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4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 28. 1973
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, April 25
LIVE POULTRY
Prices continue to range higher
on light type hens despite fully
adequate offerings for an only
fan: current interest. Offerings of
heavy type fully adequate for a
light call.
Prices paid at farm: Light type
hens 9-14, mostly 13-14 in Pa,,
Mostly 12-13 in N.J. Heavy type
hens TFEWR
Egg Market
Wednesday, April 25
Philadelphia Eggs
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand fairly good. Stocks of
extra large fully adequate; large
and mediums adequate. Un
dertone fully steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales to
volume buyers, consumer grades
white eggs m cartons, delivered
store door: A Extra Large 57-
58V 2 ; A Large 56-57%; A Medium
50%-52.
’ Wednesday, April 25
Baltimore Eggs
Prices mostly unchanged to 2
cents lower. Demand quiet but
orders improving for the
weekend. Supplies Adequate.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, State graded (min one
cast • ale) white.
Grade A Large 5967 Mostly 59-
61.
Grade A Medium 55-63 Mostly
55-57.
Special Feeder Calf Sales
Culpeper, Virginia
Thursday, April 19
494 Head Sold
Steers
r Choice: 500 - 600 pounds 59.25 -
,62.50; 605 - 700 53.00 - 60.25; 800 -
900 47.50 - 51.00.
Good; 400 - 500 pounds 62.00 -
64.50; 505 - 600 63.00 - 66.25 ; 605 -
700 55.50 - 59.00.
Short: 400 - 600 pounds 48.75 -
56.00.
Medium: 400 - 500 pounds 60.25 -
63.00 ; 600 - 800 49.00 - 53.50.
Heifers
Choice: 500 - 650 pounds 50.50 -
55.00; 700 - 750 45.50 - 51.50.
Good: 400 - 500 pounds 55 25 -
58.25; 505 - 600 55.50 - 59.00
Short: 400 - 500 pounds 46.50 -
47.25.
Marshall, Virginia
Thursday, April 19
1810 head sold
Steers
Choice: 300 - 400 pounds 67.50 -
70.00 , 405 - 500 65.00 - 67.00; 505 -
600 64.00 - 65 25 , 605 - 700 55.00 -
59 00, 705 - 800 51.00 - 55.25 ; 805 -
1000 46.25 - 51.00.
Good - 300 - 400 pounds 66.00 -
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster County’s
Own Farm Weekly
P O Box 266 - Lititz, Pa 17543
Office • 22 E Mam 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 in Lancaster County $3
elsewhere
Established 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
Poultry Market Reports
Prices paid dock weights, cents
per lb.)
Hens, Light type 11-14 Hens,
Heavy type mostly 25-27;
Pullets 37-39; Ducks 62; Drakes
65; Rabbits 70%-79, mostly 75-79;
Guineas 97-1.00; Pigeons (per
pr.) 1.50-3.96, mostly 2.06. Total
Coops Sold 251.
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.
Ready to cook movement
continues very light and disap
pointing. Slaughter schedules
often heavier than desired in an
effort to prevent build-up of live
supplies in the field Less than
trucklot prices sharply lower on
both plant and US Grade A.
Advance interest quiet. Live
supplies ample at heavier than
desired weights in many quar
ters. Undertone weak and un
settled.
Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival - US Grade A
41-47; Plant Grade 40-45
72.25; 405 - 500 60.25 - 65.50; 505 -
600 56.50 - 60.00; 605 - 700 55.50 -
57.25 ; 705 - 800 5 49.00 - 54.25 ; 805 -
1000 46.00 - 50.00.
Mediums: 300 - 400 pounds
61.50; 405 - 500 57.50 - 61.50; 505 -
600 56.50 - 58.50; 605 - 700 48.50 -
58.00; 705 - 800 47.50 - 50.50; 805 -
1000 43.00 - 47.00.
Short; 500 - 600 pounds 51.75 -
52.50.
Common: 500 - 600 pounds 44.00
- 47.00.
Choice: 300 - 400 pounds 53.50 -
56.00; 405 - 500 53.00 - 55.00.
Good: 300 - 400 pounds 56.00 -
59.00; 405 - 500 53.00 - 55.00; 505 -
600 52.00 - 54.75.
Medium; 300-400 pounds 48.00 -
53.50; 405 - 500 47.00 - 52.00; 505 -
600 46.00 - 49.00.
Short; 400 - 500 pounds 43.00 -
44.00.
Common: 400 - 600 pounds
40.00.
Fogelsville
Tuesday, April 24
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Wednesday, April 25
Broiler-Fryer Market
Heifers
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Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large 54 52 52 49 49
Large 54 52 52 49 49
Mediums 50 40 48 45 45
Pullets 37 35 35 35 35
Peewees 25 23 23 23 23
BROWN
Fey. Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees Unquoted
Standards 47
Checks 31 31
Long Tone irregular.
Copyright 1973 Urner Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, April 24
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered
to retail stores :
EX LARGE
56-
57-
58-
60-61
59 Vis-60%
MASS—
Mostly
NEWHAMP
Mostly
R.I.
Mostly
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
Mostly
61-67
—INCLUDES CENTRAL & WESTERN SECTIONS ONLY,
Winchester, Virginia
Friday, April 20
2929 Head Sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy: 400 - 500
pounds 63.00 - 65.00; 500 - 700 55.00
- 64.00; 705 - 800 47.00 - 59.00; 805 -
~ 100046.50-54.25; 1000-1130 45.75-
46.75.
