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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1971
Page
15
Urner Barry reports mixed movement in poultry markets with ready-to-cook demand fair, live weights steady, and prices generally unchanged. Slaughter schedules steady, trucklot prices steady, and US Grade A and Plant Grade prices shown with regional variations and notes on egg price declines since month start.
Egg markets show prices trending down while South arrivals are light and more offerings appear. Nearby receipts are heavy in mediums, smalls and peewees with mixed street demand and some improvement in select areas. Large to small cartons show varied demand and steady prices for next week. hay prices in Pennsylvania steady with alfalfa 30 to 40 dollars per ton and Timothy 20 to 25 dollars. Report by Bureau of Markets Pa Dept of Agriculture.
Friday update lists eight loads of hay with two loads alfalfa priced at 39.50 and 51.00 dollars. Timothy hay ranges 34.00 to 40.00. Mixed hay shows 35.00 and 41.50. Seven loads straw priced 32.00 to 34.50 and 42.50. Three loads ear corn at 46.00 to 48.00.
The 1971 Sire Power Sale at Kutztown Fairgrounds on August 3 posted the highest average for a stud-sponsored sale in Pennsylvania. An estimated 1,500 attended as 38 head sold for 1,000 or more. Kingpin offspring and a Reserve All-American two-year-old led the bidding with top prices of 8,300 and 3,800 respectively.
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