a—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 17. 1973
Poultry Market Reports
Eastern Pa. and N. i.
Wednesday. March 11
LIVE POULTRY
Prices about steady on light
type hens offerings light with
many prior bookings withdrawn
clue to sharply advancing egg
prices Demand good Offerings
of heavy hens far short of a good
call
Prices paid at farm • Light type
hens 6-9 mostly 9-9 Vi in Pa ,
mostly 8-9 in N J Heavy type
hens TFEWR
Fogelsville
Tuesday, March 13
Heavy type hens 12-92, mostly
23-27, Pullets 34'A-39; Roasters
40-45, Ducks 25-40 Vi, mostly 34-
40, Drakes 17-53. mostly 45-53,
Rabbits fiO-72 mostly 70-71,
Guineas 05-70, Pigeons (per pr )
1 24-3 70
Total coops sold 333.
Auction every Tuesday.
Poultry received Monday 7pm
(o 10 30 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
THE OLD
Make good unpaid church tithes now . . . Jules Verne died
March 24,1905 . The Sun enters Aries this week and sprint*
begins March 20 at 1:13 p m. . . . Watch out for thin ice on
lakes and ponds . . Average length of days for week, 12
hours, 16 minutes ... March 23 lucky day... The bull market
began March 24, 1928 . . Oysters are spawning and sku ik
cabbage is flowering . . Bible first printed 1462 ... He that
never rides, never falls
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What goes up a ladder on its head?
(Answer below.)
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sundial in your garden,
plant her and let it go at that. We had one once. We were
old to s et her on June 21, just before midnight. Set her with
twelve o’clock, pointing due west by compass. We did it all.
hid do you know the thing lost Tw'o hours in less than a day.
Home Hints Wet scissors prevent stickiness when dicing marshmallows
or (I ites Glycerin rubbed on a chocolate stain will remove it . . . Riddle
answer The nail in a shoe
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cloudy and cold to start, then snow flurries
by midweek; some rain and warmer latter part.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy and cold at first, then
ram mixed with snow by midweek; weekend should be clear
and warmer
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins clear and cold, then
showers by midweek; cloudy and warmer latter part, then
ram for sure over weekend.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Partly cloudy and warmer to start,
then scattered showers and colder by midweek; end of week
clear and warm, then ram for weekend.
Florida: Poor weather. Rain most of week, then clear and
cooler latter part.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Cold at first,
then 2-4" snow m west; light snow changing to light rain
latter part of week
Greater Ohio Valley: Partly cloudy and cold to start, then
light snow by midweek; week ends cloudy with intermittent
showers.
Deep South: Week begins partly cloudy, then rain and cold
by midweek; rain and warmer latter part
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Cloudy and cold at first,
then light snow, 3-5" in southeast; end of week cloudy and
warmer, then rain for weekend
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes; Light snow first half of
week; clear and seasonable cool latter part, then snow for
weekend
Central Great Plains: Clear and cold to start, then light snow
by midweek; end of week colder, then rain and wanner over
weekend.
Texas-Oklahoma: Week L-g,ns partly cloudy and wanner,
then cooler by midweek; week ends warmer with rain.
Rocky Mountain Region: Cloudy J cold at first, then light
snow through end of week; milder latter part.
Southwest Desert: Clear and cool to start, then scattered
showers by midweek; rain latter part of week, then cloudy
and cool on weekend.
Pacific Northwest: Rain and cooler at first, then clear and
warmer by midweek; ram and cool latter part, through
weekend.
California: Week begins very cool, then ram, heavy by mid
week ; week ends cool with more rain coming by week’s end.
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Weekly New York Egg Market
WHITE
Fey Ex Large 54
I .urge 54
Mediums' 51
Pullets 40
Peewees 30
UROWN
Fey Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards
(’hocks
Long Tone Easier under very slow retail movement,
Copyright‘i973 Urner Barry Publications
Delmarva
Wednesday, March 14
_ BROILER-FRYER MARKET
Ready to cook movement
spotty ranging very light to oc
casionally good where advertised
features a factor. Slaughter
schedules fairly heavy Less than
MARCH 19-25
Spring is here!
