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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1961
Page
10
Complete sale list shows 76 950 head offered 56 950 head sold with lots detailing farm names breeds ages and buyers. Prices ranged with many leghorns and other breeds selling around 15 dollars per head and some lot bids failing to meet reserve as buyers hesitated in a weak market.
Delmarva reported sales of 905400 head at prices from 14 to 14.7 at farms during the 24 hour period ending 1030 Friday morning. Live offerings cleared at slightly lower average prices. Estimated slaughter by eastern shore processors for the weekend is 771000 head versus 910000 last weekend. The Delmarva broiler feed ratio for the week ending April 14 was 3.3. Broilers averaged 15.31 per pound and mash cost 94.07 per ton.
Fluid milk output rose mainly in the northeast though weather slowed gains and some quarters in New York showed lighter receipts. Wholesale prices in New York ranged from 4.70 to 4.75 with a few sales at 4.85.
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