—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 1972
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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397-3539