A —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 5, 1973 Eastern Pa. and N. J. Wednesday, May 2 LIVE POULTRY Prices of light type hens held unchanged. Demand good for lighter offerings as producers hold for additional production. Occasional plants only working part-time for lack of supplies. Offerings of heavy type hens short of a fair interest. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 9-14, mostly 13-14 in Pa., mostly 13-14 in N. J. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Fogelsville Tuesday, May 1 Prices paid dock weights, cents per lb.) Light type hens 13%-14%; Heavy type hens 21-43; Pullets 36V2-43, mostly 40-43; Roasters 40 1 /2-43, Geese 35%; Turkeys hens 43; Rabbits 75-81, mostly 80- SI; Guineas 1.05%, Pigeons (per pr.) 1.32-4.00 Total coops sold 224. Auction every Tuesday. Poultry received Monday 7 pm. to 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. Delmarvo Wednesday, May 2 Broiler-Fryer Market Ready to cook movement improved and generally fairly good in most quarters as feature activity stimulates interest. •x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x*x-x-; New Holland Horse Auction Monday, April 30 Reported receipts of 421 head of horses, mules and ponies; market steady with last weeks market Load North Carolina work horses and riding horses; riding horses 155 - 300, work horses, single, 180 - 315; pairs 435 - 550. Load Virginia riding horses and work horses, riding horses 155 - 220, work horses 245 - 405. Load Tennessee work horses 285 - 410. Load Kansas riding horses 150 - 460. Load Illinois riding horses and driving horses; riding horses 150 - 300; driving horses 200 - 540. Local work horses 175 - 285; mules 110 - 205, driving horses 165 - 730, riding horses 150 - 220; better horses 270 - 710. Killers: Lightweight 10 heavyweight 16 - 18. Mare ponies 15 - 40; colts 6-12, geldings 15-35, larger ponies 50 - 75 Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P 0 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 Egg Market Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand continues good for barely adequate to short supplies of mediums, only moderate for fully adequate to ample larger sizes. Undertone nervous and unsettled. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: A Extra Large 54-55 ¥2; A Large 53-54¥2,A Medium 47¥>-49. Market steady. Movement fair to occasionally good where featured. Supplies adequate. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white Grade A Large 56-64, mostly 56-59; Grade A Medium 52-60, mostly 52-55. Slaughter schedules continue heavy in most quarters. Less than trucklot prices trended slightly higher within unchanged ranges on both plant and US Grade A. Live supplies fully adequate to ample at heavier than desired weights in some quarters. Undertone firm. Pool trucklot prices for Thursday arrival: US Grade A 40-44, mostly 40-41; Plant Grade 39-42, mostly 39-40. Lebanon Valley Tuesday, May 1 312 Head of Cattle Compared with last weeks market, slaughter steers about steady, spots 50 cents lower. Slaughter cows 25 cents to $1.75 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to strong. STEERS: Choice 1100 - 1200 pounds 45.25 - 46.60; Good 43.00 - 45.00, Standard 40.85 - 42.60. HEIFERS - Choice (few) 43.85 - 45.50, Good (few) 41.25 - 44.10; Utility (few) 39.35 - 40.25. COWS: Utility and High Dressing Cutter 36.00 - 37.85, couple to 39.00; Cutters 34.25 - 36.00, Canners 32.50 - 34.00; Shells down to 28.75 BULLS: Choice (few) 44.10 - 47.75, Good 43 00 - 45.10; Utility and Commercial 40.50 - 46.10, individual at 47.25. 