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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1963
Page
10
At the January 10 Lancaster Poultry Center sale 57 550 broilers in 15 lots sold with prices from 15 5 to 16 2 per unit and volume down from last week. The complete sale offered 64 750 head in 21 lots and sold 61 450 head in 18 lots.
The page lists participant placements and exhibitors including Strasburg 3 Melvin Long R3 Lititz 4 J C Stehman RG Lancaster 5 Mark C Risser Ri Holtwood with likely event standings and index references.
A compiled list shows over 26 inches mentioned and participants across multiple counties. Names include Swarr Rohrer Hess Hostetter Spahr Buchwaiter Long Hahn and Nestleroth with addresses in Landisville Strasburg Columbia Lititz Manheim and Lancaster.
Delmarva price levels remained steady with good demand over the 24 hour period ending Friday morning. Farm prices ranged 15 to 164 for 822,900 head, including 481,900 head purchased at Thursday's Selbyville sale. estimated weekend slaughter set at 761,000 head versus 894,000 last weekend. The broiler feed ratio for the week ending January stayed at 32 with growers paying mash cost about 97.37 per ton.
Market 111 met with livelier buying interest in New York egg trading. Supplies remain adequate to meet expanding demand in most instances.
The record lists several 4H entries from RI and PA including Wilmer Shertzer Millersville and Glenn Shultz Pequea among others for Class 82 Grand Champion Wrapper and Class 83 Grand Champion Filler. An average American consumption statement follows noting meat, potatoes, coffee, church donations, stamps, mail, and taxes.
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