—Lancaster Farming, Saturday*April 7, 1973
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Fogelsville
Tuesday, April 3
Heavy type hens 11-40, mostly
20-30; Pullets 33-42, mostly 36-40;
Roasters 31-49, mostly 38-47;
Capons 52-59; Ducks 45-46;
Drakes 43-50; Turkeys-hens 43;
Rabbits 65-80, mostly 75-76;
Guineas 75-80; Pigeons (per pr.)
50-3.80.
Total coops sold 284. „
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.
Directions - Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
Exit. North on stoplight in
Fogelsville. Turn left, proceed 1
mile.
Tuesday, April 3
Pullets 34-45, mostly 42-45;
Ducks 49-52; Drakes 42-57 Vi
Geese3BVi; Rabbits6s-79, mostly
75-77; Guineas 84-95, mostly 90-
95; Pigeons (per pair) 1.59-2.80.
Total coops sold 224.
Delmarva
Wednesday, April 4
BROILER-FRYER MARKET
Ready to cook movement
irregular, ranging light and
disappointing at some terminal
markets while good elsewhere.
Slaughter schedules generally
well maintained. Less than
THE OLD
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APRIL 9-15
Temperature drop might kill some apple crops.
Income taxes due on the 15th . Moll Pitcher died April 9,
1913 . . . First quarter of the Moon April 9 . . . Walrus
mating now . . Average length of days for week, 13 hours,
16 minutes . . Titantic sank April 15,1912 . , Plant shrubs
now . . . Green meteor seen from Maine to Delaware April
11, 1949 . . . Pony Express started April 9, 1860 . . . Maine
sardine season opens . . Let thy vices die before thee.
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What’s the difference between a high
mountain and a spoonful of castor oil? (Answer below.)
Ask the Old Fanner: Recently
a friend and I have been
trying without success to
find whale oil for a Cape
Cod lighter. Would you by
any chance be able to put us
on the track of some?
M.8.W., Concord. N H.
Oil from sperm whale is sold
in small quantities by the
Whaling Museum of New
Bedford, Mass.
Home IlmtH To avoid odor when cooking cabbage, put a heel of bread on
the cabbage before covering to cook . . Keep ants out by putting talcum
powder along their favorite entrances . . Kiddie antwer . One’* hard to
get up and the other is hard to get down
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cool to start. 2-4" snow m mountains, then
rain; ram, heavy at first, continuing through end of week.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Light ram and cool all week.
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Warm with intermittent rain at first,"
then heavy ram; Cloudy and cold latter part, then showers.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Week begins cloudy and warm,
then ram and cold; clear and warm end of week.
Florida; Cloudy and warm to start, then ram in central region
and along coast; clear and cool latter part.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronfo & Montreal: Light rain at
first, then heavy rain and cold; ram mixed with snow in
east and light snow in west latter part
Greater Ohio Valley; Week begins clear and cool, then rain;
3-5" snow in east at week’s end, clear and warm in west
Deep South: Cloudy and warm to start, then heavy rain and
cold; end of week generally clear and becoming hot.
Chicago and Southern Great Lak»s; Intermittent rain mixed
with snow for most of week; end of week clear and unseason
ably warm with 3-5 snow in southeast.
Northern Great Plains-Grcat Lakes: Light snow anu cold to
start, then partly cloudy and cool; clear and warn latter
part, then rain.
Central Great Plains: Clear and cold at first, then rain; end
of week clear and unseasonably warm, then rain.
Texas-Oklahoma: Week begins clear and warm, then rain and
cool; clear and hot latter part
Rocky Mountain Region: Ram to start, then clear and warm;
end of week very warm, then light ram and cool.
Southwest Desert: Clear and hot, highs m 90s, most of week;
cloudy and cooler for weekend.
Pacific Northwest: Most of week clear and warm; cloudy and
cooler latter part
California: Clear to start, then very warm by midweek; light
ram latter part, then cloudy and cool by weekend.
(AH Rikhts. Reserved Yankee Inc, Dublin, N H 03444)
Poultry Market Reports
trucklot prices unchanged on
both plant and US Grade A. Live
supplies adequate: Undertone
unsettled.
Negotiated trucklot prices i- 3
lb. ready to cook broiler-fryers
for delivery this week Plant
Grade 44. Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival; U.S. Grade A
47-49%, mostly 47; Plant Grade
46-47%, mostly 46.
