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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1966
Page
10
Light hens steady to 4e lower amid increased supplies and barely adequate offerings. Demand good though trading limited for heavy hens. A few small lots sold at 15-16c. Farm prices: light hens 8%%-10c, mostly 9-10c. heavy hens with too few sales to report. Turkeys trading light with total 1.7 million head and prices steady.
Auction totals list Hens light 9-11 pounds mostly 9 10 and 12 16 percent heavy 10 19 percent Pullets 10 to 36 percent Roosters 9 12 to 29 14 mostly 19 28 Turkeys Hens 24 to 30 percent Rabbits 15 34 14 mostly 24 34 14 Pigeons per pair 45 to 100 mostly 45 65 Jumbo Squabs 40 to 75 mostly 75 Total Coops Sold 742
Lot average prices slipped from last week with an overall 16.76 cents per pound. Prices paid ranged 16.0 to 17.6 cents per pound as weekly sales figures were reported.
August 19 1966 Delmarva broiler market shows set average price at 16.73 cents per pound with steady prices. Live supply adequate for two and three pound birds but light for heavier weights due to heat slowing growth. Ready-to-cook remand unsettled with slow to fair demand. cautious dealers and processors. Few advance orders for next week. Slaughter estimates for Friday and Saturday reach 908000 head versus 1,032,000 last weekend. Farm price broilers and fryers 160 to 176 cents in 24 hours ending market close on Friday from 1,032,100 head sold.
Hogs averaged steady to higher with lightweights at 24.25 to 25.25, 180 to 200 pounds 26.25 to 27.85, 200 to 220 pounds 26.85 to 28.00, 220 to 240 pounds 25.75 to 28.50, heavyweights 25.25 to 25.85. Sows sold 18.75 to 23.85. Lambs ranged 20.00 to 23.50 for 70 to 95 pounds and utility grades 17.50 to 20.50.
Slaughter steers and heifers rose 25 to 75 and 50 plus in places with prime grades firming. Cows up to 1.00 higher and bulls steady to 50 higher. In dressed meat, steer and heifer beef rose 50 to 1.00. cow beef steady. Weekly New York egg market in, hogs steady to 25 higher. sows scarce. Sheep and lambs mostly steady with some gains in weights.
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