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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1957
Page
10
Philadelphia July 24 steady demand for all grades. Light supplies adequate. Liberal withdrawals from storage. Prices to retailers in cartons cents per dozen. Large 45-50 lb whites 48-50 brown 48-49. Grade A large 58-61. Recepts July 23, 4,000 cases by truck.
Top grades of all sizes and shell colors remain firm under tight supplies with no incentive to raise prices. Storage egg use increasing while market notes firmer shipments and consistent demand despite limited movement.
Processed poultry steady with fair demand and ample supplies. Prices delivered to warehouse in Philadelphia for Grade A and US Grade A 2-3 lb birds ranged 36 to 39 cents per lb, most 36-37. Hens 4-5% lb sold 31-32 cents per lb. Receipts on July 23 showed Maryland 81 000 lbs Delaware 106 000 lbs Georgia 41 000 lbs North Carolina 26 000 lbs Virginia 28 000 lbs.
John B Washko of Penn State urges farmers to replace poor pastures with high yielding fields. He outlines four steps: destroy poor vegetation, lime and fertilize to raise soil fertility, select legume grass mixes suited to conditions, and properly manage the new pastures.
Lancaster markets show utilities and stock levels with beef cattle and calf prices. Cutter grades run 1650 to 1775 while good stock steers 850 pounds and under bring 20 to 22.50 with some highs to 24. Veal calves steady with bulk good to choice 22.50 to 27.50, high end 28 to 29. Hog prices lift 22.25 to 22.50 for bulk barrows and gilts. sows steady to strong. Sheep supply mainly native spring lambs with bulk good to average lambs 20 to 23 and utility 15 to 20.
A serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease spreads in northwest Iran among Kurdish tribe herds moving between Iran and Iraq. The Foreign Agricultural Service reports rapid transmission and unclear animal ownership within the nomadic communities.
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