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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1966
Page
6
Light hens priced near the bottom of the range with limited buying in New Jersey and adequate supplies in Eastern Pennsylvania. Heavy hens largely steady to slightly lower as trading stays limited. Farm prices show light hens at 9 to 10.5 cents, heavy hens 14 to 15.14 cents per pound, with weekly sales totaling about 1.3 million head, down from last week’s million-head gain.
Market data shows hens light 9 to 11 percent, mostly 9 14 10, heavy 8 to 15 percent, pullets 28 to 30, roosters 24 to 26, turkey toms 16 to 18, turkey hens 31 to 33, quails 21 to 31, guineas 50 to 67, pigeons 40 to 77 per pair. Total coops sold 532.
Lot average broiler and fryer prices this week averaged 246 07 cents per lb up 1 74 cents from last week. Prices paid during the week ranged from a low of 150 cents on Monday to a high of 00 cents.
Broiler fryer lorry average prices jump 34 cents to 17.57 cents per pound. Demand is strong for light auction offerings while supplies improve and stay within desired weight. Estimated slaughter for today reaches 892000 head, down from 912000 last Thursday. Farm prices in the past day ranged 17.1 to 18.0 cents per pound on 1043200 head traded.
Canner and bull categories show range shifts with bulls at 23.25 to 25.25 and calves mostly steady to higher. Hogs show barrows and gilts steady with US 1-2 170-230 lb at 26.10 to 26.50 and sows 18.35 to 18.85 per 100 pounds.
Lancaster market notes show low cutter and feeder steer ranges from 14.00 to 26.25 dollars per hundredweight with goods and choices in various weights. Hog prices steady to higher with US 1 and 1 2 categories quoted, sows steady, and mixed cattle weigh data across 295 to 550 pounds.
The New Holland sale shows 322 head of horses selling slowly with riding horses 100 to 250 while driving horses brought 110 to 225 and killers 6 to 6.44 cents per pound. Pony mares sold 20 to 75 and geldings 20 to 65. No mules offered. Hog receipts 655 head averaged 25 to 50 cents lower.
July 16 1966 report notes egg market ranges and livestock quotes in New York with 217 head sold. Calves averaged lower, h o gs hogs and sheep price ranges listed for barrows gilts sows and lambs with weights and price bands.
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