—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 28, 1972 4 Poultry Market Reports Eastern Pa. and NJ. Wednesday, October 25 Prices tended lower within an unchanged range on light type hens Offerings spotty ranging heavy to lighter than past several weeks. Demand fair but less aggressive as Plants generally working at capacity and buyers of finished product tending to resist current price levels. Of ferings of heavy type hens adequate to barely adequate for a fair but limited call Prices paid at farm Light type hens 6-9, mostly 8 m Pa Mostly 8 in N.J. Heavy type hens 13Vi-14 Fogelsville Tuesday, October 24 (Prices paid dock weights cents per pound except where noted). Hens, light type 6-11, mostly 6- 7, Hens, heavy type 7-26, mostly 8-14'/ 2 ; Pullets 28-34, mostly 30- 32, Roasters 27-36, mostly 32-34; Ducks 31-38, Drakes 30-39, mostly 40-49, Rabbits 32-46, mostly 40-43; Guineas 50-63, mostly 55-63; Pigeons (per pair) 50-4.00V2- Total coops sold 481 Auction every Tuesday. Poultry received Monday 7PM to 10.30 P M , Tuesday 7 A M. to 12 Noon Sale at 11:30 A M New York Eggs Wednesday, October 25 Prices trended higher. Locally, floor stocks while not heavy, are fully adequate to ample on large, m balance on mediums, light on smalls. Supplies increasing on jumbo, extra large plentiful with street sales ranging 33V2-36 mostly 34c, occasionally higher from best quality. Offerings from production areas fully sufficient on large and adequate on mediums but irregularly distributed and more closely held. Carton movement into retail channels is slow to just fair. Oklahoma City Thursday, October 26 Estimated Receipts 9,200 Same Day Last Week 13,094 Same Day Last Year 13,617 Active, feeder cattle and calves under 600 pound 1.00-2.00 higher with calves under 400 pound 2 00- 3 00higher, instances 4 00 higher, feeder cattle over 600 pound mostly 50c higher, instances 1.00 higher on very thin fleshed of ferings General rain from one to six inches last weekend over the entire marketing area the main factor to the reduced receipts and sharply higher trends locally Wheat pasture prospects were improved materially resulting in spirited bidding on all thin fleshed cattle Fairly large at tendance buyers Majority receipts High Good and Choice 350-750 pound steers and 300-650 pound heifers FEEDER STEERS—Choice, few Prime 300-400 pound 54 50- 59 00, part load 375 pound at 61 50 , 400-500 50 00-58 00, part load 404 pound 58 90 , 500-600 46 0049 80, small lot 500 pound at 52 25 , 600-700 44 254 6 50, small lot 611 pound at 46 80, 700-800 41 25- 45 50, small lot 833 pound at 4100, Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 47 75-52 50 , 500-675 44 00- 45 75, Good 300-500 46 00-50.25, few 500-630 40 504 2 00, Good 543- 653 Holstein steers 35 9040 90 FEEDER HEIFERS—Choice, few Prime 300-400 pound 45 00- 50 75, tw'o small lots 319-323 53 25- 55 00 , 400-500 41.75-46 50, part load 418 pound at 47 00, 500-600 39 50-42 25 Weekly New York Egg Market (From Monday, October 23rd to Friday, October 27th) Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri, WM-'l'E F'y.Ex Large Large < Mediums ® Pullets Peewees B !»ROWN Fey Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Standards Checks Long Tone - Undertone further improved under good call Stocks held confidentially. Copyright 1972 Urner Barry Publications. Peoria Cattle Thursday, October 26 Receipts this week 4800; last week 3564, last year 3839. Moderate price increases sustained early in the week were more than off set by sharp declines on Wednesday. As compared to last weeks dose, High Choice and Prime steers ended fully 50, instances 75 lower. Choice and below grades were 25 to mostly 50 lower. Mixed Choice and Prime heifers closed 25-50 lower with below grades about steady. Cows were 1.50-2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 50 lower. Supply mainly Choice slaughter steers and heifers with several loads Choice to Prime 1150-1300 pound steers Receipts about 75 per cent steers; 20 per cent heifers; 5 per cent cows and bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1175-1300 pounds 3-4, 36.00-36.50 Wed nesday, up to 36.75-37.25 on Monday. Choice 975-1325 2-4, 35.00-36.00, up to 35.50-36.50 on Monday. Mixed Good and Choice 950-1175 34.50-35.25. Good 32.25- 34.75. Standard to Good Holsteins 32.75-33.