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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1958
Page
10
Estimated salable receipts for Chicago include Cattle 4500, Calves 200, Hogs 8500, Sheep 500. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 50 higher, cows 25 higher, bull demand strong, vealers 100 lower, stockers steady. hogs 25-50 higher, sows up. sheep steady with good and low-choice lambs around 22.25 per cwt.
Icepacked broilers and fryers show steady demand with fair supplies and prices at 31 to 34 cents per pound for Grade A and US Grade A 3 to 3.5 pound birds. Hens receipts steady with improved demand and lighter heavy types moving readily.
A compilation of farm supply outlets and mills in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Names include Blusalt Cassels Mill Manheim Eastern States Farmers Exchange Pomeroy Eby's Mill Lititz Harold H Good Terre Hill M S Graybill and Son Paul H Hurst and Son Ira B Landis Martins Feed Mill Ephrata Millport Roller Mill Mountville Feed Service George A Rutt J C Walker and Son David H Weaver C P Wenger and Sons Wolgemuth Bros.
The USDA notes barely steady demand for eggs with ample supply. Retail prices are given in dollars per dozen by grade and size, with most large white Grade A around 51 to 55 cents, medium around 49 to 50, and small around 44 to 46. Receipts show 7,100 cases by truck on April 15.
Philadelphia on April 16 reports unsettled yet selective demand failing to clear fresh arrivals and carried over stocks. Wholesale prices for broilers vary by weight from under 3 pounds to heavy 3-4 pounds, pullets and hens priced across weight categories, with ducks and turkeys listed at specific per pound ranges.
The snippet lists poultry lot numbers and breeders for Indian River White and White Vantress stock. It includes entries like 42 M&B with Jacob Herr and 3,600 Indian River White at 19 cents, 48 M&B with Harold Rohrer and 3,960 White Vantress at 20 cents, and Elvin H. Nolt with 700 White Vantress at 1934 cents, reflecting poultry bidding details from 1934 era.
Vealers 140 210 lb bulk good to choice 29 to 34 with highs to 35, standard 25 to 28.50, utilities to 19. Hogs 1,878 head week age 1,619. Barrows and gilts mostly steady, sows steady to weak with limited supply. Barrows 190-230 lb 22 to 23.50, few 23, small lots 23. Sows 300-500 lb 16 to 18.50. Sheep 210 week ago. lambs steady. Spring lambs 50-85 lb 29 to 34, highs 35 to 36.
Federal State Market News Philadelphia reports broiler prices holding steady with active demand and heavy east offerings. The broiler ratio slips to 3.9, with 20 percent ration at 99.34 per ton, up 12.4 from last week. Regional results show Delmarva light trading, North Georgia and Carolinas steady to firm, Shenandoah and Arkansas balanced, Alabama active with ample supplies.
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