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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1962
Page
6
Lancaster poultry center reports steady prices and light supply at the December 27 auction. Broilers sold higher than last week while roasters largely failed to meet offered prices. total sale included 42 350 head with 37 200 sold across 11 lots.
Delmarva markets reported 1,021,200 head sold at farms over 24 hours ending Friday morning with prices down about a half cent. Thursday auctions at Selbyville sold 685,200 head, while weekend slaughter is forecast near 951,000 head, up from 710,000 last weekend. Broiler feed ratio for the week ending December 21 held steady at 3.1.
A brief market summary reports broilers averaging 14.83 per unit with eleven percent of American pound and mash costs cited. Vegetable and truck crops run slower with feed costs at 97.12 per ton for Florida grown supplies.
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