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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1961
Page
10
The Poultry Center auction posted a record low average for broilers with 55,845 head across 19 lots, averaging 14.99 cents per pound. Buyers dominated both the bidding and the sale, with all birds offered sold and prices tracking downward from recent weeks.
Delmarva reports prices about 12 cents lower for the 24 hours ending Friday morning with ample offerings. Farms paid 1350 to 1450 for 988,300 head. half the sales at 14 to 1440. Georgia prices range 13 to 155 for 922,000 head. weekend slaughter estimated 2,184,000 head vs 1,913,000 last week. Broiler-feed ratio on Delmarva down 2 points to 31. mash $95.40 per ton.
Weekly New York egg market for April 24 to 28 shows prices from Starr Poultry Daniel K Good and Meader's Poultry, with feeds and calves noted. Heifer management advice recommends forage without limit and adding 1 to 2 pounds of 16 percent mix. well grown heifers bred to calve at 24 months yield higher lifetime profits.
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