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.
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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
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Phone Lancaster 717-394-3047
or Lititz 717-626-2191
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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)
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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