4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2. 1973 Eastern Pa. and N. J. Wednesday, May 30 Live Poultry Prices of light type hens held steady. Offerings generally barely adequate for full needs. Finished product moving well. Offerings of heavy hens adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 12-1614, mostly 16-16V2 in Pa., Mostly 15-16 in N. J. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Fogelsville Tuesday, May 29 (Prices paid dock weights, cents per lb.) Light type hens 11-16; Heavy type hens 13-35, mostly 20-28; Pullets 40-48; Roasters 30-51, mostly 42-51; Rabbits 80-97%, mostly 95-97; Guineas 1.28%-1.37; Pigeons (per pair) 1.51-4.02. 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. Peoria Cattle Thursday, May 31 Receipts This Week 3400, Last Week 3200 and Last Year 4100 As compared to last weeks close, slaughter steers steady to 25 instances 50 higher Slaughter heifers ended 25-50 lower. Cows steady and bulls steady Supply mainly Choice slaughter steers and heifers with several loads Choice and Prime steers and heifers Receipts about 70 percent steers, 20 per cent heifers and balance cows STEERS - On Wednesday, Choice and Prime 1250-1300 pounds 2-4 47 50-47 75, on Tuesday two loads at 48 25 Choice 975-1275 2-4 46 50-47 50 some at 47 75 on Wednesday Mixed Good and Choice 900-1250 45 00-46 75 Good 43 25-45 00. Standard and Good Holstems 41 00-43 00 ' HEIFERS - Choice and Prime 900-1050 pounds 2-4 46 25-46 50 on Wednesday one load at 46 85. Choice 775-1050 2-4 44 50- 46.00 Mixed Good and Choice 750-950 43 00-44 50 Good 40.75-43 25 COWS - Commercial 29 GO -33 50 Utility 33 50-36 50 High Yielding 36 50-37 00 Cutter 29 50- 34 00 Canner 23 25-29 50 BULLS - Utility and Com mercial 37 00-42 50 High Yielding Utility 42 50-43 75 individual 44 00 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 Ready to cook movement fairly good. Slaughter schedules con tinue heavy in most quarters. Less than trucklot prices con tinue to hold unchanged on both plant and US Grade A. Live supplies ample with weights heavier than desired in many quarters. Undertone steady. Pool trucklot prices for Thursday arrival: US Grade A 41-46, mostly 42-42>4; Plant grade 40-44, mostly 41-4114. Prices higher on all sizes. Cartoning demand fair to oc casionally good especially where mediums featured at 53-55 cents. Stocks adequate. Undertone fully steady. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door A Extra Large 60-61V2; A Large 59-60%; A Mediums 52%- 54. Market fully steady. Demand slow to fair. Supplies adequate for needs. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state grades (min one case sale) White Grade A. Large 60-68, mostly 60-63; Grade A Medium 56-62, mostly 57-59. Oklahoma City Thursday, May 31 Estimated Receipts 14,000 Same Day Last Week 21,760 Same Day Last Year 14,329 Moderately active, compared to late last week, feeder cattle and calves uneven, offerings over 500 pounds steady to 50 cents lower, some sales on low to average Good grades 75 cents off, feeder calves under 500 pounds in relative small supply, generally steady, some sales 50 cents to 1 00 lower on good grade. Salable receipts of near 14,000 head sharply curtailed compared to last weeks record supply of 21,760 head selling at the Thur- World’s Most Versatile Forage A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. Inl«rnal*nal Htafquirtm ll— llliftn tUOI Tiw (imiUtwn tl wttimlf ana rcm a*y an tha til »«ath*a » *Kk til tl funk i C Wfkni tall is a put m tha t»mt af uh iiwiaaf Delmarvo Wednesday, May 30 Broiler-Fryer Market Egg Market Wednesday, May 30 Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, May 30 Baltimore Eggs FUNK'S 83F »X:JX::, > s>X 44 46 46 Peewees 32 33 33 BROWN Fey. Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade Large Checks Long Tone - Large sizes fully steady to firm, Small sizes steady. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, May 29 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: MASS+ Mostly NEWHAMP Mostly RI. Mostly VERMONT Mostly MAINE Mostly +lncludes Central & Western Sections only. sday auction in 23 hours and 32 minutes General rains of one to two inches in the marketing area making side roads muddy and contributing to the reduced receipts Majority receipts Good and Choice 500-850 pounds steers and 450-650 pound heifers. Fairly large attendance buyers. SALES AS OF 12:30 P.M FEEDER STEERS: Small lot Choice 377 pound Steer Calves 67.25-Few 430-477 62.80-64.25; 500- 600 55.00-59.75 ; 600-700 51.50-54.50; 700-800 50.00-51.90, part load 695 at 52.30, 800-900 48.50-51.00, short load 842 at 51 70; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 58.00-65.25; 500-700 50.00- 700-850 48.00-50.00; Good 350-500 55.25-60.50 ; 500-700 48.00- 50. Landisville, Pa. 17538 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted 48 50 50 38 39 39 Copyright 1973 Urner Barry Publications EXLARGE LARGE 62- 60-64 63- 61-63 61-68 59-66 63-64 61:62 63V2-64% 66-72 67-69 65-67 60-62 47-49 60 60 MEDIUM 55- 56- 54-61 56-57 58%-59V 2 63-70 63-65 HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good 500-628 pound 47.40-48.75; 700-952 43 30-45.30. 40-ft. x 80-ft. approx. MIRACLE SPAN | | HEAVY GAUGE GALVANIZED $ M g%f% «■ STEEL BUILDING II No awkward centerposts or frames Sturdy, quality engineered construction. Maintenance-free. Can be built up to 70-ft wide, anv length IDEAL FOR + LIVESTOCK + WORK 16801. Phone (814) 237-80fia ■ Please send me 5 complete details 2on Miracle Span B Steel Buildings. I ■ am interested m a ■ building approx. ■ W x ■ L ■ (Date planning ■ to build) Farm Calendar '(Continued From Page i Trailer Shop, Bareville; Rain Date June 9. 7:30 p.m. - Manheim Young Farmer monthly meeting Weed Control, vo-ag depart ment, Manheim Central High School. 8 p.m. -- Lancaster County Poultry Association Board of Directors meeting, Farm and Home Center. Fri, 57M -56 50 46 33 4:30 p.m. - Lancaster County Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association meeting, Brownstown Vo- Tech School. Lancaster County Farmers Association meeting, Farm And Home Center. 7:30 p.m. - Lancaster County Conservation District meeting, Farm and Home Center. Eastern Milk Producers Annual meeting and banquet, Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, N. Y. Friday, June 8 Penn Willows 4-H Club meeting Pennsylvania Egg Marketing Association meeting. Yellow Breeches Motor Inn. SMALL 42-47 42- 41-48 43- 45 1 / 2 -46 1 / 2 Regional Hay Prices Monday, May 29,1973 (All hay No. 2 and better prices paid by dealers at the farm price per ton.) Hay and Straw steady to weak. Alfalfa 50.00-70.00 Mixed hay 35.00-45.00 few to 55.00 '25.00-40.00 20.00- 15.00- Timothy hay Straw Mulch F.O B. State College, Pa Includes ends and BIG double door. NAME ■ ADDRESS ■ PHONE (code) ■ Monday, June 4 Tuesday, June 5 Wednesday, June 6 I I Mail coupon for full in formation and LF 6-73 ■