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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1966
Page
14
Prices for light hens remain unchanged with fair to good demand in some areas. New Jersey offerings light while Pennsylvania supplies are adequate to barely adequate. Heavy hens offerings scarce with occasional flock negotiations around 18 cents per pound. Farms paid 10 to 14 cents for light hens and mostly 11 to 12 cents. heavy hens and jumbo squabs prices too few sales to report. Total coops sold 404.
Market report from Fogelsville shows hens light 10 to 12 pounds mostly 10 to 11, hens heavy 10 to 28 pounds with most 14 to 18, pullets 17 74 to 33, turkeys toms 15 to 26, hens 24 to 29 with 25 to 28 common, rabbits 30 to 54 with 43 to 53, guineas 75 to 110 mostly 97, pigeons per pair 40 to 110 mostly 65.
The three day week on the Eastern Shore Exchange saw average broiler and fry er prices fall to 16.07 cents per pound, with a Tuesday low of 15.2 cents and a Wednesday high of 17.2 cents. Week sales reached 1,255,500 head, about a million less than last week.
Delmarva markets show average broiler and fryer prices down to 16.07 cents per pound with live supplies adequate and ready-to-cook demand strong. Retail and plant activity noted as quality and size distributions remain favorable amid steady supply conditions.
Cattle sale details show 193 cows 4 bulls and 19 heifers sold. fresh Holsteins 275-580 pounds. Guernseys and other breeds 175-300 pounds. bulls 190-270 pounds. heifers 115-180 pounds. Horses 392 head sold slowly with riding horses 110-500, driving 115-120, ponies 20-80. Hog prices rose with 539 head sold and shoats 15-1850 each. no calf sale this week.
Weekly market report notes a slight balance improvement on top whites while other egg grades remain generally steady. The May 30 to June 3 summary outlines trends across classes and price movement in a competitive market.
Estimated slaughter for today and Saturday is 1,084,000 head, about the same as last weekend. In the 24 hours to market close on Friday farm prices paid ranged from 156 to 166 cents per lb on reported purchases of 1.2 million head.
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