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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1962
Page
14
The Lan poultry center sale shows steady demand with multiple at high bids, including silver cross pullets and heavy fowl. Notable listings include White Vantress crosses and numerous mills and farms such as Miller and Bushoug, Lon gecher Poultry, and Starr Poultry. Prices range up to 2281 for silver crosses with several lots of 1b at 175 and 163 bids.
Live broiler prices in Delmarva averaged slightly higher with good demand for moderate offerings during the 24 hour period ending 10 30 Friday morning. Prices and farm purchases ranged from 154 to 162 per 50 head and 0204 700 head bought at the Eastern Shore Poultry Producers Exchange Thursday. Estimated weekly slaughter by Eastern Shore processors was 872 000 head, up from 791 000 last week. The Delmarva broiler feed ratio for the week ending June 1 rose to 3.14, with broilers at 1.624 per pound and mash cost growers 94.186 per ton.
Fluid milk production declined slightly in most areas and held steady to modestly higher where pastures improved. Bottling demand ranged fair to good with Pennsylvania and region reporting lighter needs as schools closed for summer. Wholesale bottling quality milk prices in New York ranged from 1.30 to 4.40 per 40 quart unit.
Fragmentary text lists poultry bids and bidders with addresses and numbers including Aaron E Beller 1000 WY 9-2 Marvin Sweigart 16 2 Donald AH Gio 400 WPC 11-0 NO BID John Kellner 3000 L F Cail B. Continued on Page 10.
Market firmer under close clearance of fancy large eggs and lively demand for medium sizes. General position appears well sustained at today’s advances with buyers active in securing better quality offerings.
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