Good: 400 - 500 pounds 62.75 -
64.50; 500 - 700 54.00 - 63.75; 705 -
800 52.00 - 56.00; 805 - 1090 45.50 -
52.50.
Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 73.75;
400 - 500 63.00 - 66.50; 500 - 700 49.00
- 64.50; 705 - 800 48.00 - 51.75 ; 805 -
1060 43.00 - 58.00.
Common: 400 - 700 pounds 47.00
- 58.50; 705 - 850 44.00 - 47.00
Heifers
Choice and Fancy; 400 - 500
pounds 46 50 - 53.50; 500 - 600 47.00
- 50.50; 605 - 700 45.00 - 52.75 ; 700 -
900 45.00 - 47.50.
Good: 400 - 500 pounds 50.25 -
55.25 ; 500 - 600 47.00 - 49.00; 605 -
750 44.00 - 50.25.
Medium: 300 - 500 pounds 48.50 -
61.50; 500 - 600 44.50 - 53.50; 605 -
735 41.00 - 47.00.
Common: 300 - 500 pounds 46.00
- 51.50; 500 - 600 41.50
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52
Unquoted
Unquoted
LARGE
55-
56-
56-64
58-59
58%-59%
59-65 52-61
60-62 57-59
61-63
Horse Auction
Reported receipts of 501 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market.
Load Kansas riding horses, 155
- 310.
Load Oklahoma work horses
and riding horses; riding horses,
single, 155 - 280; work horses,
pairs, 440 - 750.
Load Mississippi riding horses,
160 - 350.
Load Virginia riding horses,
205 - 310.
Load Michigan work horses,
singles, 290 - 400; pairs, 740 - 900.
Local work horses, 225 - 350;
mules, 160 - 175; driving horses,
160 - 540; riding horses, 135 - 210;
better horses, 235 - 510.
Killers; lightweight, 10 - 14;
heavyweight, 16 -18.
Mare ponies, 10 - 35; colts, 5 -
10; geldings, 10 - 30; larger
ponies, 50 - 70.
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smokttown, Po.
52 32
43 43
31-31% 31%
SMALL
33-
34-
34-42
36-37
39%-40%
MEDIUM
52-
53-
53-61
55-56
55%-56%
TOO FEW
New Holland
Monday, April 23
Oklahoma City:
Thursday, April 26
Estimated Receipts 10,800 Same
Day Last Week 6,599 Same Day
Last Year 12,295 Active, com-
Last Year 12,295.
Active, compared to late last
week, feeder cattle under 500
pound fully 1.00-2.00 higher, some
sales 3.00 higher on thin fleshed
offerings: feeder cattle over 500
pound 50c higher, dome sales 1.00
higher on thin fleshed offerings
suitable for grazing: majority
receipts high Good and Choice
400-800 pound steers and 400-700
pound heifers: fairly large at
tendance buyers.
Fri
Sales as of 12:30 P.M.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice, few
Prime 300-400 pound 68.00-79.00.
Part Load 343 pound at 81.30; 400-
500 62.50-69.00: 500-600 55.75-61.50,
two small lot 500-502 66.00-68.00;
600-700 52.25-57.00, small lot 615
pound at 57.50; 700-800 50.00-53.10,
small lot 711 pound at 54.75; 800-
900 49.00-5160; mixed Good and
Choice 350-500 57.50-62.50; 500-685
50.50-55.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good 482
pound 55.60: 539-553 49.00-53.50:
600-755 44.00-48.00: 833-882 43.50-
44.90
FEEDER HEIFFERS; Choice,
few Prime 300-400 pound 55.00-
60.507 part load 302 pound at 63.00
and small lot 233 pound at 64.50;
400-500 50.00-56.00; 500-600 46.75-
51.75, two part loads 503-504 52.00-
52.40; 600-700 46.00-50.00; 700-800
45.80-48.80; mixed Good and
Choice 400-555 46.00-48.25; few
670-705 41.2544.25.
Lebanon Valley
38-40
Auction
Tuesday, April 24
381 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers steady
to 50 cents higher. Slaughter cows'
and bulls 75 cents to $2 higher.
STEERS: Choice 1000 - 1250
pound slaughter steers 45.35 -
46.60; Good 43.60 - 45.60; Stan
dard 40.50 - 42.60.
HEIFERS: Good (couple) 41.85-
and 42.60; Standard (few) 40.35 -
41.50; Utility (few) 38.75 - 40.85.
COWS; Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 37.50 - 40.00,
individual at 40.60; Cutters 36.00 -
37.10; Canners 32.85 - 35.85; Shells
down to 31.00.
BULLS: Good 42.75 - 45.00;
Utility and Commercial 40.75 -
45.50, individual at 50.00; Cutters
(few) 36.60 - 38.75.
209 Head of Veal Calves
Prime (few) 69.00 - 72.50;
Choice (few) 66.00 - 68.00; Good
(few) 60.00 - 68.00; Standard
(few) 55.00 - 60.00; Utility 90 -120
pounds (few) 46.00 - 49.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 85 -150 pounds 61.00 - 73.00;
Holstein Heifers 85 - 150 pounds
75.00 - 101.00.
397-3539