149 Head of Veal Calves -14; Prime (few) 68 00 - 71.00; Choice 66.00 - 68.00; Good Hew) WITH BUXOMY TW ROOTWORMS HAVE BUX Corn Rootworm Insecticide controls II ■ wtwmm Ilf VW both resistant and non-resistant rootworms. ■ Vkv ■■Ollll Ia But it also has a relatively low mammalian " ™ m w toxicity, and it doesn’t smell bad. Let us give you the full story. Wednesday, May 2 Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, May 2 Baltimore Eggs Auction BUX Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, April 30th to Friday, May 4 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri WHITE Fey. Ex. Large 49 49 49 48 Large Mediums Pulletts Peewees BROWN Fey. Large 52 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Standards 43 Checks 31V 2 Long Tone - Barely Steady Copyright 1973 Urner Barry Publications New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, May 1 < Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE 56- 57- 58-66 - 60-61 59V2-60V2 BROWN MASS Mostly NEWHAMP Mostly R I. Mostly VERMONT Mostly MAINE Mostly 61-67 +INCLUDES CENTRAL & WESTERN SECTIONS ONLY. Oklahoma City Thursday, May 3 Estimated Receipts 17,000 Same Day Last Week 11,361 Same Day Last Year 14,209 Moderately active on materially expanded receipts, feeder cattle over 500 pounds 50c to 1.00 lower, some sales 2.00 lower; not enough feeder calves under 500 pounds sold to make an adequate test of the trade, few represented sales steady to weak; large attendance buyers; majority receipts Good and Choice 500-800 pound steers and heifers including liberal supply cattle arriving from wheat pastures. 63.00 - 66.00; Utility (few) 90 -120 pounds 48 00 - 58.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 85 -130 pounds 60.00 - 75.00; Holstein Heifers 80 - 155 pounds 78.00 - 96.00. 17 Head of Sheep Slaughter ewes 12.00 - 15.50. TM'SOITHO CHEVRON AND DESIGN BOX-REG OS RAT OFF AVO.O ACCENTS REAO THE LABEL ANO USE ONLY AS D.RECTEO 49 49 49 48 45 45 45 45 35 36 36 37 23 23 23 23 52 52 52 43 43 43 31V 2 3iy 2 31 Vz LARGE 55- 56- 56-64 58-59 58VSs-59Vfe 59-65 52-61 60-62 57-59 61-63 Peoria Cattle Thursday, May 3 Receipts This Week 3500 Last Week 4113 Last Year 3875 Slaughter steer and heifer prices increased during the entire week. As compared to last weeks close slaughter steers ended 1.00-1.50 higher. Slaughter heifers closed 50-75 higher. Cows 50 to mostly 1.00-1.50 lower Few bulls ended steady Supply mainly Choice slaughter steers and heifers, with several loads Choice and Prime Receipts about 75 percent steers, 20 per cent heifers, and the balance mostly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: On Wednesday Mixed Choice and Prime 1200-1250 pounds 3-4, 47.00- 47.50. Package at latter price. Load 1335 pounds 4-5 at 46.00. Choice 975-1250 2-4, 45.50-47.00. Mixed Good and Choice 925-1175 44.50-45.50 Good 42.50-44.50. Smoketown, Pa. 43 31V 2 SMALL 33- 34- 35- 37-38 36V 2 -37V2 MEDIUM 52- 53- 53-61 55-56 55V2-56V2 TOO FEW 38-41 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: On Wednesday Mixed Choice and Prime 950-1000 pounds 2-4 45.25- 45.50. One load at latter price. Choice 800-1000 2-4, 43.50-45.25; Mostly 43.50-45.00. Mixed Good and Choice 750-975 42.00-43.50. Good 40.25-42.00. COWS: On Wednesday Com mercial 28.50-32.50. Utility 32.50- 35.50. High Yielding Utility 35.50- 36.00. Cutter 28.50-33.00. Canner 23.00-28.50. Local Grain Thursday, May 3 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by five participating local feed and grain concerns. It should be noted, however, that not every dealer handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel except for ear corn which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, May 3, are as follows: Bid+ Offered+ Ear Corn 43.66 51.66 Shelled Corn 1.80 2.03 Oats, Local .87 1.08 Oats, Western 1.26 1.37 Barley 134 1.75 Wheat 2.11 2.30 +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer delivered to the mill. Offered is the price the dealer will sell for his mill. BACKHOES and Payloaders FOR SALE Michigan 125 Payloader Michigan 175 Payloader (2) Hough payloaders Case W 9 payloader Lorain payloader (2) Case 1537 Uniloaders (2) Melroe 600 bobcats (2) Melroe 500 bobcats Owattona Mustang Universal Umloader Int. 3200 Uniloader New Case 580 CK loader backhoe Ford Major loader Backhoe 3- 580 CK loader Backhoe 4- 530 CK loader Backhoe Case 420 loader Backhoe Case 680 CK loader Ford 4500 loader Backhoe Ford 3400 loader Backhoe MORE ARRIVING DAILY WENGER’S FARM MACHINERY, INC. So. Race St. Myerstown, Pa. Ph. 717-866-2138 397-3539