4 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 3, 1973
Poultry Market Reports
Fogelsville
Tuesday, February 27
Hens heavy type 7-25, mostly
15-21, Pullets 25-35, mostly 33'-
14' j. Roasters 22' 2-37'2. mostly
13'-35, Capons 27-39'2. mostly
15-39'.., Ducks 33'-38, Drakes
25-50, Turkeys-Hens 31 ;
Rabbits 55-85. mostly 65-75,
Guineas 55-70, mostly 55, Pigeons
(per pr ) 1 04-4 00
Total coops sold 355
Auction every Tuesday
Poultry received Monday 7pm
to 10 10 p m Tuesday 7a m to
12 Noon Sale at 11 30 a m
Directions —Take Rt 22
thruway Exit at Fogelsville
Exit North on stoplight in
Fogelsville Turn left, proceed 1
mile
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, February 28
LIVE POULTRY
Prices continued to hold steady
on light type hens Offerings,
though occasionally limited,
generally adequate overall for
fair needs Offerings of heavy
hens short of a fairly good call
Prices paid at farm Light type
hens fi-9'j mostly 9-9 Vi in Pa.,
mostly 8-9 in N J Heavy type
hens TFEWR
Delmarva
Wednesday, February 28
BROILER-FRYER MARKET
Ready to cook movement slow
and disappointing in many
Mists foietell plentiful year . . . Johnny Appleseed died
Maich 11, 1847 Fust quarter of the Moon March 11 . .
Maple sap starts running and some Crocuses are up . . .
A\eiage length of days for week, 11 hours, 33 minutes . . .
Twilights shoitest now . Skunks are mating . . . Banks
closed Mauh 7, 1933 . Detroit saw its first autos this week
in 189() Closed doois are most easily heard through than
open ones
Old Farmer’s Riddle: Who invented the steam engine? (An
swei below )
Ask the Old Farmer: You’ve
heard about the “hex” signs
and carved objects nailed on
barns m Pennsylvania to
keep off misfortune. I won
der if such things were ever
done in other parts of the
country? F.Y., Scranton, Pa.
Old-timers in our section
used to nail a fresh skunk’s
hide on the bam for similar
reasons
Home Mint*. Keep a jiitct of cotton sprinkled with a few drops of vanilla
t\tr ict in the iefiißt.i itoi to eliminate odors . Add more shortening
to bitlu if pintakes stick to the grill . . . Riddle answer Watts-his-name.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Snow, 4-6", to start, light snow in mountains;
eml of week cloudy and cold wuth flurries.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins cold with light
snow, then 4 6 ' by midweek; rain latter part
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and mild at first, then rain
changing to snow'; 1-3" snow latter part, then freezing ram.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Clear and warm to start, then
lain I>\ midweek, colder with ram continuing through end
of week
Florida: Clouds and warm for most of week; rain on weekend
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Cloudy at first,
then flun les in east and light snow in west; clear latter part,
then 2-4" snow
Greater Ohio Valley: Week begins clear and warm, then cold
and 4-6" snow; light snow end of week, changing to light
rain and snow
Deep South: Clear and warm first half of week; rain and
colder latter part
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Cloudy with flurries to
stait, then light snow; end of week cold and light snow, 2-4".
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Intermittent snow and
unreasonably cold all w r eek
Central Great Plains: Clear and warm at first, then cloudy
and cold with flurries by midweek, 1-3" snow latter part,
then much colder
Texas-Oklahoma: Week begins clear and warm, then cold
rain, cloudy and cool latter part, then 4-6" snow in north
Rocky Mountain Region: Snow r all week; 8-12" latter part and
20-23" accumulation in cential mountains
Southwest Desert: Cloudy and warm to start, then rain; rain
heavy latter part and much cooler
Pacific Northwest: Clear at first, then ram by midweek; end
of w r eek seasonably cold with rain.
California: Week begins cloudy and warm, then rain by mid
week; cloudy and cool latter part, then rain
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Weekly New York Egg Market
WHITE
Fey Ex Large 47'2
I ,arge
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Fey Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards 41
Checks 29
Long Tone Full Steady
Copyright 1973 Urner Barry Publications
quarters Slaughter schedules
continued reduced in line with
needs at most plants Less than
trucklot prices hens steady on
both plant and US Grade A
Advance interest good at sharply
higher prices compared to this
week’s levels. Live supplies short
of needs at desirable weights.
Undertone fully steady to firm.
Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3
lb ready to cook broiler-fryers
for delivery next week-Plant
Grade 45-45V2 Pool trucklot
prices for Thursday arrival US
Grade A 44-47 mostly 44, Plant
Grade 43-45, mostly 43.
