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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1968
Page
14
Prices paid for light type hens ranged 5 to 8 cents per lb with most at 5 to 6. Heavy type hens 6 to 16 cents, mostly 8 to 12. Pullet prices 30 to 38 cents, roasters 25 to 28, rabbits 24 to 26. Jumbo squab totals noted with coop sales at 505. Demand varied by state with Pennsylvania showing good demand and New Jersey only fair.
Live prices averaged 18.07 cents per pound this week with a high of 18.7 and a low of 17.70 cents. Total sales reached 958,000 head, up 303,800 from the holiday period last week.
Wealers steady with choice 39.50 to 41.50 Good 37.00 to 39.50 Standard 35.00 to 38.00 Utility 32.00 to 36.00 Call 28.50 to 33.00 Hogs barrows and gilts weak to 25 cents lower US 1-2 200-230 lbs 24.00 to 24.10 US 2 200-240 lbs 23.50 to 23.85 US 23 180-235 lbs 23.00 to 23.50 US 3 230-250 lbs 22.50 to 23.00 Sheep spring lambs.
Auction items show calves vealers slaughter calves and hogs with price ranges. Vealers 40.00 to 41.50 for high quality, 30.00 to 33.50 for lighter calves. Hogs US ranges 23.75 to 24.00 for 190-230 pounds, down slightly. Spring lambs mostly steady with top light lambs at 26.00 to 28.00 and a lot at 24.00 for 70 pounds.
The report notes prices for spring lambs and ewes. Spring lambs 60-90 lbs priced 26.00 to 29.50, good at 23.50 to 26.00, utility 19.00 to 22.00. Ewes utility and good mostly 4.50 to 8.00, some heads 10.50 to 11.00. Prices are $1.00 to $2.00 lower.
Lancaster Farming introduces a Pennsylvania Dutch cartoon strip titled Retchers or Gossip drawn by A. B. Steakel and Hal Free man. It appears on page 10 this week. Readers fluent in Pennsylvania Dutch are asked to judge its appeal and suggest continuation.
An American Farm Bureau Federation conference in Chicago gathered about 20 people from five state Farm Bureaus to discuss farmer retailing. The meeting explored roadside markets and pick-your-own operations and ways Farm Bureau can assist members in direct sale of fruits and vegetables.
Trend and research by the American Farm Bureau Foundation note roadside marketing expanding into the superette tier with annual gross sales around $500 000 and some markets surpassing $1 000 000. Direct marketing flourished when farm prices fell or populations centered near farms, signaling shifts in commodity activity.
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