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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1960
Page
6
Lancaster Poultry Center ran a run of fowl sales with 10 550 head in 10 lots and prices steady. Proilers and pullets sold across multiple lots with bids 13 7 to 26 3 cents and roosters around 22 6 per hundred, buyers including Starr Poultry and Daniel K Good. Overall 119 530 head sold in 51 lots with 106 330 head marketed.
Delmarva reported live broiler prices at 17 to 18.20 per head for 735,200 birds at farms in the 24 hours to Friday 10 30 am. The broiler feed ratio for the week ended July 29 remained at 4 0 while broilers sold at 1803 and mash cost 90 49 per ton.
Production remained steady with seasonal declines slowed in the region of Southeastern Pennsylvania where declines appeared arrested. Bottling demand edged up to fair. Cheese and related products absorbed surplus. New York wholesale prices ranged from 4.90 to 5.20 per 40 quart unit with most sales at 5.15 to 5.20.
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