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, April 4
LIVE POULTRY
Prices 1c higher on light type
hens. Occasional unconfirmed
sales reported slightly higher.
Demand good for , barely
adequate to short offerings.
Offerings of heavy type hens
adequate for a fairly good
demand. Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 8-12, mostly 11 %-
12 in Pa., mostly 11-12 in N.J.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Egg Market
Wednesday, April 4
Baltimore Eggs
Market Steady. Movement
good on large where featured but
only fair through other outlets.
Supplies are adequate.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Min One
Case Sale) White
Weekly New York Egg Market
(From Monday, April 2nd to Friday. April 6th.)
Mon. Tiies. Wed. Thun.
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large 49 36 ‘ 49 51 51
Large 49 49 49 51 51
Mediums 46 46 46 48 48
Pullets 35 35 35 35 35
Peewees 25 25 25 25 25
BROWN
Fey. Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards 45
Checks 32
Longtone - Full steady.
Copyright 1973 Urner Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, Aprils
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered
to retail stores:-
EX LARGE
54-
55-
55-63
57-58
MASS+
Mostly
NEWHAMP
Mostly
R.I.
MOSTLY
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
Mostly
INCLUDES CENTRAL & WESTERN SECTIONS ONLY.
stantially below normal as heavy
weekend rains made early
livestock movement over
secondary roads difficult and
deteriorated feedlot conditions.
Steers made upuapproximately 30
percent, and heifers 42 percent,
predominance good to average-
Choice and mud quite prevalent.
Cows near 15 percent, feeders 10
percent.
63-68
Grade A large 56-64, Mostly 57-
60.
Grade A Medium 53-61, Mostly
55-58.
Wednesday ..April 4
Philadelphia Eggs
Prices steady, demand fair to
good where widespread feature
activity involved. Offerings of all
sizes continue fully adequate to
adequate for needs. Prices to
retailers: Sales to volume
buyers, consumer grades white
eggs in cartons, delivered:-store
door A Extra Large 54-55%; A
Large 53-54V 2 ; A Medium 48%-50
Omaha
Thursday, April 5
Cattle: compared with last
week’s close; After a period of
very uneven trading, closing
prices on slaughter Steers barely
steady with late previous week
under very narrow demand.
Heifers steady to 50 lower. Cows
3.004.00 higher and bulls strong
to 1.00 higher. Feeders 50-1.00
higher early but trade not well
tested late.
Four day receipts only 9,000 as
compared 17,400 previous week
and 16,600 a year ago. For second
successive week, trading on
slaughter steers and heifers
wildly erratic Supplies sub-
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53-61
55-56
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60-65 55-58
57-59 53-55
59-61
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Dressed Meats
Compared 'with Wednesday,
prices steady for beef, veal and
calf. Pork cuts; lamb mostly $l.OO
lower.
Small supplies of fresh meats
adequate throughout as
movement Into retail channels is
disappointingly slow. Lamb
chucks on a peddling basis and
offered out Isc to 20c lower than
week previous.
STEERBEEF
Prime 600-900 pounds 72.50*
74.00; Choice 600-700 72.50-74.00;
700-800 72.50-73.50; 800-900 72.00-
73.00; Good 500-800 70.00-71.00.
HEIFER BEEF
Choice 500-700 72.00-73.00.
CALF (SKIN OFF)
150-350 Pounds
Choice 83.00-89.00; Good 80.00-
86.00; Standard 76.00-79.00.
VEAL (SKIN OFF)
Choice'9o-150 pounds 110.00-
114.00; Good 60-90 107.00-110.00;
Standard 60-120 89.00-92.00.
LAMB
Choice 30-55 pounds 76.50-78.00;
55-65 74.00-76.00.
CHOICE BEEF CUTS
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 pounds
~82.00-84.00; Arm Chucks 90-105
66.00-68.00; Ribs (7-Rib)
34-40 88.00-92.00; Loins
(Trmd) 50-70 102.00-105.00;
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 75.00-80.00;
Full Plates 52.50-53.00; Hinds
(Heifer) 120-170 81.00-83.00.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
77.00-79.00; 14-17 76.00-78.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 49.00-50.50;
Boston Butts 4-8 67.00-70.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down 78.00-
81.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17
70.50-74.00; 17-20 69.50-71.00.
KOSHER MARKET '
KOSHER STEER BEEF AND
LAMB: , Prices unchanged mid
week outlet fair.