Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey Weekly Poultry Report
Light type hens in Pennsylvania priced 8 11 cents per lb and 10-11 cents in New Jersey. Heavy hens 8 12 10 cents in Pennsylvania and 9 12-10 cents in New Jersey. Delmarva ready to cook movement improved yet below desired levels as supplies remain ample. Total coops sold 697. Slaughter cattle prices listed for Chicago include various weight ranges and grades with values from 2600 to 2925 cents per 100 lbs.
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PA & NJ
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Trent
Delmarva
Lancaster Sheep Market Prices Continue Little Change
Lancaster reports spring lambs mostly steady with choice 60-90 lb lambs at 27.50 to 29.50 per cwt. good at 25.00 to 27.50. slaughter ewes utility and good 600 to 1000 per head, few cull 400 to 600 per head.
Agricultural and livestock market roundup August 25 1969
Receipts and prices cover horses hogs calves and cattle with varied ranges. New Holland and 23 heifers top the livestock section while hogs sell 50 to 75. Potatoes caution buyers to handle gently with store recommendations from Penn State extension specialist Harold E Neigh.
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Lowe
Harold E. Neigh
Penn State Extension
Weekly New York Egg Market Summary
Market report covers August 25 to 29 1969 with trend clear across sizes. Mediums described as adequate while others show steady demand and supply.
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New York
Pennsylvan ia Broiler Placements Rise 35 Percent
Placements of broiler chicks in the Commonwealth for the week ending August 23 totaled 1 210 000, up 35 percent from the same week a year earlier and 21 percent above the prior week. Eggs set over the past three weeks were 16 percent higher year over year.
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Commonwealth
Livestock Feeding Practices Urged for Healthy Cattle
The notice stresses segregating newly purchased feeder cattle from acclimated stock during a busy fall, urging feeders to prevent nose contact and shared feeding or watering to curb shipping fever. It highlights sanitation and separation as key to reducing losses in the cattle business amid a strong corn crop and rising activity.
Ten Weeks About the Same as a Sear Earlier
A brief note states that the period of ten weeks remains roughly equivalent to an earlier sear in duration. No further context or specifics are provided about the event or comparison.
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Chicago
Lancaster
Witmer
Maynard L. Beitzel
New Holland
Robert K. Rohrer
Patz Sales
Quarryville
R. D
Hensel
Brower
E. M. Herr Equipment, Inc
Willow Street
BR. D
Urner Barry Publications
White Fey
Fey
Fey Fey
Penna. Broiler
Uedel
Lititz
Strasburg Pike
Ph. Lance
Strasburg
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