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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1957
Page
5
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports the first sale in the new building showed a small price uptick. Birds sold totaled 167,520 vs 212,150 last week, with broilers averaging 19.96 cents for 162,850 birds and capettes 24.92 cents for 4,300 birds. pullets and capons sold in smaller lots.
Thursday sale results list 43 bids from buyers like Victor F Weaver and Roy E Ream for White Vantress and Indian Rivers. Lot details include weights 9-3 to 16-2 weeks, prices around 19 to 26 cents, and several entries marked no sale or withdrawn.
Slaughter steers and yearlings steady to 50 cents lower with heavy weights down. Cows steady, bulls unevenly steady to 25 cents lower. stockers and feeders slow, late bids mixed. Hogs generally 50 cents lower. sows steady. calves and sheep mixed with moderate activity and varied prices across weight classes.
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