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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1956
Page
10
A fragmentary list shows names such as Louis Martin and Roy E with entries for White Vantress White Rocks and other poultry stock alongside bids and percentages. Items reference buyers sellers and consignments with multiple figures and weeks noted in a dense ledger column.
Walter C Mellinger acquires 2000 Leghorn fowl yearlings at 16 percent. An earlier listing shows 4500 White Vantress (Arbor Acres) at 92 with no sale and a 20 percent bid. Walter Cassel also appears in the sale records with 16 percent.
Union Chapter of Presbyterian Men sponsor a chicken barbecue at Union Presbyterian Church grounds Oxford Rd on Monday August 13. Serving begins at 5 pm.
Philadelphia August 8 USDA notes unsettled market with demand strongest for top quality. Most other grades remain fair. supplies ample and withdrawals from storage moderate. Wholesale prices listed for AA and A quality, with receipts Aug 7 at 4,400 cases by track.
With reduced receipts, the Lancaster Poultry Exchange sold 20 850 birds in five lots on Tuesday priced largely at 20 20 plus cents. Broilers averaged 20 49 cents with 12 000 birds unsold while 32 950 were listed. Compare with Aug 9 1955 sale of 11 925 birds at 27 29 cents.
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USDA reported a market unsettled with plentiful but selective demand. Prices for rock pullets ranged 27 to 32 cents, white rocks 30 to 32, caponettes 25 to 29, and various broilers and ducks quoted across 10 to 32 cents. Receipts Aug 7 included 5 000 lb Delaware and 13 000 lb Maryland with fully sufficient supplies to meet good demand.
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