Weekly Poultry Prices and Movements See Snow Impacts
Light hens brought 8 to 9 cents in New Jersey with limited sales in Pennsylvania due to heavy snow. Movement slowly improved as road conditions improved and live poultry traded cautiously. Broiler and fryer live prices averaged 16.76 cents per lb for the three day period Tuesday through Thursday after Monday snowout, with total sales reaching 971 900 heads, up from last week.
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New Jersey
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Broiler and
Fryer
Fogelsville Auction Cancelled by Weather February 1966
Fogelsville auction scheduled for February 1 1966 was cancelled due to adverse weather. No poultry coops were received.
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Fogelsville
Delmerva Broiler and Fry Prices Rise Amid Demand
Delmerva February 4 1966 reports live prices up about 12 cents with strong demand for heavy offerings. Live supplies balanced with weeds and ready to cook movement very heavy as plants resume normal operations. Farm pickups remain difficult in some cases and delivered prices trend slightly higher.
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Delmarva Broiler
Lancaster Auction Report Mixed Livestock Prices
Mixed good and choice cattle 300 375 lbs 27.60 27.75. couple loads good cattle 750 830 lbs 23.00 25.50. Calves steady high demand vealers 395 50 with prices 45.00 52.00. hogs barrows and gilts 75 100 higher. sows scarce. US 1 190 240 lbs 31.00 31.50. US 1 190 256 lbs 30.00 31.00. US 2 3 250 270 lbs 29.50 30.00.
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Barrow
Weekly beef sales forecast and farm price ranges
Estimated slaughter for Friday and Saturday is 1,179,000 head versus 666,400 last weekend. In the 24 hours before market close on Friday, prices paid at farms for 1,201,700 head ranged from 160 to 178 cents per pound.
New York Egg Market Weekly Report
Market note shows ongoing egg price actions in New York with price ranges and trading tone. Industry players and firms monitored include producers and distributors negotiating supplies, with movement toward steady to firm demand across retail and foodservice channels.
Food donations reach 4.5 million in 1965 aid sweep
The U S Department of Agriculture distributed donated food to about 4.5 million people across 48 states Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific from July 1 to September 30 1965.
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States
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific
US Department of Agriculture
State of Bridges Highlight Pennsylvania’s 299 Covered Crossings
Pennsylvania is known as the State of Bridges with nearly 5 000 total structures and 299 covered bridges spanning mountain streams and rivers built in recent years to improve crossings across the state.
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Pennsylvania
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