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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1959
Page
6
Fragmented OCR note shows Lancaster poultry market data with bids, mash costs, weekly volume around 9 million heads, and price ranges from 14 to 16 dollars. References to proiler feed, digested ratios, and Penn State poultry specialist mention.
The Lancaster poultry exchange sale held steady with a 17.28 broiler average from 21 lots of meat birds totaling 79,925 head. Capettes and leghorn fowl also featured, with 44 total lots offering 143,920 head and 32 lots at 89,920 head sold. The top third of broilers averaged 17.6 in a 173 to 192 range.
Weekly egg market rundown for August 3 to August 7 listing consignors, bids, and sale results. Notable entries include Meader's Poultry and M&B Luther Beaver with multiple WV prices, several withdrawals and no sales, plus Daniel Seaman and Sweigart consignments with price readings. Turn to page 5 for continuation.
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