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 925-1140 36 37 37 34-35 36 36 31-32 33 33 26 28 28 15 17 17 40 41 42 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted 29 30 30 16V 2 17 17 Ready-to-cook movement fairly good in most quarters with occasional fill in interest reported unsatisfied. Slaughter schedules about steady. Advance interest good at prices generally % cent higher than this week’s levels. Less than trucklot prices tended higher within unchanged ranges on both Plant and U.S. Grade A. Live supplies adequate to short of full call with oc casional out of state receipts reported filling needs. Weights mostly within desired ranges undertone firm. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready-to-cook broiler-fryers for delivery next week: U.S. Grade A -, Plant Grade 27. Pool trucklot prices for Thursday arrivals: U.S. Grade A 28-31% Mostly 28%; Plant Grade 27-29% Mostly 27% pounds 3-4, 34.50-35.00 on Mon day, mostly 34.50-34.75 by Wednesday. Choice 825-1050 2-4, 33.75-34.50, mostly 34.00-34.50. Mixed Good and Choice 775-950 32 50-34.00. Good 30.75-32.50. COWS: Commercial 22.50- 24.50. Utility 23.00-25.50; few High yielding 26.00-26.50. Cutter 21.00- 24.50. Canner 18.50-21.00. Shelly- Canner 12.00-18.50. Delmarvo Wednesday, October 25 Feeder Sale Tri-State, Virginia Wednesday, October 25 There were 998 head sold. Steers Choice and Fancy: 300 - 400 pounds 51.25 - 53.75; 405 - 500 46.00 - 53.00 ; 505 - 600 44.00 - 46.00. Good: 300 - 400 pounds 50.00 - 53.50; 405 - 500 44.00 - 52.50; 505 - 600 41.50 - 45.20. Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 50.00 - 53.75; 405 - 500 43.00 - 51.25; 505 - 600 40.75 - 43.00. Choice and Fancy: 300 - 400 pounds 37.75 - 42.00; 405 - 500 36.30 - 40.75 505 - 600 35.00 - 38.00. Good; 300 - 400 pounds 38.50 - 42.25 ; 405 - 500 36.75 - 41.50; 505 - 600 36.00 - 37.60. Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 36.25 - Local Grain 32 17% Thursday, October 26 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by five participating local feed and grain concerns. It should be noted, however, that not every dealer handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel, except for ear com which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Ihursday, October 26, 1972 are as follows: Bid-1- Offered-t- Ear Corn, Old 46.33 52.66 Ear Corn, New 32.50 39.00 Shelled Corn 1.49 1.65 Oats, local .81 .96 Oats, western 1.10 1.18 Barley 1.18 1.42 Wheat 1.80 2.00 +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer delivered to the mill. Offered is the price the dealer will sell for at his mill. Heifers 43.25; 405 - 500 33.50 - 37.00; 505 - 600 33.50 - 35.50. Harrisonburg, Virginia Tuesday, October 24 There were, 670 head sold. Steers Choice and Fancy: 600-700 pounds 43.50-44.25 ; 705-800 42.25- 43.50; 805-1000 38.25-41.50. Good: 550-700 pounds 40.75- 47.25 ; 705-800 39.50-42.00; 805-1000 36.00-39.75. Medium; 550-700 pounds 39.00- 44.25 ; 705-800 37.50-39.00; 805-1000 36.00-38.00. Common: 500-700 pounds 36.25- 38.25 ; 705-800 36.00-36.50. Short: 600-700 pounds 38.75- 40.25. The proportion of total income (1972) spent for food in the United States will be about 15.5 percent. We are the only nation in the world that spends such a small proportion of total income for food. LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, Pa 17543 Record-Express Office Bldg, Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-2191 Richard E. 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