MARCH 5-11
Still chilly and dreary dearie.
(From Monday, February 26th to Friday, March 2nd)
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
46'.2
42 44 44 45
38 38 3 38
28 28 28 28
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
49 49 50
47 48 49
50 50 51
43 43 44
29 29 29
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, March 1
Compared with last weeks
close, closing prices slaughter
steers and heifers 25-50 c higher.
Cows 1.00-1 50 lower Bulls 1.50-
2.00 higher Feeders 50-1.00
higher
Four day receipts 15,400 as
compared 15,700 previous week
and 16,000 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 34 per cent,
heifers 42 percent, fairly liberal
percentage Choice and moderate
volume High Choice and Prime
although many'cattle still carried
considerable mud. Cows 10
percent, and feeders 11 percent
Fed cattle trade followed a fairly
stable course as upward spiral
continued and modest supplies
well distributed over trading
period There was not a strong
pressure to market cattle as
feedlot operations were hopeful
for favorable weather conditions
which would enable cattle to
make some recovery from stress
of severe winter and slow shed
some of the clinging mud.
Demand generally good by most
buying interests and feeder
buyers competed aggressivly for
fleshy two-way steers suitable for
a short turn in the feedlot.
STEERS: Load and part load
High-Choice and Prime 1114-1197
pounds 3-4 46 00, short two loads
1116 pounds 45.75, other High-
Choice and Prime 1096-1333 3-4
45 00-45.50. Choice 975-1275 2-4
relatively clean 43.50-44.75, some
High-Choice 45 00. Mostly Choice
but muddy 42 75-43 50. Mixed
Good and Choice 950-1250 42.75-
43 50. Good 40.00-42.75, 1150-1350
Holsteins 2-3 40.00-41.50 Standard
and Low-Good 38.50-40.00.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 43.93 average
weight 1131 pounds as compared
42 95 and 1125 pounds previous
week and 34 80 and 1117 pounds a
year ago
HEIFERS: Five loads High-
Choice and Prime 939-1033
pounds 3-4 44.50. Moderate
volume same grade 887-1062 3-4
44 00-44 25, load 1225 4-5 44.00.
Choice 850-1050 2-4 42 50-43.75.
Some clean load lots 44.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 750-975 41.50-
42 50. Good 36 50-41 50. Small lots
Standard and Good 35 00-36.50.
COWS - Utility and Commercial
30 50-32 50, a few Dairybreds
32 75-33 00 Canner and Cutter
26 00-30 50 Mixed Cutter and
Low-Utility 30 75-31.89.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, February 26,1973
(All hay No 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton )
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 50 00-70.00
Mixed hay 35 00-55.00
Timothy hay 30.00-45.00
Straw 25.00-32.00
Mulch 15 00-25.00
Lebanon Valiey
Auction
Tuesday, February 27
394 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers strong
to $1.25 higher. Slaughter cows
mostly weak to $1 lower.
Slaughter bulls unevenly steady.
STEERS: High Choice (few)
45.50-46 10; Choice 1000-1250
pounds 44.35-45.50; Good 41.00-
44.00; Standard 39.00-41.00;
Utility (few) 36.75-39.10.
HEIFERS: Choice (individual)
43 10; Good (couple) 39.75 and
41 75; Standard (few) 37.00-38.25.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 32.25-34.85, few
to 35.00; Cutters 30.75-33.50;
Canners 28.85-31.50; Shells down
to 26.50.
Fri.
BULLS: Good 40.50-43.00;
Utility and Commercial 39.00-
44.00, individual at 45.00.
312 Head of Veal Calves
Prime (few) 69.00-74.50; Choice
(few) 69.00-71.00; Good 61.00-
68.00; Standard 55.00-64.00;
Utility 90-120 pounds 45.00-52.00;
70-85 pounds 41.00-44.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 85-125 pounds 48.00-66.00;
Holstein Heifers 85-150 pounds
70.00-115.00.
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Horse Auction
Monday, February 26
Reported receipts of 458 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market stronger than last weeks
market, killer market higher.
Load North Carolina mules,
single, 420-690; pairs, 960-1385.
Load Kansas riding and work
horses; riding, single, 175-470;
work, single, 265-330; pairs, 470-
845.
Load lowa riding horses, 160-
270.
Two loads Tennessee work
horses and mules; work horses,
single; 340-440; pairs, 600-925;
mules, single, 265-510; pairs, 885-
1075; few riding horses, 245-385.
Load lowa riding horses, 130-
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