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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
10
Light hens unchanged to four cents lower amid barely adequate offerings and fair demand. Movement declined in Pennsylvania. heavy hens demand fair with light offerings and bids down. Prices paid at farms ranged 10 to 19 cents per pound, weekly average 15.63 cents. highs 17.2 and lows 14.1. sales totaled 1,449,600 head, up slightly from last week.
The Fogelsville sale on June 7 1966 reports prices for hens light heavy pullets roosters turkeys rabbits guineas pigeons jumbo squabs and totals 600 coops sold. Prices shown as ranges with high and low figures per category.
Broiler and fryer prices on the Eastern Shore Exchange slipped about four percent as the weekly summary reported softer demand and lower market bids across the region. The note highlights continued volatility in poultry pricing and farm market activity this period.
Prices for broilers and fryers slipped to 15.50 cents per lb with demand fair to moderate and plants at capacity. Slaughter today estimated at 839000 head, vs 891300 last Thursday. Farm broiler prices 142-160 cents per lb with 984000 head sold in 24 hours. Feeder steers, calves, hogs and sheep quoted with varied weights and price ranges across grades and categories.
Auction at Lancaster lists barrows and gilts by weight with prices for US 1-2 and US 1-3 classes and sows US 2-3 across weight ranges 190 to 485 pounds. Prices quoted in dollars per hundredweight reflect market activity.
The market shows steady activity across grades and sizes from Monday June 6 to Friday June 10. Urner Barry reports good movement in all categories, reflecting overall market strength for the week.
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