeks after alfalfa
emerges. Controls broadleaf weeds in
seedling or established legumes. This
remarkable selective action killing
many broadleaf weeds without affecting
certain broadleaf crops has been
proven by research men and commercial
growers throughout the country.
We are distributors for a complete line of
WEED KILLERS
SMOKETOWN, PA. Phone Lane. 397-3539
.5S*3
Weekly New York Egg Market
(From Monday, May Ist to Friday, May Sth)
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Fey. Ex, Large 33 33 32 32 32
Large 31 31 30 30 30
Mediums 27 27 26 25 25
Pullets 25 25 24 22 22
Peewees 20 20 19 17 17
BROWN
Fey. Large 38
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets
Peewees
Standards 27 27 26 26 26
Checks 16% 16% 16% 16% 16%
Long Tone - Offerings ample on all sizes. Demand appears a bit
improved. Breakers steady.
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
HENS
Wednesday, May 3
Light type hen prices un
changed to % cent higher. Of
ferings spotty ranging light to
fair though generally short of full
plant needs as occasional plants
only working part-time. Of
ferings of heavy type hens short
of a fair call. Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 5-6% mostly 5%-
6% in Pa. mostly 5%-6 in N.J.
Heavy type hens 15-16%.
Soil Temperatures
Friday, May 5
Ba.m.
Reporting from Southeast
Research Center, Landisville:
Plowed, 2 inches
Degrees
62
50
Plowed, 4 inches
Sod,2 inches
Sod, 4 inches
55 3
54 5
Precipitation for week, Friday
to Friday;
1.29 inches total
38 36 36 36
Unquoted
Unquoted
Over the past three years,
American , agriculture has
declined by 47,000 farms an
nually.
United States’ egg production
hit a record high of 71.6 billion
eggs during 1971, up 2 per cent
from the previous high (of 70.0
billion 1 nroduced durine 1970.
May
3
5
Oklahoma City
Friday, Mays
Sale Ring Total 14,237
Sale ended at 1 ;09 A.M. Friday
Late arrivals near 2,800
resulted in the sale tally ex
ceeding all early estimates. On
Wednesday, 5,652 feeders passed
thru the ring making the two day
total 19,889 head. In four days of
auction selling receipts will
approach 23,800 head. Rest same
as early.
Frl.
Feeder Steers: Two small lots
Choice 367-385 pound 48.00-51.50;
Choice, few Prime 400-500 42.75-
47.00; 500-600 39.00-44.80, part
load 506 at 45.75; 600-700 J 7.00-
39.80; 700-800 36.50-38.45; 800-1015
34.25-37.35, small lot partly fat
tened 1062 at 33.80; Mixed Good
and Choice 300-500 40.00-46.25;
500-700 36.50-39.00; 700-1012 33.35-
37,00; Good 500-700 35.50-37.75;
700-800 34.50-35.50; mostly Good
600-968 Holstein steers 30.50-34.75.
Feeder Heifers: Few Choice
300-368 38.25-41.50; Choice, few
Prime 400-500 36.00-39.00, small
lot 451 at 40.70; 500-600 34.75-37.50,
small lot 519 at 38.00; 600-700
33.75-36.00, small lot and part
load 642-685 36.70-36.80; 700-772
33.25-35.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 475-650 32.50-35.75, two
small lots 715-719 32.05-32.70;
Good 548-700 30.40-33.25..
In Canada, one would have to
consume nearly a half-pund of
white potatoes a day to keep up
with the average annual con
sumption rate as noted by the
Canada Department. 0 f
Agriculture.
Figures recently compiled by
the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) indicate per
acre real estate taxes paid by
American farmers have risen 34
per cent since 1967.
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