Weekly Poultry Prices and Trade Report From July 23 1968
Weekly poultry prices averaged 16.94 cents per pound with highs near 17.4 and lows around 16.5. Total sales reached 1,028,300 head, up 110,400 from last week, while light hens rose slightly and demand ranged from fair to good across regions. Trade notes cite losses above normal due to heat and limited open-market activity, with heavy hens scarce in smaller processors.
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Broier and Fryer
N.J
Penna
Market Summary of Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Vealers mostly steady to $2 lower with choice 37 to 41 dollars and standard 32 to 36. Cull calves 1 to 2 dollars higher. light calves 28 to 32 for 95 to 125 pounds. Hogs 222 Barrows and gilts 25 to 50 cents lower. US 2 200 to 220 pounds 22.60 to 23.00. US 2 195 to 240 pounds 22.00 to 22.35. US 2 175 to 190 pounds 20.60 to 21.60. Sheep spring lambs steady.
Livestock Auction Totals 531 Head Mostly Slaughter Ewes and Lambs
Receipts of 531 head sold with Spring Lambs listing weights 60-95 lbs at 28.00 per cwt for top, Good 60-90 lbs around 23.00, Slaughter Ewes utility and Good 500-9.00. Breaks show 160-180 lbs at 19.85 to 19.85, 180-200 lbs at 21.60 to 23.10, 200-220 lbs at 21.50 to 23.35, 220-240 lbs at 21.85 to 23.25, 240 up at 19.35 to 21.10, with lows 15.35-16.75.
No Retirement Planned For Smokey The Bear
Smokey the Bear will not retire or be replaced at the National Zoo in Washington. Officials including Secretary Orville Freeman and zoo director Theodore Reed confirm no retirement plans. The idea stems from a recent offer of an orphan cub, but Smokey remains healthy and likely to stay with Mrs Smokey for years.
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Smokey Bear
Mark Twain
Orville Freeman
Smokey
Washington, D.C., National Zoo
Theodore Reed
Washington Zoo
Malcolm Hardy
Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Advertising Council
Lyle
Dairy delivery revival eyed by dairy executives survey
A national Dairy & Ice Cream Field survey shows 91.3 percent of dairy executives see increased home delivery sales in the next year. The newsletter highlights emphasis on delivery, claiming it will beat stores for convenience.
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Dairy & Ice Cream Field
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CALL
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New Holland
New York
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White Fey
Fey
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Peewees
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Grubb Supply Company
Elizabethtown
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