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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1957
Page
10
New York August market reports increased firmness and further advances in fancy large shell eggs with heavy activity in whites. Near-by large whites shorten while browns hold. fancy medium whites and pullets rise, browns unchanged. Overall market remains sound amid unease over large white gains.
USDA report from Philadelphia shows firm prices for most grades with lighter offerings of top quality large whites. Wholesale ranges: large white 52-55 cents, brown 48-50, medium white 39-40, brown 37-38. Retail carton prices: large whites 60-63, browns 58-63. receipts Aug 20 total 3,400 cases by truck.
A fragmentary ledger lists numerous poultry lots from Lancaster Broilers including White Vantress White Rock and Leghorn fowl with quantities ranging from hundreds to thousands, seller names such as J N Thomas Melvin O Nolt Roy E Ream and institutions like College Hull Poultry and Victor F Weaver Inc with price details noted in cents per unit. The entries show multiple consignors including M&B and Herr with varying lot sizes and per-unit prices.
A draft catalog lists bidders and consignments including White Vantress and Indian River Whites. Names include M&B John L Herr D. E. Horn Clair Bair Paul Gehman Leola Poultry and buyers Daniel K Good Kenneth Noll John N Thomas. Prices range from 9 to 23 cents per unit with quantities from 1 500 to 3 000 birds.
Processed poultry ready to cook ice packed in Philadelphia August 21 with ample supply. Prices delivered to warehouse ranged for Grade A and US Grade A 2-3 lb chickens from 34 to 37 cents per pound, mostly 34 14 to 36.
Ice packed ready to cook hens show steady demand and adequate supplies in Philadelphia. Receipts on August 20 totaled 88 000 pounds Maryland 110 000 pounds Delaware 42 000 pounds Virginia 41 000 pounds North Carolina 41 000 pounds.
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