—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 1972 4 Poultry Market Reports Fogelsville Directions-Take Rt. 22 thruway. Exit at Fogelsville Exit. North to stoplight in Fogelsville. Turn left, proceed 1 block, take next left turn. Poultry Auction 100 ft. on right. Tuesday, November 7 (Prices paid dock weights cents per pound except where noted.) Hens, light type 6-11; Hens, heavy type 7-18, mostly 8-14; Pullets-colored 15-33, mostly 28- 31; Roasters 23V2-33V2, mostly 28- 30; Capons 40-43; Ducks 27 M>- 37V 2 ; Geese 29-37; Rabbits 40-52, mostly 43-50, Guineas 52-28, Pigeons (per pr.) 1.23-4.00 Total coops sold 501. Tuesday, November 7 Hens, light type 6-11, mostly 6- 7, Hens, heavy type 7-22, mostly 8-14; Pullets, colored 22-30V2, mostly 26-28; Roasters 24-33, mostly 27-29; Capons 40-43; Ducks 25-37, mostly 32-35; Drakes 50-60, Geese 23-40%; Turkeys toms 26-28, Turkeys-hens 32-33, Rabbits 45%-66, mostly 53-60, Guineas 43-60, Pigeons (per pr.) 1 30-4 01 Total coops sold 567. 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 Delmarvo BROILERS Tuesday, November 7 Ready-to-cook movement good Slaughter schedules increased in some quarters in effort to fill full needs following some Election day closmgs in terminal markets Less than trucklot prices held unchanged on both Plant and U.S. Grade A Live supplies short of full call with weights desirable to light Undertone fully steady to firm Pool trucklot prices for Wednesday arrival- U.S. Grade A 28%-32%, Mostly 28%-29; Plant Grade 27%-30%, Moslty 27%-28 Oklahoma City Thursday, November 9 Estimated Receipts 13,000 Same Day Last Week 6,424 Same Day Last Year 10,243 Fairly active, compared to late last week, feeder cattle and calves under 600 pound strong to 50 higher, some sales 1 00 higher on offerings under 400 pound. Feeder cattle over 600 pound in relative small supply and not enough on offer early to make an adequate test of the trade, few represented sales about steady Majority receipts Good and Choice 350-600 pound steers and 300-550 pound heifers, fairly large attendance buyers SALES AS OF 12:30 P.M. FEEDER STEERS Choice, few Prime, 300-400 pound 53 50- 61 25 , 400-500 49 50-57 00, part load 411 pound at 57 75 and small lot 405 pound at 58 75 , 500-600 46 00-50 00, part load 512 pound at 50 75, few 600-700 44 00-46.00, few 700-785 42 50-44 00, part load 907 pound at 38 80, Mixed Good and Choice 300-400 50 25-52 75 , 400-500 47 25-50 50 , 500-600 44 00-46 75, few Good 300-500 44 00-48 75 , 500- 700 39 50-43 00, small lot 734 pound at 38 00, Good 335-450 Holstein steers 42.50-43 50, Good 506-650 Holstein steers 36.75-38 75, Good 765-827 Holstein steers 34 50-36.50 FEEDER HEIFERS' Choice, few Prime, 300-400 pound 46 00- 51 50, small lot 330 pound at 54.00, 400-500 41 75-45 75, including two small lots 480-488 at 45 40-45 80, small lot 407 pound at 48 70, 500- 600 39 00-42 00, part load 511 pound at 43 90, load and small lot 602-622 40 75-40 90, Mixed Good and Choice 300400 41.0043 00; 400-500 38 50-41 00 , 500-600 38 00- 39 00, few 600-635 37 50-37 75; few Good 400-700 36 00-38 25 Weekly New York Egg Market (From Monday, November 6 to Friday, November 10th) Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri WHITE Fey. Ex. Large 41 43 43 43 Large 40 42 42 43 Mediums 37 39 39 41 Pullets 33 35 35 37 Peewees 22 24 24 26 BROWN Fey. Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Standards Checks Long Tone - Generally steady to firm. Extra Large and Jumbos still slow to clear. Copyright 1972 Urner Barry Publications New York Eggs Monday, November 6 Price levels are mostly un changed under a full steady market tone with some sales occurring on values to be determined Tuesday. Distributors weekend carryover was light on mediums and smalls, heavier than desired on extra large and jumbos. Loose packed offerings spotty from country points with normal receipts substituted from other than regular shippers. Floor stocks pelntiful on extra large, irregular but adequate on large, barely adequate on mediums, short on smalls. Omaha Cattle Thursday, November 9 Closing prices on Average Good to Prime slaughter steers 75-1.00 lower with 1200-1300 pound weights in narrow demand, Standard and Low-Good 25-50 c lower Heifers 75-1 00 lower. Cows 1 50-2.00 higher Bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle steady to 50c lower, decline on fleshy two way offerings Four day receipts 19,000 as compared 14,200 previous week and 19,300 a year ago Slaughter steers ap proximately 34 per cent of weeks total, heifers 39 per cent, cows 8 per cent, feeders 16 per cent For fifth successive week, closing trade on fed cattle steady to lower as prices forced downward in reflection of lower carcass quotations. Average cost steers lowest since mid-December 1971. Enforcement of maximum downturn on Choice and Prime grades squeezed the bulk of steers within a 1.50-1.75 range Buyers cautious and selective as “weight and waste” often of as 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 Wanner, Editor Subscription price: $2 per year m Lancaster County: $3 elsewhere Estalished November 4, 1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, Pa Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa. 17543 Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. 