Ask the Old Fanner: How do
you “set” a sundial in a
garden? I have heard it
should be done on June 21st.
If so, how do I proceed? A.G.,
Jackson, Miss.
Take our advice and don’t
do any figuring at all about
this thing. If you want a
(From Monday, March 11th to Friday, March 16th)
Mon. Tues. W'ed. Thurs.
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
57 57 57
57 57 57
53 53 53
41 41 41
31 31 31
53 53 53
50 51 51
32 32>/2 33
50
31 V>
trucklot prices 1- 2 cents lower on
both plant and US Grade ■A.
Advance interest reported good
at prices generally 3 cents behny
this week’s levels. Live supplies
ample at weights generally
heavier than desired. Undertone
unsettled
Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3
lb ready to cook broiler-fryers
for delivery next week; US Grade
A 38>/ 2 . Plant Grade 37. Pool
trucklot prices for Thursday’s
arrival: US Grade A 39-43, Plant
Grade 38-41.
Egg Market
Wednesday, March 14
Baltimore Eggs
Market unsettled as prices
continue to advance. Carton
orders on large and extra large
very slow, mediums about
steady. Most distributors con
tinue to cut back receipts in line
with movement.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min. one
case sale) white grade A large 64-
71 mostly 64-67; Grade A
medium 60-67 mostly 60-63.
Philadelphia Eggs
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand fair at best except where
limited promotions involved.
Stocks fully adequate on larger
sizes, adequate on mediums.
Undertone cautious.
Prices to retailers: Sales to
volume buyers, consumer grades
white eggs in cartons, delivered
store door: A Extra Large 62-
63 v 2, A Large 61-62V 2 ; A Medium
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Considering the trouble
some big city electric utili
ties have been having in sup
plying the juice, there’s a
new meaning, now, for the
phrase “generation gap.”
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Lancaster Farming
Lancaster County’s
Own Farm Weekly
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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: $2 per
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elsewhere
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Published every Saturday by
Lancaster Farming,
Lititz, Pa.
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Members of Newspaper Farm
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Publishers Association, and
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New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, March 13
Prices paid per dozen grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered
to retail stores;- 1
MASS+
Mostly
NEW RAMP
Mostly
ILL
* ' Mostly
Fri
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
Mostly
INCLUDES CENTRAL & WESTERN SECTIONS ONLY.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, March 15
Receipts This Week 4200;
Receipts Last Week 4562;
Receipts Last Year 4243.
As compared to last weeks
close slaughter steers 2.00-3.00
higher, full advance on high
Choice to Prime. Slaughter
heifers mostly 2.00-2.50 higher.
Cows fully 1.50 higher. Bulls 50-
1 00 higher. Supply mainly Choice
slaughter steers and heifers, with
a lesser quantity than usuaLof
high Choice to Prime steers and
heifers Receipts about 70 per
cent steers: 25 percent heifers
and 5 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1175-1350
pounds 3-4, 49.00-50.00, mostly
49 00-49.75. One load 1225 pounds
50 00 Choice 975-1150 2-4, 48.00-
49 50; 1150-1450 47.50-49.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 950-1200 46.25-
47 75 Good 44.00-46.25. Pkg
Holsteins 45 00. Few Standard
Holsteins 42.50-43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 900-1075
pounds 2-4, 48 00-48.25. Two loads
at latter price Choice 800-1050 2-
4. 46.00-48.00; several 46.00-47.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 750-950
44 00-46 00. Good 42.00-44.00.
COWS; Commercial 30.00-
34 00 Utility 34.00-37.00. High
yielding Utility 37.00-38.50. Cutter
30 00-34.00. Canner 25.50-30.00.
BULLS: Utility and Com
mercial 33.50-40.00. Few high
Welding Utility 41.00-42.00; in
dividual 43.50.
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$lOO plus 6.22 F.E.T.
i? 6x38 Traction Torque 4 ply
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13.6x38 Sure Grip 4 ply $71.00
plus 6.22 F.E.T.
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Other Sizes also Availably,
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39-42
MEDIUM
51-54
51-53
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39-47
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