46 46 48 49 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted 34 35 35 36 18 18-19 18-19 19 Eastern Pa. and N.J. LIVE HEN MARKET Wednesay, November 8 Prices declined on light type hens, demand fair though generally unaggressive as processors will booked for next 2 to 3 weeks. Offerings ample. Demand for Heavy hens good with offerings very light and sales too few to report prices. Fair interest in Holiday items. Offerings generally reported about adequate for expected needs. Prices paid at farm for light type hens 6-BVi>, mostly 7%-8 in Pa., 7%-8 in N.J. Heavy type hens TFOR great concern as grade. Many cattle earned moderate amount of mud as refelection of poor feedlot conditions. Fairly good shipper demand and moderate volume High-Good to Prime 1000- 1200 pound steers bought for shipment to Canada. STEERS- Early, load High- Choice and Prime 1121 pounds 3 34.85 and fifteen loads same grade 1023-1339 2-4 34.35-34.75. At midweek, five loads High-Choice and Prime 1022-1132 2-4 34.00, small lot 1196 pounds 34.25. Choice 975-1250 2-4 32.75-33.75. Mixed Good and Choice 950-1225 32 50-33.00, occasionally 33.25. Good 31.50-32 50, Holstems 1200- 1250 2-3 31.75-32.00. Standard and Low-Good 30.50-31.50. Average cost slaughter steers first three days 33.63 average weight 1127 pounds as compared 34.06 and 1122 pounds previous week and 32 95 and 1128 pounds a year ago. HEIFERS: Moderate volume High-Choice and Prime 862-1022 pounds 2-4 33.35-33.50, two loads 33.60-33.75 forepart of week. FARMERS WANTED NOVEMBER to APRIL Help Us Build Alternotors as • Machine Operators • Winders • Assemblers Good Pay - Pleasant Working Conditions FIDELITY ELECTRIC CO. INC. 332 N. Arch St. Lane. Pa. Ph. 397-8231 Hershey Reelected Vice-President Of Pa. Young Farmers The Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association met this week at the Penn Harris Motor Inn, Camp Hill, for the Association’s 13th annual Con vention. Donald Hershey, Manheim RD2, was reelected to a second terra as Region II state vice president. Jay Foreman, Lititz RD2, will serve on the executive committee as immediate past president. The newly elected president of the organization is David A. Dietrich, Mifflinburg RD2, who served previously as Region HI vice-president. Included on the busy agenda Thurday afternoon was a Young Farmer Exchange of Ideas panel. Local Chapters par ticipating were New Holland, Penn Manor and Manheim. John Campbell, former State public relations director from New Holland, led the discussions. A newly established award this year is the Outstanding Young Farmer under 30 Years of Age. Receiving the Region II award was Donald M. Myers, Kempton RD2, northern Berks County. Myers’ farming operation in- Two of the state officers of the Pennsylvania Young Far mers Association are apparently pleased with progression of the convention plans this week. Shown are John C. Camp bell, New Holland (left), state public relations director, and Donald Hershey, Manheim, Region II vice-president. a fertilizer program for corn. Increase your yield and return with this proven program that combines the benefits of UNIPEL 20-10-10 pre-plant application with UNIPEL STARTER SPECIAL 13-34-10 applied Smokctown, Pa. eluded 80 acres of corn, 70 acres of alfalfa, 80 acres in oats and pasture. The dairy herd is housed in a 50-stall barn equipped with pipeline milker. Myers is a member of the Kutztown Young Farmers Chapter. Region IPs winner of the Outstanding Young Farmer over 30 award went to Paul King, Cochranville, who has an 80-cow dairy herd. The Outstanding Community Service award was also presented to Mr. and Mrs. King. King operates an 80-cow dairy herd. He is a member of the Octarora Young Farmers Chapter. Speaker at the Thursday evening banquet was Paul Grubb, director of member services, Agway, Inc. Groff’s projection of what farmers will look like in the 1980’s included such ideas as a farmer being rather demanding, rather idealistic, will be concerned with ecology and politics, concerned with borrowed capital, more prompt and oriented. The site for the 1973 annual convention has been set for the Holiday Inn, Selinsgrove. E SY 397-3539
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